The Group will have German lessons by a German teacher several hours every day. Furthermore excursions to Berlin and its surrounding area are planned. The focus of the excursions will be Berlin in the present and in the past.
The Group will have German lessons by a German teacher several hours every day. Furthermore excursions to Berlin and its surrounding area are planned. The focus of the excursions will be Berlin in the present and in the past.
Sachsenhausen was one of the earliest concentration camps in Germany, built in 1936. German people who were in opposition to Nazi policy, later also homosexuals, so-called asocials, criminals, and during the war especially people from occupied countries were imprisoned, forced to work and many of them were murdered. Between 1945-1950 a part of this area was used as a so-called Special Camp of the Soviet Secret Service. Now it is a place for studies and to commemorate the victims: the memorial site Gedenkstaette and Museum Sachsenhausen ( Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen ).Work part: Although the main task will be studies of history, manual work like gardening, maintenance work and cleaning-up of specific areas of the memorial are planned. Study part: The study component will be the most important part of our project. Volunteers will learn a lot about the time of National Socialism, the Holocaust and the period after World War II, especially the Soviet camp Sachsenhausen until 1950. Talks with former inmates of both camps are planned, as well as guided tours in and around the memorial site Sachsenhausen, and excursions to different memorials and places of earlier German history. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work in the archives and in the library of the memorial site. Furthermore there will be several discussions with employees who perform guided tours and are involved in historical research.
Accomodation & food:
ina building
Location & leisure:
Oranienburg Berlin
Requirements:
You should have very good English skills, be very interested in history and the present problems of neo-fascism and racism and be able to ride a bike.
During the first week, you will take part in an intensive German language course (2x 90 / day), in order to learn German you will need on a day to day basis, as well as get a much closer look at the language as a whole. Your instructors are all native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a foreign language, and are also members of your team. During the second and third weeks you will help with the restoration of graves of war victims in Reinickendorf in the north of Berlin. Here, not only German but also foreign soldiers and civilians are buried, and a memorial was later erected in their memory. You will also help renew the lawns and cut away excess plants around the stones and clean the stones.
Accomodation & food:
Your group will stay in the Pfadfinderhaus in Alt-Tempelhof, with mattresses placed on the floor. Meals will be cooked as a group.
Leisure:
Berlin has endless free time activities, both day and night. For the duration of the camp you will be provided with a public transportation ticket, which will be good for all of Berlin.
Age:
18-26
Location:
Berlin
Language(s): German. You don't need to know German yet, BUT you should be willing to learn it.
Airport:
BER: Berlin - Metropolencode (Berlin, Germany)
Trainstation:
Berlin
Extra Fees:
€300.00 (Euros) for the language course, including public transport ticket.
The Friedensdorf Storkow is an antiracist youth project, which works for humanity, solidarity, and intercultural youth work. Your support is needed with maintenance and renovation work on the green areas in the city and on the grounds of the Friedensdorf. After work, you will have the opportunity to improve your German ability. Through two hours a day of language instruction as well as using German in everyday situations you will make great strides in your language skills. Your language instructors are native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a foreign language. They are also a part of your group throughout the camp.
Accomodation & food:
You will be living in a three story apartment in the Friedensdorf Storkow. Meals will be prepared as a group.
Leisure:
Free Time: Storkow is one of the oldest city in Brandenburg and has a historical palace. Along with cultural activities you will also have access to sports facilities such as a volleyball court, a basketball court, and soccer fields. You can also explore the area and visit areas such as the Scharmuetzelsee and the Wildpark Bad Saarow. Berlin is only an hour away by train where you can experience all that a big city has to offer.
Age:
16-26
Location:
Brandenburg; Storkow is 50 km southeast of Berlin.
Language:
The camp will be run in German. A basic knowledge of German is required.
The ecosystem with its trees, plants, animals and nature- and environmental educational stations will be extended with new elements. We need also your help to add new facilities and decorative things in the area of the old farm. For this project we would like to find 12 committed young people, who are keen to do manual work, advance their knowledge of all kinds of skills and do landscape design.
Accomodation & food:
The participants stay in the romantic farmhouse-room. Please bring bed linen, sheets or sleeping bags and Isolationmat, house-shoes, work clothes. You are very welcome, if you can offer ecological information from your own country.
Location & leisure:
The Study-part:How do you create a productive garden which mingles plants and animals in a way that only a minimum input of energy and resources are required to achieve maximum sustainability to the environment? Education for sustainable developement - theory and projects of best practice, for example nature people s and tribes lifestyle.The leisure time:The afternoons and evenings as well as weekends are mostly free. We will try to offer you various activities for your spare time such as sport, excursions, swimming etc. There will be excursions in the region, especially to the picturesce town Freiberg, to the Nationalpark Sachsische Schweiz , and to a very nice piece of land called Rote Baumwiese .
Requirements:
You are very welcome, if you can offer ecological information from your own country.
During the first week, you will take part in an intensive German language course (2x 90 / day), in order to learn German you will need on a day to day basis, as well as get a much closer look at the language as a whole. Your instructors are all native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a foreign language, and are also members of your team. During the second and third weeks you will help with the restoration of graves of war victims in Reinickendorf in the north of Berlin. Here, not only German but also foreign soldiers and civilians are buried, and a memorial was later erected in their memory. You will also help renew the lawns and cut away excess plants around the stones and clean the stones.
Accomodation & food:
Your group will stay in the Pfadfinderhaus in Alt-Tempelhof, with mattresses placed on the floor. Meals will be cooked as a group.
Leisure:
Berlin has endless free time activities, both day and night. For the duration of the camp you will be provided with a public transportation ticket, which will be good for all of Berlin.
Age:
18-26
Location:
Berlin
Language:
Basic knowledge in German is required.
Airport:
BER: Berlin - Metropolencode (Berlin, Germany)
Train station:
Berlin
Extra Fees:
€300.00 (Euros) for the language course, including public transport ticket.
TV38 is the local television station for the Wolfsburg-Braunschweig-Salzgitter region. It is an editorial station made by the region, for the region. One of the main goals os the station, besides producing news, informational, and conversational shows, is teaching others about the world of media. Through various courses and lessons, locals learn how to produce their own shows and messages. Your team will also be taking part, and under the expert leadership of a local media teacher you will be producing your own TV spot and therefore have the opportunity to get to know Wolfsburg through another light. You will first follow all of the steps in preparing your show, then shoulder the cameras yourselves. The editing and finishing of the show will take place in the Sendezentrale studios in Wolfsburg, where you will work with mostly digital media. The topic of your show will be discussed with the teacher at the beginning of camp.
Accommodation:
You will be staying at the Jugendzentrum Freizeitheim Westhagen. Meals will be prepared in rotating teams.
Free Time:
Wolfsburg is a modern, large city with many diverse cultural offerings. The castle, art museum, Autostadt, the football team VFL Wolfsburg, and the science museum are all known worldwide. You may also visit the Allerpark.
Location:
Lower Saxony; Hannover 75 km, Braunschweig 30 km, Magdeburg 65 km.
Nearest Train Station:
Wolfsburg - Airport: Hannover.
Requirements:
A good knowledge of English is required for the film project.
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