You will be building an educational pavillion. Together with craftsmen on-site, you’ll be laying down wooden flooring in the cafe area, varnishing seats in the audience area, as well as building and varnishing stools and tables in the cafe area. In addition, climbing networks for plants are to be installed and accompanying plant and gardening work will be carried out. Besides this, an exhibition system is to be created and membranes installed. As you can imagine, the work is very diverse and already waiting for you!
Accommodation and food:
You will be staying in the Glöcknerstift in Wittenberg – in a youth hostel in rooms with several beds (http://www.gloecknerstift.de/). You will prepare and cook meals in groups.
Location:
Sachsen-Anhalt; Magdeburg at 90 km, Halle at 80 km
Nearest Train Station:
Wittenberg HBF
Nearest Airport:
Berlin or Leipzig
Free time and leisure:
Saxony-Anhalt is celebrating 500 years since the Reformation by Martin Luther. You will have the opportunity to actively participate in it. In the Reformation town of Wittenberg you can explore Luther's activity center, visit the city church of St. Marien, the castle church (Schlosskirche), the Lutherhaus and the Melanchthonhaus as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is an important railway hub on the Berlin-Leipzig and Magdeburg-Dresden routes, so you have the opportunity to explore other cities nearby on weekends.
For the now sixth time, an international workcamp is taking place at the Experience and Adventure Yard Bauspielfarm in Recklinghausen, with many interesting and exciting construction projects available. Together, we want to lay out our vegetable garden and plant new things with you. At the same time, we will continue with the construction of a knights' fortress for the children at Bauspielfarm. Alongside the 5 hour working day, there is of course plenty of time to get to know participants from a wide range of countries and to share stories. By cooking together, you will really understand the idea of a culinary journey around the world. The Bauspielfarm is a pedagogically supervised experience and adventure yard for children and young people. A particular highlight is the high ropes course located nearby.
Accommodation:
You will be staying in a common room on the adventure yard. You will prepare and cook meals as a group.
Free time:
There are countless ways to spend your free time here:
you can try out the high ropes course as a team, or try out archery. During the camp you can also take part in a typical German tradition – an Easter bonfire. Take a canoe trip down the Lippe River, as well as trips to local monuments. Day trips to towns such as Dortmund, Münster, Düsseldorf or Essen can also be arranged.
Location:
Nordrine-Westfalia region; Münster lies at 75 km, Dortmund at 35 km, Amsterdam at 200 km.
The community of Rangendingen had an ijgd workcamp in 2009. Volunteers did a great job in creating a barefoot walking track and leisure area next to the idyllic reservoir, which was originally set up to protect the local area from flooding. This time, you can be part of the team renovating the popular barefoot path and, together with local experts, bring your exciting ideas to life. There is also some work with playground equipment planned for the project. Thanks to your input and efforts, the reservoir will once again be a popular holiday destination with both natural adventures and sensory experiences for one and all.
Accommodation:
You will be staying in a in the centre of Rangendingen. You will prepare and cook meals as a group.
Free time:
There are many places to visit both in and around Rangendingen, waiting to be discovered. Hohenzollern Castle (850m high! Www.preussen.de) is one of the most beautiful and most visited castles in Europe. From there you have a wonderful view of the Swabian mountains and foothills. Stuttgart is also not too far away. Here you could go to a museum, go shopping or simply enjoy the town! Www.rangendingen.de
Location:
Baden-Wurttemberg region; Stuttgart is at 70 km.
Closest Airport:
Hechingen Airport:
Stuttgart.
Special Requirements:
Please bring waterproof clothing, since you will be working outdoors.
Note:
you will have time off from Good Friday until Easter Monday, which can be used to go on trips.
The community of Rangendingen had an ijgd workcamp in 2009. Volunteers did a great job in creating a barefoot walking track and leisure area next to the idyllic reservoir, which was originally set up to protect the local area from flooding. This time, you can be part of the team renovating the popular barefoot path and, together with local experts, bring your exciting ideas to life. There is also some work with playground equipment planned for the project. Thanks to your input and efforts, the reservoir will once again be a popular holiday destination with both natural adventures and sensory experiences for one and all.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying in a in the centre of Rangendingen.Meals will be prepared and cooked in groups.
Location & leisure:
There are many places to visit both in and around Rangendingen, waiting to be discovered. Hohenzollern Castle (850m high! Www.preussen.de) is one of the most beautiful and most visited castles in Europe. From there you have a wonderful view of the Swabian mountains and foothills. Stuttgart is also not too far away. Here you could go to a museum, go shopping or simply enjoy the town! Www.rangendingen.de
Requirements:
Please bring waterproof clothing, since you will be working outdoors.
Age:
16-26
Location:
Rangendingen
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ZWS: Stuttgart Railway Station (Stuttgart, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
For the now sixth time, an international workcamp is taking place at the Experience and Adventure Yard Bauspielfarm in Recklinghausen, with many interesting and exciting construction projects available. Together, we want to lay out our vegetable garden and plant new things with you. At the same time, we will continue with the construction of a knights' fortress for the children at Bauspielfarm. Alongside the 5 hour working day, there is of course plenty of time to get to know participants from a wide range of countries and to share stories. By cooking together, you will really understand the idea of a culinary journey around the world. The Bauspielfarm is a pedagogically supervised experience and adventure yard for children and young people. A particular highlight is the high ropes course located nearby.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying in a common room on the adventure yard. Meals will be prepared and cooked in groups.
