What Kind Of People
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Students and Graduates Worldwide - Argentina, Australia - (every state), Azerbaijan, Brazil, Botswana, Bulgaria, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Canada- BC,ON, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of South Africa, Qatar, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, UK, USA (Alaska, CA, FL, KS, HA, IA, IL, IN, TN, ME, MT, NM, OR, PA, SD, TX,VT, WA, WI), Venezuela, Wanica.
Back in
1994 we identified a real need for PDC by Distance (Correspondence)
learning. Now
we have students and graduates in 45 countries,
are providing scholarships, and helping build
sustainable communities and healthier lifestyles. 
This course is designed for people
who like to ask
questions;
who want to know how things work and need time to experiment;
and set out on their own knowing that they have support
and feedback from others experienced in permaculture. The course
grows every week with new ideas and information, our ultimate
goal is to produce a very approachable computer package. We provide
far more information than could be discussed in a standard face-to-face
course and we aim to always keep the notes easy to read and quick
to access.
We also have flexibility in the course that helps people tailor it to
their current needs and situation.
Permaculture is complex but a common sense approach to responsible living. To have access to a comprehensive text, other peoples experience, ideas and research and a personal and caring tutor is a special and very satisfying way to learn.
Who does not suit this course? Some people prefer to learn only by listening to speakers, watching and participating. Whilst we encourage our students to attend local workshops, watch Youtube movies etc, our communication to students is 100% written. You need to be able and willing to read English.
Most participants graduate, some people take longer than planned to finish but there are no extra charges or cut off dates. We are patient and supportive. The teaching standard is vital to the success of our project and to the name of permaculture in general, we have to assure students and other teachers that our students "know their stuff". Our teaching project is very unique even in the broader education community e-learning is considered 'new'. We teach people in remote (socially or physically) and often in difficult circumstances. For more than a decade our teaching project has listened to the student's needs. This has resulted in having a unique policy not to stress students by setting exams or dead lines. We have found many other means to help them achieve their goals. There ultimate goal is to find a sustainable world future and live a healthy interesting life. Their goals have become our goals.
Our
graduates have an extremely high success
rate as designers and are well respected in the permaculture community.
TESTIMONIALS: Greetings, Bob Ewing here in Saint John
New Brunswick, Canada, I took April Samson-Kelly's
online course and received my certification in 2000. This is and was
an
excellent course and has made a major diference in my life and work.
photo of Bob Ewing and student group.
"I am sincerely grateful that I found you, and that I took
your course! You have provided me with something much more
valuable than my MBA or my PhD!" Alan Enzo Nashville,
Tennessee Country: USA ecoenzo@gmail.com
"Permaculture Design Course ongoing On the 25th of September we started the group Permaculture Design Course here at the quinta. We are 4 people from different parts of Portugal (Malveira/Mafra, Cascais, Faro and Aveiro) who come together every second weekend to discuss the course material we have and do some practical exercises. In between these meetings we study on our own and have some online chats. We follow the course plan from http://www.permaculturevisions.com which is the oldest online Permaculture tutor. They have been around since 1993 and so far we all agree that the material they provide is excellent! Quinta Portugal
"I’m very glad that I chose to take this course, and feel that I got so much more out of it than I even anticipated. Thank you for putting it together so well and setting it up in the way that you have. I would recommend it to anyone and think that it is more in-depth than many other Permaculture course options that are out there. I’ve really enjoyed it, and have learned a lot." Dec 2010 Elizabeth K-G OR, USANigel Green formerly of UK writes: just to let you know that after completeing the brilliant pdc with you we moved to portugal to start a permacuture project, we are conecting with local culture, learning and teaching, just to let you know what you started see-- www.corgadapereira.wordpress.com
For more testimonials please contact us and
will ask students and or graduates to contact you directly so you can have
an impartial review.
We are honoured
by the commitment, high standard and ease in which
our students have become permaculture designers, teachers and
leaders and are very proud of them.
See here our
Register of graduates
(this is a new service, if your name is missing and you wish to be
included write to us and send a picture of your certificate from us)
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