Eighty examples from China, Asia and the world - first presented in Shanghai at the Urban-Rural expo.

1. Living Classrooms:
Urban-Rural
Learning
Urban-Rural exhibition,
Shanghai, November 2019
Curated by @JohnThackara
PART1: China & Asia
PART 2: International
Posted here: January 2021
ONLINE: thackara.com/category/handouts/

2. how the learning wall looked in the exhibition

3. section of the learning wall in the exhibition

4. example panel
in the exhibition

5. Part 1:
China and Asia

6. China: New Rural Reconstruction Movement

7. build small farmer organisations
link with student movement
connect with migrant labour in cities
involve middle-class in cities
promote “love for the village”

8. Urban Bridge | China

9. Source:
Little Donkey Farm, Beijing

10. Kunshan Organic Farm | China
Source:
Kunshan Organic Farm | China

11. Kunshan Learning Centre, China

12. Forest Teaching School, Turkey

13. Whole Earth Nature School, Japan

14. Farmer Institute,
Urban Rural Bridge, China

15. AirBNB University, Giulin, China

16. BIOfarm, Shanghai, China

17. Taiwan: Rural Social Innovation Hub

18. Taiwan: Empowering Lives through Innovative Volunteerism (ELIV)

19. Taiwan: GreenVines

20. Taiwan: NewWays

21. Malaysia: Sungai Rumanau - protecting forest biodiversity

22. Indonesia: Forestry School

23. Cambodia: Siem Riep Social Enterprise Hub

24. Thailand: Passivhaus Wine Visitor Centre

25. Thailand: Unbound Design Field School

26. Thailand: Rural Hub Isaan

27. Bamboo University, Bali

28. AGREA
Farm School
Philippines

29. Half-Farmer, Half-X, Japan

30. Street Markets School
South Korea

31. Sindaeri Food Market School South Korea

32. South Korea, Passive Cooling project

33. Bangalore, India
Citizen-led River and Lake Restoration
Zenraiman + Quicksand

34. Bangalore, India: design schools in action to restore wells

35. Myanmar: Sustainable horticulture -
learning farms

36. Myanmar: Social Innovation Lab

37. Taiwan: Rural Social Innovation Hub

38. Taiwan: Empowering Lives through Innovative Volunteerism (ELIV)

39. Thailand: Rural Hub Isaan

40. Bali, Indonesia: Bamboo University

41. Thailand: Unbound Design Field School

42. Indonesia: Social Forestry

43. Taobao University
(farmer live streaming)
China

46. Part 2:
International

47. PRACTICAL LESSONS LEARNED:
Practical lessons learned
- Cooking skills and trying new things
with food
- Self awareness through journaling,
talking and listening
- Listening in new ways
Assignment 3
Back to the land 2020, Konstfack
Rebecca Averdal
Inspirations, methods and solutions
for my future work
- Active listening
- Non pre-conceptional listening
- Being more present
My own intention
My intention is being brave - in all kinds of situations. Being
brave to trust processes, to trust persons, to trust in not knowing
what’s coming (or what is present).
The parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) represents the
unknown. Mushrooms are part of a bigger system through
mycorrhizal networks and a crucial part of woodlands. Although
not visible, still very important for connecting other individuals.
My intervention
- A walk in the city where potential areas for
growing food is being mapped, for example
old unused buildings, rooftops, wastelands,
parts of parks etc.
Skills and capabilities to develop further
- Empathy
- Self -awareness
- Networking
- Openness
Capabilites and knowledge of
others I can use
- Curiosity
- Braveness
- Commitment
- Openness
- Social skills
Back To The Land 2.0
Summer School, Konstfack, Sweden

48. Wwoofers

49. Schumacher College, England
Ecological Design Thinking MA

50. MFR - rural
vocational
schools,
France

51. Lexicon of Sustainability, USA

52. API Routes (honey learning journeys) Slovenia

53. Atelier Luma
Bioregional Design Lab
France

54. Ecological Restoration Camps

55. Xskool, Grinda, Sweden

56. Iceland: Knitting Farm

57. Madrid, Spain: Municipal Urban Farming Schools

58. England: Community Biodiversity Watch

59. Back To The Land Summer School,
Sweden

61. Doors of Perception xskool, NL

62. Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London

63. Spain: Teis Community Forest

64. Italy:
Nomadic
Microbrewery
School

65. Denmark: SURF HIGH SCHOOL

66. @weareholis
@WeAreHolis, Europe-wide

67. Deep Time Walk (learning app) | England

68. Sicily:@AbadirAcade
my

69. USA: Farm Hack

70. Farmer
Field
Schools

71. Whitmuir Learning Farm, Scotland

72. ApiRoutes, Slovenia
honey learning journeys

74. Dong Village, China

75. Rural Social Innovation Centre CLARA, Portugal
(Maxim Dedushkov, CEO)

76. Cateran Ecomuseum | Scotland

77. Place Corps, USA

79. Casa Netural | School for Village Hosts
(Grottole, Italy)

84. With with thanks to Zhang Lanying, Liang Shuming Rural Reconstruction Center
@johnthackara
August 2019 -
January 2021