📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Fasanenhof is a southern district of Stuttgart; it is on the outskirts, so it offers both nature and city life close-by. Here, a local association is about to build a forest kindergarten - an outdoor kindergarten that allows kids to stay in touch with nature. This concept includes an anthroposophical and pedagogical inspiration of education next to more sustainable lifeystle
💼 What the programme involves
You are going to help building an innovative forest kindergarten:You will build a huge yurt (some kind of a wooden hut) for the kids It s the idea of a solar powered kindergarten-village with insulated yurts and a modern wood-heating-system, surrounded by a beautiful garden designed with the main principles of permaculture. In the first three weeks, the yurt will be set up: The job includes flattening ground, installing fence posts, raking or shovelling grass/earth/stones, cutting wood with a precise measurement with a saw, assembling wooden triangles bases, helping prepare the foundation and support braces for the large yurt platforms, helping assemble the yurt with the manufacturer and so on. In the last three weeks, you will create paths and playground equipment (from natural material), set up fences and a campfire place, plant bushes and trees, and potentially build a composting humus toilet: Basically, everything that needs to be done for the garden area of the kindergarten You will be instructed by professionals.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in huge tents together with the other volunteers on-site. There will be a tent with a kitchen and a place for hanging out. If you d like to bring your own tent, just feel free to do it You can use the sanitary facilities in the neighbourhood or a sanitary truck is provided during the time.
📍 About the location
Fasanenhof is a southern district of Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Wurttemberg. There are living about 6000 habitants in this district and 600 000 in Stuttgart in total. It is easily reachable by public transports in about 20-25 minutes from the main train station of Stuttgart as well as from the airport in about 25 minutes by the underground or tram.
⚠️ Requirements
The kindergarten will be built by a group of about 15 volunteers in total. Most of the volunteers will be staying either for the first part of the project or for the second part. In between these two single projects (of three weeks each), you will have a week off to travel and to rest. If you want to stay in Stuttgart, you may stay on the camping site; if you prefer to travel, it is possible to store some language in Stuttgart (e.g. in the IBG office) in the meantime.
ℹ️ Additional information
The kindergarten will be built by a group of about 15 volunteers in total. Most of the volunteers will be staying either for the first part of the project or for the second part. In between these two single projects (of three weeks each), you will have a week off to travel and to rest. If you want to stay in Stuttgart, you may stay on the camping site; if you prefer to travel, it is possible to store some language in Stuttgart (e.g. in the IBG office) in the meantime.