Hedonisia Hawaii Workshops
"You have opened my eyes to a world where ideals can thrive inside reality . . ." Aaron Colantti (Workshop Participant)
Over the last 8 years since Hedonisia's humble beginings from a vehicle junkyard in Hawaii to a Sustainable Community based on Social Enterprise, we have hosted many travelers and visitors who often ask: "How did you do it?"
We did some research and realised that there are very few places that offer instruction on how to create either a Sustainable Community or a Social Enterprise.
In response, we decided to offer workshops using our own business projects as case histories so that students get an 'insider's education' of how real life social enterprises and sustainable communities work and operate on a day-to-day basis.
We offer two residential workshops for visitors to Hawaii:
1) Hedonisia Sustainable Community Development Workshop:(Two-Week Program: $395 plus tax)A sustainable community is a group of people who share similar values or intentions and are living together in a manner that is sustainable on an economic, social and environmental level. A truly sustainable community is economically viable; it earns enough to keep going. And ideally, it makes a profit from activities that are in alignment with the community values" so that it can afford to grow and evolve. However, whether a community is based on eco-tourism, yoga, gay, vegetarianism or any other shared intention there are similar challenges. Creating a viable sustainable community is a great dream but it is not always easy to achieve in reality. It is only when you are actually involved in the management of a small community that you are aware of the trials, challenges and pleasures of working and living with people in a community setting. In this workshop you will receive private instruction customized to your ideas and plans and an insider's education into all the aspects of the internal workings of the Hedonisia Hawaii Sustainable Community Rainforest Retreat! |
2) Hedonisia Social Enterprise Workshop(Two-Week Program: $395 plus tax:)Social Enterprises are businesses which are economicially viable yet also address social or environmental needs. Many people have no plans to start a sustainable community yet still want to make a living through work or business that is in alignment with their values. Using our social enterprise web projects as case histories, we show you how. We also customize this workshop based on your own social enterprise business ideas. And if you don't have any ideas we help to identify your core values so that you can develop an income plan based on them! Course modules in curriculum:
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Additional Information about these Workshops:
- Length: Each workshop is Residential and lasts for 2 weeks which includes ample vacation time!
- Available Workshop Dates: For 2012, workshops can be reserved for March, April, November and December. Only the Hedonisia Sustainable Community Development Workshop will be available during the months of May to October, 2012.
- Price: $395 plus 4% HI Taxes for either workshop.
- Special. If you complete both workshops together then the price is $695 plus tax for both.
- Lodgings. Both workships are residential. Lodgings are NOT included. However, our lodging prices are very affordable and varying to suit your budget!
- Food and Flights: Workship participants are responsible for their own flight to Hawaii and must budget for their food needs to supplement what we provide in our Hedonisia Food Gardens.
- Curriculum Hours: Each Workshop is 12 hours of instruction divided into 6 x 2-hour modules over the two week stay. In addition, there is one work experience or Community Support Day each week.
- Hawaii Vacation Time! Because you are living in a sustainable community you are learning even on your 'off' days! However, we believe that learning should be a pleasure especially if you are in Hawaii! So you have 4 days including weekends off each week except for special excursions to other social enterprise communities.
- Student Requirments: If Intern is a student, then we can adjust their hours to reflect the requirements of Student's educational institution.
- Workshop Class Size. We allow only a maximum of 4 students at any given time. This allows students to enjoy a more customized and personal instruction than in a large anonymous class.
- Certificate. We issue a Certification of Completion which can also be tailored to college or work requirements. Ideal for students seeking educational and work experience in a pleasurable environment at Hedonisia Hawaii!