• Assessment Criteria Summary Sheet for my Permaculture Diploma

 

 

From the handbook: "Take the headings on the assessment criteria sheet & under each one write a short paragragh outlining how you have met the criteria through your time practising permaculture & where this is cross referenced in the designs you have submited"

 

 

1: Completing a PDC & having a current membership with the PAB

-PDC: February 2009 at Monkton Wyld Court with Aranya, & Chris Evans of Designed Visions.

-Current Permaculture Association Membership Number: 1890

 

 

2: Demonstrating design skills:

-Documentation for 10 designs & overall portfolio online at http://livingpermaculture.wix.com/livingpermaculture

-A summary sheet for each of the designs showing which of the assessment criteria it meets - this is it!!

-A summary sheet for all ten designs showing the frameworks & methods used which is here -

 

 

3: Applying Permaculture in my own life:

-Evidenced by design work within my portfolio:

 

• Interior Design: Changes in my own post-diploma life, to create a harmony between inner truth & outer action. Zones 0, going deep into my centre to make changes which will reflect in my continued work in the other zones. Changes in mindset, attitude, habits, health & action. People Care, Pattern to detail, Energy efficient planning,

• Perrennial Dimension: A detailed 'layer plan' of my 'Food Garden' which is so important to me that it deserved two designs! The garden will provide much more year round food – fruit, nuts, herbs, greens, tubers, & other materials, for my family & possibly even some surplus for sale/exchange/gift. Earth care, People Care, Energy efficient Planning,

• Food Garden: Completely redesigned the 'vegetable garden' at my family's home. Earth Care, Obtain a yield.

  In this way we can be more dependant on our own produce, therby lessening the need for income to buy organic vegetables People care, Energy efficient planning,

• Action Learning Pathway: I made changes to the way I work, to be more effective by developing action plans, & schedules which included self-care. I chose designs that would give me the opportunity to work on my own projects such as the 2 garden designs & the interior design.

• Compost loo: Designing & building (& using!) a comfortable outdoor compost toilet for my family home. A simple system to minimise water use in the flush toilet & to minimize work. Earth care, People Care, Produce no waste,

• Portfolio Design: Another planning & scheduling design, to help me to get to the interim assessment point of my diploma.

• Skillshare Network: Designing & participating in a community skill share network which provided learning around practical skills & also nourished local permaculture related networking. People care, Integrate rather than segregate, Use & Value Diversity, Apply Self-regulation & accept feedback, Diversity, Succession,

• Livelihood: While not a specific design, changes I have made & am planning to build my livelihood through Permaculture Design consultancy work, Teaching Permaculture & related subjects in various contexts & setting up a productive land-based site which will provide a livelihood for at least one person (myself) & also serve as a demonstration site. People care, Earth care, Obtain a Yield, Multiple functions, Multiple element

 

 

4: Learning from & Developing my Permaculure Practise:

-Evidenced by Observation & Documentation on each design that shows how I have measured & evaluated the performance & effectiveness of the design. 

I have evaluated & reflected on each design in my portfolio using various evaluation tools. This evaluation & reflection has also included reflections on how my learning is progressing & how I have used lessons learnt in subseuent designs.

 

Designs which have been evaluated & in what way:

Interior Design: 6 Hats review

Perennial Dimension: 5 Action Learning Questions, & Evaluation against the functions of the design.

Incredible Edible: 4 Action Learning Questions, Input/Output analysis.

Food Garden: Evaluation against the functions of the design, & the three P's review.

Action Learning Pathway: PNI analysis & update on what actually happenned

Teaching design: 4 Action Learning Questions, & Self-Assessment using the "tutor assessment of individual design & feedback" form.

Portfolio Design:  4 Action Learning Questions, & Self-Assessment using the "tutor assessment of individual design & feedback" form.

Compost Loo: PNL (Positive, Negative, Learning), Costings, &  Self-Assessment using the "tutor assessment of individual design & feedback" form

Community Skillshare Network: 6 Hats  &  Self-Assessment using the "tutor assessment of individual design & feedback" form

Sunflower social farm: 4 Action Learning Questions & PMI analysis.

 

-My overall portfolio with a final piece of relective writing (or other media) which shows how my learning has progressed & informed the next design opportunity.

My review of relevant activities covers this.

 

 

 

5: Applying Permaculture to My work & Projects:

Evidenced by Designs within my portfolio, mainly in the following categories:

 

Site Development - Food Garden, Perennial dimension, Incredible Edible, Sunflower Social farm, Compost toilet,

Design Consultancy - Incredible Edible, Sunflower Social Farm

Admin  & Organisational - Portfolio design, Involvement in National Permaculture Gathering steering group

Education - Teaching designs & teaching work, Action Learning Pathway,

Community development - Interior design, Teaching work, Community Skillshare design, Involvement in Permaculture Gathering, 

Personal Development & Inner transition - Interior design, Action Learning Pathway,