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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

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Design Creative expression Have a party to celebrate a creation in which they were involved in the design process.
Design Creative expression See their own creative work being appreciated by others.
Plants and trees Creating arts and crafts from natural materials Spend a night in a forest camping in a self-built shelter.
Plants and trees Creating arts and crafts from natural materials Use tools to create useful items with natural resources e.g. carve a wooden butter knife, weave a basket, dye wool.
Plants and trees Creating arts and crafts from natural materials Create a shelter from materials that you can find around you in the forest such as sticks, bark, bracken, leaves.
Plants and trees Creating arts and crafts from natural materials Tie 4 sticks together using square lashing to make a picture frame. Walk around the woods (or other natural area) placing the picture frame in different places as if it is a painting.
Plants and trees Creating arts and crafts from natural materials Weave a basket and use it to collect plants which you forage.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Prepare a simple, healthy meal for themselves.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Make a cookbook gathering favorite recipes.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Follow a recipe to prepare a local dish without ingredients from abroad.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Clean up after cooking and wash the dishes with minimum impact on nature, use ecological soap and water the garden with the water afterwards.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Pick food which has little packaging, and recycle all the packaging used, think about it's impact.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Cut food with a knife safely and independently.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Experience cooking using a direct renewable resources (e.g. solar cooker, open fire).
Preparing food Cooking and baking Bake healthy sweets (without sugar and using vegetables from the garden e.g. beetroot cake) for celebrating events.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Find out about the impact of different foods e.g. food miles, industrial production, local economy.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Learn about different beliefs around food e.g. vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher.
Preparing food Cooking and baking Identify different kitchen utensils (e.g. spoons, ladles, scales, frying pans etc) and know how to use and maintain them.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See plants which make nutrients available for other plants.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See the white balls (nitrogen fixing nodules) on the roots of legumes (e.g. peas or beans).

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