Observations
Only a few month ago I have had the idea of doing a PIC (Permaculture Introduction Course) at Panya (my community), and today I have set a final date.
The truth is that I didn't expect that it was going to be so soon, but at the community where I'm currently living we have needed to establish a course calendar, so we have reached consensus to do this course in April 2012 that it's in a month an a half from now.
The truth is that I didn't expect that it was going to be so soon, but at the community where I'm currently living we have needed to establish a course calendar, so we have reached consensus to do this course in April 2012 that it's in a month an a half from now.
Boundaries
When I'm doing the planning process I see that I have insecurities about my expertise level in certain topics, it makes me wonder a lot in the approach that I want to give to the course, I may seek help from an experienced teacher or maybe I'll do a basic level introduction to beginners approach? This decision also will affect directly to the course price.
That makes me think about the variety of topics that I want/can cover if I concentrate my energy in a few I can develop better the ones I have already experienced.
At times I feel that I'm pushing the limits of my boundaries, and makes it a real challenge.
Some of the Permaculture Principles I want to considerate to help me to pass through this insecurities are:
That makes me think about the variety of topics that I want/can cover if I concentrate my energy in a few I can develop better the ones I have already experienced.
At times I feel that I'm pushing the limits of my boundaries, and makes it a real challenge.
Some of the Permaculture Principles I want to considerate to help me to pass through this insecurities are:
- Catch & Store energy
- Obtain a yield
- Apply self-regulation & accept feedback
- Use small & slow solution
- Use and value Diversity
- Use edges and Value the Marginal
- Creatively use and respond to Change
Resources
Bellow is a list of some of the resources to implement this design
Permaculture introduction
Materials: Big Papers Colour wax Markers White board Books:
Natural building Tools: 4 Large holes for mixing 4 Pallets y 4 shovels Machetes Mixer Wood chipper 10 sacks Buckets Water spray Empty bottle (to moisture the wall) Plastic bags Rags Materials: Straw Bamboo Send Clay Tapioca powder Sticky rice flower Cow manure Books:
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Community life
Tools: Pens, color markers Scissors Materials: Paper String Gardening Seeds and plants: Donated from Panya California organic Other plants and trees donated from Panya nursery Materials: Bottles Bamboo Straw Compost News paper Cow manure Tools: Shovel Hoe Bucket A frame Spirit level Trowel Hummer Wood and metal saws Machetes |
Goals
Improve in how to pass on my knowledge is the main goal for this project, while covering both the needs of students, my own ones, and the place where I live (Panya Project).
One of the things I want to work on this project, is how to make a course were in a enjoyable and entertaining way, I can pass my experiences and skills with simple explanations from the base, and open them inspiration to explore the details.
One of the things I want to work on this project, is how to make a course were in a enjoyable and entertaining way, I can pass my experiences and skills with simple explanations from the base, and open them inspiration to explore the details.
This is a small list of some goals I would like to meet
- Learning and teaching
By running a course with subjects that you never have taught before, is always pushing your margins to be more knowledgeable and professional.
- Gaining experience and confidence in myself as a teacher
I hope that with this course I'll strengthen my confident as a teacher.
- Give an introduction to Permaculture for beginners
Expand the community of permaculture
- Restore and build facilities from Panya
Dormitory final plaster
Laying bricks in the sauna
- Experience with
Different plasters
Building with adobe bricks
Wattle and cob
Bamboo
- Improving Gardening
Gain more gardening knowledge
Transmit basic knowledge of horticulture, companion plants, rotations ...
- Be creative
- Have fun!
- Give an example
- Be proud of myself doing what I want to do