If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole world of relationships to offer Living Routes accredited, ecovillage-based programs. Here are some of of our key affiliations and relationships:

School of Record

       University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass-Amherst has been Living Routes School of Record since 2002(?).  Upon completing a Living Routes' program, students from any school receive a UMass Amherst transcript they can use to transfer credit back to their home school. 

Our programs are vetted by UMass Amherst's standard Course Approval Procedures as well as their International Studies Council and Committee on Overseas Programs and Exchanges.  In addition, Faculty Sponsors review and stand behind each course and a Five College Advisory Committee meets at least once a year to consider and advise on Living Routes programs.

Affiliated Schools

While Living Routes is approved at more schools than even we know, the following are colleges and universities with which we have entered into a formal Affiliation Agreement:

Appalachian State University
DePauw University
Gustavus Adolphus College
Ithaca College
Lesley University
Northern Michigan University
Plymouth State University
Sarah Lawrence College
SUNY ESF
University of North Carolina Asheville
Warren Wilson College

This is a fairly new initiative for us and we expect to sign many more Affiliation Agreements over the coming years.  Please let us know if you think your school might be interested.

Membership Organizations

       NAFSA: Association of International Educators

With nearly 10,000 members, NAFSA is the largest professional association for international education and Living Routes is proud to have been a member since ??.  In addition to being a frequent presenter at the national and regional conferences, Living Routes Director, Daniel Greenberg, has also Chaired NAFSAs Sustainability Task force and Sustainability Member Interest Group.

       The Forum on Education Abroad

Living Routes has been a member since 2006(?) of The Forum, which is recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the Fed. Trade Comm. as the Standards Development Organization for the field of education abroad.  Daniel Greenberg has been a member of the Standards Committee since 2007 and has Chaired Task Forces on Sustainability Standards and Student Ethics as well as being a frequent presenter at Forum conferences.

       AASHE: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

AASHE is the leading professional organization promoting sustainability in academia.  Living Routes has been a member since ?? and staff have been frequent presenters at AASHE conferences.

Other Organizations

        Gaia Education

Gaia Education develops curricula for sustainable community design and offers Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) courses around the world.  Daniel Greenberg was a founding member of this organization and currently Chairs their Certification Committee.

        Global Ecovillage Network

GEN is the leading network of sustainable communities and initiatives around the world.  Living Routes and GEN have shared Board Presidents and we have close relationships with many staff as do most of our host communities.

         Green Passport Program

Living Routes is proud to be a Founding Partner of the Green Passport program, which supports students to take an environmental pledge while studying abroad and to network with other Green Passport Holders.

       UNDESD: United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development  (2005-2014)

By fulfilling the requirements of Gaia Education's EDE curriculum, Living Routes semester programs are considered official contributions to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

       World.edu

World.edu is an online portal of sustainability information and opportunities which has syndicated Daniel Greenberg's blog on Sustainability Education.

Host Ecovillages

Last, but far from least, are all the host communities and ecovillages of Living Routes' programs: