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  • From: "Tyrone LaFay" <earthcaredesign@peacemail.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org, permaculture@openpermaculture.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] O.U.R. Ecovillage: 2007 Programs & Positions
  • Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:10:54 -0800

For more information about the programs and/or teaching assistant positions,
please visit www.ourecovillage.org or email: info@ourecovillage.org

Permacordually,

Tyrone LaFay
Permaculture Design Program Coordinator
O.U.R. Eco-village
Box 530
Shawnigan Lake, BC
V0R 2W0 Canada
250-743-3067
earthcaredesign@peacemail.com
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PROGRAMS OFFERED

June 1ST- June 15TH, 2007
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA

The Permaculture Design Course is an internationally recognized 15-day
intensive course combining theory with practical hands on learning.
Participants will learn Permaculture design principles & techniques. The
course includes lectures, discussions, hands-on, slide shows, field trips and
design projects. We will examine the underlying assumptions of the current
culture of consumerism and economic globalization, and encourage exploration
of ways to contribute to the emergence of a culture of sustainability,
compassion and equity. The Permaculture Design Certificate course covers a
broad range of subjects to provide a holistic overview of Permaculture
systems and sustainable living. Large team of teachers from local
bio-regional and international teaching circles with a focus of urban to
rural Permaculture design. This is a special program hosted at OUR
ECOVILLAGE a 25 acre model demonstration sustainable village and is offered
as an introduction to OUR regular Skillbuilder programs (1/2 tuition if
registered in regular Skillbuilder Program). For further details visit
www.ourecovillage.org under “Programs”

June 18TH – August 24TH, 2007
O.U.R. PERMACULTURE DESIGN SKILLBUILDER; Sustainable Food Production and
Ecological Landscaping
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA

O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE’s Permaculture Design Skillbuilder offers a unique
opportunity that will build skills and competence throughout the growing
season. This is a three- to four-month, fully residential program where a
balance of practical hands-on learning and theoretical class time will be
achieved. This program is valuable for individuals who wish to follow a path
in organic food production or ecological landscape design. Participants will
be involved in running the organic food production systems for the onsite and
local community. A wide array of organic-based ideas and techniques will be
explored and practiced such as no-till, bio-dynamic, bio- and
french-intensive and permaculture. The program allows participants the
opportunity to build skills more commonly found in an apprenticeship. Each
participant will develop their own experimental garden projects and explore
opportunities to further advance their knowledge in specific areas of
interest through self-directed, personalized learning goals. We have created
a program that offers a supportive environment for self-motivated and
self-directed students of sustainable living. Students can hone their
interests by living and learning in an eco-village-type community setting.
While living in this setting, a structured daily rhythm operates within
weekly themes. This offers participants a unique blend of formatted
instruction balanced with open time to focus on individual or group directed
projects. For further information tour www.ourecovillage.org under
‘programs’.


June 18th-August 24th, 2007
O.U.R. NATURAL BUILDING SKILLBUILDER
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE 25 acre model/demonstration sustainable village is home to
TOPIA: The Sustainable Learning Community Institute. OUR 2007 summer
Natural Building Skillbuilder is changing somewhat and is specializing this
year in working with a moderate to high level of experience natural building
learner/participant. Historically OUR work has focused on developing
relationships with engineers and regulatory authorities in order to
demonstrate/legitimize the natural building movement further (in Canada but
also further afield). This years program will combine both hands on work on
1) the second phase of constructing OUR “Community Art Studio”, 2) a small
focus on the “Chillage” and “The Climate Change Demonstration Building”, 3)
and design and layout work with OUR nine home eco-housing cluster. The
practical work is interspersed with a technical/theory focus that builds on a
participant’s knowledge from introductory natural building programs that they
might have taken. This course is mostly suited to upcoming home-owner
builders, and those folks who imagine themselves working on construction
contracting projects in the future. Preference is given to those applicants
who have already completed their introductory level of natural building
construction and/or demonstrate an avid desire to learn a professional level
of building. Program includes presentation, personal study, guest speakers,
guest teachers and field trips. Please tour www.ourecovillage.org under
“Programs” for futher information and application.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE (At O.U.R. Ecovillage, British Columbia, CANADA)

May 15th – Sept 15th, 2007
TEACHING ASSISTANT – for the NATURAL BUILDING SKILLBUILDER
Teaching Assistant position available for a 10-week training program in
Natural Building. This course is geared more towards participants who have a
background already in natural building and/or conventional building and
therefore not offered as an introductory training. Focus will include
working with ‘regulatory authority’ aspects; building codes, engineer
partnerships and blending somewhat with convention building methodologies
(within the ethics of the natural building movement). This would be an ideal
position for an individual (maybe with family) who might wish to work with a
team of very high level teachers (Elke Cole – Designer Architect, a new team
member who is coming into Canada with a solid background in design, testing,
building to code experience, and is by background an accredited teacher, plus
local and international guest teachers throughout). This position would
provide an excellent learning community experience for someone who wishes to
ramp up their building knowledge/experience, develop further skills in group
facilitation and/or team teaching, and works well in a community oriented
project focus as set in an ‘ecovillage’ environment. The Art Studio project
being completed is a special building focused on becoming a “Legacy Project”
for the wider community (recognized by Provincial Government). Offer is for
dates: June 1st- August 31st, 2007 and compensation includes inclusion in
all special programming through OUR ECOVILLAGE (all summer curriculum,
special workshops, guest instructors in all programs, and Permaculture Design
Certification (value of $1400CAN if desired), all site costs/food costs/full
time cook, and some field trips. For further information please contact
info@ourecovillage.org or visit www.ourecovillage.org

May 15th – Sept 15th, 2007
TEACHING ASSISTANT – for the PERMACULTURE DESIGN SKILLBUILDER; SUSTAINABLE
FOOD PRODUCTION AND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING

Teaching Assistant position available for a 10-week training program in
Sustainable Food Production and Ecological Landscaping. This course is
geared towards individuals who might wish to choose a personal or
professional track in design, production, installation and/or management of
organic projects. The Teaching Assistant role will be suitable for an
individual (maybe with a family) who comes with a foundation knowledge of
organics and food production, is in excellent health, has good organizational
skills, and is able to work well both within a community and in a team
setting. With the support of program coordinators and teachers, this person
will be responsible for the ongoing day-to-day planting out, watering
schedule, maintenance, etc.. of the food gardens, and will work with the
staff/participant group 2-3 days/week on the garden projects. This position
would provide an excellent learning community experience for someone who
wishes to ramp up their sustainable food production knowledge/experience,
develop further skills in group facilitation and/or team teaching, and works
well in a community oriented project focus as set in an ‘ecovillage’
environment. The offer is for dates: May 15th- September 15th, 2007 and
compensation includes inclusion in all special programming through OUR
ECOVILLAGE (all summer curriculum, special workshops, guest instructors in
all programs, and Permaculture Design Certification (value of $1400CAN if
desired), all site costs/food costs/full time cook, and some field trips.
For further information please contact info@ourecovillage.org or visit
www.ourecovillage.org







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