The Soil Project

The Soil Project is an international alternative higher education and gap year program for young people. As the name implies, The Soil Project, with its “soil” educational philosophy, will provide the foundation, community, and necessary resources for learners on the journey of understanding themselves within and exploring and serving the outside world. The Soil Project is a self-directed education, giving a semi-structure program. As an international youth-led project (a project founded and coordinated by young people in many countries), The Soil Project create a space for learners to explore and understand themselves and become into changemakers (makers of change) that create a well-being and sustainable society. Therefore, the framework of The Soil Project will focus on: (1) self-understanding activities / experiences, (2) understanding and rethinking development and the world (3) nurture entrepreneurship (4) sustainable development. Accordingly, The Soil Project will have 4 main modules spread across many different locations in Asia: