End of another year and this time end of an era as John and Margaret Thuillier retire from Kinsale College. John has been a fine director of the college and is leaving a remarkable pedagogical legacy with a thriving Further Education College with many successful courses including of course the unique Practical Sustainability course.
Left: John and Margaret at the Graduation ceremony; Right: John plays to the crowd
Congratulations to all the second year Permaculture students on all their hard work and contributions to the college, the permaculture course, Transition Towns Kinsale and many other projects. May you now be unleashed on an unsuspecting world and carry on your good work wherever you may be.
2nd year Permaculture Graduates Left to right from back: Shane Gannon, Klaus Harvey, Graham, David neavyn, Mikael Jedhamre, Will Flanagan; Susie Cornally, Jeannie Timony, Michelle Nixon; Front: Tara Kramer, Cathie Clinton, Virginia Stearns, Diane Rogers, Naomi Dowds, Tara O’Donoghue,Victoria McDonagh
Likewise the first year students pictured here with their Permaculture Design Certs, congratulations and many thanks for all your hard work and contributions both in the college and out, and look forward to seeing some of you next year.
Back row L to R: Luc Bouriel, Anja Pawelec, Kevin Dalton, Niamh Dempsey, Brian Brennan, Ed O’Leary, James barry, Tony Crotty, Seth Sutker, Rob O’Brien, Chris Michalowicz; Middle: Cormac McHugh, Susannah Murphy, Saskia Walter,Siobhan Cronin, Cathal Larkin, Ronan Philips, Deidre Duffy, Lea Miklody, Christine Disant, Paul Grimes; Front: Emily Shakespeare,Gabriella Perslow, Aileen O’Sullivan, Caroline Flavin, Maria Buitenhuis, Alan Morkan
A big thankyou is also due to Margaret and Kathleen for keeping the whole show going; all the other tutors and students who make up the community of the college and make it a truly convivial place to work;
Saturday also saw the last night of this years play directed by Belinda Wild and performed by drama students, the riotous farce by Feydeau A Flea in Her Ear
Coming soon: exclusive interview with Rob Hopkins on how the Practical Sustainability course got started
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