COURSES
Immerse yourself in the Vast Opportunities of the Philippine Bamboo Industry while learning the necessary techniques for your craftBamboo Building Fundamentals
9-day Intensive Bamboo Training – Learn the entire sustainable life-cycle of bamboo from shoots to structure.
9-day Intensive Bamboo Training
The workshop aims to present Bamboo through a “grassroots” approach catering to the local community, and to encourage exploration on the use of Bamboo for Construction and other products in the Building Industry.
A participatory approach for specific onsite projects and prototyping of products, will be conducted to serve as an introduction to the different uses of Bamboo.
Upcoming dates:
- Feb 19-27, 2021 – Buda, Davao City
- April 23 – May 1, 2021 – Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon (SOLD OUT)
- June 18 – 26 – Buda, Davao City
- Aug / Sept – TBD
- Oct / Nov – TBD
Bamboo Intro Course
Bamboo Intro Course – Discover Bamboo as a Sustainable Material and the Many Opportunities it has to Offer.
This is an intro course that aims to uncover Bamboo as a sustainable material for various opportunities like construction, handicrafts and furniture. This is a window of what to expect Bamboo can bring to communities, professionals and entrepreneurs in terms of livelihood and money-making activities.
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Bamboo Mini Workshops
Focus Sessions on Bamboo – Explore Specific Areas of Interest in Bamboo such as Propagation, Carpentry, Treatment, Design and Build.
There are 5 aspects in the Bamboo Life Cycle. This is a specialised workshop that will tackle one of the following topics in a workshop setting with theories and hands-on exercises:
- Bamboo Appreciation, Propagation and Clump Management
- Harvesting and Treatment Preservation techniques
- Bamboo Design and Scaled Modeling
- Bamboo Structural Properties, Joints and Manipulation
- Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Carpentry, Bamboo Craft
Upcoming dates:
May 5-8, 2021: Bamboo Carpentry Training in Buda, Davao City
Bamboo Market 101
Workshop on Bamboo Opportunities – Money-making activities and Opportunities in Bamboo and how to tap into it.
Now that you already have an output in mind, whether it be from propagation, treatment or construction, How can you turn that into Sales? Learn what you can do with your output, where to source buyers and the basics of how to market what you have.
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FREE INTRO WEBINARS
Free Bamboo Intro Webinars to give a general overview about various topics pertaining to Bamboo Propagation, Treatment, Plantation Management, Post Processing and Opportunities in Bamboo.
- April 7, 2021 (3PM) – Topic : Why Bamboo? Bamboo 2021 and Beyond
- (COMING SOON) Bamboo Treatment – How long can Bamboo Really Last
- (COMING SOON) Bamboo Clump Management – How do I know which Bamboo can be Harvested
- (COMING SOON) Bamboo Furniture – What types of furniture can we make out of Bamboo
- and more…
Our students success stories
Below is what our students have to say about us.
The Bamboo Fundamentals Training under Ar. Jed Michael De Guzman who was trained in the Bamboo University in Bali is an amazing experience. Having to live in the Bamboo House in Manolo Fortich for 9 days and studying the importance of bamboo in sustainability and bamboo from planting, propagation, clump management, to harvesting, to treatment and actual handling, to uses in furniture and actual construction of a bamboo house. Indeed, it's a life changing experience.
Rizza Funa, Architect
Eight days? With so many discoveries and experiences at every "bamboo node," I forgot to count the days. Interesting, exciting, exhausting. Every day was a "pliant like bamboo" movement from theory to practice, from lecture to workshop, from ideal to real. But more than the magic of bamboo, it was the contagion of interacting with people in love with bamboo that spelled the difference.
Father Mario Baclig
It is an unforgettable experienced which its not only about bamboo i have learn but also i gain new good friends. It's a life changing experienced and inspires me advocate bamboo construction in our country.
Catherine Ramoso, Architect
Makabuluhan ang pagsali ko sa bamboo bootcamp na to. 3 years n kong nagtatrabaho gamit ang kawayan pero nagugulat parin ako sa mga natutuklasan ko sa kawayan... sa tingin ko marami pang tinatago ang kawayan na nagaatay lng matuklasan
Jaypee Igos
The workshop has not only showed me the limitless possibilities of bamboo but also showed us how to tap its maximum potential. You will be left all fired up and excited to pursue your bamboo dreams to reality!
Eunice Maria
Mula 1st module hngng last. Im sure wala kng palalampasin. Sobrang saya ng work shop, very interesting and exciting, nakaka-adik ang bawat work shop.I almost didn't want to stop hand on training. You don't have to be a skilled worker to train, you need to learn.
Edel Pacaldo
The workshop was very comprehensive and gave lots of opportunities for hands-on experience. I really got to know and understand bamboo in its entireity, which gave me a great appreciation for its value both to the environment and the human community. I cannot wait to make use of my new skills!
