Nuertingen is one of four cities named as the most active cities in Germany through the Mission Olympic competition. From the 15th through the 17th of July, trendy sports such as free boarding and speedminton will be presented to the large audience. Your team will be supporting and running the festival; more information can be found at www.nuertingen.de. After a short break your team will start the second phase of camp, where you will improve the materials in a local day care center to help keep the children from injuring themselves.
Note:
Before and after the festival you will be working more than 5 hours a day, but therefore have a break before starting the project in the day care center.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying in an apartment at the Jugendzentrum am Bahnhof (www.jab-nuertingen.de). Meals will be prepared as a group.
Leisure:
Nuertingen has about 40,000 residents and lies in the Neckertal region (www.nuertingen.de). Your group can go through the pretty landscape, go to lakes or along the river. You also can go for a swim, climb, hike, or canoe when you aren't discovering nearby cities such as Tuebingen or Stuttgart, which offers museums, shopping, a planetarium, theater, and more www.stuttgart.de.
As the last years the house was left empty, we will put all our energy in cleaning and tidying up the house and the surrounding property.The volunteers will do some renovation works inside the house. Because the camp will be one of the first groups at the house and they will prepare it as accomodation house for other youth groups in the future, there need to be done several works, like painting, repairing furniture, decorating and having an eye on the equipment of the house.During the whole camp another task will be, to look after the garden and the surrounding area. Volunteers will mow the lawn, build a fence and putt up a fireplace.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATIONThere are 2-, 3- and 4-bedrooms in the house with warm showers and toilettes inside.FOODThe meals will be prepared together as they are part of the community life, what means thateverybody will be responsible for the meal at least once during its stay. So it would bevery nice if you could bring typical recipes from home in order to introduce each other to thepreparation of food from all over the world.
Location & leisure:
Gantikow Manor is situated 100 kilometers north of Berlin. The house is surrounded by a sleepy village with a small church and attractive countryside. The Manor is a picturing example of modification in the late 19th century, by usuing traditional handcraft styles. The facade of the building is decorated with unique modern fresco-paintings. After the second World War, the house was first used as a refugee hostel and after the village community used the house as municipal center, hosting the community office, the local store, the school, the kindergarten, the doctors room, a kitchen of the agricultural production company and several apartments. With its many rooms, the great building is perfect to be used as accomodation house.Around the manor-house, in the beautiful garden, with its old trees, there is much space for outside activities and leisure time. A small lake is situated nearby the old building, where it is possible to go swimming. And also the surrounding area with its many lakes and unique small towns invites for trips. A small lake is situated nearby the old building. It is possible to go swimming. the water is very clear. The beautiful garden around the manor-houseinvites passengers to relax.
The old railway building needs to be renovated and reconstructed. The volunteers will help to do that. They also will help to arrange the nature around the building.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:The volunteers will be staying in a simple accomodation.Food:Food is already included but the volunteers will be responsible for the cooking and will do it together.
Location & leisure:
Location:Schmarsow is a quite small and friendly village close to Demmin with just 300 residents. It is located in the federal state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and reached its peak in the period of the Hanseatic league. You can find there a huge manor house built in the 18th century as well as a church from the 14th century. Through the 1970ties Schmarsow has been connected to a train infrastructure. Until last year the old railway building has been used as a living house. In future it should become an accommodation for youth exchanges. There are three rivers in the nearby town Demmin creating a fascinating and beautiful landscape. For spare time activities several excursions will be planed together with the volunteers.Leisure time activities:Excursions are planned, short trips to nearby towns, swimming, canoeing-
Requirements:
Further requirements: Please bring a sleeping bag, a mattress pad, work clothes gloves, motivation and good humour.
The non-profit Oekospeicher Association is turning a former storehouse into a social and cultural village centre. The reconstruction is done in an ecological manner - renewable energy supply, clay and wood constructions and utilisation of rainwater - with the help of volunteers. The work to be done within the camp is preparing a folk music event as the highlight of the camp - you don't have to be experienced with all this kind of work - you will be assisted by skilled people. The practical work part includes the construction of a visitor centre (mudbrick building, woodwork) and, if you would like to, work in the herb garden.
Accomodation & food:
You ll be accommodated in the Eco-Speicher. There is a loft with several sleeping and living rooms, 2 bathrooms, a communal kitchen and a room with table tennis and table soccer. Camp beds are provided.
The KiEZ is a recreation centre for children and teenagers. You will do various construction, gardening and renovation works on the ground of the centre.
Accomodation & food:
In bungalows. All meals will be provided in the centre. The catering is well organised, with set meal times for the different groups of children accommodated at the same time. Furthermore, you should know that the centre provides food which is catered towards children.
The Verden Youth Centre (www.jugendzentrum-verden.de) offers youth rooms to meet, to play, or to simply chill. There is a rehearsal room for bands, an internet cafe, group rooms and a large room for events. These rooms all desperately need a coat of paint. Together with local youth, your team will redo the walls of the centre. The work will involve painting as well as wallpaper work. You can feel free to let your creative side shine while painting If time remains, your team will build a small seating area on the outside grounds as well as plant hedges.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying at another youth centre (www.tintenklecks-verden.de). Your accommodation has no showers, therefore you will receive cards to use the showers in a nearby swimming pool. Meals will be prepared as a group.
Leisure:
Verden has 27,000 residents and lies at the mouth of the Aller River. The over 1000 year old city is known as the equestrian capitol of the area. The city centre and its cathedral are worth a visit. In Verden and the area you can go canoeing, hike, and bike in the nearby parks. Nearby Bremen, Hanover, and Hamburg offer endless free time and cultural activities, sightseeing, and shopping. You can also visit the Bergen Belsen Memorial Site. For more information please seewww.verden.de, www.verwell.de, www.heide-park.de, www.serengeti-park.de, www.bremen.de, www.bergenbelsen, www.universum-bremen.de.
Age:
16-26
Location:
Verden, Lower Saxony; Bremen 40 km, Hanover 90 km, Hamburg 130 km
The main goal of this camp is to work with the history of the concentration camp Ravensbrueck. Therefore the volunteers will do research in the library, in multimedia files as well as in local archives. There will be texts to translate in different languages.By doing this the volunteers will be given the opportunity to learn a lot of interesting things about the history of Ravensbrueck. Knowledge of the German language is necessary Also the volunteers will do some work to beautify and renovate the youth hostel where they stay. The exact tasks that will be undertaken will vary and volunteers are expected to be flexible in the work they do and be prepared to participate in all of the tasks fully.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:The volunteers will be staying in a youth hostelFood:Full board is. There will be someone cooking for you.
Location & leisure:
Location:Ravensbrueck has approximately 10.000 inhabitants and is located in northern Germany, close to Fuerstenberg (about 70 kilometres north of Berlin). The landscape is dominated by many small and big lakes that create a wonderful scenery. Fuerstenberg is also known for its sad role in the World War II. In 1938/39 the Nazi regime built the largest concentration camp for women in Ravensbrueck. Website concentration camp: www.ravensbrueck.de/mgr/index.html (available in German, English, French, Polish and Italian).Leisure time activities:Excursions are planned, short trips to nearby towns, swimming, canoeing, etc.
Requirements:
Further requirements:Please bring a sleeping bag, a mattress pad, motivation and good humour
This camp is for nature lovers. The volunteers will work in a nature reserve on a peninsula close to the town Teterow, called Sauerwerder. This nature reserve is situated in the lake Teterow. Interesting to see is the NABU station. There you will learn know many different kinds of birds, plants and other animals. The volunteers will renovate the nature trail and will do also some environmental work.It is necessary to bring work cloth The exact tasks that will be undertaken will vary and volunteers are expected to be flexible in the work they do and be prepared to participate in all of the tasks fully.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:The volunteers will stay in a bungalow in Sauerwerder.Food:Full board is included, but meals have to be prepared by the volunteers
Location & leisure:
Location:Teterow is a small town in the heart of the charming area known as Mecklenburgish Switzerland . On all sides, the countryside rises and merges into forested ranges of hills. Besides the historical town centre with its marketplace, town hall and church, two medieval town gates and numerous historical buildings, visitors and tourists will find many interesting sights and destinations for excursions in Teterow and surroundings. For further information please visit www.teterow.de (also available in English and Swedish). Leisure time activities:Excursions are planned, swimming, short trips to nearby towns-etc.
Requirements:
iFurther requirements:Please bring a sleeping bag, a mattress pad, work clothes gloves, motivation and good humour
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