ijgd - Workcamps 2015
Placement starts 17. March 2015
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Your contact persons are:
INCOMING – Carlotta Schellschmidt
Workcamps in Germany
Languages: English, Spanish
E-Mail: workcamps-incoming@ijgd.de
Tel: +49 228 228 00 12
OUTGOING - Christa Knobloch
Outgoing Placement
Languages: English, Polish
E-Mail: workcamps-outgoing@ijgd.de
Tel: +49 228 228 00 11
OUTGOING – Natalie Rossow
Season Help Outgoing Placement
Languages: English
E-Mail: workcamps-seasonhelp@ijgd.de
Tel: +49 228 228 00 13
Office Address:
Ijgd e.V.
Workcamp Department
Kasernenstr. 48
53111 Bonn
GERMANY
Tel: 0049 228 228 00 14
Fax: 0049 228 228 00 10
www.ijgd.de
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In General
With our 2015 workcamp program, ijgd welcomes you to send volunteers to our international
workcamps in Germany. We offer a wide range of projects in which volunteers get involved in
meaningful work and take an active part in the daily decision making processes of group life.
Background and Goals
Ijgd is a non-profit, non-denominational organization which has been active in international youth
work since 1948. Each year ijgd organizes international youth workcamps in Germany. In cooperation
with partner organizations of the Alliance a worldwide network has been created, so that volunteers
can participate in workcamps all over the world. However, this program will focus on workcamps in
Germany. Our aim is to encourage young people to become aware of existing social and
environmental conditions, enabling them to become an active and responsible participant in a
democratic society. This learning process leads (among other things) to the examination of one's own
cultural norms and values. Consequently it will help break down barriers between people which have
been built on cultural, social and ethnical differences. This development of international
understanding is regarded as a contribution to the furtherance of world peace.
ijgd Workcamp Conditions
 Each workcamp lasts about three weeks
 Participants are usually between 16 to 26 years of age (except Teenage-Camps 14-17 years)
 Minors (under 18 years) need written permission (which they must bring to the camp!) from
their guardians
 Volunteers are expected to work about five hours/day; 25 to 30 hours/week, except
Saturday and Sunday
 Groups consist of approximately 15 volunteers
 Camps are run using the principle of self-organization. Therefore, volunteers are expected to
contribute to the daily life of the group by cooking, shopping, organizing free-time activities
and day to day running of the whole event
 Accommodation is simple (youth hostels, schools, forest huts or tents)
 Projects may include renovation, environmental work, play schemes with children, work with
elderly, etc.
Group Leaders
Group leaders are usually of the same age as the participants. Usually there are two leaders, trained
through ijgd seminars. Due to the principal of self-organization, leaders should not have a leadership
role, rather be a participant themselves. They are also responsible for the contact to the project's
partners, to take care of administrative details and to ensure self-organization of the group.
Types of Workcamps
 Renovation - RENO
 Projects with Kids - KIDS
 Social Projects - SOCI
 Construction - CONS
 Cultural Projects – ART & MEDIA
 Teenager Camps - TEEN
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Study projects - STUDY
Environmental - TYPE: ENVI
Archaeology – ARCH
Language Camp - LANG
Bi- / tri-laterals - Country abbreviation
Before and After the Workcamp
Before the workcamp season starts, ijgd organizes a preparation weekend for its German
participants, in order to clarify expectations, challenges of workcamps and to sensitize volunteers for
intercultural differences.
After the workcamp season in autumn, volunteers and camp leaders are invited to an evaluation
meeting. You are more than welcome to give us your personal feedback.
Where are our workcamps – German federal states (Region):
BLN
Berlin
ST
Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)
BR
Brandenburg
SH
Schleswig-Holstein
BW
Baden-Wuerttemberg
SL
Saarland
BY
Bayern (Bavaria)
TH
Thueringen (Thuringia)
NW
Nordrhein-Westfalen
HB
Bremen
(North Rhine Westphalia)
HE
Hessen (Hesse)
NS
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
HH
Hamburg
RP
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
MV
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
S
Sachsen (Saxony)
(Mecklenburg Western Pomerania)
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Code
Location
25301 Bayreuth
15203
Hildesheim
Transeuropafestival
State
Start
End
Nr. of
Vols.
ExtraFee
Min.
Age
Max.
age
Type
Language
requirements
BY
28.03.2015
11.04.2015
12
16
26
ART, CONS,
ENVI
E
NDS
13.05.2015
05.06.2015
12
16
26 FEST, STUD
E
ART, ENVI,
RENO
25316 Babenhausen
BY
24.05.2015
07.06.2015
15
18
26
75123 Lößnitz-Erzgebirge
SN
15.06.2015
28.06.2015
10
16
26 CONS, FEST
25312 Ingolstadt
BY
20.06.2015
11.07.2015
15
75101
75111
25337
25325
25340
B
BB
NRW
NRW
NRW
20.06.2015
20.06.2015
23.06.2015
27.06.2015
04.07.2015
12.07.2015
17.07.2015
14.07.2015
18.07.2015
18.07.2015
10
12
13
18
14
15209 Wildemann I
NDS
11.07.2015
25.07.2015
25313 Nürtingen
BW
11.07.2015
25345 Otterstadt
RP
11.07.2015
Berlin-Köpenick
Gahlen I
Ostbevern
Krefeld
Wuppertal
E
26 CONS, RENO
E
18
18
16
16
16
26
26
26
26
26
D
15
16
26 ENVI
01.08.2015
14
16
26
25.07.2015
15
16
SOCI
ENVI
KIDS
CONS
ENVI
ART, CONS,
ENVI, RENO
26 CONS, RENO
E
E
15233 Ausacker Husby
SH
18.07.2015
15.08.2015
15
16
26 ENVI
E
15240 Wismar
MV
18.07.2015
08.08.2015
16
18
26 KIDS
D
25333 Bielefeld
NRW
18.07.2015
08.08.2015
16
16
25346 Burscheid
NRW
18.07.2015
08.08.2015
14
16
75103 Berlin-Reinickendorf I
75120 Senftenberg
B
BB
18.07.2015
18.07.2015
09.08.2015
07.08.2015
15
12
18
16
26 CONS
ENVI, KIDS,
26
SOCI
26 ARCH, LANG
26 KIDS, LANG
15202 Nordloh
NDS
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
14
16
26 CONS, RENO
15204 Verden
NDS
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
15
16
26 CONS, RENO
15213 Lemwerder
NDS
25.07.2015
16.08.2015
15
16
26 CONS, FEST
15216 Hannover
NDS
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
15
16
26
CONS, ENVI,
STUD
E
15227 Fahren
MV
25.07.2015
08.08.2015
16
14
17
ART, ENVI,
RENO, TEEN
E
15236 Cluvenhagen
NDS
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
12
16
26
DISA, SOCI,
SOCI
D, E
15243 Kiel
SH
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
15
16
26 KIDS
D
25307
25326
25334
25336
BW
RP
NRW
SL
25.07.2015
25.07.2015
25.07.2015
25.07.2015
08.08.2015
15.08.2015
15.08.2015
15.08.2015
11
14
18
14
16
18
16
16
26
26
26
26
E
NRW
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
11
16
26 ENVI, KIDS
Ehingen (Donau)
Ingelheim
Schermbeck
Wallerfangen
25338 Essen
5
300
300
395
ENVI
ENVI
ENVI
ENVI, TRI
Work will take
place outside
and can be
exhausting.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
E
18
50
Special
requirements
Work can be
exhausting.
Interest in
handicraft.
Work can be
exhausting.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
Sponsored by
JCI.
Need to be able
to ride a bike
Work can be
exhausting.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
Interest in
working with
children.
Sponsored by
JCI.
E
D
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
Sponsored by
JCI. Need to be
able to ride a
bike.
Need to be able
to swim and
ride a bike.
Need to be
interested in
working with
people with
disabilities.
Interest in
working with
children.
TRI D-F-Span
JCI, Interest in
working with
children.
25343 Enkenbach-Alsenborn
RP
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
12
55430 Altenburger Land
75102 Berlin-Heiligensee
TH
B
25.07.2015
25.07.2015
15.08.2015
08.08.2015
16
15
15201 Heckenbeck
NDS
01.08.2015
15.08.2015
15
15210 Wrisbergholzen
NDS
01.08.2015
15.08.2015
15220 Hamburg-Fischbek
HH
01.08.2015
25302 Freising
BY
25304 Alzenau
25309 Veitshöchheim
Sponsored by
JCI.
