📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp is organized in cooperation with the association Skola na hranici (School on the border) which operates the former school in the village of Pisecne located on the southern border with Austria. Until WWII the village of Pisecne was inhabited by Jews, Germans and Czechs. The school was built 120 years ago by the local German community to teach children German. Nevertheless, in the last decades, the school was empty. The association aims to sensitively renovate the school building and organize cultural, sporting and other leisure events for adults and children regardless of nationality, mother language or age. The aim of the workcamp is to help with the renovation. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: The work will be mostly manual such as sanding old window frames, painting windows and doors, painting interior walls using traditional methods, clearing up building rubble, cleaning, sanding parquet floors, repairing a historical summerhouse in the garden, and gardening. Please bring suitable shs and clothes that can get dirty or damaged. No previous experience is required.Study part: You will learn about Czech culture and nature, the history of the architecture of school buildings and go on excursions to see Jewish and Iron Curtain monuments. We will also have an international evening and a meeting with the local community.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation/Food: You will be accommodated in shared rooms on bunk beds, sheets and blankets will be provided. In the building, there is also a shared bathroom with toilets and showers with hot water. Please, bring your own towel. There is no washing machine. WIFI is available. Volunteers will cook their own meals. Vegetarian or vegan meals are preferred.
📍 About the location
Location: Pisecne is a small village near the Austrian border. In the village, there is a shop, a post office, a sports centre, and a pub. ATM, pharmacy and other services and shops are in Slavonice, 10 km from Pisecne. The phone coverage in the village is good.Leisure time: You can go on a trip to see the nearby sites such as the historic towns of Slavonice, and Jemnice, the national park Czech Canada, Jewish monuments nearby, and the Iron Curtain Memorial. You can have a refreshing swim in the river Dyje, play ball games at the local sports centre, and make a campfire in the garden. In the school building, there is a yoga studio and a lounge with a library.
ℹ️ Additional information
We are looking for volunteers interested in history and not afraid to work.