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A. Introducing permaculture
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1. Permaculture ethics and principles
2. Connections
B. Living nature
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3. Soil and stone
4. Water
5. Plants and trees
6. The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms
7. Air
C. Design
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D. Growing food
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10. Preparing food
E. Built environment and resource use
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11. Buildings
12. Using nature’s gifts wisely
F. Social permaculture
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13. My body, heart and mind
14. My community
15. Our human family
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Biomimicry (4)
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Helping to prepare food and eating together (1)
Homes (4)
Insulation and draught-proofing (7)
Natural building materials (15)
Shelter (4)
Using the power of water, air and sun (4)
Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle (7)
What happens to our waste? (12)
Where resources come from and the effects of their use (16)
making an alternative to plastic wrap out of cotton and beeswax (melted into the cloth with a warm iron) (1)
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Holistic Planning
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Theme:
A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture
Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head
Age:
3-6
7-12
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Sub Topic
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Using nature's gifts wisely
Eco-friendly travel
Implement an active travel plan (to save fossil fuels).
Using nature's gifts wisely
Eco-friendly travel
Celebrate as a whole school the number of days/distance travelled with lowest carbon footprint (compare using an app or other method).
Using nature's gifts wisely
Eco-friendly travel
Learn about the benefits of active travel (cycling and walking etc.) and different alternatives to the car.
Using nature's gifts wisely
Eco-friendly travel
Learn about eco-friendly ways of traveling and transportation.
Buildings
Biomimicry
Watch how birds build their nests.
Buildings
Biomimicry
Observe how buildings are built in harmony with the natural landscape and climate (lower buildings in a high valley, pointed roofs where it snows a lot, green roofs, etc.).
Buildings
Biomimicry
Copy a design from nature into something they build (biomimicry).
Buildings
Biomimicry
Talk about something amazing which an animal does, such as 'How does a bird make a nest with it's beak!?!' and try to copy their shelter (e.g. foxes den, wood mouse nest).
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