Prerequisites:
Previous graduation of Permaculture Design Course from a recognized organization (this requirement is considered as fulfilled, if attendance is in these two courses from this Summer School).
Profound interest in teaching of a Permaculture Design.
Very good knowledge ofthe English language(only an English-Bulgarian translation will be offered).
Course Organization:
The course is oriented towards:
- students, Masters, PhD candidates and lecturers from high school levels, specialized in educational programmes with agriculture and ecological purposes, but is also open to all kind of specialities of the higher education;
- farmers with interests in natural, sustainable, biological and ecological agriculture;
- new penetrators in the agriculture and gardening;
- representatives of NGOs and community organizations;
- alsoothers interested in teaching activity in the field of permaculture design.
The course is focused in the facilitating of effective learning and presentation skills of the permaculture design teachers; effective use of audio-visual materials, programme planning and session design, dealing with difficult situations, adjusting for cultural and human diversity, costing and budgets, promotion and marketing, building networks, ethics.
After successful graduation of the Course the attendees will be granted with Certificates from the Permaculture College Australia.The course combines in-class and outdoors sessions (lectures, workshops, presentations with discussions), as well as interest visits to sites in the local community and farms on permaculture principles, also taking a first-hand look at the local traditions.