Welsh College Trains Climate Disruptors of the Future
6 hours ago Eric Worrall 19 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Dr. Willie Soon; “It’s learning from being out there in nature and experiencing things with our whole bodies, rather than just reading about it and knowing it in an intellectual way.”
Climate change: Uni degree will train future disruptors
By Teleri Glyn Jones
BBC Wales News
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Black Mountains College in Talgarth, Powys, has launched a BA in sustainable futures.
It teamed up with Cardiff Metropolitan University, the Brecon Beacons National Park and industry partners.
The college also claimed it was the world’s first dedicated entirely to climate action, responding to “the climate and ecological emergency”.
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Alison Stunt is studying horticulture at the college and said the approach was not purely intellectual: “It’s not academic in that way, it’s not learning from books.
“It’s learning from being out there in nature and experiencing things with our whole bodies, rather than just reading about it and knowing it in an intellectual way.”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/02/08/welsh-college-trains-climate-disruptors-of-the-future/
