The Mission  of the Academy  is to offer high quality training in Permaculture Design.    To that end we have created a series of unique action learning programs in Integral Permaculture which cover all aspects that we need to understand (& especially how to connect them all) for a transition toward a sustainable society.   For this reason we especially enjoy making ever more accessible & inclusive this wonderful science which is so critically important today, & we are delighted now to have these three free initiatives to broadcast this knowledge as widely as possible:                              *** NEW ***     The Integral PermaCulture Designers' Manual online,  started in Spanish in 2007,  now bilingual,  to which we are constantly adding new multimedia content.  The Study Circles Network ,  launched with 6 groups during 2012,  in which we are currently experimenting with various designs, like PermaVerano  (currently only in Spanish)  ...