Educational Centre Kell am See

Name: Educational Centre Kell am See
Start: 2016-06-27
End: 2021-09-28
Location: Kell am See, Germany

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Kell am See is a touristic village not far from Trier, the oldest German city. The regional youth department runs an educational centre in this village, which offers different environmental educational activities for youth groups and school classes. Also, school classes or youth associations can come here for several days and run own seminars or trainings. The centre was just renovated a couple of years ago and different new outdoor and training facilities were installed. By participating in this project, you are supporting education on environmental issues (UN SDG 4 and 13).

💼 What the programme involves

You will be working to take carte and maintain the green areas around the regional education centre. Your tasks will include: • cutting the grass and bushes; • tending the herbs garden; • cleaning the grounds of the centre; • taking care of the sports grounds, the playground and its big swing, low rope course, tree house and insect hotel. In addition, you will continue to upgrade the outdoor area pedagogically and create new offers. The workcamp last year already set up an outdoor kitchen, which is used for different educational actions with youngsters.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will stay in several wooden tepees for five persons each. Mats are provided. In the centre you will have your own kitchen and living room and sanitary facilities. For the free time you will find perfect conditions: billiard, plenty of outdoor facilities (campfire, basketball, football, volleyball…). The public (outdoor) swimming pool is just nearby.

📍 About the location

Kell am See is a village 30 km from Trier in a beautiful landscape. The area is well known for cycling, walking and other ways of outdoor activities. The local holiday resort offers more than 200 holiday bungalows next to a lake (close to the educational centre). But also people from the area come here for cycling (there is a 45 km cycling path on a former railway roadbed) or to spend a nice day outside. The region also offers plenty of historic sites (castles, museums….). You will also get the opportunity to come in contact with local associations, e.g. the local voluntary fire brigade. Since public transport is poor, the number of excursions will be limited. But for sure Trier with its famous Roman sites, the cathedral and birth place of Karl-Marx can be visited.

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