Apply for the International Summer School “Inside Out: Pedagogies for Inner and Systemic Change”

NaZemi is hosting the international summer school Inside Out: Pedagogies for Inner and Systemic Change from August 16–20, 2026, focused on transformative education for deep personal and systemic shifts. The program is designed for educators who want to enhance their impact on students and gain pedagogical confidence in guiding participants through today’s complex crises.

Over four days, 40 participants will gather in a historic monastery setting, providing inspiration for learning and living in line with the values of a socially and ecologically just future. The program combines practical exercises, methodological reflection, and collaborative knowledge creation, drawing on more than 20 years of NaZemi’s experience in education.

The programme is the result of several Erasmus+ staff mobility activities carried out in 2025. It incorporates educator well-being and embodied self-care practices inspired by training in Madeira, deeper multi-perspective reflection methods and holistic approaches to transformative education developed through cooperation with the DRIFT Institute in Rotterdam, and place-based and community-centred learning approaches inspired by a job-shadowing visit to the Prosinko community in Croatia. These experiences have directly informed both the pedagogical design and facilitation methods of the summer school, demonstrating how international learning has been translated into a new educational programme for an international audience.

The summer school invites participants to engage deeply with today’s polycrisis by exploring its root causes, emotional dimensions, and systemic dynamics. Through experiential and participatory learning, they will map interconnected crises, reflect on their own inner responses, and reimagine possibilities of different education. The program integrates critical inquiry with embodied practices, cultivating the capacity to navigate complexity and take meaningful, values-driven action.

Applications are now open, with an early bird deadline of May 1, 2026.

For more information and registration: https://insideout.nazemi.cz/

Contact: summerschool@nazemi.cz

The summer school is financially supported by the European Union.