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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Explore the idea that when you work with nature, it can take less energy. For example, after experiencing two different ways to collect water (e.g. one involving carrying a watering up a hill, and the other allowing it to flow down the hill to where you want it). A discussion can help children to think about how to work with the natural flow of water. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Play a game which explains what permaculture is. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Discuss t the difference between want and need. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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With Eyes closed, do a creative visualisation of a journey through a world of abundance and harmony with nature - then make drawings or write about the experience. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Discuss Gandhi's statement "There is enough for everyone's need but not everyone's greed". |
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Connections |
The web of life |
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Participate in the web of life activity: In a circle each person takes the role of a natural element (e.g. river/oak tree/mosquito/swallow). One person has a ball of string, s/he says what connections she has to another element (e.g. swallow eats fly; bat lives in tree) and throws the string to them, whilst keeping hold of the end of the string. This repeats until everybody is connected with the string in a web. It can continue until elements have many connections. Discuss that the string represents the invisible connections between all life. Observe what happens if one element is destroyed (meaning the child releases the string they are holding), continue taking out the elements and observe what happens to the web of life. |
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Connections |
The web of life |
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Experiment with growing seeds: compare seeds which are given most their needs but no water, to one which has no sun, or air, or if a seed has all it's needs met. |
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Connections |
The web of life |
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See and experience diverse natural systems, with lots of different types of plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. |
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Connections |
The web of life |
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Experience a natural system (e.g. a native woodland) whilst blindfolded, how many different bird songs can you catch? How many different species can you feel/smell/hear? |
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Connections |
The web of life |
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Stay overnight in the wood to get deeper connections to nature and each other. |
