Teachers
Do You Teach PDCs?
Empower your Students and Invest in their Future
Let PINA be the guiding hand your students need after completing the Permaculture Design Course. By offering a one-year Student Membership, you provide them with unparalleled support, resources, and education. For just $20 per student, you can enrich their action learning journey, and boost their professional growth.
Why Opt for Student Memberships?
PINA Membership opens to door to effective and professional work: it helps people find jobs, enter our annual design contest, and allows them special discounts for advanced trainings. As a PDC Teacher, you can give your students an invaluable resource to further their education and professional journey after gradutating. Membership includes:
✅Job Kiosk Access: Find job listings tailored to permaculture practitioners.
✅Entry to the Annual Design Contest: Your students can submit their first designs for a chance to win a cash award of up to $5,000.
✅Access to PINA’s Media Library: Dive into a wealth of knowledge with interviews, courses, and discussions featuring leading permaculture experts.
✅Welcome to The Permaculture Crossings (PcX): A social media network for our growing permaculture community.
✅Permaculture Events: Attend exclusive events that broaden their knowledge and skills.
✅Exclusive Discounts: Reduced ticket prices for our summits, classes, and other tools essential for sharpening permaculture design skills.
✅Professional Development Opportunities: Participate in PINA’s workshops, seminars, and summits.
Student Memberships Are
Affordable & Accessible
At just $20 per student, the Student Membership offers exceptional value, making it a perfect complement to your design course. For bulk purchases, enjoy a discounted rate of $16 per student when you enroll 10 or more at at one time.
Have a smaller cohort? Contact us at membership@pina.in to discuss discounted rates for your students.
How It Works
Purchase Memberships: Click the button below and select the number of memberships you wish to purchase. We recommend that PDC Teachers incorporate the cost of PINA Student Memberships into the price of their PDCs, ensuring each student receives a PINA membership as part of their course.
Share the Memberships: After purchase, you’ll get a link to share with your students. This allows them to create a PINA account on our website at no cost for one year.
Student Engagement: Your students can immediately gain the benefits and resources provided by PINA’s dedicated staff, programming, and support services. For assistance with tracking and student engagement, please contact us at membership@pina.in
PINA is in a Unique Position to Help
Our dedicated staff is here to answer questions, resolve issues, and support members. We are committed to growing the permaculture movement and fostering its network across North America and Hawaii.
Join Us in Making a Difference
Your support, along with student memberships, contributes to nurturing and educating future permaculture leaders, just like last year’s New Designer Award winner, Dayana Valdes…
Speaking of the Design Contest
Every year, PINA hosts a Permaculture Design Contest, which opens in August and culminates with prizes awarded in November.
To participate, you must be a PINA member. When you bundle Student Memberships in the tuition of your PDC, your graduates are automatically cued up to enter the contest. Together, we can propel the next generation of designers into excellence and leadership.
Upcoming Events & Permaculture Jobs
Each month, we curate four permaculture education videos, two livestream interviews or panel discussions with permaculture professionals, sixteen short clips for social media, and one newsletter chock full of interesting projects, partners, and movements in the field of permaculture.
Additionally, we scour the web and our networks to post paid jobs, permaculture professional opportunities, and internships for young designers to advance their knowledge and careers.
Terms & Conditions
Cancellation Policy: Students may cancel their membership at any time through the user portal at PINA.in.
Renewal Policy: After one year, students will receive an email to renew their memberships independently.
Bulk Discount: A discounted rate of $16 per student applies for bulk purchases (≥10 memberships).
Eligibility: Available to all PDC Teachers in North America and Hawaii.
Free For Your Students, No Membership Required
‘Now What?’ is a free space for post-PDC students to stay connected, gather and share resources, and connect to their local permaculture communities.
We created this Post-PDC Guidebook to help students stay connected, get involved, and follow their own unique permaculture path.
Share this guide with your students on the last day of the PDC. Download the guide today.
