Dancing together in the mud

Dancing Together in the Mud is a course on designing education for sustainable development. The course is intended for education professionals from elementary, secondary, vocational, higher professional, and university education (teachers, team leaders, counselors, students, policymakers, and administrators) who believe that education can make a greater impact and want to shape that future together.

The course consists of five sessions, during which you will explore with colleagues how to develop contemporary and meaningful education that contributes to a sustainable region. You will develop your own vision, experiment in practice, and build a network of like-minded individuals.

Read more below about the facilitators and what participants from the spring of 2026 have to say about the course!

• Dates: Sept. 23, 2026 – Oct. 28, 2026 – Nov. 25, 2026 – Jan. 13, 2027 – Feb. 3, 2027
• Time: Doors open at 4:00 PM, session from 4:15 PM to 7:45 PM
• Location: Kanselarij, Turfmarkt 11 in Leeuwarden
• Cost: €350 per person for 5 sessions, including meal and certificate
• Organization:
  • Menno Wierdsma, Bianca Dusseljee, and Pyt de Vries from the Sustainable Thinking & Sustainable Action research group (Firda)
  • José Middendorp, Lonneke Hofstede, and Arda Oosterhoff from the Pedagogy for Democratic and Sustainable Coexistence research group (NHL Stenden)
  • Indira van der Zande, Transformative Education and Vice Dean at Campus Fryslân (University of Groningen)
  • Heleentje Swart, Program Director of SPARK the Movement

Interested? Sign up by sending an email to Menno Wierdsma (menno.wierdsma@firda.nl) with a brief message of 2–3 sentences explaining why you want to participate. Please also mention your institution and the study program where you work.