Permaculture Programs at Lost Valley Oregon http://lostvalley.org/


  
   11th Annual Two Week Permaculture Design Course
December 2-15
Taught by Jude Hobbs, Toby Hemenway and Rick Valley, this is one of the Pacific Northwest's premier annual
Permaculture Courses. Through group design exercises, hands-on projects, lectures, slides and discussions, participants
will learn the fundamental principles and techniques of Permaculture, and will receive certification from the Permaculture
Institute.
Fee: $900-$1100 sliding scale, including lodging and organic vegetarian meals.

   Permaculture Teacher Training Course with Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward
January 7-13, 2002
With this winter course, we are continuing to prepare a new generation of permaculture instructors for these new times.
We will provide a forum to develop teaching skills, discuss strategies and techniques, and review the rewards and
challenges of teaching a Permaculture Design Course. A whole systems approach will be demonstrated throughout the
course. There will be two opportunities for everyone to practice team presentations. Course graduates will receive a
Teacher Training Certificate from the Cascadia Permaculture Institute.

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
     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

Instructors:
Jude Hobbs is a horticulturist, permaculture designer, and instructor. Since1982, Jude's landscape design firm has
provided environmental design solutions for urban and rural settings. Jude has presented permaculture workshops and
courses throughout the West for 12 years. Her teaching techniques are based on developing curricula that encompass
diverse learning styles. She has written A Guide to Multi-Functional Hedgerows, and tends a forest garden in Eugene,
Oregon.

Tom Ward is an ethno-botanist, eco-forester and PC 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 PC courses at Laney College and D-Q University in California. He has taught PC Design Courses
for 17 years and is based in Ashland, Oregon, where he has been building ecotopian culture for 26 years.

Fee: $550. This includes instruction, course materials, organic vegetarian meals, and lodging. The deadline for registration
is January 1, 2002. This course is limited to 25 people. The price has been kept low to facilitate attendance.

Certification: Course graduates will receive a Teacher Training Certificate from the Cascadia Permaculture Institute.

Course Schedule: Check-in begins Monday, January 7th at 4:00 pm and the course concludes Saturday evening
January 12th. Lodging on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday will be provided. Class is held from 9:00 to 5:30 each
day.


Note: All dates are subject to change. Please contact us to confirm the dates of programs that you are interested in.


                  Lost Valley Educational Center
                  81868 Lost Valley Lane
                  Dexter, Oregon 97431
                  (541) 937-3351
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