The Language Club “Ya-Polyglot” develops a variety of educational projects for children and teenagers. One of our projects is a summer language camp which gives children and teenagers an opportunity to have a good rest after the school year and learn foreign languages in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. While in the camp, children and teenagers not only improve their skills of cooperation and team-work, but also learn to overcome language and culture barriers. That is why it is essential that volunteers from a variety of countries participate in the project.
Work:
We invite volunteers for the position of a group-leader, a teacher or both.
A group-leader is responsible for:
• organizing culture and sports activities. • maintaining discipline in the group they are responsible for. • uniting the kids and teaching them sharing and cooperation.
A teacher is responsible for:
• teaching a foreign language(s) to children, • helping in organizing culture and sports activities.
Accommodation:
During the camp volunteers stay in the main building with the staff and the children. They will share a room with 1-3 other group leaders/teachers, toilet and shower in the room. Free meals are provided in the camp canteen. If you stay for 3 months during the breaks between the camps (1 break is 3 days,) you willll be hosted in Samara in a family.
Age:
20–35 years old
Qualifications:
• non-smoker • speaking English fluently, preferably as a native language (speaking other languages in addition to English, especially French and German, is welcomed). • experience in working with children and/or teenagers. • loving sports and physically fit. • creative and with initiative. • responsible.
Participation fee:
50 euro to cover administration costs. To be paid upon the arrival.
A camp for Russian kids will take place on the bank of river Volga about 20 kilometers away from the city of Cheboksary, the capital of the Chuvash republic. Foreign volunteers will work together with Russian volunteers as counselors and organize cultural and educational activities for the participants (local school kids agesd 8-15).
The aims of the camp are as follows:
- intercultural exchange. - educating kids interested in other cultures, tolerant to other nationalities, religions, races. - learning foreign languages. - educating kids to share the values of “Sodrujestvo”, of the international voluntary movement and ethical principles, such as to be willing to help the local community acting out of self-initiative, to solve conflicts without violence, to respect human rights, to promote solidarity between human beings at all levels, to respect the environment, to be open and honest, to be active and willing to improve the social, cultural and economic structures of the local community, to be willing to work in teams and cooperate with each other. - educating kids to be leaders with active life position.
Work:
- organizing intercultural and educational workshops (about their native country, ecology, water resources, human rights, anti-racism, etc); - teaching foreign languages to the participants (in a way of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); - organizing some sports activities, strategic games, shows and handcrafts.
The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off there are planned excursions to the city for sightseeing.
Accommodation and food:
In the children camp “Kuvshinka”, in wooden houses; counselors live together in male, female, mixed rooms. Shower and Russian sauna are available all the time. No sleeping bags are needed, food is provided in the local camp cafeteria.
Study theme:
Volunteers get knowledge and skills of organizing educational and intercultural activities for kids, teaching kids languages, volunteers will get the basic knowledge of the Russian language and the Russian culture, will get to know Russian people and Russian hospitality. As the workcamp is located in Chuvashia – a small local ethnicity to the east of Moscow - the volunteers will get a chance to learn the culture of this local ethnicity, its history and difference from the Russian Culture. Volunteers will get a perfect experience of interacting with different people with different backgrounds and working in a multicultural team creating excellent lifetime workshops for kids and for each other.
Location:
The workcamp is situated in Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus, etc.) to Moscow and take a train from there to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
Languages:
the working language of the project is English, but we welcome all other languages.
Qualifications:
Volunteers are expected to have some experience of working with kids and of organizing activities. Intercultural experience is very welcome. We especially welcome those who can swim as this season is normally hot here and we swim a lot with the kids and the assistance of volunteers is needed for watching the kids and swimming with them.
A camp for Russian kids will take place on the bank of river Volga about 20 kilometers away from the city of Cheboksary, the capital of the Chuvash republic. Foreign volunteers will work together with Russian volunteers as counselors and organize cultural and educational activities for the participants (local school kids agesd 8-15).
