📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The children’s city Elberado is a miniature park. For ten days ca. 400 kids (aged 8 to 14 years) take over Elberado. They make the decisions, go to work, enjoy their leisure time. Institutions which exist in the adult-world (e.g. post office, town hall, shops, Media Park etc.) are modelled as realistic as possible and are going to be the children’s workplaces.
The small citizens earn money, learn bargaining, cooking, writing articles. By doing so they expand their horizons, acquire social skills and grow in confidence. They discover the importance of teamwork while dealing with other young people, whatever their age, backround, language and look is. About 100 volunteers support in construction, catering, safety, documentation, concept etc. Further information: www.elberado.de
💼 What the programme involves
Construction and Deconstruction of the children’s city (which can be physically hard work), working together with kids in their jobs of Elberado (social work, manufacturing, media, arts). Working time is from 25th of July until 5th of August, daily from 9 am until 6 pm – including breaks. You are welcome to bring your own ideas to Eldorado which can be realized.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a youth hostel close to Elberado. The whole sleeping equipment will be provided.
The youth hostel offers ‘continental breakfast’. In the children’s city there will be two different meals for lunch. One is vegetarian. Dinner turns daily for a warm or a cold meal. Other demands for meals (e.g. vegan or gluten-free) are not possible.
📍 About the location
Magdeburg
⚠️ Requirements
Interest and enjoyment of the work with children. Language spoken in the Camp is English. German skills are advantageous.
ℹ️ Additional information
You must be at least 18 years old! For participation in this workcamp you need to write a letter of motivation. There is a special application form for this project. Please, use our [special motivation form] http://www.sci-d.de/sites/default/files/special_application_form_for_workcamp_7.16.docx
Magdeburg has a lot of interesting places. You have to visit the BUGA garden with the Jahrtausendturm, the Hundertwasserhaus and the cathedral of Magdeburg. Also the landscape around Magdeburg is wonderful.