The general camp program (themes, actions, social activities, fun games, excursions) is worked out by the supervisor of the camp. Volunteers together with a local project coordinator are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The teachers main task is to provide children with live communication, activate their vocabulary and encourage them to speak English. The volunteers task is planning language activities and games (the vocabulary depends on the topic of the day and level of children knowledge), carrying out the planned activities, taking part in excursions (which are free for volunteers) assisting the teacher. The topics will vary from day to day. The last day of the camp is so called Parents day , when children will make a performance in English which was prepared together with their teacher and the volunteers in advance. Volunteers will stay with children from 10.00 until 15.30 and spend another hour or two to prepare the next day activities. The total number of camp participants is about 20 kids aged 7-12. The volunteers will work in a smaller group of 10 children in each. In addition to the volunteers there are 2 teachers and one assistant. Most of the local children in the camp are Russian-speaking youngsters. The camp activities will take place in a learning centre situated in the center of the city. This year our school offers several periods for taking part in our city camps:05.06.16 i 12.06.16 - for kids 10-14 years old31.07.16 i 06.08.16 - for kids 5-7 years old14.08.16 i 25.08.16 - for kids 7-13 years old
Accomodation & food:
On mattresses in the class rooms of the Optimum Semper school in the centre of Tallinn. Toilets are available, sauna and laundry room is very near to the accommodation place. Please bring a sleeping bag. You will have breakfasts at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp in the city center, dinner will be prepared by the volunteers themselves but paid by the school.
Location & leisure:
Camp will take place in the middle Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee LEISURE TIME There are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities as camp will take place in the Estonian capital Tallinn where one can find attractions for any taste. Summer period is especially reach with cultural events of all kinds.
Requirements:
The volunteer has to be really motivated to work with children. The previous experience in working with preschoolers and teenagers is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for children are essential. A good level of English is required.
Age:
19-99
Location:
Tallinn
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
Activating kids in the city camp and providing them with cross-cultural learning experience. Volunteers will do it through informal methods of teaching and working in small group techniques. Among the activities to be held by team of volunteers are playing the games and music popular the countries the volunteers represent; training kids to perform pieces of amateur drama; preparing festivals, intellectual and sport games as well as discussions and excursions round the places of interest; actions for peace and nature protection; leading and supporting kids in their work on the team projects within themes related to the general topic. Volunteers together with a local project coordinator are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility. You will stay with kids 10.00 i 17.00 and spend another hour to prepare next day activities. In the course of camp there is one day off and at least one day of travel outside Tallinn together with kids. Before the city camp activities start there will be training in camp methodology and preparation. Most of kids are Russian-speaking children from minority group of Tallinn. The total number of kids is 30 to 40. Volunteers will work in pairs facilitating and leading a smaller group of 10 - 12 kids during the day. The camp activities will take place in a learning centre situated in the centre of the city.
Accomodation & food:
On mattresses in the class rooms of In Down Town school, in the centre of Tallinn. Toilets and showers are available. Please bring a sleeping bag. Volunteers will cook and have their breakfasts at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp in the city centre.
Location & leisure:
LocationCamp will take place in the centre of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. You can get a lot of information on www.tallinn.eeLEISURE TIMEThere are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities as camp will take place in the Estonian capital Tallinn where one can find attractions for any taste: sightseeing, museums, festivals, concerts, pubs, etc.
Requirements:
You have to be really motivated to work with kids. Please provide a letter of your motivation along with the application form. Experience in work with children is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for kids are essential. We expect active volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country as well as with an ability and wish to present it to others in a creative way. A good level of English is required. The min age of volunteers is 20. You are expected to arrive to the school by 18:00 on the arrival date.
