July 9 - 13, 2012

Ever wanted to teach Permaculture? ....well here's your chance. This 5 day course, taught by John Champagne, is specific to those that have completed a Permaculture Design Certificate Course, (PDC) and have an interest in some day delivering this dynamic and life changing course. John brings years of experience to this course, teaching courses around the world to a wide range of experience levels and cultures. Topics covered include - * Course content requirements for the ciriculum. Understanding of what content must be taught to claim to call a course a Permaculture Design Certificate Course. * Dynamic Creative Facilitation techniques and Participartory Learning. Learn different techniques of passing on information that caters to a range of learning styles. * Resourse sharing of written teachers notes, powerpoint displays and films. John has collected an enormous amount of teachers resourse material that he will share with prticipants. * Role play exercises. Have a go!.......have some fun!.....gain confidance in public presentations. * Budgeting and Marketing a PDC. Learn how to set a budget for a PDC and different methods of marketing your course.

This five-day Permaculture Teachers Training Coursewill be held at the site of a new and exciting permaculture project to the NE of Bangkok, in the province of Korat. The project will have recently had a full integrated permaculture design completed for the farm, and will be in the beginning phases of implementation on that design. This backdrops allows for an amazing place to host a course like this as the work will be happening all around you during the course.

The Panya Project was set up to provide an active example of sustainable living in northern Thailand. Panya recently entered into a partnership with this new farm in Korat Thailand, and we are excited to have a second location to be transforming a conventional farm into an integrated example of permaculture in action!

We would like to continue to offer an extremely low fee for people working with NGO’s. We appreciate what you do and this is just one way we can thank and support you. We are looking forward to expanding our own knowledge and depth of permaculture, creating an amazing example of it ourselves and sharing the bounty with the global sustainability community and beyond!

Costs: The two week certified PDC course:

Regular course price: __________14,700 Baht (US$490)

NGO special price*:_________7,500 Baht (US$250)

Thai Price:__________Sliding Scale: 500 - 14,700 Baht

*If you work for an NGO and believe that permaculture could help your organisation achieve its goals, please contact us about the NGO discounted rate.

These prices include all meals and a place to stay for the duration of the course.

We ask all registrants to make a deposit of US$200 to secure your spot.

  The Panya Project  

About the Instructor:

Since completing his PDC in 1992, John Champagne has been active in many areas of permaculture for 20 years. He established a family property on 11 acres in the Bega Valley of NSW in Australia that today is a demonstration site and one of permaculture's best examples of cool temperate design. He was the co-originator of the South Coast Field Days in 1995 that was Australia's first public event that focussed on sustainable landuse and living. John was a founding member of BEND - Bega Eco Neighbourhood Developers that established a 21 block housing subdivision on Community Title that utilised permaculture principles throughout the design. He also initiated Transition Towns in his region in 2009 that continues today. He began teaching Permaculture Design Courses in 2004 and has now taught over 20 in his local area, throughout Australia and recently in Asia. John's permacultue work these days is as a bioregional strategist. As President of SCPA - South East Producers, he is focused on liaising with Government and community groups toward regional food security initiatives and policy direction. He is currently a Director on the Board of Permaculture Australia.