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Created: Nov 18, 2008
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
Semi-Private
5 week Natural Building and Permaculture Camp in South India
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Location : Kurumbupalayam Village, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu (3 hours distance from Chennai)
Hosted by : BUDDHA SMILES
The International Camp
BUDDHA
SMILES will be hosting the sixth Natural Building workshop at the
Garden of Peace. This five week international camp will run from 9th
January 2009 to 15th February 2009 will be hosted at the Kurumbupalayam
Village near Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India. During this period we will
work with the local builders from India committed to alternatives,
natural builders from Asia, Indian students and volunteers and skilled
teachers from the West. We have learnt from our experience that there
is a tremendous potential for natural building in India given the
socio-cultural and climatic reasons. In a way the experience of being
engaged in natural building itself is a revival of this great tradition
of building in this part of the world.
BUDDHA
SMILES provides an ideal environment for sharing the spirit of
togetherness. The building theme (Teachers/Trainers Rooms) reflects the
genuine needs of the Garden of Peace School and the campaign for
sustainable education program that will support/ encourage students/
seminar/workshop participants to be accommodated for a longer duration
in all weather conditions in this part of the world.
Introduction to Permaculture Course
Complementing
the Natural Building course will be an "Introduction to Permaculture"
course consisting of daily lectures, hands-on activities and field
trips. This course will be led by Matt Prosser. Permaculture is a
design system to create regenerative, sustainable systems. Through this
course participants will learn how systems can be designed holistically
using Permaculture principles. It will complement the natural building
activities and further help to promote the holisitc development of the
community. Permaculture classes (lectures & hands on activities)
will be held during the first week of the Natural Building &
Permaculture Workshop beginning from 9th January to 14th February 2009
at the Garden of Peace School which is located on an organic farm in
Kurumbupalayam village, the site for Natural Building this year.
| <img src="http://www.elkecole.com/%7Eelkecole/tipe/pictures/brick%20making%20and%20women.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /> | Natural Building Hands-on Learn, share and celebrate the joy of working through hands-on building practice, demonstrations and classes in the following: Adobe, Cob, natural finishes(earthen and manual plasters), sculptural relief, bamboo work, thatch roof, straw roof, foundation work, arch, window and door frame installation, mixing techniques, model making, appropriate tropical design etc. Elke Cole is returning to facilitate the workshop in cooperation with local builders. |
Every week there will be cultural activities consisting of dance, music and drama reflecting the local traditions, Weekly walking and cycle tours, night walks, visit important historical, religious, , environmental, spiritual and tourist places near Vellore/Chennai/Pondichery
Course Fee: 1200 – 1000 US $ (on a sliding scale) for international participants. For Indians Rs.12000 (INR) for individuals and Rs. 15,000 (INR) for institutional registration for the five-week programme. Your contribution will help provide food, tents, materials, travel and honorarium for the instructors. A part of this contribution will also help the Garden of Peace School at the village. Fee concession and scholarships are available on request.
Registration :
Register online now
Or contact the organizer:
Ramu Manivannan
Chairperson – BUDDHA SMILES , Spirit in Life Movement , 4 A, First West Main Road, Anna Nagar, Vellore – 632 001
Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: smilesbuddha@yahoo.com , spiritinlifemovement@yahoo.com
Visit us @ http://buddhasmiles.in/
or email Elke: elke@elkecole.com