Age:
19-58
Location:
Tallinn
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
Activating kids and teenagers, providing cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as French language environment. It will be done through the games, drama, sport activities, excursions, discussions, etc. Volunteers along with local coordinators will be responsible for the whole program of the camp. The work can be pretty hard involving long working hours some days, requiring high commitment and responsibility for the camp program. At the same time it is a good chance to practice different teaching methods and try out working in team starting with planning process to realizing real activities. There will be two shifts during the period of camp. The first one will involve kids aged 8-10, the second one i teenagers aged 11-13. There is going to be around 40 participants in each shift. In addition to teachers there will be local young volunteer assistants in the camp.
Accomodation & food:
Camp has two buildings with 2-5 bedded rooms. Volunteers will have their one room. Beds will be provided, sleeping bag is NOT needed. Toilets, showers and sauna are available. There is a hall for performances, open air stage, swimming pool, sport facilities for ball games, table tennis, bicycles, etc. Volunteers and participants will have their meals in the local cafe. See some photos on www.pariisi.ee
Location & leisure:
Camp takes place in Pariisi village, about 100 km from Tallinn the capital of Estonia. Nearest towns are Rakvere (20km) and Tapa (15km). The picturesque area around the camp with many hills, streams, rivers and lakes is very suitable for hikes and bicycle tours. Famous Lahemaa National Park is about 20 km from the camp. More information on www.visitestonia.com , www.lahemaa.ee, www.rakvere.ee LEISURE TIMEThere are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities: swimming, hiking, sports, etc. Excursions to Lahemaa National Park and Rakvere are foreseen.
Requirements:
Good level of French is required You should be really motivated to work with children. Previous experience is an asset. All good ideas of activities for youngsters, games are welcomed. Please bring some materials, postcards, posters, music, etc. from your country and be ready to present it to kids.
Age:
18-68
Location:
Kadrina
Language(s):
English, French
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
Activating teenage participants in the summer country camp and providing them with cross-cultural learning experience. The volunteers will do it through informal methods of teaching and working in small group techniques. Among the activities to be held by the team of volunteers are playing games and music popular in the countries the volunteers represent; drama and sports; preparing festivals and disco parties, intellectual and social games, common discussions, handicrafts; leading and supporting teens in their work on the team projects within the discussed themes of the camp etc.; preparing and leading teams presentations on the countries the camp volunteers are from. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to learn or discuss and a related activity, and finally party in the evening. Volunteers together with a local coordinator are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young participants. Most of local kids are Russian-speaking youngsters from the minority groups of Estonia. The total number of participants is around 40.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will stay in the shared rooms for 2-4 persons of the same camp house as kids. Toilets and showers are of common use. You do NOT need a sleeping bag, but please bring your own towels. All meals are provided in the camp canteen. More information about the camp site is on www.veldemani.ee
Location & leisure:
TerminalAirport, bus or train station, harbor in Tallinn; bus to Viljandi; specially arranged transport to Vaibla village. This shift will be run in the village of Vaibla near Viljandi in the South of Estonia. More information about the camp site is on www.veldemani.ee LEISURE TIMEThere are a lot of possibilities for active leisure time in this countryside camp: swimming, sunbathing, hiking, sport, etc. Excursion to Viljandi, a culture town well known for its valued Culture Academy, Ugala Drama Theatre and famous international Folk Music Festival, is foreseen. More on www.viljandi.ee
Requirements:
You have to be really motivated to work with teenagers. Please provide a letter of your motivation along with the application form. Experience in work with children is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for teens are essential. We ask you to bring some materials: postcards, posters, symbols of your country, music or popular national games etc typical for your country which can be used during your country presentation. Also it will be great if you can bring any traditional food to present during intercultural evenings. We expect active volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country as well as with an ability and wish to present it to others in a creative way. A good level of English is required. The minimum age of volunteers is 20.
Age:
19-58
Location:
Vaibla
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
Activating kids and teenagers, providing cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as English language environment. It will be done through the games, drama, sport activities, excursions, discussions, etc. Volunteers along with local coordinators will be responsible for the whole program of the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long working hours some days, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program.Age of kids is 10-15. There will be 3 shifts during 3 weeks: two first dedicated to English and Computers, the last one i English and Arts. And it is going to be around 50 teenage participants in the each shift of the camp.
