As she was learning to be a teacher, she co-founded Northey Street City Farm - a demonstration permaculture urban garden and in 1998 began living and teaching in a UN recognised ecovillage on Gubbi Gubbi country. This is her home and the Institute HQ - it's also the place where she create the permaculture youtube clips and blogs which have been viewed millions of times.
Morag is thrilled to have supported the emergence of the award-winning global Permayouth, and enabled access to free permaculture education to thousands of refugees through a registered education charity she runs. Every month too, she just loves hosting the global permaculture conversations through online education events, masterclass series and permaculture film club.
PRE-REQUISITE
Registrants need to have completed a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC).
TEACH Permaculture is a Permaculture Teacher Certificate - an advanced permaculture certificate, extending upon and enriching the learning from the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC).
[Please note, if you don't have a Permaculture Design Certificate and want to join our combined teaching and design course, click here. Our Permaculture Educators Program is open any day to begin.]
COST
The course cost is $1297 Australian Dollars (special foundation course price. In 2023, the price will be $1697). A payment plan is available: 4 x fortnightly payment of AUD$335.
HOW TO REGISTER
To join, just click the button and follow the prompts. Course materials open on Friday 13st October and our first session together is 17th October.
What is permaculture education?
Reasons for being a permaculture teacher.
Applying permaculture principles and ethics in permaculture education.
Identifying opportunities for permaculture teachers
WEEK 2: GROWING YOUR PERMACULTURE TEACHING ECOSYSTEM
Embodying earth care in permaculture education
Thinking like an ecosystem - ecoliteracy, systems thinking, non-violent communication
Growing your local permaculture education ecosystem
WEEK 3: DEVELOPING PERMACULTURE PROGRAMS
Setting goals for your permaculture education program
Identifying learner and local needs for the permaculture program
Designing a permaculture program from patterns to details
Developing relevant curriculum and adapting for local contexts
Creating lesson plans and activity guides
WEEK 4: TEACHING PERMACULTURE
Understanding learning and teaching methods
Diverse of modes of learner-centred education
Developing your natural & authentic style of permaculture teaching
How, when and why to use different teaching methods
Being a reflective practitioner
WEEK 5: THE PERMACULTURE TEACHER'S TOOLBOX
Filling your teaching toolbox with a range of strategies for teaching different topics
Understanding activity design to localise teaching relevance
Finding your stories
Troubleshooting
Logistics, budgetting and finding learners
WEEK 6: PEOPLE CARE IN PERMACULTURE TEACHING
People care through appropriate language and leadership
Creating a nourishing learning environment
Cultivating thriving learning communities
Learner care, team care and self care
WEEK 7: GLOBAL PERMACULTURE EDUCATION & FAIR SHARE
Teaching permaculture beyond your bioregion
Permaculture education with refugees
Permaculture as appropriate technology
Permaculture mentoring and crowd-funding
Global digital learning possibilities
WEEK 8: PERMACULTURE EDUCATION TEACH-IN
Sharing your permaculture education programs
Teaching practice
Reflective practices as a permaculture educator