Work: The main work of the Volunteers will be the preparation of the daily meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinners). Together with a cook they organise the menu schedule, do the shopping and wash the dishes afterwards. It would be helpful if volunteers know how to prepare a meal for a bigger group. Location: The holiday house „Le Moulin" is located between the lake Neuenburg (around 1 km) and the lake Murten (around 2 km).The village Cudrefin is a getaway and holiday resort on the boarder of the lake of Neuenburg. There is an infrastructure for tourists with holiday houses, camping ground, a swimming beach and two big sailing harbours. Volunteers will get to know the magic region of Cudrefin. Twice a week, they will accompany the adolescents on an afternoon journey to the close by region. On the weekends longer excursions are planned. The evenings will involve social events where the volunteers can participate and enjoy. Partner: The goal of the group "fRilingue" is to offer teenagers (age: 13-20 years) a two week language camp (or longer) for a reasonable price. The aim of "fRilingue" is to combine language courses (French and German) in the morning with free time activities such as sport, music, dance, theatre and cinema in the afternoons. The special advantage of this project is the mixture of adolescents from the French and the German part of Switzerland. Normally there is not so much interaction between adolescents from these two parts despite them belonging to the same country. We call it in German the "Röstigraben". There will be some special programmes in the nights and on the weekends such as trips to lakes, beautiful villages and other tourist attractions. Requirements: Volunteers should know how to prepare simple meals. A short motivation letter explaining why they want to join this camp is required. Accomodation and food: The volunteers will sleep in tents under the sky. It is very simple, but there is a kitchen, toilets and showers.
Work: The main work of the Volunteers will be the preparation of the daily meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinners). Together with a cook they organise the menu schedule, do the shopping and wash the dishes afterwards. It would be helpful if volunteers know how to prepare a meal for a bigger group. Location: The holiday house „Le Moulin" is located between the lake Neuenburg (around 1 km) and the lake Murten (around 2 km).The village Cudrefin is a getaway and holiday resort on the boarder of the lake of Neuenburg. There is an infrastructure for tourists with holiday houses, camping ground, a swimming beach and two big sailing harbours. Volunteers will get to know the magic region of Cudrefin. Twice a week, they will accompany the adolescents on an afternoon journey to the close by region. On the weekends longer excursions are planned. The evenings will involve social events where the volunteers can participate and enjoy. Partner: The goal of the group "fRilingue" is to offer teenagers (age: 13-20 years) a two week language camp (or longer) for a reasonable price. The aim of "fRilingue" is to combine language courses (French and German) in the morning with free time activities such as sport, music, dance, theatre and cinema in the afternoons. The special advantage of this project is the mixture of adolescents from the French and the German part of Switzerland. Normally there is not so much interaction between adolescents from these two parts despite them belonging to the same country. We call it in German the "Röstigraben". There will be some special programmes in the nights and on the weekends such as trips to lakes, beautiful villages and other tourist attractions. Requirements: Volunteers should know how to prepare simple meals. A short motivation letter explaining why they want to join this camp is required Accomodation and food: The volunteers will sleep in tents under the sky. It is very simple, but there is a kitchen, toilets and showers.
Work: The main work consists of caring for the Children. In this project there will be around 55 kids from all over Switzerland, who will wait for an extraordinary adventure. To be able to live the theme of the middle ages, the kids will do handicrafts such as making bow and arrow, armaments, helmets and other accessories. There will be a lot of action during various games and activities connected with the time in the middle ages. The daily news will be printed in the camp newspaper, kids will enjoy a chivalric dinner and there will be a grandiose market inside the bailey. When the kids are sleeping, the volunteers will have time to prepare the next day. Location: Mariastein is a small village in the canton of Solothurn. The nature is offering perfect conditions to feel comfortable. For sure there will be a lot of exciting things to discover around the castle. There will be also the chance to make trips in the surrounding like going to the city of Basel. Partner: Let's go away from modern life and back to the middle ages. For one week the kids will be strong knights, they will try the craftsmanship from long time ago, they will do tournaments and defend their castle from evil with honour. There will be interesting stories that will bring an insight into the middle ages. Requirements: Being interested to work with Children is very important. The project partner is looking for volunteers who are patient, creative and have empathy for the kids. The days can depending on the programme be very long and intense. For the volunteers these are not ordinary holidays. It's very important that volunteers can speak German fluently. Accomodation and food: There is no other way how the project "Living like in the middle ages" could be realised more authentically. The kids will live in a beautiful castle that is surrounded by forest. This will give them the opportunity to play games. Who gets the chance nowadays to live in a real castle?
Work: The main work consists of caring for the Children. There will be offered a special training (Saturday the 24th of July 09) about the work with children who are visually impaired and blind Children. Playing music with handmade instruments and instruments brought from home, handicraft work in the house, climbing, a trip to the Robinson playing ground and many other activities will be the highlights of this holiday camp. In this project there will be around 10 kids who are visually impaired and 10 ordinary Children. Location: The village Engelberg is influenced by a picturesque centre, an abbey, nice nature and an amazing alp panorama. Mountain railways are bringing the tourist into different mountains and the panorama is very enjoyable. The holiday camp is near by interesting things to discover. Partner: This project will be realised together with blind children, children who are visually impaired and children who can see normal. It will be realised in cooperation with the specialist department for visual impairment in central Switzerland under the name "5 Elements". There will be the chance to make new experiences with the senses ears, nose, tongue and skin through sounds, smells, flavours, temperatures and touches. The interactions of the participants are very important and will raise awareness for people who are blind or visually impaired. Requirements: Being interested to work with Children is very important. The project partner is looking for volunteers who are patient, creative and have empathy for the kids. The days can depending on the programme be very long and intense. For the volunteers these are not ordinary holidays. It is very important that volunteers can speak German fluently. Accomodation and food: We will spend a wonderful time together in the summer holiday house St. Raphael. It's situated right in the centre of Engelberg and offers many possibilities.
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