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[permaculture] 2006 Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design Program @ O.U.R. Eco-village
- From: "Tyrone LaFay" <earthcaredesign@peacemail.com>
- To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org, permaculture@openpermaculture.org
- Subject: [permaculture] 2006 Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design Program @ O.U.R. Eco-village
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:55:55 -0800
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Greetings Change Agents,
Have you ever wanted to learn more about permaculture design and sustainable
communities? Here is a unique opportunity to live and learn permaculture &
sustainable community design in the supportive
environment of an emerging eco-village community. Please read the text below
and/or the attatched document for more information.
For the Earth,
Tyrone LaFay
______________________________________________________
Earthcare Design Solutions &
TOPIA: The Sustainable Community Learning Institute
Proudly Present
2006 Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design Internship
~May 31st - August 25th ~
O.U.R. Eco-village
Vancouver Island, Canada
www.ourecovillage.org
MODULE 1: the 2nd Annual Permaculture Design
Certification Course (PDC)
May 31st - June 16th
This is a 17-day, fully residential intensive course that meets the standard
requirements of the Permaculture Institute in Australia. The 72-hour PDC
course provides a foundation in ecological design science and associated
systems.
MODULE 2: 10-week Internship in Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design
June 19th - August 25th
Following the PDC, the program shifts into Module 2: a 10-week internship
format which focuses on self-directed learning through full community
immersion, guided instruction, hands-on exploration, and individual & group
design/build projects that will enhance and build upon the skills learned
within the PDC.
In addition, this year we are very excited to be including in the internship
a five day Eco-village & Sustainable Community Design Course facilitated by
the Village Design Institute (www.villagedesign.org).
>From August 28th to September 29th, participants are welcome to stay on at
>the eco-village for a practicum focused on harvesting, food processing and
>seed saving techniques.
Cost:
OPTION A: Module 1 & 2 Pc & Sust. Comm. Design
Internship Program: $4400CAN
~Module 1: PDC (2.5 weeks) & Module 2: Internship
Program (10 weeks)
OPTION B: Module 1 only: Permaculture Design Certification Course (2.5 wks)
~B1: Fully residential: $1400CAN
~B2: Non-residential: $1200CAN
~B3: PDC Graduate Refresher: $500CAN
OPTION C: Module 2 only (must hold a PDC Certificate): $3900CAN
~Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design
Internship (10 wks.)
$4400CAN includes camp, meals, tuition and field trips. Partial
scholarship opportunities are available. Please refer to the Scholarship
Application for more details (www.ourecovillage.org).
Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit of $250CAN will be required to hold
a position. The optional extended month practicum that runs until September
29th will only cost $450CAN for the month, which covers the participants site
costs.
For More Information & Applications Visit:
www.ourecovillage.org
Contact Tyrone LaFay: permaculture@ourecovillage.org
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O.U.R. Eco-village ~ Box 530 ~ Shawnigan Lake,
B.C. ~ V0R 2W0 ~ Canada ~ 250.743.3067
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- [permaculture] 2006 Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design Program @ O.U.R. Eco-village, Tyrone LaFay, 03/10/2006
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