Educating

BiomimicrySA offers a range of education & training workshops. These include 1-3 day Intro to Biomimicry workshops for schools, universities, field guides & professionals as well as a 3-day to 1-week expedition workshop for professionals. More information on these is included below. Also view our schedule of previous and upcoming workshops. Contact us to book a workshop for your school, university, business or organisation. We also offer specialist training for Field Guides.

 

 

 

You may also be interested in joining the international Biomimicry Educators Network with free educational resources for Grades R-12 and support for university educators. The Biomimicry Education Network (BEN) is a global community of teachers who are integrating biomimicry into grade R-12 classrooms, university courses, and informal learning environments of all kinds. This website and the Blog support BEN members by providing curriculum and resource downloads, a platform to connect with colleagues, and news and information on the cutting edge of biomimicry thinking and education.  Whether you work with youth, university, or informal student groups, you’ll find a host of resources on the site to help you bring biomimicry into your teaching practice.

Professional Pathway Backyard Workshops

We have hosted a number of Biomimicry Backyard Workshops linked to the international Biomimicry Professional Pathways Program in 2011 and 2012. We will be hosting more of these in the future. There are also a number of these workshops around the world. Click here to learn more. You can also complete online courses as part of the Professional Training.

 

 

General Workshops

We offer a Learning Journey of workshops that build on the introductory workshops. These are run by biomimicrySA and partners - each of which build on your initial biomimicry knowledge and skills. View our workshop schedule here. Find out about upcoming workshops here. The Learning Journey also includes an optional 6 month practical project. Find out more here.

 

Last workshop: Life's Principles Workshop, Cape Town

Coming soon: Life's Principles workshop, Johannesburg (September TBC)

 

Expedition Workshops

We host expedition workshops in wonderful locations to explore the Genius of Africa with the lens of biomimicry. Reconnect to the genius around you, exploring nature on an expedition like no other. Interdisciplinary teams finding bio-inspired solutions to meaningful design challenges, while learning and applying the skills and tools of biomimicry. We have expeditions planned in a number of wonderful African locations.

 

Find out about upcoming expedition workshops here.

 

Last expedition: 21-24 March, KZN Midlands

Next expedition: Okavango Delta Biomimicry Expedition, 16-20 October 2013.

 

EDUCATION RESOURCES (all ages)

 

We have almost completed the design of innovative biomimicry education materials inspired by nature and Life's Principles. This "biomimimajig" concept will be used as educational resources for local and international educators, including workshops. It's also being developed into an App. Contact claire[a]biomimicrysa.co.za for more information.