16
26 ENVI
150
16
15
26 ARCH, RENO
17 ARCH, TEEN
E
260
16
26 ART
E
12
16
26 ARCH, TRI
E
22.08.2015
14
16
26 ENVI
01.08.2015
30.08.2015
10
16
26 ENVI
BY
01.08.2015
16.08.2015
12
16
BY
01.08.2015
16.08.2015
14
16
ART, CONS,
26 ENVI, FEST,
TRI
CONS, KIDS,
26
SOCI
E
E
26
ART, CONS,
ENVI, RENO
E
18
26 ARCH, LANG
E
15
16
26 ENVI
23.08.2015
12
16
26 ENVI
E
05.08.2015
23.08.2015
12
18
26 KIDS, SOCI
D
RP
06.08.2015
26.08.2015
13
16
26 ENVI
15221 Göhrde
NDS
08.08.2015
29.08.2015
15
16
26
15222 Bremen
Hamburg15225
Wilhelmsburg
HB
08.08.2015
22.08.2015
12
310
16
26
HH
08.08.2015
22.08.2015
12
380
16
26
25317 Ursensollen
BY
08.08.2015
30.08.2015
15
16
26
75114 Gahlen II
15205 Fischbeck
15215 Wildemann II
BB
NDS
NDS
10.08.2015
15.08.2015
15.08.2015
30.08.2015
05.09.2015
05.09.2015
12
13
14
18
16
16
26
26
26
15229 Edewecht
NDS
15.08.2015
29.08.2015
16
16
26 CONS, KIDS
E
15234 Flensburg
SH
15.08.2015
29.08.2015
12
16
26 ART, STUD
E
25324 Rehlingen-Siersburg
25327 Ehringshausen
SL
HE
15.08.2015
15.08.2015
05.09.2015
30.08.2015
11
14
16
16
26 ARCH
26 ENVI
25335 Gelsenkirchen
NRW
15.08.2015
05.09.2015
14
16
26 RENO
NDS
22.08.2015
05.09.2015
12
18
26 ART, STUD
NRW
22.08.2015
12.09.2015
12
16
25344 Fulda
HE
22.08.2015
05.09.2015
14
16
15212 Schwafördern
NDS
23.08.2015
05.09.2015
23
14
75116
15214
25339
25328
BB
NDS
HE
NRW
23.08.2015
29.08.2015
29.08.2015
02.10.2015
11.09.2015
12.09.2015
19.09.2015
17.10.2015
12
12
15
11
16
16
16
16
26 ENVI
ART, CULT,
17 CULT, TEEN,
TEEN
ENVI, STUD,
17
TEEN
26 RENO
26 ENVI
26 ENVI
26 CONS
BY
01.08.2015
23.08.2015
24
75104 Berlin-Reinickendorf II
B
01.08.2015
23.08.2015
15
75113 Rangsdorf
BB
01.08.2015
23.08.2015
75117 Potsdam
BB
01.08.2015
25300 Deggendorf
BY
25331
Pfälzer Wald
Hahnenhof
HildesheimRadiowerkstatt
25342 Üfter Mark
15206
Felixsee-Bohsdorf
Wolfsburg
Runkel-Villmar
Recklinghausen
6
300
280
260
ENVI, STUD,
TRI
ART, STUD
ART, SOCI,
STUD
CONS, ENVI,
RENO
ENVI
ENVI
ENVI
TRI D-ESP-PL
D
16
25319 Rimpar
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
TRI D-CZ-Japan
Work can be
exhausting.
Work can be
exhausting.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
German
language is
advantage.
Work can be
exhausting.
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
E
Handicraft and
educational
skills needed.
Sponsored by
JCI.
TRI D-EST-KOR
E
E
E
E
E
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
Need to be able
to walk every
day
2,4km/30min to
studio.
Interest in
handicraft.
E
E, D
Need to be able
to ride a bike.
E
IJGD Germany WORKCAMPS 2015
- Sorted by Date IMPORTANT NOTE:
 Camps are usually for volunteers aged between 16 and 26 (No expectations for older
volunteers)
 Volunteers need to reach the age at the beginning of the camp, due to insurance reasons.
Should the requested age not be reached at the beginning of the camp, we will have to
reject the volunteer (even after confirmation) -> Please check before sending the
application!
 Volunteers who need a visa have to send with their application their passport number!
Please check before sending the application!
 We need an emergency contact from all MINOR volunteers!  Please check before
sending the application!
IJGD 25301 BUILD A MEADOW LABYRINTH- BAYREUTH GARDEN SHOW LOCATION: Bayreuth central
station
Dates: 28/03-11/04/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,FEST ,ART
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: In 2016, the cultural and university city of Bayreuth will host Bavaria’s State Garden Show. Together
with the Lindenhof Environmental Preservation and Information Center, a meadow labyrinth and pavilion will
be built, under expert leadership. This will serve as a ‘green classroom’. Creativity is as necessary as working
together for this project! Children and youth will enjoy this quiet oasis and area for games and discovery.
Please bring all-weather clothing including rubber boots and sturdy shoes, as tasks will take place outside. As a
thank you, the volunteers in the 2016 workcamp will receive free entry to the show and be able to will be able
to see your groups work! More information about the Bayreuth State Garden Show 2016 can be found at
www.landesgartenschau2016.de and at their own facebook site at www.facebook.de/jungesbayreuth2016.
For more information about Bayreuth please see www.bayreuth.de.
ACCOMODATION: In a boarding school. There will be single and shared rooms, showers and restrooms, as well
as a common area. You will be located next to your site of the garden show.
Catering: Meals will be provided at the boarding school.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Bavaria, Bamberg 65 km, Nuremberg 80 km, Hof 55 km
Free Time: Bayreuth is home to 70,000 residents and is known as an artistic, cultural, and university city. It is
located in the center of the Nuremberg Metropolitan area and offers plenty of diverse free time activities. Feel
free to visit the Bayreuth Festival Hall with its Richard Wagner Festivals, the Opera House which is also a World
Heritage Site, as well as other cultural and active activities in Bayreuth and the area. The cities of Bamberg,
Nuremberg, and Hof are well worth a day trip.
TERMINAL: Bayreuth Central Station
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 15203
HELP ORGANIZE THE 2015 TRANSEUROPA FESTIVAL! LOCATION: Hildesheim
Dates: 13/05-05/06/15
Type: STUD ,FEST ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The TransEuropa 2015 Festival is the eighth European festival for performing arts in Hildesheim. Under
the question “how do we want to work (in the future)”, TransEuropa 2015 dedicates itself to social impressions
of work as well as present work conditions in performing arts. With this question in the background, the
festival will present a program with guest performances, its own productions and projects involving others’
participation. The festival takes place from May 27-June 1, and is organized by students from the University of
Hildesheim. Together with the organizing team, your will help with preparations for the festival and then be an
active part of the program. Exchange with the local students and artists of the festival will be a second focus of
the project. For more information please see www.transeuropa-festival.de, and for a peek into the festival in
2012 please see www.transeuropa-festival.de/2012.
ACCOMODATION: In shared rooms in the festival hostel, with a common area
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hanover 30 km
FREE TIME: In 2015, Hildesheim is celebrating its 1200 anniversary. The cathedral and St. Michael’s Church are
UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is a large, free art and cultural scene with all sorts of music, theater,
exhibits, and parties. The metropolis of Hanover is a 30 minute train ride away. Www.hildesheim.de
TERMINAL: Hildesheim
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of English is required.
Work hours are not set, but will be flexible and decided on site.
IJGD 25316
A LIVING ROOM FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
Location: Memmingen
Dates: 24/05-07/06/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,ART
Age: 18 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: Under the expert leadership of an environmental educator and a skilled landscape gardener with the
youth center workers in Babenhausen, your group will work on a garden formation that will be close to nature.
The main goal of the camp will be to make the two hector large outside area more structured and therefore
more diverse for the animal and plant world, but also for visitors. There is plenty to do, as various construction
projects need to be done! An old wooden bridge needs to be redone, a bee hotel will be built, the fire pit needs
to be renovated, and a barefoot path will be laid, as well as a shelter at the high ropes course. Your team will
also get peeks into the pedagogic methods and goals at an environmental station, i.e. how to make complex
topics such as sustainability and environmental protection exciting for visitors. Further small construction
projects are planned, where you can be creative in enhancing the outside grounds! www.jubibabenhausen.de.