Accomodation & food:
Camp has two buildings with 2-3 bedded rooms. Volunteers will stay in their own room. Beds are provided, but please bring your sleeping bag. Toilets, showers and sauna are available. There is a hall for performances, open air stage, swimming pool, sport facilities for ball games, table tennis, bicycles, etc. Volunteers and participants will have their meals in the local canteen. See some photos on www.pariisi.ee
Location & leisure:
Camp takes place in Pariisi village, about 100 km from Tallinn the capital of Estonia. Nearest towns are Rakvere (20km) and Tapa (15km). The picturesque area around the camp with many hills, streams, rivers and lakes is very suitable for hikes and bicycle tours. Famous Lahemaa National Park is about 20 km from the camp. More information on www.visitestonia.com , www.lahemaa.ee, www.rakvere.ee LEISURE TIMEThere are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities: swimming, hiking, sports, etc. Excursions to Lahemaa National Park and Rakvere are foreseen.
Requirements:
The minimum age of volunteers is 19. A very good level of spoken English is required. Please provide your Motivation Letter You should be really motivated to work with kids and teenagers. Previous experience is an asset. All ideas of activities for youngsters, games etc. are welcomed. It is highly desirable that you could share some of your skills and knowledge with children - e.g. teach them dancing or playing music, make a performance or do some handicrafts.
Age:
18-68
Location:
Kadrina
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
Would you like to have a short-term active and meaningful vacation for 8 days in Jamaja village on the Island of Saaremaa? Then the camp, named “Do not step in the bucket!” is for you! The camp is organized for around 20 teenagers by the Saaremaa branch of YWCA-YMCA. The main aim of the camp to teach youngsters ”not repeat the same mistakes”, that is to provide intensive experience of learning and practicing communication, sport, orientation, nature, history and other exciting stuff. The camp program includes many games and activities, excursions to different places of interest at Saare Parish, conversations and discussions, working groups.
Work:
The main task for volunteers is to deal with teenagers, providing cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as English language environment. It will be done through games, drama, sport activities, excursions, discussions, etc. Volunteers alongside with local leaders will be responsible for the whole program of the camp 18.-23.07. The job can pretty hard involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young participants. Some days may be quite long for late-night orientations, landscape game in the forest, campfire. It will be great if you could introduce your country and culture to young people.
Accommodation:
Volunteers will share one room on the second floor of the same camp house as kids. Bathrooms are of the common use. You don't need sleeping bags, but please bring your own towels. Meals will be served for all participants at the dining room.
Location:
The camp site is located in the Jamaja village on Sorve peninsula in southern part of the Island of Saaremaa. This is the most south-west part of the country known for its outstanding beauty. Some info (in Estonian) can be found on http://www.torgu.ee/index.php?sisu=turism&teema=vaatamis and in English here http://www.visitestonia.com/en/tip-of-sorve?site_preference=normal
Leisure time:
There are a lot of possibilities for active leisure time in this camp:
swimming, sunbathing, hiking, sport, etc. Excursion to Churches in Kihelkonna, Mustjala, Kaarma, Jämaja, magic meteorite crater Kaali Lake and Episcopal castle in Kuressaare. More information on http://www.saaremaa.ee/
Terminal:
Airport, bus or train station, harbor in Tallinn. From the Tallinn bus station (Tallinn Lastekodu Str 46) bus to Kuressaare. Trip about 4h 20 minutes. You are expected to arrive to Tallinn in the morning or afternoon but 14.00 as latest on the arrival date.
Special requirements:
We expect active volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country as well as with an ability and wish to present it to others in a creative way. A good level of English is required. Previous experience in work with children and teenagers is an advantage.
Age:
The minimum age of volunteers is 19.
NB:
Please provide a motivation letter along with the application form.
