Permaculture Internships

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Permaculture Internships

2012:


Punta Mona is excited to take our educational offering to the next level with our new internship program starting  January 6-27 & June 3-24, 2012!!

This new program will take place in January and June of each year only, offering a Permaculture Design Certificate, workshops in Medicinal Plants, Nutrition, Fermented Foods, Community Service and Garden projects, field trips, daily yoga and spanish classes...

Cost for the program is $1800, which includes Permaculture Design Certificate, lodging, 3 organic meals per day, access to kayaks, all activities, admission to field trips as well as transportation to off the farm activities. Transportation to and from the farm at the beginning of the course and for personal reasons during the course is not included.

Extended 5 day tour to other Permaculture projects in Costa Rica after the course, January 28- February 2 additional $500, more info upon request.

Tico and Costa Rican resident prices available upon request.

Program will be available for months of January and July ONLY!

 Basic Schedule:

(Monday through Saturday)

  • 6 AM - Yoga 
  • 7 AM - Breakfast
  • 8 AM- 1130 AM - Permaculture Design course work 
  • 12-1 PM - Lunch
  • 130-500 PM - Continued course work, projects and other workshops
  • 6 PM - Dinner
  • 8 PM - optional night activity and discussions
  • Sundays are a day off to rest and retreat.
Interns are part of a cooking team and help prepare and provide all Punta Mona meals in a day once or twice a week.

For the course syllabus and teacher bios please email: contact@puntamona.org

 

Payments and Money:

The internship is $1800, payable in US Dollars or Costa Rican Colones only. To reserve your space we require a $500 deposit and balance paid in full prior to arrival via check or Paypal.

 

 2012 Internship

You will be financially responsible for all boat trips in and out of Punta Mona. The boat costs $50 for a private boat, and prices vary as the number of people increase. The ride is a pleasant, scenic 30 minutes.

The exchange rate for USD to Colones  You can check the rate online at www.xe.com/ucc.

Housing for Interns:

Interns live together in two communal houses. Rooms are dorm-style with bunk beds and shelving. The housing is rustic and basic, yet comfortable. We have mosquito nets, but ask that you bring your own net as well as sheets (twin bottom, top and pillow case). Interns can also bring a tent to camp in a designated area if they prefer.

 

We also have private rooms available for an addition fee upon request.


Like the sleeping quarters, much of what we do and have at Punta Mona is communal in nature. We eat meals together, cook in teams, work on projects in teams, and we share bedrooms/living spaces. This makes for a great sense of community and inspiring discussions!

 

 

Applying to be an intern-

We accept many of the people who apply to be interns here at Punta Mona. Please write to us before coming, we have a limited number of intern spots available. In addition to providing for space concerns, if you let us know beforehand a boat can be arranged to bring you from Manzanillo to Punta Mona.

You can contact us using the contact page or by email at contact@puntamona.org . Please include the following information in your email:

Your Name:

Age:

City, State, Province, and Country:

Email Address:

Emergency Contact:

January or June Program:

Description of why you want to participate in the program at Punta Mona:

How you plan to contribute to the program:

Interests and other relevant information:


Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. We look forward to hearing from you!!

Refund Policy:

Intern fees are non-refundable.