ACCOMODATION: Babenhausen Youth Educational Center
Catering: Meals will be provided in the educational center
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: 40 km from Lake Constance, Ulm 40 km, Augsburg 65 km, Munich 118 km
FREE TIME: Your team can take trips to Lake Constance, Munich, Elm, and Kempten. Hiking is possible in the
Alps as well. There is a lake you can swim in nearby, and you will be provided with bikes to better discover the
area!
TERMINAL: Memmingen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You should be able to ride a bike. The project may be physically challenging and will take place
outside no matter the weather.
IJGD 75123
EXPERIENCE DIVERSITY IN THE OASE
Location: Aue/sachsen, loessnitz
Dates: 15/06-28/06/15
Type: CONS ,FEST ,
Age: 16 ans.
10 VOLS
WORK: Each year in June, the mountain city of Loessnitz celebrates its traditional Salt Festival. Here, the whole
city gets involved! Before it begins, there are a few tasks that need to be done, such as beautifying and
decorating the city, and setting up benches. At the festival itself, your team will also run one of the historic
stands. Help is also needed with the parade and cleaning up after the festival. You will also be a guest for a
day in a school, where you can introduce your home country. Your home will be an open child and youth
center, where you will have plenty of opportunities to meet local kids and youth. You can also play games and
do sports with them, or just have a chat. However, alcohol and smoking are not allowed in the center, because
we seek to provide youth an environment free of addictive substances. For more information please see
ww.oaseloessnitz.de or on Facebook.
ACCOMODATION: In the OASE Youth Center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Lunch packets will be used when not near your accommodation
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Western Saxony; about 30 km southwest of Chemnitz
FREE TIME: There are plenty of ways for you to spend your leisure time, whether it be in the OASE, traveling
through the region, or discovering nature, mines, city centers, and nearby cities such as Dresden, Leipzig, etc.
TERMINAL: Aue/Sachsen, Loessnitz
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
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IJGD 25312
RENOVATION AT A MAN MADE LAKE
Location: Ingolstadt
Dates: 20/06-11/07/15
Type: CONS ,
Age:18 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: In 2012, an IJGD camp, together with the City Youth group of Ingolstadt, renovated an empty building
near a man made lake. Since then, it has been used as a Youth Education Center for local children and youth,
as well as a ‘green classroom’. Your team will work with local carpenters on the roof of the building. Among
other tasks, your team will also work on the floor and dividing walls.
ACCOMODATION: Group tents on the Youth Center Grounds. You will sleep on cots in tents that hold about 46 people per tent. The center is located about 2 km from the city center. There will be one kitchen available,
as well as sanitary facilities.
www.sjr-in.de/index.php?page=537 Fronte 79: www.sjr-in.de/index.php?page=856
Catering: Breakfast and dinner will be prepared as a group; lunch at the project site will be provided.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Regensburg 75 km, Munich 80 km
FREE TIME: Ingolstadt is located on the Danube River and has plenty of historic sightseeing opportunities. The
historic center is marked by churches, castles, and , and there are museums and a zoo. You can swim in the
lake next to the educational center, or at the pool located 2 km away next to the Fronte 79 Youth Center.
There, you can meet local youth after 4:00 pm and take advantage of activities such as foosball, billiards, and
internet. Bikes will be provided for trips to the city center, about 2 km away. Trips to Nuremberg, Munich, and
the Alps are possible. Mini golf, boat rental, a climbing center, animal exhibit, and bow shooting area are
located near the lake. During your workcamp, the La Grande Schimierâge graffiti festival will also be taking
place.
TERMINAL: Ingolstadt
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You should be able to ride a bike, and enjoy manual and craftsmanship tasks.
IJGD 75101
OPEN YOURSELF TO NEW WORLDS
Location: Berlin
Dates: 20/06-12/07/15
Type: SOCI ,
Age: 18 ans.
10 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 50.00 EUR
WORK: You and your team will be working in a residence for people with intellectual disabilities, run by the
Koepenick Social Organization. The residents work in workshops until the early afternoon. In the afternoon,
for three to four hours, your main task will be to organize and run a summer festival with the residents. Here,
you can be creative and bring your ideas in interests regarding decorations, games, and other activities, such as
music, theater, and food. Otherwise you have time to organize trips with the residents.
ACCOMODATION: In a scout center in Alt-Tempelhof, where you will sleep on mattresses placed on the floor.
Catering: During the week, lunch will be provided in the center. All other meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Berlin-Koepenick.
FREE TIME: Berlin offers plenty of activities for you to spend your free time, both day and night. In order to
discover all that the city has to offer, you will be provided with a public transportation ticket good for the
duration of camp, with which you can use the public transportation services in the entire city.
TERMINAL: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: There is a 50 Euro extra fee for the public transportation ticket in Berlin. German skills are an
advantage.
IJGD 75111
COOK TOGETHER!
Location: Calau
Dates: 20/06-17/07/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 18 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The integrative organization “Umweltbildung Interforum e.V.”, located in Gahlen’s “Alte Ziegelei”, is a
meeting place and event space for various groups. As participants of this international workcamp, your group
will be involved in the following projects: ecological planting of vegetables and herbs in a permaculture,
composting organic waste such as foliage, cut trees, harvesting, securing seeds for planting later, as well as
offering harvested products at the meetings and other projects.
ACCOMODATION: In tents or wagons
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
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LOCATION: Brandenburg; Cottbus 32 km
FREE TIME: Your group will spend your workcamp in the middle of nature on the grounds, which you can help
develop. You are invited to try everything you can do outside, including swimming in the lake, bike riding,
playing soccer, and sitting around a bonfire, gazing at the stars. You can reach a swimming area easily by bike.
Of course, you can also visit the nearby city of Calau or Gahlen by bike, or visit Berlin or Dresden on the
weekends.
TERMINAL: Calau
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 25337
SUMMER CAMP FUN IN THE MUNSTER REGION
Location: Ostbevern
Dates: 23/06-14/07/15
Type: KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
13 VOLS
WORK: The Ostbevern community is located in the middle of the Munsterland Region. The Jugendwerk Youth
Organization looks forward to your team’s help with a summer camp for about 150 children ages 8-12.
Together with local volunteers, your team will work with the children in various areas during the two-week
camp. Please bring game, sports, and craft ideas from home! We look forward to meeting you if you have
ideas to share with the children. During the children’s’ camp, your team will work 8 hours per day, with a lunch
break taken together.
ACCOMODATION: In a Youth Center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Munster 25 km, Osnabruck 35 km
FREE TIME: In Ostbevern, there are lots of leisure activities, such as a skate park, a BMX park, a pool, and the
youth center has billiards, foosball, and plenty of games. You can also visit the beautiful cities of Munster and
Osnabruck. A day trip to the Netherlands is also possible.
TERMINAL: Ostbevern
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: It is absolutely necessary that you enjoy working with children and have a talent for
it. Artistic, creative, and athletic abilities are an advantage.
IJGD 25325
CREATE NATURE SPACE FOR CHILDREN
Location: Krefeld central station
Dates: 27/06-18/07/15
Type: CONS ,
Age: 16 ans.
18 VOLS
WORK: Your team will help renovate the grounds of a city-run day care center to make it very nature-like. You
will restructure parts of the outside area and make various areas more attractive for the children. Your team
will also install mud tables for the children in order to help them have further sensory experiences. Your group
will be accompanied by the day care center’s leader, and you will receive additional support from city
employees. Along with the physical tasks, your team will also have creative tasks, which are being planned.
ACCOMODATION: In a day care center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; 20 km northwest of Dusseldorf, 60 km north of Cologne
FREE TIME: Krefeld offers interesting cultural and leisure activities, including museums, a zoo, pools, cafes,
bars, and a bowling alley. Feel free to take trips to nearby cities such as Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, or through
the Ruhr Area. In the Huels district, where you will be staying, there are plenty of shopping opportunities. The
area also includes an environmental center, and a mountain (“Huelser berg”) with a lookout tower. You can go
on bike rides, take an old historic train, or go for a swim in the local pool.
TERMINAL: Krefeld Central Station
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 25340
SPECIES PROTECTION IN THE FOREST
Location: Wuppertal
Dates: 04/07-18/07/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The city of Wuppertal needs your help protecting reptile species. In the Marscheider Forest, you will
help maintain a trail in order to help maintain diverse plants and animals. This will include cutting ferns,
removing wood and using collecting it to provide light and space for the smallest of animals. Your team will also
build a structure out of wood for animals. In the Forest Educational Center, your team will also build bird and
bat houses.
