💼 What the programme involves
If you want to combine adventure and nature with gardening, manual work and culture, then this is exactly the workcamp for you. During a 3-days-excursion you can go sea-kayaking or cycling and even stay overnight at the beach, if the weather and temperature condition are fine. You can learn how to climb a high rope course and how to do well at archery. Before, during and after these activities you can also show off your creative and practical skills in self-organised workshops on themes such as language, theatre, art and creative design, music and singing. You will also visit an organic farm and work there for a day. In and around the property, as well as the associated garden and grounds, you will carry out various tasks and make minor repairs to vehicles and equipment.
During all of these activities you will get to know each others languages, (eating) cultures as well as creative and practical skills supported by experienced group leaders.
The camp is teaming up with Gruener Grashalm - an organisation which primarily deals with teaching and coaching in the international exchange sector. Most of the organisations activities take place outside amongst nature and have a very adventurous framework. Almost 30 employees between the ages of 16 and 64 (two-thirds of these are under 30 years old) organise tours using boats, snowshoes, skis, bicycles, climbing ropes or flying machines. The camp will be led by three group leaders, who all have experience with international youth groups. For more information about Gruener Grashalm please visit http://gruenergrashalm.org/.
You can get great impressions of the camps through the videos of 2016 and 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDijDJ_XMyE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lNQqAaL4M
📍 About the location
Learning by experience doesn’t start in the morning and end by midday. All activities on offer have a strong recreational nature. Through hikes and cycling tours, you will get to know the beautiful surroundings of the area and will be able to visit the Hanseian town of Wismar, travel to the Ostesee lake, go swimming and also sit around the camp fire in the evenings.