[Ccpg] An Advanced Certification Course Permaculture Teacher Training

Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson lakinroe at silcom.com
Mon Feb 23 23:15:44 PST 2004


An Advanced Certification Course:
Permaculture Teacher Training
with
Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward

June 23-28,2004
at
Little Wolf Gulch
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon


Empower yourself to promote sustainable living and design! In this dynamic, 
interactive and fun course learn powerful techniques to communicate whole 
systems education to others and apply permaculture design principles to 
teaching.  Jude and Tom will develop your teaching skills, discuss 
strategies and techniques, and present the rewards and challenges of 
teaching Permaculture.  They create innovative experiences that address 
varied adult learning styles and utilize your unique strengths and talents. 
Module building and team presentations round out the discussion topics and 
provide the essential hands-on aspects of the course.

Course Topics Include:
         • Philosophy and Ethics of Instruction
         • Teaching Systems, Principles and Patterns
         • Planning, Marketing, and Economics
         • Adult Learning Styles
         • Organizing Curriculum, Modules and Resources
         • Integrating Gender Balance
         • Teaching Space Logistics
         • Team Teaching
         • Presentations and Facilitators Roles
         • Time Management
         • Exercises and Media Aids
         • Interns and Apprentices
         • Evaluations and Feedback
         • Tricks of the Trade
         • Keeping Up The Spirit

Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward have a combined experience of over 30 years of 
teaching and in-the-field-design, including teaching three previous 
Permaculture Teacher's Training classes together. They supply a vast 
library of information for you to peruse.

Jude Hobbs is a horticulturist, permaculture designer, and instructor. She 
has presented workshops and courses throughout the West for 15 years, 
developing curricula that encompass diverse learning styles. Since 1982, 
Jude's landscape design business has provided environmental design 
solutions for both urban and rural settings. She has written "A Guide to 
Multi-Functional Hedgerows" and tends a forest garden in Eugene, Oregon. 
Jude took the 1990 Permaculture Teacher Training from Max Lindeggar 
(co-founder of Crystal Waters Community) and Lea Harrison.

Tom Ward is an ethno-botanist, eco-forester and permaculture designer. He 
has extensive multi-cultural experience in the USA and overseas. He is the 
author of "Greenward Ho: An ecological approach to Sustainable Health" Tom 
has developed curricula for permaculture courses at Laney College and D-Q 
University in California. He has taught Permaculture Design Courses for 17 
years and is based in Ashland, Oregon where he has worked building 
ecotopian culture for 26 years.

Course Tuition: $600 Including: Instruction materials, camping and meals

Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate
or experience in permaculture

Location:  Little Wolf Gulch Farm Applegate Valley Oregon

For more information or to register, contact:
Maude at  Tompowell7 at aol.com
541-899-9668.
or Jude 541-342-1162
Or visit: cascadiapermaculture.com




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