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ACCOMODATION: In the Nature Friends House
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Dusseldorf 30 km, Cologne 40 km
FREE TIME: Wuppertal is a large city but yet very green. There are countless cafes, bars, shopping places, a
zoo, a pool, and the only elevated railway in the world! You can also travel to Cologne, Dusseldorf, Bonn, the
Ruhr region, and the Netherlands.
TERMINAL: Wuppertal
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times
IJGD 15209
NATURE ADVENTURE
Location: Goslar
Dates: 11/07-25/07/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: The forest areas in the Upper Harz region are protected areas, but also recreational areas. Your team
will help with environmental preservation tasks and do your part to maintain the habitat for (rare) plant and
animal species. Further tasks include maintaining river and lakebeds as well as forests and pathways. Your
creativity is needed for this part of the project! In the “World Forest”, with more than 600 tree and bush
species from all over the world, your team will help with the maintenance of an experience trail. During this
project, you will get a sneak peek into the world of the ecological and economic tasks of a forester.
ACCOMODATION: In an evangelical youth center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Gottingen 70 km, Hanover 100 km
FREE TIME: The Harz region with its mountains, caves, mining museums, and the “World Forest” adventure
area is a beloved travel and recreational destination.
For more information please see:
www.harzinfo.de
www.wildemann.de
www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de
For more information about your accommodation please see
http://baukasten143.propstei.net/Freizeitheim-Wildemann.326.0.html
TERMINAL: Goslar
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This camp is for very nature oriented people. Please bring outdoor clothing with you. Your
accommodation is located in the middle of the forest and it is a 30 minute walk to Wildemann, the nearest city.
Note: This camp is made possible by the generous support of Johnson Controls. Note: This camp is made
possible by the generous support of Johnson Controls.
IJGD 25313
ART MEETS CONSTRUCTION
Location: Nuertingen
Dates: 11/07-01/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: You will help the British artist and sculptor Robert Koenig (www.robertkoenig-sculptor.com) to set up
his exhibit, and help support him with his grand opening (at the drink area). You will have the opportunity to
participate in a workshop with him (carving with wood). During the second half of camp, your team will help
cut walls free from brush and help build a dry stone wall, as well as build covered seats for a grill, cut firewood,
and do other necessary tasks. You will likely work in the mornings, with some work on the weekends (for the
grand opening). You will then have Fridays off.
ACCOMODATION: Accommodation: In a former landlord’s apartment at the Jugendzentrum am Bahnhof Youth
Center (www.jab-nuertingen.de).
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Baden-Wurttemberg; Stuttgart 30 km
Free Time: Nuerting has about 40,000 residents and is located in the Neckar Valley area near the Swabian Alps
(www.nuertingen.de). Take a bike ride through this beautiful landscape, to nearby swimming areas, along the
Neckar River, or to the Biosphere area at the foot of the alps. In your free time, you will also have the
opportunity to swim, climb in the alps, hike, or canoe along with discovering Nuertingen and the student city of
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Tuebingen. The state capital of Stuttgart is only a half hour train ride away, and offers museums, shopping, a
planetarium, theater, etc.
TERMINAL: Nuertingen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
IJGD 25345
PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION, GARDENS, AND MORE!
Location: Speyer
Dates: 11/07-25/07/15
Type: CONS ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: Naturspur (literally translated, “trace of nature”) is a nonprofit organization that along with its nature
and environmental work, builds nature-like play landscapes with children, parents, and local residents. All are
participants in the construction. A piece of land in Otterstadt offers the ideal setting for natural and adventure
education experiences. Your help is needed! Together with local residents, your team will renovate a
playground and get it ready for the upcoming summer camp! Along with building huts for the construction
tools, your team will begin the year’s hut building season. This means lots of woodwork: trimming boards,
cutting, and screwing. Additionally, maintenance tasks such as mowing, watering, and harvesting are also
planned for your team.
ACCOMODATION: In tents on the Naturspur e.V. (a nature organization) grounds. The kitchen and common
area are located in the organization’s building.
Catering: Meals are prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Rhineland-Palatinate; Speyer 10 km, Mannheim 20 km, Heidelberg 37 km
FREE TIME: In your free time, there are countless swimming areas to visit, aas well as the Altrhein River where
you can canoe. The cities of Speyer and Mannheim offer diverse cultural and leisure programs. The city of
Heidelberg, with its picturesque castle is well worth a trip.
TERMINAL: Speyer
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: -
IJGD 75120
CAMP WITH SENFTENBERG CHILDREN
Location: Senftenberg
Dates: 18/07-07/08/15
Type: KIDS ,LANG ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 300.00 EUR
WORK: The “Pegasus” Cultural and Recreational Center is located in the center of Senftenberg and is the
largest facility for children and youth in the city. In order to give them more variety, your job will be to design
and create various playground equipment and play areas for the children. Together, we will brainstorm, plan,
and build. Your creativity and ingenuity are needed here! Each participant can bring in his or her “playground
experience”; from your home countries. Each of your creations will be tested by the playground experts--the
kids--so that you can see your creation at work right away. After work, this international workcamp offers you
the opportunity to improve your German language skills. Two hours of language instruction per day as well as
using German in everyday situations will greatly improve your language skills. Your language instructors are
native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a second language.
ACCOMODATION: You will sleep on cots or mattresses at the “Pegasus” center.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Brandenburg; about 100 km south of Berllin.
FREE TIME: You can go for a swim in Senftenberg Lake, or to cool off even more visit the local ski facility. In this
one of a kind landscape near the Spreewald Forest, you can take boat tours. A visit to Dresden is well worth it
as well!
TERMINAL: Senftenberg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must have a basic knowledge of German.
REMARKS: There is a 300 Euro extra fee for the language course; the camp language is German. You must have
a basic knowledge of German
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IJGD 25332
TRAVEL TO DINOSAUR LAND!
Location: Bad oeynhausen
Dates: 18/07-08/08/15
Type: KIDS ,
Age: 18 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The Youth Department of the city of Bad Oeynhausen is once again putting on a two-week summer
camp for 130 children ages 6-13. Local helpers as well as your IJGD group supervise the children. This year, the
children will be taken on a phantasy trip to DINO-Land! Here, they will learn lots about dinosaurs and the
world these giant prehistoric creatures lived in. Fun games, crafts, and discovery activities await the children,
and slowly the playground will turn into an excavation site for dinosaur finds. Your team will also build huts,
where the children will learn to build with wood, hammers, and saws. Your supervision will be very important
here! Your team will also go on trips and an overnight stay with the children is on the program. Your creativity
and ideas are welcome here!
ACCOMODATION: Near the city center in a city run youth center.
Catering: Meals will be provided as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Bielefeld 30 km, Hanover 80 km
FREE TIME: In Bad Oeynhausen there are several ways for you to spend your free time! Enjoy the cultural
scene, the architecture, cafes, thermal baths, and a pool. Trips to nearby cities such as Bielefeld, Hanover, and
Hamburg are possible. In the youth center, you can play billiards, table tennis, and foosball, as well as use the
internet.
TERMINAL: Bad Oeynhausen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A good knowledge of German and pedagogical talent are required.
REMARKS: -
IJGD 25346
GET INVOLVED!
Location: Leverkusen-zentrum, leverkusen-opladen
Dates: 18/07-08/08/15
Type: ENVI ,SOCI ,KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: In Burscheid there are two projects that we need your help for! In an evangelical nursing home, your
team will create a festival for the residents there. The festival will be complete with a program, decorations,
and your team will prepare it all together. Please bring music for dancing and singing, songs, pictures,
traditional clothing, costumes, and other things that are typical of your home country, including recipes and
other specialties. Your second project will take place in the ecological experiment workshop. Here, children
and youth have the opportunity to experience nature responsibly. During a two week camp for elementary
school children, your group will create various game areas outside, both with and for the children. Your team
will gain experience in working with various materials such as wood, clay, straw, etc, as you collect them and
create play areas out of them. Environmental knowledge and creativity will be taught and learned here. There
will be plenty of sports and games here!
ACCOMODATION: In a currently empty apartment
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine Westphalia; Cologne 25 km, Frankfurt 200 km
FREE TIME: In Burscheid there is a pool with an area to lay down, where you can cool off on the hot summer
days. You can also take trips to nearby cities such as Cologne, Dusseldorf, or Bonn, and hike in the local area.
TERMINAL: Leverkusen-Zentrum, Leverkusen-Opladen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of German is an advantage but not a requirement. You should be good at
working with children, be physically fit since you will do construction work, and bring enough changes of
clothes that can get dirty.
REMARKS: This camp is made possible by the generous support of Johnson Controls.
