During eight interactive and information-filled days in June, we will be offering a course to enhance your skills in teaching Permaculture and to add new information to your curriculum.  Permaculture and Transition Initiatives offer key solutions to the environmental, economic and social challenges facing human occupation of the planet.

The course is suitable for anyone teaching, or interested in teaching Permaculture - experience welcome but not essential.

Objectives

• To present tools, ideas and methodologies to boost your teaching and curriculum design.
• To bring together European Permaculture educators to exchange ideas about teaching methods and content.
• To create a support and communication network within Europe.
• To provide an intensive course on Transition Initiatives - including case studies to extend Permaculture Design Courses beyond the backyard and into the community.
• To discuss how Permaculture education can adapt to the evolving environmental situation.

The course will be led by permaculture design teacher Annemarie Brookman of 'The Food Forest' (referred to by David Holmgren as “One of the most inspiring permaculture places in Australia”). See www.foodforest.com.au 

Annemarie has organised and taught Permaculture Design Certificate courses annually at The Food Forest since 1996 and is also involved in the running of short courses on a wide range of sustainable living topics such as Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts and Building with Strawbales. In addition she also hosts school tours for all year levels at The Food Forest. Annemarie did her first permaculture design course in 1983 with Bill Mollison and attended a second PDC in 1992 with David Holmgren; she is qualified in teaching, permaculture, art and craft.

Annemarie will be joined by an experienced Transition Initiatives trainer.

Registration and Funding

The course is listed under the EU's Life Long Learning Grundtvig program.

FULL FUNDING is available for non-Danish EU residents for full board, accommodation, course fees and transport cost.

Its reference number is: DK-2010-041-001

 

 

 

For any help or advice on applying for funding, please contact us: jomorandin@gmail.com

 

NOTE: DEADLINE FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS IS 15 JANUARY 2010

Participants can of course participate by paying without funding. If this is relevant for you, please contact us regarding price and later application deadlines.

Location and logistics

Friland is a mortgage-free, intentional community, located 35kms north-east of Aarhus, Denmark http://www.dr.dk/dr2/friland. 

It offers a living example of environmental design and transition in action. We'll experience its physical and social systems as part of the course.

Accommodation will be provided within the community and in the surrounding village of Feldballe. Feldballe is surrounded by large forests, swimming lakes and is ideal for walking and cycling. Friland is easily accessible by public transport.