Location & leisure:
There are countless ways to spend your free time here: you can try out the high ropes course as a team, or try out archery. During the camp you can also take part in a typical German tradition – an Easter bonfire. Take a canoe trip down the Lippe River, as well as trips to local monuments. Day trips to towns such as Dortmund, Münster, Düsseldorf or Essen can also be arranged.
Requirements:
-
Age:
16-26
Location:
Recklinghausen
Language(s):
English
Airport:
QDU: Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof (Dusseldorf, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
"Die Weltbühne" (The Global Stage), is a cultural centre with a large theatre hall in a former village inn in Heckenbeck, a small village with only 450 inhabitants. Every year, the villagers look forward to an international theatre project – for 2 weeks long, you and the rest of your group are therefore invited to the village as guests. Three pedagogues from Russia, Spain and the USA, who for years have been doing body theatre, acrobatic, circus and street music performances without the need for language, invite you to create a theatre piece with them. "Boundless Home – Grenzenlos zu Hause" is the theme of this production. This piece will be created from your ideas, movements and stories. Creativity and art will bring you together with the local residents of Heckenbeck. At the end of the camp there will be an interactive performance, during which spectators from Heckenbeck and the surrounding region will take part.
Accomodation & food:
You'll be staying in the "Weltbühne Heckenbeck" cultural centre. You'll prepare and cook your own meals together in groups.
Location & leisure:
Workshops, such as juggling and acrobatics, will be available for you to try out. Heckenbeck is situated in a very rural area. There will be bicycles available for day-trips and for going shopping. The town of Bad Gandersheim is just 4km away. Possible destinations that are easily reachable by train are Alfeld (with its Fagus Factory World Heritage Site) or the mining museums of Harz. www.bad-gandersheim.de, www.alfeld.de; www.harzinfo.de
Requirements:
A good knowledge of English is necessary for the theatre workshop. Participants should be able to ride a bike.
Under the guidance of the Eixendorf Seemeisterstelle (Seaman's Office), part of the Weiden Water Management Office, you will be renovating information boards around the Eixendorf lakeside trail. You'll be furnishing the stands with wooden tiles and designing the area around the info boards. There are also a few other possible tasks at the Upper Palatinate open-air museum in Neusath-Perschen.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying in the fantastic, fully-equipped Kramer cottage on the Fuchsenhof horse ranch in Seebarn. Meals will be prepared and cooked together in groups. www.fuchsenhof.de/bilder/index.php/category/29-ferienhaus-kramer
Location & leisure:
A 1000 year anniversary celebration, complete with festival games etc., is taking place in Neunburg vorm Wald this year: www.1000.neunburgvormwald.de/programm/You can go swimming in the nearby lake or at the swimming pool in Rötz. The local countryside and landscape is very beautiful. You can go on hikes or walks, to the viewpoint at Schwarzwihrberg (Schwarzenberg castle), for example. At 17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays there is a tour of the stalls at Fuchsenhof. You can also go riding at the horse ranch, but you will need to pay a small fee. Classic excursions to Regensburg (with its historic old town, boat trip to Walhalla), Kelheim (with the Danube gorges and Weltenburg Abbey) and Nuremburg (for the Kaiser castle and for shopping) are also possible.
Requirements:
Manual craft skills would be an advantage on this project.
Age:
16-26
Location:
Neunburg vorm wald
Language(s):
English
Airport:
NUE: Nurnberg (Nuernberg, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
On the weekend after your arrival, the Neckar festival in Nürtigen will be taking place, for which your help is needed. Together with teachers, parents, educators and children you will be improving the outdoor areas of various schools and nurseries. You can help to renew drawings and paintings on the playground, plant flowers and design a privacy screen. Other activities are also being planned. Besides this, it is planned for you to help renovate the vineyard walls in Zizishausen and to chop wood for the barbecue. This is physically demanding work, but you will be supported by a team of motivated mentors and rewarded with a barbecue party.
Accomodation & food:
You'll be staying in a former Kindergarten in the same neighbourhood as the primary and secondary schools where you'll be working. You'll prepare and cook your own meals in small groups.
Location & leisure:
Nürtingen has around 40,000 inhabitants and is located in Neckar valley near to the Swabian mountains. With bikes you can make a tour through the beautiful countryside, nearby lakes, the Neckar river or the biosphere area at the foot of the mountain. In your free time you will also have the possibility to go swimming in an outdoor pool, go climbing in the mountains, hiking, canoeing and even to visit Nürtingen and the nearby student town of Tübingen. The capital city of the region is Stuttgart, which is only half an hour away by train and offers many exciting things: Museums, shopping, a planetarium, theatres etc.
Requirements:
You must be able to ride a bike.
Age:
16-26
Location:
Nürtingen
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ZWS: Stuttgart Railway Station (Stuttgart, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
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