GALA’s newest partner, St Paul University, is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a summer school on Leadership, Ecology and Equity in beautiful Ottawa, Canada between July 29 and August 14, 2025.

Geared toward sustainable eco-social change, this course will explore the intersections among leadership, eco-justice and social equity. Through classroom teaching, discussing concrete examples, and visits to relevant sites, students will engage with issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and food insecurity. Insights from integral ecology, environmental humanities, transformative leadership, eco-literacy and eco-justice will help students develop connections between personal, social, political and ecological concerns.

Teaching Modalities

This is a credited university course worth three units offered in Ottawa.

The course is an in-person, three-week intensive program that runs from Tuesday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It starts on July 29 and ends on August 14, 2025.

No prerequisites are required. Auditors and special students are welcome.

A certificate of completion will be available after final grading.

Course Goals

1. To understand what leadership, ecology and equity mean.
2. To develop connections among personal, ecological and social issues.
3. To learn about equity, ecojustice efforts and social actions.
4. To engage in transformative leadership from a nonviolent social change perspective.
5. To appreciate the importance of ecological literacy and the connections from the personal to the biosphere.
6. To study positive and constructive examples of eco-social change that bring hope.

For more information about the course, tuition or accommodation options, or to pre-register, please contact the School of Leadership, Ecology and Equity at lee@ustpaul.ca.