Manciano (GR)

The work camp was born from the collaboration with "Ursula Associazione Genitori" established in December 2017 by a group of parents active in social, educational and training field in the territory of Manciano. The association aims to: support the parents' educational responsibility towards the school and the problems posed by mass media and children’s social environment, in order to understand how to act and the sectors of intervention; further inclusion for children with disabilities and their families, in school and in social life; contribute to the improvement of the educators’work (parents, teachers, other professionals, etc ...) through the promotion of training courses, meetings, services and any other initiative suited to the purpose; offer support to the educational research and to the teaching activities, through guidance moments and innovative projects. Volunteers will be assisted during the day by a group of young locals of their same age. The aim of the camp is to make them the absolute protagonists of a concrete action that will bring benefits to the whole community, make them understand through work, the importance of the idea of "good common", make them aware of the responsibility we all have towards the world that surround us. More specifically, the work camp aims to: - promote volunteering; - encourage cultural exchange, with daily comparisons between individuals of different backgrounds; - improve the knowledge of oneself and others, through the experience of cohabitation; - experience at first hand the meaning of participation, by planning in person the daily schedule; - educate to the respect of the camp rules; - develop and encourage the ability to overcome difficulties by finding together creative and shared solutions; - address issues related to youth distress in order to offer to young people the tools to face difficult situations; - deepen the knowledge of English language.