Evaluation
There was ongoing evaluation for both the Ashram and Gaia Education.
1. Aspects to Celebrate
- ? Great learning community
- ? Design Studio piloted successfully
- ? Inspired Transition town and Non-violence communication
- ? Engaged spirituality, mindfulness, and awareness are very useful way for living in this world
2. Aspects to Improve
- ? NVC should be longer (more than 1 day)
- ? Prepare articles for participant to read before coming to the course
- ? More time for personal and planetary healing
- ? Economy class was full of information which makes complexity
3. Some comments from participants
- ? Should give enough time for relaxation and break, the schedule was tight
- ? Practical work on green building
- ? Slide show and movie about climate change were shown, very quick participants not get it because of language and context
- ? Classroom tidy, more announcement and responsibility for everyone
- ? More facilities in Surin – sport field, reading area, camping ground, meditation area
