💼 What the programme involves
If you want to combine natural adventures with gardening and manual work, then this is exactly the workcamp for you! During a 3 day excursion you can sail with a 2-mast-boat, go kayaking or canoeing, cycling and even stay overnight at the beach. You can learn how to navigate a high rope course and how to do well at archery. Before, during and after these activities you can also show off your creative and practical skills in self-organised workshops on themes such as language, theatre, music and singing. As well as this, you'll be working in the garden and making small repairs to your accommodation and vehicles. During all of these activities you will get to know each others languages, cultures, eating habits as well as creative and practical skills – together with the support from experienced group leaders.
The camp is teaming up with Grünen Grashalm – an organisation which primarily deals with teaching and coaching in the international exchange sector. Most of the organisations activities take place outside amongst nature and have a very adventurous framework. Almost 30 employees between the ages of 16 and 64 (two thirds of these are under 30 years old) organise tours, boat trips, ice skating, skiing, cycling, rope climbing and even aircraft activities. The camp will be led by three group leaders, who all have experience with international youth groups.
For more info about Grünen Grashalm, visit www.go-outdoor.de. A video from the 2016 workcamp can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDijDJ_XMyE. One from the 2014 workcamp can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lNQqAaL4M
📍 About the location
Learning by experience doesn't start in the morning and end by midday. All activities on offer have a strong recreational nature. Through hikes and cycling tours, you will get to know the beautiful surroundings of the area and will be able to visit the Hanseian town of Wismar, travel to the Ostesee lake, go swimming and also sit around the camp fire in the evenings.