IJGD 15240
CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE CAMP
Location: Wismar
Dates: 18/07-08/08/15
Type: KIDS ,
Age: 18 ans.
16 VOLS
WORK: Do you enjoy working with children and want to work with others to ensure that children in Wismar
and Grevenmuehlen have an unforgettable summer? In Wismar and Grevenmuehlen, 40-100 children
between the ages of 6 and 12 take part in a large summer camp each day. Every day has a new motto. Help
with your ideas and your love of creative and active games, so that this is an unforgettable experience for both
the children and your team. With games, songs, and crafts from your home countries, the camp will have an
international flair. During the first week, you will prepare the activities, where your creative ideas are much
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appreciated. After that, you will work with the children, one week in Wismar, and for one week you will
commute by bus to Grevesmuehlen, about 25 minutes away.
ACCOMODATION: You will stay at the “Wagenburg”, a small camp with wagons, a grill, and a clay oven.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Hamburg 125 km
FREE TIME: At your accommodation you can play volleyball and soccer. You will be provided with bikes for
trips to the Baltic Sea and the city center. The city of Wismar (www.wismar.de), is only of the prettiest former
Hanseatic Cities on the Baltic Sea coast. It has a beautiful historic city center, also a World Heritage Site, and a
nice harbor. You will also have the opportunity to take trips, such as to Lubeck and Rostock, or Poel Island.
TERMINAL: Wismar
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You should be able to make yourself understood in German and enjoy working with kids.
IJGD 25333
PLAYGROUND OF DREAMS
Location: Bielefeld
Dates: 18/07-08/08/15
Type: CONS ,
Age: 16 ans.
16 VOLS
WORK: Bielefeld needs your help to clean and renovate a local playground to make it useable for the local
children again! Your team will fix the equipment, sandbox, and other areas in need of repair, redo the ground
of the playground, construct pathways, and new security measures for the children. Your creative side is also
needed, since you will paint the new equipment however your group wishes! At the end, there will be a
dedication ceremony with the children and their parents in the area, which your group will organize.
ACCOMODATION: In a school or youth center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; 50 km east of Munster, Hanover 80 km
FREE TIME: Bielefeld, a city with 300,000 residents, is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest. The city
offers lots of recreational and cultural activities, such as music, theater, movie theaters, pubs, etc. The forest is
a great place for hiking. There are travel opportunities to local cities such as Hanover, Osnabruck, and
Munster.
TERMINAL: Bielefeld
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: Tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 75103
DO YOUR PART FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING II
Location: Berlin
Dates: 18/07-09/08/15
Type: ARCH ,LANG ,
Age:18 ans.
15 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 300.00 EUR
WORK: During the first week, your group will take part in an intensive German language course (2 x 90 minutes
per day), which will teach you language used in everyday situations, as well as improve your general German
skills. Your language instructors are native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a foreign
language. During the first week, they are also part of your group. During the second and third weeks, your
team will help maintain gravestones of war victims, in Reinickendorf, located on the north side of Berlin. The
people buried here are German as well as non-German soldiers and civilians, for whom a special cemetery was
built. Tasks will include renovating the lawns and mowing them, as well as cleaning the gravestones and other
concrete structures.
ACCOMODATION: In the “PallasT” Youth Center, where you will share rooms and sleep on the floor.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Berlin-Reinickendorf
FREE TIME: Berlin offers plenty of activities for you to do in your free time, both day and night. In order to
better experience the area, your team will be provided with a public transportation ticket, which you can use in
the entire city.
TERMINAL: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This camp is for those with no previous German skills.
REMARKS: There is a 300 Euro extra fee for the language course, including your public transportation ticket.
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IJGD 15233
NATURE PRESERVATION ON WINDERATTER LAKE
Location: Husby
Dates: 18/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age:16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: In the Winderatter See-Kielstau Nature Preservation Area, a European Fauna-Flora Habitat Area near
the Flensburg Fjords, there are lakes, wild graze land with Scottish Highland Cattle, moors, and light forests.
Your team will be doing its part to maintain the diverse species that live in this habitat. Tasks include trearing
down and building bridges in the wetlands as well as building a refuge hut. The work will be led by at team
from the Integrative Station at Gelting Birk as well as an organization dedicated to the lake and its nature and
environment. For more information about these organizations please see http://geltinger-birk.de and
www.winderattersee-kielstau.de. For more information about the region please see www.flensburgtourismus.de and www.husby.de.
ACCOMODATION: A youth and sports center in Husby (Jugend- un Sportlerheim Husby)
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: 20 km southeast of Flensburg, 80 km north of Kiel
FREE TIME: You will be in an area where many Germans spend their vacations. Free from stress, street noise,
and the bustle of daily life, you can sit outside with your new friends, visit the nearby sports area, or bike to the
Baltic Sea beaches. On the weekends you can enjoy visits to the nearby cities of Flensburg and Schleswig. Trips
to Denmark and the North Sea are also possible.
TERMINAL: Husby
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 75102
LET US NEVER FORGET
Location: Berlin
Dates: 25/07-08/08/15
Type: ARCH ,
Age: 15 ans.
15 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 150.00 EUR
WORK: At the Heiligensee Cemetery, located on the northwest side of Berlin, your team will help maintain the
gravestones of those who have fallen in war. German as well as non-German soldiers and civilians are buried
here, where a special cemetery was built for them. Your team will undertake various tasks, such as renovating
the lawns, cutting the grass, and cleaning the gravestones. Additionally, your team will help repair the border
to this section of the cemetery. You will work four days per week, so you also have the opportunity to discover
Berlin and the surrounding area, including through theme based city tours (culture, history, East-West, etc).
ACCOMODATION: You will stay in a scout building in Berlin-Tegel
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Berlin-Heiligensee
FREE TIME: Your accommodation is located near the land preservation area “Tegeler Fliess”. Your group will
have plenty of time for games and hikes, as well as for discovering the surrounding area, which includes the
Mecklenburg an dRheinsberg Lakes, the Spreewald Forest, the Oder River, and many other beautiful landscape
areas. It is a 30 minute ride to the center of Berlin; you will be provded with a public transportation ticket good
for use in the city of Berlin.
TERMINAL: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: There is a 150 Euro extra fee, which includes your public transportation ticket
IJGD 25307
LET RIVERS FLOW, ORCHIDS GROW, BUTTERFLIES FLY Location: Ehingen (donau)
Dates: 25/07-08/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
11 VOLS
WORK: Your task with the forester, who specializes in nature preservation in this area, is to maintain and
restore a moist biotope (ponds and creeks), maintain a grassy area near Mochental. You will cut the plants
free, repair a dam if needed, and remove creeping plants so that the many native animal and plant species can
continue to grow. Juniper areas arose in the past through grazing sheep and goats, and are the most diverse
biotope in central Europe. Due to this, they are often preserved areas. They are in danger of growing wild
again. You will remove (thorny) bushes and trees to give the rare animals, insects, and birds space and light to
live. You will be led by an expert forester, forestry students, and other experts in the field.
ACCOMODATION: You will be staying in a group room at the Mochental Castle with cots. There is a separate
common area with a kitchen.
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Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Baden-Wurttemberg; Ulm 40 km, Stuttgart 100 km
TERMINAL: Ehingen (Donau)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
REMARKS: Tasks will be physically challenging at times. You will live 5 km from the nearest city.
IJGD 15227
NATURE ADVENTURE WITH THEATER AND CONSTRUCTION
Location: Wismar
Dates: 25/07-08/08/15
Type: RENO ,ENVI ,CONS ,
Age: 14 ans.
16 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 395.00 EUR
WORK: If you yearn to combine adventure and nature with theater and construction, then you’re in the right
spot! During a three day trip to Poel Island, you can sail with a 2-mast boat, ride bikes, and spend the night
together on the beach. If the weather doesn’t cooperate enough to have a sailing trip, we will travel there with
kayaks and canoes. Before, during, and after this trip, you and your team can use your creativity as well as
practical abilities in self-organized workshops and study theater and circus performance. Additionally, you will
work in the vegetable garden and undertake small repair tasks in your accommodation. You will learn how to
climb in a high ropes course and then help with a tree house platform. During these activities, you will learn
about various languages, cuisines, cultures, as well as creative and practical tasks. You will be assisted by
experienced group leaders.
ACCOMODATION: In shared rooms. During the sailing trip, you will sleep in tents.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; 20 km from Wismar
FREE TIME: Adventure doesn’t just start in the morning and end in the afternoon! All activities have a high
degree of recreation to them. Together, you will get to know the area through hikes and bike tours, as well as
visit the city of Wismar, the Baltic Sea, swim, and sit around the bonfire in the evenings.
