"If more sustainability and regeneration professionals, officials, practitioners and individuals in general had the skills provided by this course, our world would be more peaceful, abundant and thriving."

COURSE INVITATION

Dive into the practical knowledge that informs personal resilience in the fast changing times of the 21st century. Engage with interactive individual and group exercises that build practical literacy in the realm of sustainability and regeneration. Explore the skills, attitudes, capabilities, ways of being and values indispensable to thriving in and turning around the degrading conditions of the world. Participate in active learning, self-reflection, self-directed enquiry, learning by doing and within communities of practice. Join a community of earth, people and life supporting individuals that care about and are committed to contribute positively to our common future. Get stellar intellectual stimulation, conceptualization and practice. Feel confident on how to move forward. Know how to respond to and be ready for a fast changing world. Be in the course that will transform our common future.

CLARYFYING DEFINITIONS

We define sustainability as an ability to endure and to continue in an optimum state of being. This gives us the power to continuously envision, evolve and pursue what optimum shall be (unlike the mainstream definitions and explanations that miss this part of the sustainability concept). We add to sustainability an additional definition, as the ability to nourish and support life in its optimum state indefinitely. In this stated context, we add embedded continuous regeneration, and define it as regenerative, restorative, approaches, that allow for adaptability, dynamism, emergent properties and resilience, in the pursuit of an ever evolving optimum state of being. For us, sustainability encompasses regeneration! ​

COURSE DETAILS

This interactive course goes beyond knowledge about sustainability, regeneration, and leadership. It provides practical active individual and community learning exercises for the development, improvement and/or expansion of skills in these realms. The course combines concepts of personal and professional growth, leadership, holistic analysis, systems thinking, community building, ecological understanding, permaculture approaches and regenerative practice in 16 learning Modules. Each Module provides theories, philosophies, principles, techniques and practical applications of close to 50 leadership, sustainability & regenerative literacy skills. For each Module, in addition to the interactions and learning in the the live sessions, participants are invited to engage in and complete weekly tasks for deeper understanding and development of mastery of the presented skills. In the process of completing the tasks for each Module, participants can build a sustainability & regeneration literacy portfolio by recording and sharing their actions and/or reflections to a larger community. 

Each of the 16 weekly modules includes: 
1 weekly 2.5 hours live session - interactive lecture, exercises and discussion (recorded for future reference)
1 weekly custom presentation (shared in the live session) - for reflection on synthesized ideas
1 weekly task to complete - to deepen the understanding and develop the skills of the concepts explored 
1 weekly interaction with the course community - forum style to learn with and from others
1 weekly optional reading club meeting - additional learning help
1 weekly curated list of related readings and learning media (free to download) - access to some of the best readings in the realm of sustainability and regeneration (+ additional lists of recommended readings that may require purchase)

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COURSE SCHEDULE & TOPICS 

This is a 16 weeks, medium paced, deep dive course from Monday, January 9th, 2023 to Monday, April 24th 2023, with the optional and highly recommended certification day on Friday, May the 5th or the 12th, 2023. Access to a more detailed course syllabus and opportunity to introduce oneself to the course participants is granted starting Monday, December 19th 2022. Access to the content of each Module is granted immediately after each Live session on Mondays. 

​The course content is inspired by and uses resources and practices from “The Handbook for Sustainability Literacy”, the work of Joanna Macy, “Thinking in Systems” by Donella Meadows, the work of the Transition Network, the work of Bill Mollison and other Permaculture teachers and authors, work done in Sociocracy, Biomimicry, Cradle to Cradle, work done by Napoleon Hill, Hunter Lovins, Paul Hawkins, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and the work done by the main teacher for this course, Lucian Toma.

For best results in this course, 4 additional hours of study, reflection, task performance and interaction with the community via an asynchronous forum is highly recommended weekly. Full participation will include forming and being part of groups with other course participants. Anyone can opt out of participating in groups. All course participants will have access to the evolving content and community of this course indefinitely, as well as the larger About And For Sustainability community, The Permaculture School Farm Village Academy community, Sun And Bloom Farms community and subsequent creations related to these expanding communities.  Disclaimer 1: Access to the content of the course will be removed from individuals that participate in less than 75% of the Live Sessions. Disclaimer 2: participation in this course may require a Google account!​​

COURSE ASSUMPTIONS

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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR

This course is for people working on building their personal, family, community and business resilience, while also staying committed to making the world a better place! It is for leaders and teachers, community builders and seekers, individuals working in critical aspects of our society, such as farmers, doctors, healers, and in fact all people, because we are all making our society work! This is indispensable practical literacy for leading a personal sustainable and regenerative life, and contributing to making it happen for all.

