📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp invites you to become a youth leader and to build games which will be proposed to the kids of the neighborhood!
Since 1993, Concordia has been organizing international work camps with the city of Clermont-Ferrand, which shows how well this partnership works. This year we will be welcomed for the first time by the inhabitants of the Vergnes neighborhood, in the North of the town. The community center of the Vergnes is a place where people can meet and find a lot of information they need. The office propose many activities for the kids and youth and it is also a welcoming place for the local organisations. The team is looking forward to hosting you so you can help them creating games and activities for the kids.
💼 What the programme involves
Along with a technical leader, you will build big wooden games. They will be built in order to be fixed on the ground, near by the community center, so every kids of the neighborhood can use them. With the team leader, you will also propose some activities linked to these games.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated at the two-star campsite “Les Sablons” in Pont-du-Chateau (with a swimming pool, jacuzzi and activities!!), sharing two-person tents with boys and girls separated and a collective tent for socializing. You will be staying with another international work camp for teenagers. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the preparation of dishes with good products from the market and local producers.
📍 About the location
The urban area of Clermont-Ferrand is Auvergne's lively regional capital. It is located in an exceptional volcanic area, at the foot of the Puy de Dôme volcano which summit can be accessed by a panoramic train. During your stay, you will be able to take advantage of the town's summer energy (concerts, Sable Show festival, visiting the historic town centre, French National Day and fireworks) and also of the countryside which is located right on its doorstep (hiking over the volcanoes, swimming in the lakes, etc.). It will be a rich and varied trip.
For more information have a look at: http://www.clermont-fd.com and http://www.planetepuydedome.com.
ℹ️ Additional information
The accommodation is located outside of the city centre, in a neighbouring town. Please bring good shoes, working clothes and a swimsuit. As the nights can be quite cold, remember also to bring warm clothes and a sleeping bag. You can also bring recipes from your home country, musical instruments and games. You will get around Clermont-Ferrand on foot, by car and by minibus.
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.