📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Green Lion
💼 What the programme involves
Be part of this special school, where youth from troubled backgrounds have a second chance to progress as productive members of the community. The school's rehabilitative approach gives the kids space to develop and make good life decisions. All of these school's students are male between 12 to 18 years of age and come from a range of backgrounds. They each have a unique story to share and they have gone through a lot.
Projects that this community initiative offers allow students to experiment with responsibility and express their true character, the main project being the plant nursery where you will be helping out. Don't worry though, you won't need any experience in horticulture, as you will learn all you need to know at the school.
The school also has a library, computer lab, carpentry workshop, music room, an arts room, and a petting zoo with a variety of animals which you can also interact with.
These students need mentoring and positive influences in their lives. During this program, you will not only learn a couple of gardening secrets, but you will also open the students to informal interactions which will give them a chance to express themselves.
Because of the school”™s philosophy of creating a space for students to make their own decisions, the interaction you have with the students will develop naturally while you are there.
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation :
You will stay at a hostel style dorm room. The room is basic but comfortable and include bunk beds, cable TV, a closet, as well as a mini-fridge, all which you are welcome to use.
Food Arrangements :
Breakfast is served at the hostel from 7am. It is a full Israeli breakfast which consists of eggs, breads, vegetables, labneh (a type of yogurt), juice, coffee and tea.
You will receive a food voucher to purchase lunch and/or dinner for the duration of your program. The voucher is equivalent to 60 shekels a day and can be used at most eateries around Tel Aviv, allowing you to enjoy a range of local foods.
📍 About the location
During the first two nights of the Culture Week, you'll be staying at a hostel in the center of Jerusalem near the famous Machne Yehuda Market. This hostel is 2 km from the storied Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the ancient Dome of the Rock. On your third day in Israel you will be transported to Tel Aviv, where you will be taken on a guided tour of Tel Aviv's bustling streets and the beautiful port city of Jaffa.In Tel Aviv you will be staying at a central hostel in the heart of the city.
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, participation fee 595€ per week, culture week mandatory to start the programme: 805€