📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The youth department of the town Goslar is using the so called Moehrencamp- Hut as location for its activities offered for classes, groups from Kindergarden and children play schemes. The hut is situated in the wood of the mountain Harz, near to a camping place.
During the middle age Goslar was a very important city. Due to rich silver mines it became a mining town and according to its relevance for the German Emperors you can still find some remaining buildings of the medieval palace, nowadays called “Kaiserpfalz”. The former silver mine “Rammelsberg” and the historic center are even counted to the UNESCO world heritage sites. For further information see www.rammelsberg.de/en/. Many tourists like to enjoy the specific atmosphere of this town by strolling through the old part of the city and visiting museums, cafes and restaurants.
💼 What the programme involves
There are different projects where volunteers can help a lot. According to the skills of the volunteers and the interest of the group, your manual work can give valuable contribution. Work can be done like: to pave a new path through the wood to the hut, to build a new fence around the property or to construct an innovative toilette system.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunters will be hosted in the Grammar school “Goetheschule” in the city of Goslar. You can use showers, a big kitchen and you will sleep in two classrooms, equipped with camp beds. Please bring sleeping bag and a pillow (if you need one).
📍 About the location
The youth department will offer a range of activities as cultural programme: Volunteers can visit lots of the ancient places of interest in and around Goslar. It is also possible to hike through the picturesque nature of the “National Park Harz”. There is also the option to organize an intercultural party together with other youth groups, which will be visit Goslar at the same time. It will depend to the interest of the group.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please bring sleeping bag and a pillow (if you need one).