The aims of the camp are as follows:
- intercultural exchange. - educating kids interested in other cultures, tolerant to other nationalities, religions, races. - learning foreign languages. - educating kids to share the values of “Sodrujestvo”, of the international voluntary movement and ethical principles, such as to be willing to help the local community acting out of self-initiative, to solve conflicts without violence, to respect human rights, to promote solidarity between human beings at all levels, to respect the environment, to be open and honest, to be active and willing to improve the social, cultural and economic structures of the local community, to be willing to work in teams and cooperate with each other. - educating kids to be leaders with active life position.
Work:
- organizing intercultural and educational workshops (about their native country, ecology, water resources, human rights, anti-racism, etc); - teaching foreign languages to the participants (in a way of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); - organizing some sports activities, strategic games, shows and handcrafts.
The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off there are planned excursions to the city for sightseeing.
Accommodation and food:
In the children camp “Kuvshinka”, in wooden houses; counselors live together in male, female, mixed rooms. Shower and Russian sauna are available all the time. No sleeping bags are needed, food is provided in the local camp cafeteria.
Study theme:
Volunteers get knowledge and skills of organizing educational and intercultural activities for kids, teaching kids languages, volunteers will get the basic knowledge of the Russian language and the Russian culture, will get to know Russian people and Russian hospitality. As the workcamp is located in Chuvashia – a small local ethnicity to the east of Moscow - the volunteers will get a chance to learn the culture of this local ethnicity, its history and difference from the Russian Culture. Volunteers will get a perfect experience of interacting with different people with different backgrounds and working in a multicultural team creating excellent lifetime workshops for kids and for each other.
Location:
The workcamp is situated in Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus, etc.) to Moscow and take a train from there to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
Languages:
the working language of the project is English, but we welcome all other languages.
Qualifications:
Volunteers are expected to have some experience of working with kids and of organizing activities. Intercultural experience is very welcome. We especially welcome those who can swim as this season is normally hot here and we swim a lot with the kids and the assistance of volunteers is needed for watching the kids and swimming with them.
This international language festival is organized by a non-government non-profit organization called “Youth Esperanto Association of the Chuvash Republic”. This year it will be the 15th edition of the Festival. The main aim of the Festival is to draw attention to language diversity and emphasize its value. The Chuvash Republic is situated 600km to the east from Moscow. It has two official languages, Russian and Chuvash. The Chuvash language is the 4th minority language in Russia according to the number of its speakers. The Festival is an important and big event in the republic where about 1000 participants of different ages take part every year. For already 14 years a lot of people from different countries have been participating in the Festival preparation and organization.
The workcamp consists of 2 parts - preparing the festival and taking part in the festival.
Work:
- Helping in preparing the festival - Presenting the volunteers’ culture and language during the festival. - Taking part in the festival activities.
The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off there are planned excursions to the city for sightseeing.
Accommodation and Food:
The volunteers will be hosted in host families and youth hostels. The food will be provided. No sleeping bags are needed.
Study theme:
Volunteers will get knowledge and skills of organizing a language festival, presenting their culture, will get skills in intercultural communication. Volunteers will get a basic knowledge of the Russian language and the Russian culture, will get to know Russian people and Russian hospitality. As the workcamp is located in Chuvashia – a small local ethnicity to the east of Moscow - the volunteers will get a chance to learn the culture of this local ethnicity, its history and differences from the Russian Culture. Volunteers will get a perfect experience of interacting with different people with different backgrounds and working in a multicultural team creating excellent lifetime activities.
Location:
The workcamp is situated in Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport - train, bus etc.) to Moscow and take a train from there to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
Languages:
Esperanto, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian etc.
Qualifications:
Volunteers are expected to have some experience of organizing activities, intercultural experience is very welcome. We also expect the volunteers to be open-minded, flexible, tolerant to differences in cultures, backgrounds, nationalities, races.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
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