Settling With the EnvironmentSettling With the EnvironmentAn Ecological Community in Hukuk - GalileeAn Ecological Community in Hukuk - Galilee

This Presentation is aboutThis Presentation is about: :

How was the community established

Designing the eco-neighborhood

Our Education System

Our activities

The nucleus & the Kibbutz will The nucleus & the Kibbutz willהחזוןcreate one large community, create one large community, composed of various human layers, composed of various human layers, with a desire for life together out of with a desire for life together out of equality, tolerance, and faith in the equality, tolerance, and faith in the right of the other to believe and live right of the other to believe and live in his own wayin his own way..

The VisionThe Vision

The visionThe vision: : about 40 about 40 families who share a families who share a common vision of common vision of settlement in Galilee out of settlement in Galilee out of a real desire to live in a a real desire to live in a warm and active warm and active communitycommunity..

Cultural EcologyCultural Ecology

Environmental EcologyEnvironmental Ecology

Social EcologySocial Ecology

Ecological CommunityEcological CommunityGeneral StructureGeneral Structure

Relations with the Kibutz

Environmental Architecture

Houses Architecture

Social Relations

Leadership

EducationPlanning

Fund Raising

The Community’s StructureThe Community’s StructureToday the community numbers Today the community numbers around 50 households (singles around 50 households (singles and families): and families): 29 families that build a house in 29 families that build a house in the ecological neighborhood, the ecological neighborhood, plus families who rent houses in plus families who rent houses in

the kibbutzthe kibbutz . .

החזוןArchitecture & PlanningArchitecture & Planning

Open SpacesOpen Spaces

The planningThe planning From the first step the planning was managed by an environmental design team of the nucleus, in cooperation with various professionals, understanding that architecture has a crucial influence on the future of community life.

Landscape & general planning Landscape & general planning - - Tav Architects & Designers, HaifaTav Architects & Designers, HaifaGardening Gardening - - Eitan Rosenberg, Maale ZviaEitan Rosenberg, Maale Zvia

Continous Integration CycleContinous Integration Cycle

Life throughout Life throughout the entire daythe entire day

Limiting CarsLimiting Cars

Social StratificationSocial Stratification

Absorption of all Absorption of all families was made families was made by the "resemble by the "resemble attracts resemble“ attracts resemble“ method, with an method, with an absorption team absorption team that helped the that helped the process with the process with the families, without families, without our active filtering.our active filtering.

Demographical GrowthDemographical Growth

The transition of families to The transition of families to the community the community & businesses the nucleus & businesses the nucleus have established in Hokukhave established in Hokuk

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Total no. of thenucleuss Families

Total no. ofBusinesses

24%

50%

14%

6%6%

Jerusalem

TLV & Center

Golan & Galilee

Haifa & Krayot

South

Origin of the nucleus families Origin of the nucleus families before moving to Hukuk in before moving to Hukuk in the peripherythe periphery

Beit haMa’ayan (water spring) - The House of Education

Beit HaMa’ayanBeit HaMa’ayan is nowdays the heart of the is nowdays the heart of the community’s creation. It was established by the community’s creation. It was established by the work of community members, with an exclusive work of community members, with an exclusive initial investment of members money. initial investment of members money.

Abandoned educational buildingsAbandoned educational buildings of the kibbutz of the kibbutz turned into an education system which includes turned into an education system which includes today two kindergartens and two double aged today two kindergartens and two double aged classes.classes.

Community members have been building & maintaining the Spring House for the last 4 yearsCommunity members have been building & maintaining the Spring House for the last 4 years

Building waste of a demolished wall used to Building waste of a demolished wall used to build an entrance for the classroombuild an entrance for the classroom

A trail of collected stonesA trail of collected stones..

