[Sdpg] News From Schumacher College England Scholarships Availible 2006

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

FROM : "Schumacher College" <admin at schumachercollege.org.uk>

CAN'T MANAGE THREE WEEKS?  NOW YOU CAN COME FOR ONE!

As an experiment, the College is offering the option for people to attend 
just one or two weeks of the "Future of Money" course in January.  Each 
week features a separate teacher and can therefore be a valuable learning 
experience on its own.  Teachers and dates are as follows:  January 8-13 - 
Bernard Lietaer on the Re-Invention of Money; January 15-20 - Ann Pettifor 
and David Boyle on Bringing Values into the Money System; January 22-27 - 
Lynne Twist on The Soul of Money.
The course fee for one week is £950, for two weeks £1350, and the full 
course costs £1650.

EFA SCHOLARSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE

The College still has some funds left to help eligible US citizens attend 
its upcoming 3-week courses.  Two EFA scholarships worth £1,000 each 
($1,800 at current exchange rate) are available for any of the courses 
running from January to March ("The Future of Money", "Development: Holy 
Grail or Poisoned Chalice?" or "Food, Health and Society".).  Applicants 
should be US citizens, should be active in the sustainability/social 
justice movement and able to demonstrate how attendance at the course will 
help their work and therefore the communities they are active in.  Two 
letters of recommendation are also required.  PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY 
ATTENDED A SCHUMACHER COLLEGE COURSE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, so if you 
have been here before, please spread the word to others you know who might 
be interested.  Application procedures are on our website.  The deadline 
for applying for an EFA scholarship for any of these courses is November 
25.  Applications for all courses will be considered together and the two 
best selected.

WINTER SOLSTICE RETREAT

If the sight of plastic Christmas trees in shop windows and the impending 
frenzy of consumerism is beginning to depress you, you may want to consider 
taking a break from it all over the Winter Solstice and spending a peaceful 
and inspiring few days on retreat at Schumacher College.

WINTER SOLSTICE RETREAT
Sun 18th - Thurs 22nd December, 2005

Cost is £325.00

Take a break this winter and join us here at Schumacher College for a quiet 
Solstice Retreat.  For four days enjoy the beautiful, tranquil surroundings 
of the historic Dartington Estate, with its ancient woodlands, large 
expanses of gardens and farmland encompassed by the magical river Dart.

The College has an unrivalled reputation as an international centre for 
ecological and spiritual studies.  You will be welcome to access its 
extensive library and enjoy the menu of delicious, organic vegetarian food.

As this retreat takes place in the days leading up to the Winter solstice, 
we have arranged some optional activities to reflect the theme of the 
season.  If so moved you can join in discussions on the symbolism of the 
solstice, exploration of the night sky, craft sessions, walks on the land 
and the creation of a Solstice Eve ritual centred on the College's 
labyrinth.  Or you may just prefer to curl up with a good book in front of 
a log fire!

Come and find a place of stillness.  Hear the voices of the land and the stars.

Tchenka Jane Sunderland has been a regular volunteer helper at Schumacher 
over the past six years.  She is an experienced astrologer, labyrinth 
designer, practitioner and teacher of Hermetic philosophy.  She will be 
happy to give personal astrological consultations during the retreat.

Alison Waite has spent many years exploring the sacred ways of healing 
through nature and culture.  She was co-founder of the Glastonbury Goddess 
Temple and is deeply interested in how the new science and spirituality 
complement and inform each other




MSC IN HOLISTIC SCIENCE RESULTS

Results have just been announced for the 2004-5 MSc in Holistic Science 
students.  Of the ten students who have so far submitted their 
dissertations, all passed - nine of them with Distinctions.  This is the 
best set of results so far.  We congratulate them all and wish them good 
fortune in their future careers.