The Seasonal Experience Academy Curriculum

This is an overview of what will be covered at The Seasonal Experience Academy during 12 months.
In total 600 hours spread out over 150 days.
13 days of 4 hours each per month.

Annual Practical Education
(Theory & practice)

Earthship

72 hours in total, spread out over 18 days

  • History, function, pros/cons, models

  • Designing an Earthship

  • Tire walls

  • Ventilation hatches

  • Flat roof with timber

  • Vaulted roof with ferro cement

  • Tincan walls

  • Glass bottle walls

  • Wood frame walls

  • Adobe walls

  • Cement walls

  • Concrete floors

  • Doors/Windows

  • WOM/POM

  • Furniture

Systems

40 hours in total, spread out over 10 days

Electricity

  • DC electricity

    • Basic knowledge/tools

    • Design

    • Solar generator

    • Wiring

    • Batteries

    • Controller

    • Inverter

    • Solar panels

    • Wind turbine

    • Hydroelectric turbines

    • Dynamo

    • Solar tracker

    • Solar panel rack

  • AC electricity

    • Basic knowledge/tools

    • Design

    • Generators gas

    • Generators gasoline

    • Generators diesel

    • Wiring

Water

  • Water catchment

  • Water filtration

  • Water Storage

  • Water pumping

  • Potable water system

  • Grey water recycling systems

  • Sump pump systems

  • Hydronic systems

  • Plumbing

    • Plumbing with copper

    • Plumbing with PVC/CPVC

    • Plumbing with PEX

    • Plumbing with brass

    • Plumbing with multi-layer tube

  • Shower

  • WC

  • Tub, Hot tub, Jacuzzi

  • Sink

  • Taps

  • Food grainer

Gas

  • Bio Gas Digester

  • Gas supply system

  • Plumbing

  • Filtration

  • Storage

  • Usage

Sewage

  • Design

  • Grey water

  • Black water

  • Bio gas digester

  • Plant cells

  • Plumbing

  • Solar treatment

  • Compost

  • WC

  • Outhouse

Heating

  • Liquid

  • Air

  • Floor

  • Food

Cooling

  • House

  • Food

  • Liquid

Food

  • Production

    • Perma culture

    • Hydroponics

    • Aquaponics

    • Quackaponics

    • Vermiponics

    • Traditional mono-culture

    • Greenhouses

    • Micro greenhouses

    • Self watering systems

  • Storage

    • Cold cellar/room

    • Refrigerator

    • Freezer

    • Preservation

  • Processing

    • Meat

    • Fish

    • Plants

    • Bread

  • Cooking

    • Recepies

Other Selfsustainable building techniques

164 hours in total, spread out over 41 days

  • Earthship studio

  • Rammed Earth

  • Sandbags

  • Cobb

  • Straw bale

  • Bamboo

  • Cave house

  • Brick house

  • Shipping container

  • Tiny house

  • Micro house

  • Camper van

  • Camper van module

Workshops

112 hours in total, spread out over 28 days

  • Carpentry

  • Foundry

  • Welding

    • Iron

    • Steel

    • Aluminum

  • Soldering

    • Tin

    • Copper

  • Tiles

  • Stones

  • Cement/Concrete

  • Ferro cement

  • Glass

  • Ceramic

  • Plastic

  • Resin

  • Cardboard/paper

  • Bamboo

Landscaping

112 hours in total, spread out over 28 days

  • Permaculture design 20 hours

  • Self-sustainable design 8 hours

  • Naturacend design 8 hours

  • Stone walls 16 hours

  • Stone pathways 8 hours

  • Wooden bridges 8 hours

  • Outdoor kitchens 8 hours

  • Portable shade 2 hours

  • Floating island 2 hours

  • Irrigation 16 hours

  • Water catchment 16 hours

Monthly classes/seminars

Phenomenas of the planet

12 hours in total, spread out over 3 days

  • The laws of nature

    • Newton’s law of motion

    • Law of universal gravitation

    • Law of conservation of gravity

    • law of conservation of mass

    • The laws of thermodynamics

    • Maxwell’s equations

    • Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

    • Einstein’s theory of relativity

  • The elements

    • Wind

    • Sun

    • Water

    • Earth

  • Construction principles

    • Ventilation

    • Insulation

    • Condensation

    • Evaporation

Improving your outer world

14 hours in total, spread out over 3.5 days

  • Safer space in the modern society

    • Increase your quality time

    • Increase your income

    • Reduce your costs

  • Detachment from modern society

    • Your own house and land

    • Community life in Spain

    • Van life

Improving your inner world

16 hours in total, spread out over 4 days

  • Building a solid foundation

    • Understanding and implementation of Empathy and Compassion

    • Understanding and implementation of Sharing & Caring as a primary driving force instead of Power & Domination.

    • Understanding and implementation of Passion as a primary goal instead of Survival.

  • Social Health

    • Non-violent communication (NVC)

    • Nevro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

    • Creating healthy relations

    • Protection against toxic behavior

  • Mental health

    • Creating a mental toolbox

  • Physical health

    • Creating a body/mind connection

  • Outer harmony

    • Creating a connection with the outer world

  • Inner harmony

    • Creating a connection with the inner world

  • Going deep

    • Creating a connection with life goals

    • Creating an understanding of the importance of the inner world

    • Creating a connection with inner powers

Other classes/seminars

Hosting volunteers

16 hours in total, spread out over 4 days

  • Building a good host profile

  • Inviting/rejecting volunteers

  • Finding volunteers

  • Selecting volunteers

  • Volunteers first day

  • Volunteer kit

  • Grocery list/menus

  • Organizing cooking/cleaning

  • Organizing workdays

  • A happy volunteer

  • Emergency plans

Construction Site Plan

34 hours in total, spread out over 8.5 days

  • Structures

  • Weather protection

  • Material storage/transport

  • Tools storage/routines

  • Water supply

  • Electricity supply

  • Grey/Blackwater

  • Gas

  • Housing

  • Toilets

  • Showers

  • Cantina

  • Food

  • Workshops

Buying land for self-sustainability

8 hours in total, spread out over 2 days

  • Criteria list

    • Climate

    • Land

  • External issues

    • Neighbors

    • Public Utilities

    • Laws/regulations/taxes

  • Nearby resources

    • Suppliers

    • Income sources

    • Transport

    • Emergency

  • Financing

  • Prepping the land

    • Accommodation

    • Storage

    • Tools

    • Materials

    • Water

    • Food