Working in Open Educational Offers (Youth Centers)

Youth centres or youth organisations are places where young people can meet in their spare time. They are places where young people can meet in their spare time. What they offer can vary a lot. For example, they organise events, they might have a café, they offer workshops or advice for different problems.
Big Tipi is an example of a project where volunteers work at a youth center. The project is part of a youth development program organized by the youth welfare office. They are organizing motional, creative and educational activities for kids, families and adolescents. The project is considered an exceptional place for different cultural contributions and events.
Big Tipi is an adventure playground including different floor spaces: a forest, grassland for different activities. There are also animals, fireplaces, a “tepee village”, a barrier-free playground, a mountain bike route, a beach with a little pod, an open class room, a garden, a basket ball court, the Big Tipi (the world´s biggest tepee), a six meters high ropes course as well as ropes course elements in the forest. It offers children and juveniles possibilities to explore their capacities, get self confidence and to be looked after.

Main Activities:
Open educational offerings and workshops, guided programmes for school classes and organised events.

Volunteer tasks:

Assisting in every day activities, feeding the animals, taking care of the fire pit, doing activities with the children.