[sust-mar] Permaculture Design Course_Online_Summer_Fall_Deanery

[Kim Thompson]

Hello!
 
We are writing with an exciting update about the Deanery Project’s  permaculture programming for 2020.
 
The Deanery’s  ability to offer an on site Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) at this time of the pandemic has not been possible. However we are honoured to affiliate with EAT (Earth Activist Training) to offer a fully online Permaculture Design Certification course. Charles Williams, the Deanery’s Program Director and long time Earth Activist Training educator, and Starhawk (EAT founder and director), will instruct this program along with many amazing guest presenters. 

EAT has over 20 years of experience teaching permaculture and exploring solutions to climate change, with a focus in spirit, organizing and activism.The PDC focuses on how we can design systems that support humans and regenerate the natural world while using the least amount of energy and resources to create real abundance and social justice.

This is an internationally certified program. Students who complete the course requirements will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate, recognized by PINA (Permaculture Institute of North America). 
 
If you are interested in this online program please register through the Deanery’s affiliate link here. <https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/>  <https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/> We have posted additional information on our FB page <https://www.facebook.com/events/800828220448293/> that we hope you will share. Details about the program follow. 

In addition to the online PDC the Deanery will offer supporting on-site permaculture related workshops over the course of the year. 
Please call or write should you have any questions. We look forward to working with you on your permaculture journey!
 
All the best!
Kim

Kim Thompson
Executive Director
The Deanery Project 
751 West Ship Harbour Rd.
Lower Ship Harbour, NS. B0J 2L0
Tel 902-845-1888.
www.thedeaneryproject.com <http://www.thedeaneryproject.com/>
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PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE
ONLINE SUMMER/FALL 2020

We are honoured and excited to be affiliating with EAT (Earth Activist Training) to offer their first fully online Permaculture Design Certification course. Charles Williams, the Deanery’s Program Director, and long time Earth Activist Training educator, and Starhawk (EAT founder and director), will instruct this program along with many amazing guest presenters. 

EAT has 20 years of experience teaching this course, exploring solutions to climate change, with a focus in spirit, organizing and activism. The PDC focuses on how we can design systems that support humans and regenerate the natural world while using the least amount of energy and resources to create real abundance and social justice.

This is an internationally certified program. Students who complete the course requirements will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate, recognized by PINA (Permaculture Institute of North America). 
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TO REGISTER
Please go to the Deanery's registration page.  <https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/>
By registering for the PDC through our link you will also receive a 2020 Deanery Project membership. 
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COURSE STRUCTURE & SCHEDULE
July 21st - October 27th. Tuesdays. Live classes on Zoom.
5:30-7:30pm - Pacific Time & 9:30-11:30 Atlantic Time
If this is in the middle of the night for a student’s time zone, a video replay can be arranged.

All fifteen live classes will be recorded for optional viewing at a later time. The live sessions will include interactive exercises to help ground the presentations in hands-on ways. Each week students will also be assigned 2-3 hrs of homework and/ or hands-on projects, to complete their 72 hour certification requirements.

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE
·     Downloadable digital materials, readings and exercises to guide their home practice. 
·     Ongoing support throughout the course from teaching assistants.
·     Membership in the program’s private online training community to connect, share, and learn with others in the course.
·     Community engagement with the EAT teaching team via the Earth Activists Online virtual classroom.
·     Individualized feedback on their final permaculture design project.

MEETING CLASS REQUIREMENTS:
Completing the full list of assigned projects/ homework and attending classes is required to complete the 72 hr certificate.
 Students must attend 80% of LIVE classes, if they are in a time zone that can accommodate the live class time.

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A Sampling of Topics Covered includes: 
·     Permaculture Principles, Ethics and Design Process
·     Climate Change Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation
·     Water Systems, Water Harvesting, Roof Water Catchment
·     Greywater and Blackwater Treatment
·     Bioremediation.
·     Soil Building
·     Compost, Compost teas, Cover crops, No-till systems
·     Plant Guilds and Perennials
·     Agroforestry and Food Forests
·     Animal Systems
·     Grasslands and Grazing Systems
·     Carbon Farming and Ranching
·     Urban Permaculture
·     Eco-villages and Intentional Communities
·     Alternative and Renewable Energy
·     Active and Passive Solar
·     Organizing in Diverse Communities
·     Personal Regeneration and Self-Care
·     Group Dynamics
·     Communication Tools
·     Campaign Planning and Organizing
·     Connecting to the Spirit in Nature
·     Creating Ritual and Ceremony

Students include:
·     Gardeners, farmers, ranchers, and land stewards of all kinds
·     Teachers, environmental educators, and youth workers
·     Community organizers and activists from many movements, including environmental justice, food justice, global justice, anti-oppression, human rights workers, and others
·     Green business entrepreneurs 
·     Established professionals wanting to broaden and deepen their knowledge of sustainable alternatives 
·     Young people looking for a career oriented around sustainability
·     People in mid-life looking for a new direction for existing or new work
·     Retirees wanting new fields to explore
·     People interested in intentional communities, co-housing and Eco-villages.
·     Architects and landscape designers
·     Artists, musicians, poets, writers and dancers, and anyone who collaborates creatively
·     Dreamers, visionaries, and more…

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DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Earth Activist Training is committed to increasing the diversity of the global permaculture and regenerative land movements. A key goal is to provide access to programs through scholarships for indigenous people and people of color working in environmental and food justice areas. Apply via the link here <https://forms.gle/6TNEeJ73zu8kuG8TA>. 

Please reach out to our team with any questions: earthactivisttraining at gmail.co <mailto:earthactivisttraining at gmail.com>
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