Learn about regenerative design and natural building in Terlingua, Texas, USA

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  Description

  Hello! We are a field school teaching design, building, and ecology through direct participation and experimentation. Our approach combines ancestral knowledge of natural materials with advancing technology and contemporary building techniques to derive sustainable models of living for our time. We are currently building our campus in the Big Bend region of West Texas, just 8 miles as the crow flies from Big Bend National Park. The workshops, residences, and land here allow us to support hands-on educational programs, individual research, and experimentation. You can find us on instagram - ask us for more info!
  
  Currently, we are looking for up to eight people to join us for our 6th Student Volunteer Residency program from October 31st - November 19th 2024. This is not your typical Workaway experience, but a three week intensive with a strong educational component. Anyone interested will need to apply through our website. Applications typically close at least one month before the start of the program.
  
  We are also seeking a volunteer to help document our Fall programs through photography/videography work. This volunteer would receive the regenerative design and natural building education along with our students, but would focus on documenting the program.
  
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  Applications to our Fall 2024 Student Volunteer Residency are now closed. Please check back for Spring 2025 opportunities.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Participants will benefit from hands on experience as well as classroom instruction on regenerative design topics through a multi-part presentation series, all while experiencing the unique beauty and culture of the Big Bend. Our student volunteer program will include at least one group trip, and students will have weekends free to explore the area.

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  Aide

  We are recruiting Students interested in regenerative construction, agriculture, ecology, and experiential learning. Participants will assist with site improvements, construction, and drylands restoration, and be provided food, lodging, education, and experience.
  
  Activities:
  
  This year we are expanding our curriculum. Work throughout the program may include finishing our outdoor bath house, applying lime-clay plaster, preparing the library for the masonry vault, installing a trombe wall, and greywater systems, and practicing drylands restoration and agroecology techniques. Students will also participate in laying compressed earth block walls at a community build workshop with our neighbors in Marathon, TX.
  
  In addition to this hands-on education, presentations will be given on the various aspects of regenerative design and building including:
  
  - Natural and Recycled MaterialsSun,
  - Wind, and Water to Power,
  - Heat, and CoolWhole Cycle Waste and Water Systems
  - Building with the Land - Agriculture, Integration, and Land Repair
  
  Additionally, we are seeking 1 or 2 photography and videography volunteers to help us document our Fall programs. Ideally this person(s) would have experience as a professional photographer or videographer, would stay on site with us for the full 3 week program and for an additional week to help us document our workshop, and would be willing to donate all photos and videos from the session.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  Provided accommodations are simple and rustic as we are in the process of building our campus. Students sleep on cots in large canvas tents and share outdoor showers and basic composting toilet facilities. A well provisioned communal kitchen and living space is set up in another large canvas tent. Tents are equipped with wood-burning stoves for heating. Food will be provided, and students and staff will all take part in cooking communal meals. Living in a communal setting, close to the land with simple accommodations is part of the educational experience. That said, we have plenty of space and students are welcome to bring their own tents, campers, trailers, RV’s, or other accommodations to make life more comfortable. If your application is accepted we will contact you directly to discuss specifics and will work to accommodate your specific needs or concerns. 

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  Autres infos...

  The Big Bend region is ecologically and culturally rich. Our campus is located between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park, in an international biosphere reserve, within the largest dark sky preserve in the world. In the past, we have facilitated field trips to Marfa, the Chinati Foundation, the McDonald Observatory, and to significant earthen buildings in the region. We have led activities such as an adobe-making workshop in Estación, Mexico, and overnight backpacking trips in Big Bend National Park, and Davis Mountains State Park. These outside trips are optional and are chosen on a case by case basis with each group of students. Aside from any group trips we will help facilitate individual exploration of this magnificent place.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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