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SUMMARY:Training of Trainers
DESCRIPTION:Gaia Education certified Training of Trainers (ToT) course is answering a worldwide demand for skilled facilitators able to facilitate transformative learning environments and host multi-stakeholder conversations that enable collaborative action.\nFace to Face Programme | 5 Days Immersive\nStarting September 7\, 2026 \nWhat Is the TOT?\nGaia Education certified Training of Trainers (ToT) course is answering a worldwide demand for skilled facilitators able to facilitate transformative learning environments and host multi-stakeholder conversations that enable collaborative action. \nThe aim of the Training of Trainers is first and foremost\, to help you deepen your experience in how to teach\, facilitate and train people by enabling collaboration and participation among a community of learners. In addition\, we support and hope to inspire you to identify what you are most deeply called to teach\, and most importantly\, why participatory methods are so critically important for the engagement of communities and the future of life on Earth. \nStructure of the Training\nMonday\n\nAfternoon: Arrival\nEvening: Get to know each other\, Introduction to the ToT\n\nTuesday\n\nMorning: Introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals\, SDG flash cards and exercises\nAfternoon: Facilitator skills\, Learning Styles\, Participatory Learning\, Exercises\nEvening: Self organised (movie\, presentations)\n\nWednesday\n\nMorning: Key competencies\, Comfort-Discomfort\, How to give Feed-back\, Mindfulness\, 1 Minute Speeches\nAfternoon: Leadership Presence\, Story Telling\, Exercises\, Games\nEvening: Self organised (movie\, presentations)\n\nThursday\n\nMorning: Learning Cycles\, Difficult people\, Maximise-Minimise Learning\, Facilitation Exercises in pairs\, Games\, Recap\nAfternoon: Rank Awareness\, Facilitation Exercises in pairs\, 1 Minute Speeches\, Recap\nEvening: Self organised (movie\, presentations)\n\nFriday\n\nMorning: Facilitation Exercises in pairs\, Games\, 1 Minute Speeches\nAfternoon: Facilitation Exercises in pairs\, Games\, 1 Minute Speeches\, Prepare Individual Facilitation\nEvening: Self organised (movie\, presentations)\n\nSaturday\n\nMorning: Individual Facilitation Exercises \, Edge Work\, Appreciation Game\, Feed-back\, Closing Round\nLunch Together\nDeparture\n\nDeepening the Edge Work\nThe edge is the meeting point between the known and the unknown\, between something being too well known\, which makes it boring to us\, and too unknown\, which makes it confusing. The edge is a zone of high intensity\, instability\, creativity and innovation. Just as it is possible\, through the design of ecological sustainable systems\, to increase diversity and life by maximising the edges between neighboring biological communities\, so it is possible to create a larger edge effect in community development thereby maximising its benefit to the society as a whole. This module will position Gaia Trainers as maximisers of edges between different communities with differing modes of operation\, power structures\, cultures\, physical environments and worldviews. It will equip trainers with the skilful means to adapt to multiple scenarios and situations and ultimately thrive and help others thrive through creativity and playing for collaborative advantage. \nFacilitating Participatory Learning Journeys\nThe aim of this module is for facilitators to gain the necessary skills and confidence to teach the four dimensions of sustainability in ways that support participants to empower themselves both inwardly and outwardly. These future facilitators will be expected to have knowledge in the areas they plan to teach and this module will prepare them to teach this material in a way that builds a learning community and draws deeply from the group with which they are working. Participants will ride a dynamic balance of meditation practice\, experimenting with facilitation and clarifying principles to navigate a holistic educational experience. There will also be ample time for facilitation practice where all participants will gain confidence in using participatory learning tools by taking the lead in assigned sessions. \nSustainable Development Goals – Negotiating Tensions between Global and Local\nThe world is marked by a strong and creative tension. It is a tension between what is global and what is local. The global face is powerful\, and seeking to be more so. But a tide is rising\, steadily reinforcing the local\, resulting in an increasing ‘Glocalisation’ as the global and local converge. This module will teach edge workers and facilitators how to navigate between the two spheres in language\, ethics and implementation. It will support participants to decode relevant UN conventions into meaningful frameworks for transformative action at the local level. Topics include SDGs vertical integration\, UNESCO Global Action Programme Priorities Areas\, and how to translate global Climate Agreements into action through behaviour and life style changes. \nWhy should I enrol?\nDuring the Training of Trainers\, the participants will: \n\ndevelop core skills of participatory facilitation and learning\ngain confidence in holding groups and building resilient learning communities\nfacilitate students engagement in critical thinking\, problem-solving and decision-making in contexts that are personally relevant to them\ndecode UN conventions from concept to transformative action\nunleash the creativity inherent in edge work\n\nWhat You Will Gain\n\nFull tutorial support to complete the course and achieve all the learning outcomes\nAccess to a online platform where you can interact with other participants\, and access other materials such as:\nan expanded Teacher’s Manual (digital)\na Gaia Youth Activities Guide (digital)\nGaia Education Curriculum (digital)\nGaia Education Training of Multipliers Manual (digital)\nParticipation Forums and Debates\na Certificate of Completion\nGaia Education Discounts in all online programmes;\nA pathway to joining the Gaia Education Certificated Trainers’ RosterFast track Face-to-Face course certification\n\nIf you’re ready to explore the world of participatory practices\, this is the training for you! \nSign Up for This Programme by writing to ede@damanhur.org \nToT Programme Format and Details\nCourse format:\n\nFace to Face | Immersive\nPrice: 834 GBP\nDuration: 5 Days\nWorkload: Approximately 8 hours per day\nStructure: Group Sessions\, Individual Sessions\, Learning Exercises and Practice Exercises\nFacilitator & Logistic: Main Facilitator and Coordinator: Macaco Tamerice\n\n\nMain Facilitator: Macaco Tamerice\nMacaco is a sociologist\, a life coach for meaningful relationships specialized in community-building\, inner transformation\, leadership and conflict resolution. She has been living at Damanhur since 1993\, where she has held many roles of social and artistic responsibility\, not last leading the Federation. In 2008\, she became Vice President and then President of the Global Ecovillage Network- Europe (GEN Europe) until 2015. She is one of GEN’s UN representatives and the President of the NGO Damanhur Education. Macaco is a multi-lingual international speaker\, facilitator of many courses and seminars and a certified GEESE Educator (since 2011) Trained in music and voice\, she has toured as a professional jazz singer in Europe\, Canada and Japan and has lead voice classes and seminars since 1984. In her life she has been active in many fields of sustainability\, from the social realm and engaged spirituality to economy and eco-building. She lives in a straw bale house that she built together with her husband. \nTestimonials\n\n“The curriculum of the course and especially how Macaco delivered it and her facilitation impacted profoundly my way of facilitating spaces I am holding for others.” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n“It gave me tools and knowlodge\, but also trust that I can do it!” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n“Macaco is a great teacher\, maybe the best I have ever met in my life.” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n“Everything was perfectly organised and new situations were graciously held and solved.” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n“I loved the participatory learning in all its senses for sure! The programme is very well designed for people to really integrate the learning and at the same time experience living for a week in a little community.” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n“very grateful for the experience!!! feel very honored to be able to live this course in such an amazing place and with such amazing people!” – Participant in the 2025 edition\n\nRegister Now by writing to ede@damanhur.org
URL:https://damanhur.community/event/training-of-trainers/
LOCATION:Arca Tentyris\, Via Baldissero 21\, Vidracco\, 10080\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Ecovillage Design Education (EDE)
DESCRIPTION:Start Date: August 8 \nEnd Date: September 5 \n9:00am – 5:00pm \nThe EDE was born from the experiences of long-existing communities and cutting-edge educators to teach how to create a new way of living that brings together the four key dimensions of sustainability: social\, cultural/worldview\, ecological\, and economic. \nProgramme Description\nSpend a month in close contact with one of the world’s most successful communities: Damanhur has been a centre for spiritual\, artistic and social research since 1975 and is renowned throughout the world for the Temples of Humankind\, an underground work of art\, completely realised by hand. \nGoals of the course: \n\nSocial tools for leadership\, participatory decision making\, group building\, conflict solving…\nA holistic education in the four dimensions of sustainability\nExploring solutions and experiencing effective models to transform society\nExperiencing a visionary community in “real life”\, that has been existing and transforming for 42 years\nTransmitting design and implementation skills for effective projects\nEcological knowledge and practice from permaculture\, green building to renewables\nDeveloping an artistic approach to life\nExploring the importance of spirituality and creating sacred space in building new societies\n\n\n\nYou will Gain: \n\n\n\n\nCertification by Gaia Education as an EDE designer\nIntegrative design skills in four areas of sustainability: ecology\, economy\, social aspects & culture\nFirst step for setting up EDE-courses in your region\nNew friends\, ideas\, inspiration and hope!\n\nFor more info contact us at ede@damanhur.org or +39 348 6432318\nWhere is the course held: Damanhur\, Italy\, via Pramarzo 3\, 10080 Baldissero C.se (TO) \n\n\n 
URL:https://damanhur.community/event/ecovillage-design-education-ede-2/
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SUMMARY:Spring Equinox
DESCRIPTION:The ritual of marking the transition between seasons of the year has been carried out on all continents since the beginning of human history. \nAt Damanhur\, the Equinoxes and Solstices are particularly sacred times of the year. The entire community celebrates these important events inside large stone circles. During the days of the ritual\, a fire is lit to represent the sun. During the Solstice\, another second fire symbolizes the moon. The ritual is divided into three phases: lighting\, culmination\, and extinguishing of the fire. \nDamanhurians enter the circle wearing robes of varying colors\, according to their seniority. They offer herbs to the fires\, meditate\, sing\, and recite hymns and prayers composed by Damanhurians. Most phases of the rituals are accompanied by music and Sacred Dance. \nThese are joyful occasions\, and guests are also welcome to join in by registering in advance at the Damanhur Welcome Center. \nPrerequisites: Registration at the Welcome Center.
URL:https://damanhur.community/event/spring-equinox-2/
LOCATION:Arca Tentyris\, Via Baldissero 21\, Vidracco\, 10080\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Spring Equinox
DESCRIPTION:The ritual of marking the transition between seasons of the year has been carried out on all continents since the beginning of human history. \nAt Damanhur\, the Equinoxes and Solstices are particularly sacred times of the year. The entire community celebrates these important events inside large stone circles. During the days of the ritual\, a fire is lit to represent the sun. During the Solstice\, another second fire symbolizes the moon. The ritual is divided into three phases: lighting\, culmination\, and extinguishing of the fire. \nDamanhurians enter the circle wearing robes of varying colors\, according to their seniority. They offer herbs to the fires\, meditate\, sing\, and recite hymns and prayers composed by Damanhurians. Most phases of the rituals are accompanied by music and Sacred Dance. \nThese are joyful occasions\, and guests are also welcome to join in by registering in advance at the Damanhur Welcome Center. \nPrerequisites: Registration at the Welcome Center & prior visit to the Damjl area.
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