Looking after children on the beautiful Ostsee beach - Kiel

For over 90 years, the “Strandfahrten” of the Kiel AWO, aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 13, takes place in the youth village at the Falckenstein beach. Each year, 350 children can participate in various activities, play games, run around and discover the forest and beach for a whole week long (Monday – Friday). Every week there is a new project theme and different fixed activities on offer. You will be working from 9:00 til 16:00. In the first week of the camp you will have Monday free and will be working with the other supervisors at AWO on Tuesday and Wednesday. On these days you will also be able to get to know the project better. On the Thursday and Friday of the first week, you will be preparing for the second and third weeks. In these 2 weeks your workcamp group will design its own individual project, which you will incorporate into the programme and offer to different groups of children. For this, we ask you for your creativity and ideas. With games, songs and craft ideas from your home countries, you can give this year’s Strandfahrt an international flair. If you enjoy working with children, want to go swimming and work outdoors in a large team, then you can expect to have a great time with many worthwhile experiences here. Please don’t forget to bring games and ideas from your home countries! The Ostsee youth village of Falckenstein lies in an idyllic spot on the edge of the city of Kiel and is very close by to the beach at the Kiel Fjord. During the project, together with other supervisors from Germany, you are responsible for different groups of children and should be in a position to be able to communicate with them in German. The children, that you'll be working with, as well as some of the other team members, do not speak any English. You can reach the centre of Kiel in about half an hour with public transport. Kiel has around 200,000 inhabitants and is a popular tourist destination for people from all around the world. For more info about the youth village, visit www.jugenddorf-falckenstein.de. Here you can also find pictures from previous years.