Time: June 21 - July 04, 2024 (2 weeks)
Venue: Lá Library, Quynh Luu, Nho Quan, Ninh Binh
Languages: English and Vietnamese

This opportunity is for those who are seriously interested in and desire to practice Natural Building in our sustainable living community at Lá Library.

Interns are going to join the building team on our campus in Ninh Binh, Vietnam to practice with a instructor from Lá Library in 2 weeks. After the program, interns may have chances to work with us in other building or experimentation projects.

COURSE OUTLINES

▸ Stage 1: Soil and technique selections

- Adobe

- COB

- Compressed Earth Block

- Wattle and daub (bamboo or fiber mat)

▸ Stage 2: Building with simple structures

- Foundation

- Earthen wall

▸ Stage 3: Plasters & Clay paints

- First coat

- Finish coat

- Clay paints

ACTIVITIES

▸ Interns will follow daily schedule of the building team with 5-6 hours/day (We will go for more details on the orientation day). We're off on Monday.

▸ Tasks will be delegated by the building instructor. We'll try to let everyone experience every roles in a building project.

▸ Technical discussions will be held regularly during the program.

LIVING SITUATION

▸ Accommodation: we provide simple accommodation in our traditional wooden stilt house as a dorm with mattress, futon and mosquito net per pax. Shared toilets and shower rooms are next to the dorm with free homemade organic toiletries set (*attention: all chemicals are banned).

▸ Meals: 3 meals per day will be provided. Everyone will join in preparing meals with ingredients from our garden and the local market.

TUITION FEE

We ask for a contribution of 4,000,000VND (~ $167) per pax for your 2-week staying on our campus. The fee includes all food during the course, accommodation, materials and instruction.

All proceeds go towards supporting us to grow our local sustainable living community and continue with our Food Forest Garden.

REGISTRATION

To join us, please fill out this form beside.

We'll contact you through email within 2 days after your successful submission. Please check your spambox in case our writing gets lost its way.