Sprouts is a learning community inspired by Schumacher College based at Froidefontaine Farm, an agroecological farm in Belgium.
The Sprouts offer an educational programme with transformative courses for ecological, social and personal change. We apply a range of teachings and learning methods, varying from lectures to reflective inquiry, with an emphasis on action in the participants’ own lives. The connection with nature is at the heart of all courses while there is always a focus on how to be and act in a changing world. We are convinced that these competences are key to build a sustainable future. https://www.thesprouts.co/about-us
Examples of their educational offerings include:
- “System Day - From silo thinking to complex thinking”
- Deep Time Walk
- Inner Development Goals Retreat
- “The intelligence of plants and the living world”
- Introduction to Apiculture
They have offerings in English, French, and Dutch.
Theory of Change
- Sprouts was founded by a group of Schumacher College graduates. Their activities and offerings are deeply inspired by Schumacher College principles and teachings.
Inspired by Schumacher College, we offer a range of courses for personal and professional development in a transforming world. The courses are centered around a Trinity we deem essential for our time: Soil, Soul, Society.
Key Learning Resources
- To learn more about the ideas and principles that inspire Sprouts, see books by Satish Kumar, co-founder of Schumacher College
Practices
- Deep Time Walk: https://www.deeptimewalk.org/
Connections
The following organisations are listed as “Partners” on their website:
- [[Lunt_Foundation]]
- Schumacher College
- [[Terre_et_Conscience]]
- [[profiles/Ashoka]]
- Ferme de Froidefontaine
- Spes Forum
Thinkers quoted on their website include:
- Baba Dioum (Senegalese forestry engineer)
- John Dewey
- “Education is a process of living and not a preparation for future living”
- C.P. Cavafy (poet)
- Ithaka