Training of Teachers – Permaculture
Tutor - Tomas Remiarz
Do you want to teach Permaculture or Sustainability topics?
This course is for you if you are interested in teaching permaculture and/or other related
topics
Aim of the course to enable people to deliver permaculture courses - the subjects and techniques covered will also be useful in teaching other subjects
Pre-requisites – to have studied permaculture previously, ideally hold a Permaculture Design Certificate
Dates of this course:
4/5 Sep 19 (prior to Permaculture Convergence)
12/13 Dec 19
10/11 Jan 20 (after Oxford Real Farming Conference)
Course content:
• Ethics, principles and patterns of teaching and learning
• Course formats appropriate to different audiences and subjects
• Learning goals and Learning needs assessment
• Designing programmes for short and long courses
• Session planning and preparation
• Micro-teach sessions
• Practical sessions and tours
• Course teams and preparation
• Publicity and marketing
• Budgets
• People care during courses
• Working with officials
Each participant will have at least two opportunities for teaching a 20 ¬minute slot.
This is not a Permaculture Design course. Participants are expected to have a PDC certificate or equivalent experience.
Course Price: £480 per person
Venue hire, course materials and refreshments on course days included
Local accommodation recommendations can be made.
There will be an option to either buy lunch locally or bring your own lunch.
How to book: [email protected]
About the Tutor: Tomas Remiarz has over 20 years experience in permaculture teaching and design practice in the UK and across Europe, including delivery of the Permaculture Training of Teachers programme. Tomas is the author of “Forest Gardening in Practice”. He currently lives and works in a rural co-housing project in Herefordshire.