TERMINAL: Wismar
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike and swim. You should enjoy being on the water and
speak English.
REMARKS: There is a 395 Euro extra fee. Please transfer this two weeks before camp starts.
IJGD 15216
URBAN AND INTERCULTURAL GARDEN IN HANOVER
Location: Hanover
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,STUD ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: Project: Are you interested in intercultural and urban gardening? Then you’re in the right spot in this
project! The organization “International District Garden” (Internationale StadtteilGaerten e.V.,
www.isghannover.de) has created community gardens, where families of various nationalities can plant
vegetables, herbs, and flowers, and come into contact with each other. During the first two camp weeks, your
team will help with various gardening and manual labor tasks, such as building small huts or tables, flower bed
edging, a natural playground, and with an upcycling project.
Study Part: During these three weeks, there will be a study section on ecology and sustainability, complete with
visits and trips. One trip will include the Climate House in Bremerhaven (Klimahaus Bremerhaven), and another
will include an exhibit on people and consumption (KonsuMenschspaziergang) in Hanover. Additionally,
discussions about sustainable projects in your home countries will complete the study section.
ACCOMODATION: In a guest apartment
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hanover
FREE TIME: Hanover offers all the diverse activities found in a large city. Tourism highlights include the
Herrenhaus Gardens, the Zoo, and the Maschsee Lake.
TERMINAL: Hanover
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You will work six hours per day (including commute time to and from the work site), five days per
week. Note: This camp is made possible by the generous support of Johnson Controls.
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IJGD 15236
MEETING AT THE WALDHEIM ORGANIZATION, WITH THEATER
Location: Etelsen
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: SOCI ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: Under the expert leadership of a theater teacher and an art teacher, your team will work with the
residents of the Waldheim Organization, a home for people with disabilities, to create a drama and a set for it.
Your team will experiment with interactions dealing with voice and movement, and involve the residents in
improvisations and role-plays of scenes. You will also plan and create the set, masks, and costumes together.
This is an ambitious project for all that wish to work together with people with disabilities, be creative, and
would love to put on a final performance during the last camp week. Since the performance will be on August
14, departure before August 15 is not possible. Through celebrating together, and participating in other
activities, you can also play a part in the residents’ free time here.
ACCOMODATION: You will sleep in the classrooms of a school on the Waldheim Organization’s grounds
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION:: Lower Saxony; 30 km southeast of Bremen, 100 km north of Hanover
FREE TIME: The organization is very rurally located. You can gain great experiences here if you love to spend
afternoons and evenings on the grounds, which include a pool, gym, sheep stall, etc. On the weekends, you
can also travel to Bremen, Hamburg, and the North Sea coast.
TERMINAL: Etelsen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This is an inclusive workcamp with people with various disabilities. Knowledge of German is helpful.
IJGD 25326
SUMMER CAMP FUN IN THE WOODS!
Location: Ingelheim
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 18 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: Are you a nature lover? Then you’re in the right spot! Here, you can spend three weeks living and
working in the forest. Your team will help with nature preservation tasks such as maintenance on plants and
forests, building and repairing protective fences, as well as caring for biotopes. You’ll learn plenty here about
the forest ecosystem!
ACCOMODATION: In a rurally located community center in the forest.
Catering: Some meals will be provided. Your group will cook dinner as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Rhineland Palatinate; Koblenz 45 km, Mainz 60 km.
FREE TIME: Your team will be living in the middle of the forest, where you can grill out together at night and sit
around the bonfire. So that you can also better get to know the area, a minibus will be provided so you can
drive to the pool, and also take trips along the Rhine River, to Koblenz, Mainz, or Frankfurt.
TERMINAL: Ingelheim
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: -
IJGD 25334
HELP PRESERVE SPECIES DIVERSITY
Location: Wesel
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
18 VOLS
WORK: Together with the Wesel Biological Station, your team will undertake various nature preservation
measures. Your group will help the LIFE European Nature Preservation Organization by supporting their effort
to maintain historic oak forests, wetlands, meadows, and grassy areas. Additionally, foreign invasive species
need to be removed in order to maintain the natural species diversity of the region. The Biological Station will
also organize nature excursions, such as a boat tour or a bat observation if the group is interested.
ACCOMODATION: You will be staying in a simple hut, which is located somewhat rurally in the forest
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Wesel 18 km, Dusseldorf 65 km, Munster 70 km
FREE TIME: You will be staying in the middle of the forest, where your group can grill and sit around the fire in
the evenings. It is a 1.5 km walk, or about 25 minutes, to the nearest city, Schermbeck. From here, you can go
on hikes, bike, and canoe on the Lippe River. In the area you can visit the Colonia Ulpia Traiana, the third
largest Roman city north of the Alps, and Germany’s largest open air museum. Trips to nearby cities such as
Essen and Dortmund are also possible. Cities such as Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Munster are also great for day
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trips. The Hanseatic City of Wesel offers plenty of leisure activities as well. On the first weekend in August
there will be a large city festival with a carnival and plenty of live bands.
TERMINAL: Wesel
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 25338
EXPERIENCE NATURE AND ADVENTURE WITH CHILDREN
Location: Essen
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
10 VOLS
WORK: The Youth Help Essen organization is a sponsor of the youth farm. Here, children and youth have the
opportunity to learn how to work with nature responsibly. About 100 animals live on the large farm, and enjoy
being cared for and fed by the children and youth. In summer, a summer camp takes place. Tasks include
working with the animals, planting and harvesting in the garden, and working with the children. There may
also be an additional ecological project. The day’s tasks will be announced daily; you should be flexible and
enjoy working outdoors.
ACCOMODATION: In a room on the Youth Farm grounds. All participants will sleep in one room.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Dortmund 35 km, Cologne 70 km
FREE TIME: Your central location in the Ruhr Area makes it easy to visit nearby cities such as Dortmund and
Munster; Cologne and the Netherlands are also easily reached. There will be a canoe tour and on the farm
grounds you can play soccer, volleyball, and table tennis.
TERMINAL: Essen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You should be interested in and ready for working with animals as well as in
nature/in the garden with children. Knowledge of German is an advantage.
REMARKS: This camp is made possible by the generous support of Johnson Controls.
IJGD 25343
BUILD A BIKE PARK AND EXPERIENCE NATURE
Location: Enkenbach-alsenborn
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS , Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: Your help is needed for various work in the community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn. You help to build a
dirt bike system. To do this, drainage and hills are applied. In the forest region, you will build new wooden
benches. Another project is the design of a natural playing surface. If there is time, you will renew a nature
trail.
ACCOMODATION: In shared rooms in a community center.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Where: Rhineland Palatinate; Kaiserslautern 10 km, Heidelberg 50 km.
Free-time: In Enkenbach-Alsenborn there is a beautiful outdoor swimming pool, which you will receive free
admission to. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is very scenic, near the Palatinate Forest Nature Park. You can also visit the
nearby Hambach Castle. For you, a night hike to the Frankenstein castle is offered. You will be provided with
bicycles. For day trips, you can visit the cities of Heidelberg, Mannheim or Mainz. In addition, you are not far
away from the French border, so you can take a day trip to Strasbourg. This camp is made possible by the
generous support of Johnson Controls
TERMINAL: Enkenbach-Alsenborn
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 15202
CREATE SPACE FOR ADVENTURE
Location: Augustfehn
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: RENO ,CONS , Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The organization ”Hauskreis Nordloh e.V.” is a nonprofit organization that runs a seminar house
dedicated to child and youth work. The building is available for field trips, confirmation groups, free time, and
other activities. It is beginning to show its age and is in desperate need of refreshment! On the outside, new
equipment and areas for free time need to be created (low ropes course, boulder wall, terrace, etc). This
means lots of hammering, sawing, and painting! Your talent for such tasks as well as your creativity are much
welcomed here. For one week, your team will additionally support the Apen community with various
beautification tasks on public spaces.
ACCOMODATION: In a seminar house. You will sleep in three rooms with 10-12 beds apiece.
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Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group in your accommodation´s kitchen.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Oldenburg 40 km, Bremen 90 km
FREE TIME: The seminar house has a swimming pool, soccer field, billiards, and foosball. It is rurally located in
a beautiful area. For trips in the area you will be provided with bikes. There is a pool in Hengstforde. The
nearest cities are Oldenburg, Leer, Emden, Aurich, and Papenburg.
