Permaculture Teachers

Founded: 2009, sole trader, converting to co-operative association limited

Members: 1

Aims and Objectives: school for education professionals in sustainable development (e.g.: permaculture teachers, but also cleaners, cooks, administrators, developers and researchers; EQF 4-8 vocational to PhD level)

Target Groups: age 17+ with ambition to work in sustainable development education

Work Focus: training teachers; developing innovative education Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities (PDF) Questionnaire on Structures of Permaculture Education 2012 (PDF)

Courses & Diploma Pathways

The main course is a full-time four year course (two year course for Masters and PhD students)
The school accepts students, interns and young professionals to participate in all activities. The school is run and organised as a co-operative, using the sociacratic circle model and decision by consent. All students, staff and interns are members of the co-operative
Primary production is an integrated element of the education enabling the school to run as much as possible as a self-sufficient learning community
Permaculture Design Courses: integrated into curriculum; offered separately in Summer School format (two weeks)
Diploma Pathway: integrated into curriculum (two years minimum)

This school has an integrated approach to permaculture education offering certificates and diploma's based on individual profiles of knowing, doing and being.

Spezialised Courses: offered separately in Summer School / Winter School format (one or two weeks)

Teachers & Trainees

Course director and teacher: Leo Bakx Partners: Steve Hart, Martin Giannini Guest teachers through Dutch and International network Current trainees/interns (2014): Irene Mouthaan and Zeynep Vural