📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Would you like to have a short-term active and meaningful vacation for 8 days in Jamaja village on the Island of Saaremaa' Then the camp, named 'Do not step in the bucket!' is for you! The camp is organized for around 20 teenagers by the Saaremaa branch of YWCA-YMCA. The main aim of the camp to teach youngsters 'not repeat the same mistakes', that is to provide intensive experience of learning and practicing communication, sport, orientation, nature, history and other exciting stuff. The camp program includes many games and activities, excursions to different places of interest at Saare Parish, conversations and discussions, working groups.
💼 What the programme involves
The main task for volunteers is to deal with teenagers, providing cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as English language environment. It will be done through games, drama, sport activities, excursions, discussions, etc. Volunteers alongside with local leaders will be responsible for the whole program of the camp 18.-23.07. The job can pretty hard involving long working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young participants. Some days may be quite long for late-night orientations, landscape game in the forest, campfire. It will be great if you could introduce your country and culture to young people.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will share one room on the second floor of the same camp house as kids. Bathrooms are of the common use. You don't need sleeping bags, but please bring your own towels. Meals will be served for all participants at the dining room.
📍 About the location
Location
The camp site is located in the Jamaja village on Sorve peninsula in southern part of the Island of Saaremaa. This is the most south-west part of the country known for its outstanding beauty. Some info (in Estonian) can be found on http://www.torgu.ee/index.php'sisu=turism&teema=vaatamis and in English here http://www.visitestonia.com/en/tip-of-sorve'site_preference=normal
LEISURE
There are a lot of possibilities for active leisure time in this camp: swimming, sunbathing, hiking, sport, etc. Excursion to Churches in Kihelkonna, Mustjala, Kaarma, Jämaja, magic meteorite crater Kaali Lake and Episcopal castle in Kuressaare. More information on http://www.saaremaa.ee/