[Sdpg] GAIA LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS happening in Argentina

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Dear friends,
We'll appreciatte if you can help us in the difussion of this educational 
programs that we offer in the Argentinean Permaculture Institute, thanks!

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!

Silvia Balado
Instituto Argentino de Permacultura
<mailto:gaia at gaia.org.ar>gaia at gaia.org.<mailto:gaia at gaia.org.ar>ar
www.gaia.org.ar



GAIA LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS

"Learning through a hands on experience"
Who can participate?

Everyone willing to live and learn from a intense experience, but 
especially address to:
    * students that are looking for the practical experience and skills on 
sustainability that the University can not offer
    * youth and adults that want to acquire sustainability tools for their 
personal interest, or to start a sustainable project in their region
    * those who want to experience for a while a different lifestyle in 
contact with nature, in a simple and sustainable environment
    * those who want to learn Spanish in a different context, while 
learning other sustainable skills
The Programs
    * Learning and exploring sustainable life principles (15 days)
    * Willing worker on Permaculture (1 month)
    * Advance training on Permaculture Design


NEXT PROGRAM
  "Learning and exploring sustainable life principles"
from 1st to 15th november 2001


This is a basic program for 15 days, were the participant lives 
Permaculture in every day activities.

During this time the student may learn Permaculture principles, and would 
acquire basic skills and knowledge that would be very useful for their 
further life projects.

The program is based on the research activities applied on our daily life 
and experience and would be supported by the study of the diverse material. 
Gaia has an actualized library on sustainable related issues, most of the 
material is in English.

During the program there will be plenty of opportunities to see 
Permaculture living systems in different development stages, and you may be 
actively involved in this process and work.

For the foreign participants, it would be a great opportunity to practice 
Spanish on a daily basis, and to learn the social and cultural Argentine 
context as well.

Some of the topics we would learn and practice together will be:
    * Permaculture principles and ethics
    * Design strategies
    * Forest Garden
    * Windbreaks
    * Greenhouse
    * Seed saving
    * Ponds construction and maintenance
    * Natural building
    * Appropriate technologies
    * Grey water systems/ dry compost toilets
    * Wind energy systems
    * Alternative economies
    * Natural cooking
    * Group dynamics. Consensus decision making
Organized activities during 6 days a week (with one optional free week-end )
    * Theory (research, presentations, exchange circles)
    * Hands on learning (in different Permaculture areas)
    * Community work collaboration (cook, cleaning, maintenance)
Cost: US$300
For those who have finished successfully this program and may be willing to 
stay longer, and deep the experience we offer,
"Willing worker on Permaculture (1 month)"

This program is address to those who have finished program 1 or 2, and want 
to stay to share the experience for a longer period, while they continue 
helping in different areas of the Ecovillage project.

Also open for foreign participants that already had Permaculture background 
and practice.

The Volunteer work will be in exchange for your accomodation. You'll have 
to pay for your food (us$5 per day).

Organized activities for 5 days a week
    * Volunteer work in different Permaculture areas (4hs a day)
    * Community work collaboration (cook, cleaning, maintenance)


"Advance training on Permaculture Design "

SUMMER COURSES

"Permaculture Certificate Design Course" with Peter Bane & Gustavo Ramirez
16 Feb to 1 march 2002
Gaia Ecovillage Project
Argentinean Permaculture Institute
Asociación GAIA

"Permaculture Advance Course - Ecovillage Design" with Peter Bane & Gustavo 
Ramirez
8 to 13 march 2002
Gaia Ecovillage Project
Argentinean Permaculture Institute
Asociación GAIA


Peter Bane - from Earthaven Ecovillage, USA - Permaculture Activist editor

Gustavo Ramirez - from Gaia Ecovillage Project, Argentina -



FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Argentinean Permaculture Institute - 
<http://www.gaia.org.ar>www.gaia.org.<http://www.gaia.org.ar>ar

Postal Address: Almafuerte 1732 - (1650) San Martin - Buenos Aires - Argentina
Phone (+542272) 492072
Fax (+(5411) 47522197
E-Mail <mailto:gaia at gaia.org.ar>gaia at gaia.org.<mailto:gaia at gaia.org.ar>ar



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