[Cob] Natural Building Workshops in Thailand

[timothy rieth]

Hey folks, wanted to pass along some information about two upcoming courses Seven Generations Natural Builders (www.sgnb.com) will be offering in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand Jan. 5-18 and Jan. 21-Feb. 2.
As a collaboration with Whispering Seed (www.whisperingseed.org), a children’s home and community living and learning center on the Thai-Burmese border, students will spend two weeks learning the fundamentals of earth construction, gaining an understanding of the characteristics of different sediments (clay, sand, silt), and how to use a variety of techniques to create earthen building materials----from abode block, to cob, to wattle and daub, plaster, and more. The Thailand courses are unique in several respects: the student body will combine Western students and local Thai, Burmese and Karen students to facilitate cross-cultural experiences and learning; construction of a kitchen and children’s play building using earth and local resources at a Thai children’s home is one of the purest examples of the possibilities and benefits of natural building in bringing people together as a community to help others; unlike most cob courses in temperate and desert North America, students will learn techniques for earth construction in tropical and subtropical climates incorporating bamboo, thatch, and round wood carpentry. Tuition covers room and board at Whispering Seed, as well as subsidizes the Thai, Burmese and Karen students’ participation. Tuition for one of the two-week courses is $1000, for students that wish to enroll in both classes the total tuition is $1500.
Inquiries should be send to tim at sgnb.com or I can be reached at (808) 946-2548 (Hawai'i, so be aware of time differences).
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