permaculture

18 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

Example of a Facilitator’s Lesson Plan - 12 day Permaculture Course

Time Objective & Notes Resources Self-assessment

Images of projects, clock,

facilitator's book & Ref Book

Meta board / cards, markers

Workshop Contact Sheet

Enough Course Outlines for all the

participants

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

1 hour

(10.00)

Board, images sustainability &

unsustainability

Not clear enough - Pstill confused articipants

15 mins

(10.30) White board and markers

30 mins

(11.00)

Meta board / cards, markers,

Supporting Images Well received! Use again

45 mins

(11.45) White board and markers Good understanding

15 mins

(12.00) Images of Permaculture projects Need more images to explain

30 mins

(1.30)

Flip Charts of ethics & principles of

Permaculture

30 mins

(2.00)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

1 hour

(3.00)

White board and markers, images

FACT SHEETS for ALL

15 mins

(3.30)

30 mins

(4.00)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

15 mins

(4.15) Images of patterns in nature

30 mins

(4.45)

15 mins

(5.00)

15 mins

(8.15)

Good review session many

questions!

30 mins

(8.45)

45 mins

(9.30) Note pads & pens for participants

30 mins

(10.00)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

Course Name :

Permaculture Workshop Lesson Plan

Permaculture Village Development Course Course Objective:

Participants learn the basic principles and

practices of Permaculture Design & they

Create a Demonstration Garden / Nursery

Banjar, Pengosekan, Ubud

December 1 - December 14, 2006

Method & Activity / Lesson

1 hour

(9.00)

Presentation : Opening address and

introductions

Overview of planned activities

DAY 1 of 12 - Introduction to Permaculture

Facilitator introduction

Participant introductions Introduce the person to left or right

Fill in the contact sheet Participants info for networking / follow up

10 am - BREAK 15 minutes

Participants learn workshop agenda

Create working agreements Everyone agrees on workshop guidelines

Presentation : Introduction to

Sustainability

Participants understand concepts of

sustainability & unsustainability

Good start up extrparticipants arrived so we will a

need more work groups

Creative Thinking : Forum on

problems & solutions

Participants understand sustainable &

unsustainable practices

Creative Thinking : Discussion

about “Quality of Life”

Participants re-evaluate what create “A good

quality of life”

Creative thinking : Brainstorm

Permaculture's principles

Presentation : What is

Permaculture?

Participants gain basic understanding of

Permaculture

Presentation : Permaculture Ethics Participants understand and consider the foundation of Permaculture - ethics

12 pm - LUNCH BREAK 1 hour

Need more images of daily activities reflecting the ethics &

principles of Permaculture

3 pm - BREAK 15 minutes

Participants enjosessions and gave lots of inputs yed the

but were not sure how the

materials relate to their practices, need more emphasis

and images to demonstrpractical applicationsate

Creative thinking : List local ethics

support sustainability

Participants consider and re-value sustainable

practices from their culture

Presentation : Permaculture design

principles

Participants gain understanding about how to

practice Permaculture

Evaluation : Q & A about

yesterday's activities

Presentation : Patterns in Nature Participants gain understanding about wnatural patterns are important hy

Field activity : Pattern observation &

analysis walk

Participants re value observation, natural

pattern & how nature works

Evaluate level of understanding of yesterday's

workshop materials

10 am - BREAK 15 minutes

Presentation : Planning & methods

of design

Participants understand plans & design can

save them lots of time, cost & labor

Creative thinking : Present results of

Observation walk

Participants present the results of the local

resources they have found

Field activity : Observation walk Participants understand about observidentify local resources ation to

Participants still not conabout design being so vinced

important need more examples & local demos

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

Create workgroup : Animal

scramble

Course Location :

Course Dates :

Workgroups are formed

Establish fun learning environment, Re-

energize the participants

Wrap up : Explain tomorrow's

agenda & review today

Participants remember what they have learned

& are prepared for tomorrow

Creative Facilitation : Energizer

Participants exchange ideas & create principles

appropriate to the area

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers, related images

DAY 2 of 12 - Patterns in Nature and Peramculture Zones, Maps

Permaculture_Lesson_Plans.xls VDC 12 days 1 of 7

15 mins

(10.15) Images of various types of maps Good session use again

1 hour

(11.15)

Sticks, strings, rock, measuring

tape

45 mins

(12.00)

Farming tools, strings, tape

measuring, pegs

30 mins

(1.30) Many still don't understand

15 mins

(1.45) Well received

15 mins

(2.00)

1 hour

(3.00) Model making tools & materials Very successful!

