💼 What the programme involves
The Rosa Parks Infant and Primary School is in the Santa María de Benquerencia neighbourhood of Toledo, where children between the ages of 3 and 12 attend. The theme of the volunteer camp combines environmental work and artistic work. The objective of the volunteer camp is the creation of an urban garden, planting mainly aromatic plants according to the climate of Toledo and on the other hand the creation of a large mural on the façade of the school and on several interior walls of the school. A column located in the library will also be decorated with paint to differentiate the different reading environments depending on the ages of the children.
• Creation of the school garden:
o Land Preparation
o Fertilization of the planting space.
o Creation of planting furrows.
o Installation of irrigation systems.
o Perimeter fencing.
o Installation of perimeter timber in the different areas.
o Creation of teaching material for the school garden adapted to infant and primary levels for the 2024-25 school year.
o Creation of the orchard project.
o Sown field of seasonal vegetables.
o Creation of scarecrows and various decorations by different artists within the garden that give meaning to this space.
o Inauguration of the School Garden and dissemination to the educational community.
• Creation of Murals.
o Elaboration of a giant mural on the interior walls of the centre.
o Painting of a mural on the exterior façade of the school.
o Artistic decoration of a column located in the school library.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Location: the Castillo de San Servando Youth Hostel is located in a medieval castle from the 15th
century, on a rock in the Tagus River Valley. Access from the Santa Bárbara neighborhood or from the Valle highway, detour at the Alcántara Bridge. Tel.: 0034925224554, https://juventud.castillalamancha.es/minisite/castillo-san-servando
The facility has 96 places in fully equipped dormitories. In addition, dining room, kitchens, bar, cafeteria, TV, rooms, meeting rooms, swimming pool and changing rooms, sports courts, gardens, bathrooms, toilets, showers and hot water
It´s possible to provide vegetarian and vegan food.
📍 About the location
Tourist and cultural activities:
Visits to Alcázar de Toledo and army museum.
Visit to the unknown heritage of the city
Historical tour of the old town.
Visit to the Puy du Fou Spain theme park (optional
Visit to the Toledo City Council.
Visit to the Caves of Hercules and Roman Baths
Visit to the Iluziona museum (optional)
Visit to the Santa Cruz museum.
Visit to the Center of Modern and Contemporary Art of Castilla La Mancha.
Sport activities:
water activities
Various sports at the San Servando castle
Paintball
Climbing
Recreational activities:
Manual workshops
Night games
Rhythms and batucada workshop
World dance workshop
Evenings
Gymkhanas and roll games
Escape rooms.