Wooden floor for kindergarden Wooden floor for kindergarden ""DomeDome"" A mud-made sand playgrondA mud-made sand playgrond

TerracesTerraces

Maayan Education Center today Maayan Education Center today - - 44thth year of activity year of activity

Pumpkin KindergartenPumpkin KindergartenDome KindergartenDome Kindergarten

Pistachio ClassPistachio Class Willow ClassWillow Class

A light construction, A light construction, yurtyurt--similar, built by similar, built by community memberscommunity members

PumpkinPumpkin KidergartenKidergarten

For children of For children of 2-4 years old2-4 years old

Bamboo & metal geodesic dome, Bamboo & metal geodesic dome, Tarpaulin coveringTarpaulin covering

Dome Dome KidergartenKidergarten

For children of For children of 4-6 years old 4-6 years old

Pistachio Class – For ages of 8-10Pistachio Class – For ages of 8-10

Willow Class – For ages of 6-8Willow Class – For ages of 6-8

Mathematics studying sets Mathematics studying sets - - to prepare them the to prepare them the children have to collect, polish, sew, saw & drawchildren have to collect, polish, sew, saw & draw..

Toys that the class children have made with Toys that the class children have made with saws built of wood & jagged metal wiresaws built of wood & jagged metal wire. .

Working in Working in the vegetable the vegetable gardengarden

Lunch meeting & Lunch meeting & organic meal organic meal from the kitchen from the kitchen of of ""The Spring The Spring HouseHouse" "

After three years of studying, After three years of studying, accompanied with a mediation process accompanied with a mediation process with the Ministry of Education, this with the Ministry of Education, this year the classes experimentally year the classes experimentally became a remote campus of the became a remote campus of the Elementary School of Ginosar, under Elementary School of Ginosar, under the supervision of the Ministry of the supervision of the Ministry of EducationEducation..

The Spring House - for the love The Spring House - for the love of human & environmentof human & environment

Dry compost toilets Dry compost toilets in the spring housein the spring house we use 8 dry toilet chamberswe use 8 dry toilet chambers. .

Emptying the full buckets with a special Wheelbarrow

Openning the box & replacing the full bucket with an empty one

Emptying the buckets to the compost pile

Washing the buckets & drying them until the day after

& there you are: Compost!

& a saving of 23,000 liters of water per month

““Setteling with the environment”, Setteling with the environment”, the community member's NGO the community member's NGO for promoting ecological for promoting ecological settlement & education, is active settlement & education, is active in distributing the knowledge and in distributing the knowledge and experience, in guiding other experience, in guiding other communities and working with communities and working with the authorities in order to create the authorities in order to create various precedents in the fieldvarious precedents in the field..

““From Humanure into GoldFrom Humanure into Gold””

In winter In winter - - the new art & the new art & performance shows of the performance shows of the community members are community members are beeing performed.beeing performed.

a once a year traditiona once a year tradition

As a part of the culturalAs a part of the cultural--spiritual ecology, we try to spiritual ecology, we try to develope, in addition to the develope, in addition to the traditional Jewish holydays, traditional Jewish holydays, also a unique traditions of also a unique traditions of the communitythe community..

Community campings in natureCommunity campings in nature

a twice in a year traditiona twice in a year tradition

The Shukuk - the farmer's market of Hokuk, a common initiative for the the community members & the wider Hokuk community, that brings together the different publics from the kibbutz & the area

A once a month tradition

Listening to stories from the local veterans

Examples of community members`s private projects

A Permaculture organic field, selling the season A Permaculture organic field, selling the season vegetables for communitiy members & vegetables for communitiy members &

communities aroundcommunities around..

22 community memberscommunity members

““Sde Shefa” Sde Shefa” ((Abundance fieldAbundance field))

""LibaLiba"" ( (corecore)) center for workshops & hosting center for workshops & hosting 4 community members4 community members

""Local CreationLocal Creation"" - - a coffeea coffee--house & a shophouse & a shop 2 community members2 community members

The kitchen & hosting rooms in The kitchen & hosting rooms in Liba centerLiba center

An exAn ex--children house of the kibbutzchildren house of the kibbutz

Thanks For the Attention!

A short movie about the Spring Education House A short movie about the Spring Education House (English Version)(English Version) ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9tLW7YmFcw

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