The course can be experienced as an intellectual exploration. Each Module can be experienced by itself also. For full effect and the certification we recommend engaging in the course community and the completion of all tasks. To be certified, each participant needs to complete the tasks of each module and compile and or synthesize them in a final presentation. Beyond the certification, the course participants will get a well rounded understanding on how to participate in and co-create a sustainability inspired and regenerative future, one of health, peace, abundance and thriving for all. College students may get credit from their schools with majors in sustainability studies.

All course participants will have access to the evolving content and community of this course indefinitely, as well as the larger About And For Sustainability community, The Permaculture School Farm Village Academy community, Sun And Bloom Farms community and subsequent creations related to these expanding communities. 

SAMPLE COURSE PRESENTED CONCEPTS 

FRAMING THE PROBLEM

EXPLORING SOLUTIONS

ENGAGING PRACTICALITY

"This course is about giving you the opportunity to develop, refine and/or strengthen sustainability, regeneration and leadership skills conducive to a more powerful life for yourself ​and actively co-creating a regenerative world together."

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Lucian Toma  (lead instructor) ​
​Lucian is a sustainability, leadership and permaculture designer, educator and consultant with over 10 years of professional experience in the design, development and implementation of regenerative programs and projects in academic, government, business and nonprofit environments. He led over 300 workshops, lectures and courses on topics from the realms of sustainability, permaculture and regenerative leadership, touching the lives of over 7000 individuals of all ages. To date, Lucian led 11 Permaculture Design Courses, with a focus on both urban and rural solutions. As a permaculture practitioner he designed  and installed over 50 small, medium and large private and public spaces in 5 major climate zones, including tropical, sub-tropical mid latitudes, dry (mostly) and and moist continental mid-latitude. Lucian is also a college professor, the co-founder of reEarth Consulting and Bloom Farms (Desert Bloom and Sun And Bloom), as well as the founder and master mind behind About And For Sustainability. He holds a BA in International Relations, a MA in Global Leadership and Sustainable Development from Hawaii Pacific University and multiple Permaculture Design certifications. Currently he is completing certifications in Holistic Management and Regenerative Agriculture, and undergoing a Phd in Soil Sciences. ​He also enjoys regenerating his land in the Ozarks of Missouri as a Permaculture Farm School Village, reading daily, spending time with his partner Anna Maria, playing with his two sons, and inspiring, empowering and supporting the leaders of our regenerative future. ​

THE SPRING 2023 COURSE WILL FEATURE GRADUATES FROM THE FALL 2022 COURSE AS ADDITIONAL FACILITATORS AND INSTRUCTORS - NAMES AND BIOS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

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THE VALUE OF THE COURSE

Based on Median Pricing in the Industry of similar Courses and Content

• 16 2.5 hours live sessions - $4,000
• 16 2.5 hours live session recordings - $1,600
• 16 pdf custom presentations - $1,600
• 16 bonus curated lists of readings and other media resources - $1,600
• 16 optional reading club meetings - $800
• Indefinite access to the course content and community - priceless
• Access to and learning with a community of like minded people - priceless
• Building a sustainability literacy portfolio during the course - priceless

​= $9,600 + (3 x priceless)

COURSE COSTS

PLEASE NOTE THAT, DUE TO THE FORMAT OF THIS COURSE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS!
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Super Early Bird Cost of Course - $240 - when paid in full by December 1st 2022 OR BEFORE 10 SEATS ARE FILLED
​Early Bird Cost of Course - $360 - when paid in full by December 15th 2022 OR BEFORE 20 SEATS ARE FILLED
Full Cost of the Course - sliding scale* $480 to $1,920 - when paid in full before course starts
Full Cost of the Course in 4 Monthly Payments - sliding scale* $120 to $480 

*Sliding Scale: 
-- Choose the lowest cost option if investing in this course is a big step and a financial stretch for you
-- Choose the median cost option if you’re financially stable and ready to step into a new level of investing in yourself and your contribution to the world.
-- Choose the highest cost option if you are financially abundant and excited to support yourself and your course community by sharing your abundance

Young Adults and Teenagers between 14 and 20 years of age receive an additional 10% off!
We offer 3 full scholarships and 3 work trade opportunities for this course - reach out!

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