TERMINAL: Augustfehn
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike
REMARKS: The nearest train station is 6 km away.
IJGD 15204
SHOW YOUR SKILL TO BUILD A GRILL
Location: Verden (aller)
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: RENO ,CONS , Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: In the city of Verden, there are two sites that need your team’s help! Near a city center, as well as near
a youth center, your team will help build new grills, which will serve as a meeting point for the district’s
residents as well as those who use the youth center. Your group will help with preparing the space, building
seating areas, and planting. Additionally, you will fix benches, paint them, and the grill at the youth center will
also receive a screen.
ACCOMODATION: In a scout center.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Bremen 40 km, Hamburg 120 km
TERMINAL: Verden (Aller)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
IJGD 15243
SUMMER CAMP WITH KIDS ON THE BALTIC SEA
Location: Kiel
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: For over 90 years, children ages 6-11 have been attending the Youth Village on the Falckenstein Beach,
through the organization AWO Kiel. The “beach travels” take place from Monday through Friday during the
day. Weekly, up to 350 children take part in various activities, play, run around, and discover the forest and
beach. There are weekly rotating project themes and various constant activities offered each week. Together
with other workers, your team will run a program for the children. Your own ideas are welcome! If you enjoy
working with children, working outside, swimming, and teamwork, you are going to have a wonderful time
here and gain lots of valuable experience. During the first camp week, you will have time to get to know your
teammates, the project, and Kiel. After that, you will work Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day. The
“Ostsee Jugenddorf Falckenstein”, the Youth Village, is located on the edge of Kiel, near the beaches of the Kiel
Fjords. Further information can be found under www.jugenddorf-falckenstein.de. Here, you can also find
pictures of previous camps. During the project, you will be responsible for various children’s groups while
working with local volunteers. Due to this, you must be able to communicate with them in German. The
children, as well as some of the adults, do not speak English. The city if Kiel is a half hour away with public
transportation. With 200,000 residents and countless tourists, the city offers countless tourism and shopping
opportunities.
ACCOMODATION: In a simple gazebo, with a large sleeping area.
Catering: Some meals will be provided, the rest will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Schleswig-Holstein; Hamburg 100 km
FREE TIME: Since the children will go home in the late afternoon, you will have plenty of time to spend the
evenings together. You can swim in the Baltic Sea, relax on the beach, play table tennis or volleyball, or enjoy
relaxing grill evenings!
TERMINAL: Kiel
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to communicate in German.
REMARKS: You should be able to make yourself understood in German and enjoy working with children.
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IJGD 25336
LIVE AND WORK ON THE FRENCH-GERMAN BORDER Location: Saarlouis
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The Wallerfangen Community is located near the German-French border. Here, the grounds of the
former recreational center “Blauloch” will be restored. Additionally, there is a multi-generational house in the
city center that needs your help. This center is a meeting place for children, youth, adults, and senior citizens.
Tasks inside and outside of the house are needed. Tasks outside in nature are also needed, so if time remains
your team will also maintain an area of nature trails.
This camp is sponsored by the German-French Youth Organization (Deutsch-Franzoesische Jugendwerk).
ACCOMODATION: The former recreational center “Blauloch”
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Saarland; Saarlouis 2 km, Trier 60 km, Metz 70 km
FREE TIME: Saarlouis is only 2 km away, and has cafes, bars, shops, and cultural offerings for your group to
enjoy. In Wallerfangen, there is a pool, and you can discover the fortresses, caves, and the World Heritage Site
“Voelking” Hut. You can also take a day trip to France or Luxembourg.
TERMINAL: Saarlouis
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This is a tri-national camp for participants from Germany, France, and Spain
IJGD 55430
OFF TO THE COUNTRY!
Location: Altenburg
Dates: 25/07-15/08/15
Type: CONS ,ARCH , Age: 16 ans.
16 VOLS
WORK: In this beautiful location in Thuringen, between Zwickau and Leipzig, your team will find countless
traditional buildings in need of renovation. These include the Lumpzig Windmill, the Paul-Gustavus-Haus in
Altenburg, the Stuenzhain Church, and the Herzogin-Agnes-Gedaechtniskirche, a memorial church. There, your
team will help with restoration efforts in traditional manners. You will build with natural materials. You will
support these efforts with securing the structure, consolidating wall work, plastering the walls, jointing, and
repainting, yardwork near the construction sites, and dismantling and constructing a small staircase near the
side entrance. Your main tasks will be construction, plastering, jointing, and painting.
ACCOMODATION: In a school, the Christian Spalatin Gymnasium.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Thuringia; Leipzig 46 km, Zwickau 35 km, Erfurt 117 km, Dresden 126 km.
FREE TIME: After a day’s work, you can take advantage of the leisure activities in this beautiful nature area.
You can visit the Lutherwege, the Altenburg Brewery with its brewery museum, the Mauritianum Nature
Museum, and a castle. You can also visit the Lindenau Museum, play mini golf, and simply lay near the
swimming areas and pools. Music fans will enjoy the Altenburg Music Festival.
TERMINAL: Altenburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You should enjoy practical, manual, and physical labor.
IJGD 15213
KITE FESTIVAL AND DIRT TRACK BUILDING
Location: Bremn-vegesack
Dates: 25/07-16/08/15
Type: CONS ,FEST ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: On a large play area directly next to the youth center in Lemwerder, your team will help build a dirt
track for bikes. You will help create a course for the dirt bikes, which will be used by the local youth (and your
team!) after a dedication ceremony. To accomplish this, your team will move a lot of dirt, as well as create
ramps and hills.
From August 14-16, northern Germany´s largest kite festival will take place in Lemwerder. Kite flyers from
many countries as well as 30,000 visitors are expected. Together with the youth from Lemwerder, your team
will create a chill-out lounge, where you will serve drinks and have music by and for the local youth. The kite
festival will take place on your camp´s final weekend, and your team will be at your stand during the day as
well as until the after show party. You cannot travel on this weekend. However, with permission, you will be
granted other days free during the week. For one week, during your camp, there will be a circus project for
youth and children. The rehearsals for this will take place in the gym where you will be staying. For more
information please see www.lemwerder.de, www.drachen-ueber-lemwerder.de.
ACCOMODATION: You will be staying in a gym. A common area is located in the youth center.
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Catering: Lunch will be provided, all other meals will be provided as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Bremen 15 km, Oldenburg 30 km, Hamburg 100 km.
TERMINAL: Bremn-Vegesack
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
REMARKS: From the train station, you will take a ferry.
IJGD 15201
HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS
Type: ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
Location: Kreiensen
15 VOLS
Dates: 01/08-15/08/15
SPECIAL FEE: 260.00 EUR
WORK: The World Stage in Heckenbeck, a small town with only 450 residents, is a cultural center with a large
theater in a former village guesthouse. Every year, the residents look forward to an international theater
project! Your group will be their guest for two weeks, will get to know the town, and under the expert
leadership of a theater educator, will develop your own, international drama piece. “What does home mean to
you” is this year’s theme. Is it a place, a smell, a song, or a certain person? Is it the place you were born, or
where you live? You will research your own ‘homes’ with the theater and at the end you will have created a
theatrical ‘home museum’, where you will share the research results with your audience. www.heckenbeckonline.de, www.weltbuehne.info.
ACCOMODATION: In the Heckenbeck World Stage Cultural Center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hildesheim 45 km, Gottingen, 45 km, Hanover 60 km
FREE TIME: Heckenbeck is very rurally located. For travelling and grocery shopping, bikes will be provided. The
city of Bad Gandersheim is 4 km away. To reach Alfeld (and its Faguswerk World Heritage Site) or the Harz
Region with its mining museums, you can use the train. www.bad-gandersheim.de, www.alfeld.de,
www.harzinfo.de.
TERMINAL: Kreiensen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Good English skills for the theater workshop. You also need to be able to ride a bike.
REMARKS: There is a 260 Euro extra fee.
IJGD 15210
ARCHEOLOGY AND HANDIWORK
Location: Alfeld/leine
Dates: 01/08-15/08/15
Type: ARCH ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The “Verein zur Erhaltung von Baudenkmalen in Wrisbergholzen e.V.”
