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A new documentary celebrating the past, present and future of Crystal Waters is just being released. It is possibly the most extensive exploration of an ecovillage in a documentary yet produced… I’d love to hear of other examples. In 2018, Crystal Waters, a world-first permaculture settlement and wildlife sanctuary, is now 30 years old – located near Maleny, South East Queensland. Given a UN Habitat Award in 1996, Crystal Waters is known worldwide for its permaculture related educational courses. Community members run monthly markets, bakery and cafes, bamboo and timber plantations, a fire brigade, cinema, even a cemetery. A visitor park offers cabins, caravan sites and tent sites. Over 100 dwellings and community buildings showcase diverse building methods – rammed earth, mud brick, straw bale and pole construction. The flow of the program entwines history and present views in a colourful and engaging manner. It may not answer all your …

How often do you take time to review and renew your course design, your session plan that you work from to present regularly, your meeting agenda design or your event program? Do you tend to repeat the same session over and over or use similar processes to deliver the content you’re working with? Or do you challenge yourself to try new things, throw out the routine curricular or procedure, swap a standard process for a more creative one and dance on the edge of growth and expansion with each new challenge you give yourself? Do you get bored with what you offer to your groups? Are you tired of doing things the same way? Do your participants seem bored or disengaged? Or are your groups, meetings, events and sessions fun and exciting, receiving great feedback and motivating participants to thrive and shine. Do you complete and celebrate a job well …

Here’s a wonderful production of best practices and top tips for teachers of any subject. A free offering to the World Community as a download at printable resolution and available professionally produced from an on demand printer.    Explore :www.permaculturedesign.ca/teachersnotes Permaculture Design : Teachers Notes Envoy : Delvin Solkinson Design : Onbeyond Metamedia Editing and Contributions : Kym Chi Core Team and Contributions : Annaliese Hordern, Dana Wilson & Tamara Griffiths     Source Inspiration and Contributions : Rosemary Morrow, Robin Clayfield, Looby Macnamara. Core Insight and Contributions : Larry Santoyo, Max Lindegger, Robyn Francis. Core Inspiration and Insight : Jude Hobbs, Tom Ward, Geoff Lawton, Douglas and Sam Bullock, Michael Becker, Scott Pittman, Dave Boehnlein, Starhawk, David Holmgren, Dan Palmer and here’s the new Link for Delvin’s latest eNewsletter