40 mins

(3.40) Great start on presentations

20 mins (4.00) Well received

30 mins

(4.30)

Manfollow up with Py good ideas emerged, ak Mayor

15 mins

(5.00)

Ibu Unruly can't come tomorrow save handouts

15 mins

(8.15)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

Good feedbacgroup about chick from wken coopsomen's

15 mins

(8.30)

Meta board / cards, markers FACT

SHEETS for ALL

30 mins

(9.30)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

15 mins

(10.15)

Not enough time Pstill confused articipants

30 mins

(10.45)

75 mins

(12.00)

15 mins

(13.00) Images of good house designs

Good images! SaGede :) y thanks to

10 mins

(1.10) Very well received

15 mins

(1.25) Introduction wparticipants got boredas too long the

20 mins

(1.45)

Manfollow up with Ibu y good ideas emerged, Wendi

15 mins

(2.00)

15 mins

(2.15)

45 mins

(3.00)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

1 3/4 hour

(4.45)

Farming tools, water tank, pipes &

glue Great activity good results

15 mins (5.00) markersBig sheets of paper, white board &

15 mins

(8.15)

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers

Participants are getting tired not so many questions today

1 hour

(09.15)

Farming tools, nets, buckets &

gloves Need more neem leatime ves next

45 mins

(10.00)

Big paper, white board & markers

FACT SHEETS for ALL

Good response, requested special training and demo

Participants gain understanding on how much

waste they create

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers, images of water systems,

impacts of long term bad waste

management FACT SHEETS for ALL

These sessions helped to consolidate the learning,

increase time on opening presentation next time

Presentation : Houses & their

environment

Participants gain understanding about

integrated house design

Wrap up : Explain tomorrow's

agenda & review today

Participants remember what they have learned

& are prepared for tomorrow

Wragenda & review todaap up : Explain tomorroy w's Participants remember w& are prepared for tomorrohat they haw ve learned

3 pm - BREAK 15 minutes

12 pm - LUNCH BREAK 1 hour

10 am - BREAK 15 minutes

Participants concerned about lack of infrastructure and cost

for waste pick up

Creative Facilitation : Energizer

Good session many questions

Evaluation : Q & A about

yesterday's activities

Evaluate level of understanding of yesterday's

workshop materials

Evaluation : Q & A about

yesterday's activities

Evaluate level of understanding of yesterday's

workshop materials

Re-energize and refocus the participants after

lunch

Presentation : Various way to create

maps

Participants gain basic understanding on how

to read & create maps

Field activity : Making & using A

frame to measure contours

Participants understand how to make and use

an A frame

Field activity : Methods for

measuring & right angles

Participants gain understanding of simple

techniques for measuring

Field activity : Creating scaled map

with elements Participants learn how to make maps

12 pm - LUNCH BREAK 1 hour

Big sheets of paper, white board,

mm pad, pencil, eraser & markers

Participants very enthusiastic

3 pm - BREAK 15 minutes

Presentation : Introduction to

Permaculture zones

Participants understand zones & how to divide

up their own projects into stages

Creative thinking : Groups build

simple zone model

Exchange ideas of sustainable practices, value

other people's ideas

Creative Facilitation : Form Groups Participants are divided into work groups

Creative thinking : Uses of

community land

Participants come up with appropriate solutions

for their village / community

Creative thinking : Groups present

their zone models

Participants explain designs & practice

presentation skills (max 10 mins each!)

Presentation Permaculture village zone: Introduction to the Participants gain more understanding of best practices in the village zone

Participants gain basic understanding of waste

management

Presentation : Pollution in water,

soil & creatures

Participants gain a better understanding about

problems faced due to pollution

Presentation : Sustainable & non

sustainable materials

Participants understand about the benefits of

using sustainable materials

Presentation : Water strategies Participants understand that wand they need to preserve itater is precious

Creative thinking : Managing &

storing drinking water

Participants exchange ideas on practical ways

to manage & store drinking water

Creative thinking : Sustainable

house design ideas

Participants exchange ideas of more sustainable

housing development

Presentation : Healthy & practical

kitchen

Participants gain understanding of the

connection between cleanliness & health

Field activity : Create a safe water

storage system

Participants understand how to store water &

the importance of clean water

Field activity : Cleaning water Participants gain understanding on hoclean water using locals resources w to

Presentation : Waste water

treatment system

Participants understand how waste water

pollutes & endangers people's health

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers, related images

Big sheets of paper, white board &

markers, related images

Creative thinking : Community

waste recycling & disposal

Participants develop ideas for practical waste

management in their area

Creative thinking : Groups create a

list of pollutants

Participants understand pollution is a problem

& are encouraged to solve it

Presentation : Dealing with wastes

Creative thinking : Community

garbage math

DAY 3 of 12 - Waste Management, Water and Housing

DAY 4 of 12 - Water, Soil & Housing Design

Permaculture_Lesson_Plans.xls VDC 12 days 2 of 7