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DOWN TOWN MULTI

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About the project

DOWN TOWN MULTI

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is organized for teenagers by the language school In Down Town and non-profit educational association Alternative Language Programs Satellite within its annual activities on multicultural issues for teens. The project s aim is to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the youth and provide them with practices in intercultural communication using the learning-by-doing method which includes meetings, visits, direct contact to young people from abroad as well as alternative language practice. The project gets 14 to 17 years old teens familiar with national traditions of the countries from all over the world, encourages them to develop their global thinking and individual initiative as well as tolerance and resistance to xenophobia and ethnic hatred. This shift targets particularly those youngsters, who do not speak English but other languages. Thus, camp has 3 working languages: French, German and Spanish. This year camps topic is Indigenous Languages. Within the theme, participants guided by international volunteers are going to discuss issues important for personal development.

💼 What the programme involves

Activating teenage participants in the city camp and providing them with cross-cultural learning experience. Volunteers will do it through informal methods of teaching and working in small group techniques. Among the activities to be held by team of volunteers are playing games and music popular in the countries that volunteers represent, drama, sports, preparing festivals, common discussions, excursions, actions for peace and nature protection, leading and supporting teens in their work on the team projects.; preparing and leading the teen teams presentations on the countries the camp participants and volunteers are from. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to learn or discuss and a related activity. Volunteers are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young participants. You will stay with teens 10.00 i 17.00 and spend another hour to prepare next day activities. In the course of camp there is at least one day of travel outside Tallinn together with teens. Before activities start there will be 2 days training in the Language School In Down-Town camp methodology and preparation. Most of local teens in the camp are Russian-speaking youngsters from minority group of Tallinn. Besides local teens 6 teenage participants from abroad are expected to join this camp. The total number of participants is 12-15.

🏠 Accommodation on site

On mattresses in the class rooms of the Language School In Down- Town , in centre of Tallinn. Toilets and showers are available. You will have breakfasts and dinners at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp in the city centre. Please note: it is not possible to stay at this accommodation before or after the camp. If you need a place to stay, we can help you to book a youth hostel in Tallinn.

📍 About the location

LocationCamp takes place in learning centre situated in the centre of Tallinn, Estonian capital www.visittallinn.ee/eng Leisure timeThere are a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities as the camp will take place in the Estonian capital Tallinn where one can find attractions for any taste: sightseeing, museums, festivals, concerts, pubs, etc.

⚠️ Requirements

Special requirementsYou have to be really motivated to work with teens. Please provide a motivation letter along with application form. Experience in work with youth is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for teens are essential. We ask you to bring some materials like postcards, posters, symbols of your country, music or popular national games, etc. typical for your country or region which can be used during your country presentation. We expect active volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country with ability and wish to present it to others in a creative way. Good level of French or German or Spanish is required.Participation feeWe ask participants to contribute 30 Euro towards the costs of general administration. This fee has to be paid by bank transfer before the beginning of the camp to the bank account. If you cannot make bank transfer please contact your sending organization for solution.

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📅 Available sessions

EST 34

11/08/2019 → 21/08/2019

Closed
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

20–30 years old

Solidarity donation

30.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Estonia

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Local currency

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Estonian