BUDDHA SMILES – PINB WORKSHOP 2010 – TAMILNADU

Buddha Smiles will be hosting the seventh Natural Building workshop at the Garden of Peace. This six week international camp will run from 9th January – 22nd February 2010 will be hosted at the Garden of Peace school / Farm near Vellore in Tamil Nadu, South India. During this period we will work with the local builders from India & teachers / natural builders from the U.S & Europe. We have learned from our experience that there is a tremendous potential for natural building in India given the socio-cultural and climatic reasons. 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. The build will support & encourage our campaign for a sustainable education program. The new rooms will provide accommodation for teachers/trainers/students to stay for a longer duration.

Event Details: To complementing the Natural Building we will start with a week long “Introduction to Permaculture” course consisting of daily lectures, hands-on activities and field trips. We aim to educate, inspire and share ideas about sustainable living in the tropics, whilst benefiting the site and students of the school. This course will be co-taught by Christian Shearer from the Panya Project (www.panyaproject.org a Permaculture site/Education centre in Northern Thailand). Matt Prosser & Kate Chahal. Permaculture is a design system to create regenerative, sustainable systems. It will complement the natural building activities and further help to promote the holistic development of the community.
Awards: 1,000 – 1,200 US $ (on a sliding scale) for international participants. For Indians Rs.12,000 (INR) for individuals and Rs. 15,000 (INR) for institutional registration for the six-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.

Important Dates: Dates: 9th of January – 22nd of February 2010

Location: Garden of Peace school / Organic farm. Kurumbupalayam Village, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu (3 hours from Chennai).

Contact:
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: ramumanivannan(AT)gmail.com / spiritinlifemovement(AT)yahoo.com

Source: http://buddhasmiles.in/