So what does the new teaching and learning paradigm look like? What kind of learning experiences are transformative? What kind of institutions are equipping the leaders
of today and tomorrow? How we 'teach' for sustainbility literacy?
22–26 Febuary 2012
El Manzano, BioBio Chile
Price from CLP$ E3 104.000 |E2 156.000 | E1 208.000 includes all food and acomodation.
The Chileno Institute of Permaculture has been an experimental approach to the design of an Institute of Permaculture. From the beginning we set out to create a system based on the learning by error of the whole permaculture network worldwide.
The Chileno Permaculture experiment is not without roots. Chile has a long history, hidden by the Pinochet government and its shock doctrine, of cooperative efforts. The government of alliende was attempting to run the country as a cooperative of cooperatives in the 70's and with Stafford Beer onboard, was on the leading edge of comunications technology and participatory democracy.
As the permaculture community heads to Jordan, the Chileno example offers some hope of forms of organisation that can be both emergent and innovative, while ordered and formal.
Join us in September as we prepare for Cuba 2013 for deep insights into how to design for learning communities in the age of uncertainty.
Pucon (meaning "entrance of the cordillera") is an inspiring little community in the south of Chile with a total population of some 20,000, 13,000 of which are in the town itself. Pucon is Chiles latest Transition Town, not yet official, but certainly mulling, and now with a core group of leaders moving and shaking, is set to change the game in this part of the world.
The course itself is a first attempt by two permaculture design course graduates Jose Castro and Martin Araneda to establish themselves as teachers, to develop a local team,
El Manzano Permaculture does Regenerative Design. We create beautiful & resilient human settlements that restore ecology, strengthen community, and stimulate local economy. We can handle every aspect of landuse projects, from initial project creation to design, planning, implementation and ongoing maintenance.
Established in 2007 AppleTree Permaculture is a recognised market leader working at the forefront of innovative and sustainable land-use strategies, urban design, and landscape development in Chile.
We are a collaborative team of landscape designers, ecologists, rural planners,
During the month of March 2011 the Pucon Transition Initiative held its opening public meeting to launch a series of events for the year. With Andrew Langford and Liora Adler of Gaia University International in attendance the first public event was a roaring success.
After almost a year of planning, networking and behind the scenes work to gather a team, win some funding from the government, and gain the support of local council and organisations, this was a well planned and orchestrated learning event that has energised a community.
The Pucon project was brought to life in 2010 through the work of Jose Castro and Martin Araneda two permaculture designers and associates of the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design. An initial public talk explaining transition was offered by Grifen Hope and Javiera Carrion in January 2010. This led to a small group forming, holding regular meetings, and then a series of public movie screenings.
20 km from Cabrero in the BíoBío Region of Chile is the first "transition town" in Latin America and the only one in Chile. It's called Villa El Manzano and is a tiny town that seeks to achieve ecological self reliance. Behind this project there are three brothers from Santiago who dream of changing the world.
So what does the new teaching and learning paradigm look like? What kind of learning experiences are transformative? What kind of institutions are equipping the leaders
of today and tomorrow? How we 'teach' for sustainbility literacy?
22–26 Febuary 2012
El Manzano, BioBio Chile
Price from CLP$ E3 104.000 |E2 156.000 | E1 208.000 includes all food and acomodation.
Spanish
The first module of the 
Resilient Human Settlements by Design
Aqui existe una
20 km from Cabrero in the BíoBío Region of Chile is the first "transition town" in Latin America and the only one in Chile. It's called Villa El Manzano and is a tiny town that seeks to achieve ecological self reliance. Behind this project there are three brothers from Santiago who dream of changing the world.
Interview with Carolina Heidke 
