Permakultur Institut e.V. (Germany) Permaculture Association (Britain) Association Cambium (Spain) Permakultur i Sverige (Sweden) Aardwerk (Netherlands) Université populaire de permaculture (France) Green School Village (Bulgaria) Permakultur Danmark (Denmark) Projeto novas descobertas (Portugal) Elävän Kulttuurin Koroinen (Finland) Društvo za permakulturo (Slovenije) Cultivate (Ireland)
T o support the professional development of permaculture teachers Increase teachers' own skills for employability Improve the quality of vocational education and training that those teachers deliver Develop the capacity of organizations to deliver courses, and thereby employ permaculture teachers T o ensure the quality and professionalism of what is done. T o accelerate succession for everyone.
T o provide a forum for exchange of best practice T o provide teacher training/continuing professional development T o share information about various national permaculture education systems and qualifications and frameworks T o establish a pan-European network of permaculture teachers T o learn from other countries experiences and form strong national networks. Outreach. Finding ways of engaging a wider population.
T o promote cultural exchange and celebrate the biodiversity within the network T o produce a permaculture teachers' handbook. Brochure about the various educational structures in Europe available online (pdf- brochure) Booklet about Best Practice published (pdf- format) Set up webpage: www.permateachers.eu
to uphold permaculture lead to uphold permaculture lead values during the whole facilitation of values during the whole facilitation of process meetings, process meetings, oversee the oversee the overall process overall process monitorin monitorin g g progress, progress, evaluatio evaluatio create website, publishing create website, publishing n, hosting n, hosting of results(website, iBooks, of results(website, iBooks, pdfs), working in coop. pdfs), working in coop. with the Editing & with the Editing & Publishing team Publishing team
EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES- – how you are organized nationally, sharing education, systems and structures of each country , qualification framework, accreditation CURRICULUM & CONTENT - Exchange about curricula & format including PDC, what is a teacher, set of standards, quality of teachings CULTIVATING LEARNING TEAM – Focus on methods. How we teach, exchange about methods and tools, how to apply PC ethics and principles to our teaching GOOD PRACTICE – deepen your knowledge, visit projects and see viable examples EDITING AND PUBLISHING - to create inspiring and pedagogical resources, booklet, teacher’s handbook, videos
SLOVENIA 22-26 TH OCTOBER 2012, Trenta Lodge
On behalf of the Finnish team , the partipators in the Slovenian meeting were David Stokes and Gaye Amus.
• 30 years of permaculture background. • There is a Permaculture Association UK. • Provides 40 course/year. • UK has accreditation and pathway for diploma. • ”Distributed college campus”
Universite Populaire De Permaculture (UPP) • Permaculture association in France • 16PDC/year • They promote permaculture mainly via their website. • Payment of 25 euro/year to organization • Pathway to diploma is for free-after membership. • 5 Diploma holders, 130 students, 30 permaculture sites. • Students gather,eschange/share knowledge, peer to peer learning.
”Everybody has the passion for permaculture but not everybody has the teaching capacity.”
-Have accreditation through the UK. Degree of inspiration from UK model- ongoing discussions . -Have online system.Students have to find the tutor/mentor. T akes two years to get the diploma -15 diploma hodlers currently
SWOC Educational structures- inspirations for Finland. Children in permaculture group formed. International european network. Nomads group Outreach to other continents
March 2013, Portugal – Exchange of curricula, format and standards May 2013, Uk – Methods, best practice, holistic learning Sept 2013, Spain - T eacher’s handbook April/may 2014, Latvia or Ireland – Widening participation, open source, outreach July 2014 Sweden/Denmark – Finish booklet, visions for the future and final report, site visits to projects in Sweden and Denmark.
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