Activating teenage participants in the city camp and providing them with cross-cultural learning experience. Volunteers will do it through informal methods of teaching and working in small group techniques. Among the activities to be held by team of volunteers are playing games and music popular in the countries volunteers represent, drama, sports, preparing festivals, common discussions, excursions, actions for peace and nature protection, leading and supporting teens in their work on the team projects.; preparing and leading the teen teams presentations on the countries the camp participants and volunteers are from. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to learn or discuss and a related activity. Volunteers together with a local project coordinator are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young participants. You will stay with teens 10.00 i 17.00 and spend another hour to prepare next day activities. In the course of camp there is one day off and at least one day of travel outside Tallinn together with teens. Before activities start there is training in Down-Town camp methodology and preparation. Most of local teens in the camp are Russian-speaking youngsters from minority group of Tallinn. Besides local teens 15 teenage participants from abroad are expected to join this camp. The total number of participants is about 40. Volunteers will work in pair facilitating and leading a smaller group of 10 - 12 teens during the day. The camp activities will take place in a learning centre situated in the centre of the Tallinn www.tallinn.ee .
Accomodation & food:
On mattresses in the class rooms of In Down Town school, in the centre of Tallinn. Toilets and showers are available. Please bring a sleeping bag. Volunteers will cook and have their breakfasts at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp in the city centre.
Location & leisure:
LocationCamp will take place in the centre of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. You can get a lot of information on www.tallinn.eeLEISURE TIMEThere are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities as camp will take place in the Estonian capital Tallinn where one can find attractions for any taste: sightseeing, museums, festivals, concerts, pubs, etc.
Requirements:
You have to be really motivated to work with teens. Please provide a motivation letter along with application form. Experience in work with youth is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for teens are essential. We ask you to bring some materials like postcards, posters, symbols of your country, music or popular national games etc typical for your country or region which can be used during your country presentation. We expect active volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country with ability to present it to others in a creative way. A good level of English is required. The min age of volunteers is 20.
Age:
20-58
Location:
Tallinn
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
The general camp program (themes, actions, social activities, fun games, excursions) is worked out by the supervisor of the camp. Volunteers together with a local project coordinator are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The teachers main task is to provide children with live communication, activate their vocabulary and encourage them to speak English. The volunteers task is planning language activities and games (the vocabulary depends on the topic of the day and level of children knowledge), carrying out the planned activities, taking part in excursions (which are free for volunteers) assisting the teacher. The topics will vary from day to day. The last day of the camp is so called Parents day , when children will make a performance in English which was prepared together with their teacher and the volunteers in advance. Volunteers will stay with children from 10.00 until 15.30 and spend another hour or two to prepare the next day activities. The total number of camp participants is about 20 kids aged 7-12. The volunteers will work in a smaller group of 10 children in each. In addition to the volunteers there are 2 teachers and one assistant. Most of the local children in the camp are Russian-speaking youngsters. The camp activities will take place in a learning centre situated in the center of the city. This year our school offers several periods for taking part in our city camps:05.06.16 i 12.06.16 - for kids 10-14 years old31.07.16 i 06.08.16 - for kids 5-7 years old14.08.16 i 25.08.16 - for kids 7-13 years old
Accomodation & food:
On mattresses in the class rooms of the Optimum Semper school in the centre of Tallinn. Toilets are available, sauna and laundry room is very near to the accommodation place. Please bring a sleeping bag. You will have breakfasts at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp in the city center, dinner will be prepared by the volunteers themselves but paid by the school.
Location & leisure:
Camp will take place in the middle Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee LEISURE TIME There are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities as camp will take place in the Estonian capital Tallinn where one can find attractions for any taste. Summer period is especially reach with cultural events of all kinds.
Requirements:
The volunteer has to be really motivated to work with children. The previous experience in working with preschoolers and teenagers is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for children are essential. A good level of English is required.
Age:
19-99
Location:
Tallinn
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
