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A 32 hour Children In Permaculture Practitioners course over 13 sessions will be taking place online starting from October 2026. This in depth course which will give participants a toolbox of ways to engage children in permaculture using a holistic, creative approach which involves children in the whole process as a partner in their learning. It is for people who have attended the CiP two day training course as well as the 14 day Permaculture Designers Course.
Trainers: Gaye Amus and Lusi Alderslowe
Dates: Tuesday evenings 27th October 2026- 9th February 2027
Place: Online
Time: 17.30-19.30 UTC/GMT
Exact dates and time of 13 sessions:
Tuesdays: 27th October 2026
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24 November 2026
1st, 8th, 15th, December 2026
5th, 12th, 19th January 2027
2nd, 9th February 2027
Time:
Each session is at the same time:
UK: GMT: 5.30 pm-7.30 pm (17:30-19:30)
USA: Central Standard Time (e.g. Texas): 11.30 pm-1.30 pm (11:30-13:30)
CET: Central European Time (e.g. France): 6.30 pm-8.30 pm (18:30-20:30)
EEST: Finland, Turkey, Romania: 7.30pm-9.30pm (19:30-21:30)
This course will give you the skills and support you need to design with and for children.
If you have completed the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture course, you will understand how important it is to embed this into children’s learning environments. This course will equip you with the skills to take you to create two Diploma level designs, with and for children – a session plan and a garden.
Pre-Requirements
Completed the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture course (12 hour)
Completed (or in the process of doing) a Permaculture Design Course (72 hour)
Have experience working with children.
If you are going to be working with groups of children then you must have an outdoor paediatric first aid course.
The participants can become a Children In Permaculture (CIP) Practitioner after completing the portfolio. It is also a pre-requisite to the next stage of becoming a CIP trainer.
There is an early bird price until end of July and opportunity to pay in installments.
More information and registeration: https://www.permaculturechildren.org/practitioners
About The Trainers
Gaye Amus (Finland)
Gaye Amus is an environmental educator specialised in early childhood education, based in Helsinki, Finland. She has 12 years experience working in kindergartens including a Rain or Shine nature kindergarten in Finland. Founder of the social enterprise Learning In Nature she is currently training educators internationally, contributing in conferences, giving seminars and consultation in nature pedagogy and outdoor education. She pioneered and co-founded the Children in Permaculture project and is a co-author of the book “Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education: The Children in Permaculture Manual” (2018). She is also the author of the book “Come Out and Play: A Learning Journey Towards Nature Pedagogy” (2022).
Lusi Alderslowe (Scotland)
Permaculture Educator, Children in Permaculture Trainer, Senior Tutor for the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design, and co-author of ‘Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education: the Children in Permaculture Manual’. Lusi has been doing permaculture with children for over 20 years in various settings including co-founding an outdoor playgroup, designing and co-creating food forests in schools, leading forest school programmes, outdoor maths projects, and teacher training.
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A 32 hour Children In Permaculture Practitioners course over 13 sessions will be taking place online starting from October 2026. This in depth course which will give participants a toolbox of ways to engage children in permaculture using a holistic, creative approach which involves children in the whole process as a partner in their learning. It is for people who have attended the CiP two day training course as well as the 14 day Permaculture Designers Course.
Trainers: Gaye Amus and Lusi Alderslowe
Dates: Tuesday evenings 27th October 2026- 9th February 2027
Place: Online
Time: 17.30-19.30 UTC/GMT
Exact dates and time of 13 sessions:
Tuesdays: 27th October 2026
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24 November 2026
1st, 8th, 15th, December 2026
5th, 12th, 19th January 2027
2nd, 9th February 2027
Time:
Each session is at the same time:
UK: GMT: 5.30 pm-7.30 pm (17:30-19:30)
USA: Central Standard Time (e.g. Texas): 11.30 pm-1.30 pm (11:30-13:30)
CET: Central European Time (e.g. France): 6.30 pm-8.30 pm (18:30-20:30)
EEST: Finland, Turkey, Romania: 7.30pm-9.30pm (19:30-21:30)
This course will give you the skills and support you need to design with and for children.
If you have completed the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture course, you will understand how important it is to embed this into children’s learning environments. This course will equip you with the skills to take you to create two Diploma level designs, with and for children – a session plan and a garden.
Pre-Requirements
Completed the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture course (12 hour)
Completed (or in the process of doing) a Permaculture Design Course (72 hour)
Have experience working with children.
If you are going to be working with groups of children then you must have an outdoor paediatric first aid course.
The participants can become a Children In Permaculture (CIP) Practitioner after completing the portfolio. It is also a pre-requisite to the next stage of becoming a CIP trainer.
There is an early bird price until end of July and opportunity to pay in installments.
More information and registeration: https://www.permaculturechildren.org/practitioners
About The Trainers
Gaye Amus (Finland)
Gaye Amus is an environmental educator specialised in early childhood education, based in Helsinki, Finland. She has 12 years experience working in kindergartens including a Rain or Shine nature kindergarten in Finland. Founder of the social enterprise Learning In Nature she is currently training educators internationally, contributing in conferences, giving seminars and consultation in nature pedagogy and outdoor education. She pioneered and co-founded the Children in Permaculture project and is a co-author of the book “Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education: The Children in Permaculture Manual” (2018). She is also the author of the book “Come Out and Play: A Learning Journey Towards Nature Pedagogy” (2022).
Lusi Alderslowe (Scotland)
Permaculture Educator, Children in Permaculture Trainer, Senior Tutor for the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design, and co-author of ‘Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education: the Children in Permaculture Manual’. Lusi has been doing permaculture with children for over 20 years in various settings including co-founding an outdoor playgroup, designing and co-creating food forests in schools, leading forest school programmes, outdoor maths projects, and teacher training.
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