(http://extern.alfeld.de/wrisbergholzen/verein_k.htm), an organization dedicated to maintaining protected
buildings in Wrisbergholzen, has decided to help maintain a historic side building belonging to a baroque castle,
as well as then make it open to the public. Your group will help renovate a museum room of the former
Fayence Manufacturer, the combustion chamber. The base part of the oven will be dug out more, and a visitor
platform will be built out of wood. If time remains, your team will also cover the walls and open partitions with
clay. You will receive much background knowledge on maintaining such historic buildings in Lower Saxony and
will have the opportunity to visit four World Heritage Sites in Hildesheim, Goslar, Alfeld, and in the Harz region.
The next biggest city is Alfeld, 7 km away, and easily reached by bus. Four World Heritage sites are located
year you: the Faguswerk in Alfeld (www.fagus-gropius.com), the cathedral and St. Michel’s Church in
Hildesheim (www.welterbe-hildesheim.de), the Rammelsberg Museum and Mine in Goslar
(www.rammelsberg.de), and the Oberharz Wasserregal (www.oberharz.de/wasserregal.html).
ACCOMODATION: In the former Fayence Manufacturuer, with a beautiful kitchen and large yard
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hildesheim 20 km, Hanover 50 km
FREE TIME: You can take trips throughout the Harz region, to Hildesheim, Alfeld, and Hanover. There is a
swimming pool in Alfeld.
TERMINAL: Alfeld/Leine
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This is a tri-national camp for participants from the Czech Republic, Germany, and Japan
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IJGD 25304
FLORAL VIEWS—BAVARIAN GARDEN SHOW
Location: Alzenau
Dates: 01/08-16/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: Two parks for the Bavarian Garden Show “Natur in der Stadt” (Nature in the City) will be created in
downtown Alzenau. Their 9 hectors will focus on the topics of “Energy” and “Generations Together”. Your
team will help with the end of the show. Through working together with the “Jump” Youth Center, you will
also have contact to local youth as well. You will be staying close to the garden grounds in a school. Together
with the Jump Youth Center, your team will create an art project at the garden show. Painted boards, that
guests painted as a type of garden show diary, will be built into a fence. This fence will document the guest’s
impressions of the garden show and will remain there until the end of the show. Further information can be
found at www.gartenschau-alzenau.de http://www.alzenau.de/buergernetz/jugendliche
ACCOMODATION: In a middle school, the Karl-Amberg-Mittelschule-Alzenau, on cots
Catering: Your team will prepare breakfast and dinner only; lunch will be provided in the school
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Bavaria; Aschaffenburg 20 km, Frankfurt am Main 40 km
FREE TIME: Beautiful swimming areas are available in Alzenau, with a forest pool and a lake. There is also a
great skate park. A few kilometers away, the Freigerichter Lakes are a great place to swim and for leisure
activities. You can also take trips in Bavaria, as well as in Hessen, and can get to know these beautiful German
states. The cities of Aschaffenburg and Frankfurt are easily reached as well.
TERMINAL: Alzenau
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This is a tri-national camp for participants from Germany, Spain, and Poland. This camp is
sponsored by the German-French Youth Organization (Deutsch-Franzoesische Jugendwerk).
IJGD 25309
ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND IN HOLZNAGELHAUSEN
Location: Veitshoechheim
Dates: 01/08-16/08/15
Type: CONS ,SOCI ,KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The Holznagelhausen Adventure Playground is a summer camp offered by the Veitshoechheim
community. Together with other volunteers, your team will be supervising 200 children ages 7-13, divided into
14 groups, on a large piece of land. You will build wooden huts, offer various sports and workshops (from
soccer to baseball, pizza baking in a clay oven, as well as crafts and adventure games). Lots of fun will be had
together! A high point is an overnight stay in the huts with a night hike. You can bring your ideas and other
things you can offer ready to go, learn how such a youth camp is organized, work in a large team, learn new
languages, and make new friends. This summer camp has been running for 31 years and is therefore a long,
successful tradition in Veitshoechheim. It is run by a youth organization in Veitshoechheim, which has been
active in the community for 26 years. (www.veitshöchheim.de; www.juz.veitshoechheim.de).
Your team will work on the playground Monday-Friday from 8:30-14:00. During the overnight stay in the huts
with the night hike and other associated activities, you will work until approximately 2:00 am. The children will
then stay where they are, and your team will return to your accommodation for the rest of the evening. On
your last evening, there will be a good-bye party with the other volunteers. Veitshoechheim is a community
with about 10,000 residents and is located on the Main River near Wurzburg (the capitol of the region).
ACCOMODATION: In the “Am Kalten Brunnen” Nature Friends’ House
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Wurzburg 6 km, Nuremburg and Frankfurt 115 km
FREE TIME: In Veitshoechheim there is a nice pool, boat tours on the Main, and plenty of nice people and
organizations for you to get to know. There are excellent bus and train connections to Wurzburg (10 minutes)
with its sights (fortress, chapels, as well as shopping, movie theaters, cafes, and nightlife). There are also
excellent connections to further cities such as Aschaffenburg, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt (about 1-1.5 hours). In
the area there is a climbing area, an amusement part, go karts, youth areas, recreational areas, and bike and
skate parks. In Nuremberg and Frankfurt you will find all that a large city has to offer, and much more! Come
and take a peek for yourself!
TERMINAL: Veitshoechheim
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A good knowledge of German as well as a pedagogical talent are absolutely
necessary. You should truly enjoy working with children.
REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times, since you will work with wood.
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IJGD 15220
NATURE PRESERVATION AT THE EDGE OF A METROPOLIS
Location: Hamburg
Dates: 01/08-22/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: Landscape work and sightseeing in a metropolis! You can do both in this camp, located on the outskirts
of Hamburg. You will work in the Fischbek Wetlands, a 770 hector large nature preservation area on the
southwest side of Hamburg. In order to maintain them, foreign plants, mainly pines, need to be removed. This
serves to maintain the special animal habitat of the wetlands...for example the over 200 insect species who are
threatened with extinction. As a break from the monotonous pine removal tasks, your team will take a boat to
the Nessand Island, and remove garbage from the nature preservation area on the island. This is a wonderful
opportunity to see the Elbe River from a completely new point of view. Additionally, your team can help repair
pools in the wetlands, using different manual tasks. They create and maintain a habitat for the endangered
natterjack toad.
ACCOMODATION: You will stay in a cozy, simply furnished seminar house on the Nature Preservation Center
grounds in Fischbek.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hamburg
FREE TIME: The Fischbek Nature Preservation Center is located 45 minutes (bus and train) from the Hamburg
city center. In your free time, you can take trips to the second largest city in Germany, where you will have a
full array of leisure activities to choose from. On the weekends, you can travel to the North and Baltic Seas.
TERMINAL: Hamburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You should be fit enough for physically challenging tasks.
IJGD 25319
SENSORY TRAIL IN A FOREST EXPERIENCE CENTER
Location: Wurzburg
Dates: 01/08-23/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS , Age: 16 ans.
24 VOLS
WORK: 15 km from the university town of Wurzburg lies the Gramschatz Forest Experience Center, in the
middle of the woods. Here, you will help build a one kilometer long, handicap accessible sensory trail. You will
work in small groups and therefore learn various tasks. Additionally, your team will help with renovation tasks
on the grounds of the center. Creativity and a desire to work in the forest are needed! A team from the Forest
Experience Center will guide your team, and you will live together not far from the center. For further
information about the Forest Experience Center please see http://www.walderlebniszentrum-gramschatzerwald.de or http://www.gramschatzer-wald.de.
ACCOMODATION: You will sleep on isomats or cots near your project
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group, but lunch will be provided
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: 15 km from Wurzburg, 120 km from Nuremberg and Frankfurt
FREE TIME: Rimpar is located on a bus line between the Forest Experience Center and Wurzburg, where you
can take part in a variety of cultural offerings. Trips to Frankfurt, Nuremberg, and the picturesque city of
Maintal are possible. You can also use the center’s grounds in your free time.
TERMINAL: Wurzburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: Knowledge of German or English is an advantage. The tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 75104
DO YOUR PART FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING II
Location: Berlin
Dates: 01/08-23/08/15
Type: ARCH ,LANG ,
Age: 18 ans.
15 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 300.00 EUR
WORK: During the first week, your group will take part in an intensive German language course (2 x 90 minutes
per day), which will teach you language used in everyday situations, as well as improve your general German
skills. Your language instructors are native speakers and have experience in teaching German as a foreign
language. During the first week, they are also part of your group. During the second and third weeks, your
team will help maintain gravestones of war victims, in Reinickendorf, located on the north side of Berlin. The
people buried here are German as well as non-German soldiers and civilians, for whom a special cemetery was
built. Tasks will include renovating the lawns and mowing them, as well as cleaning the gravestones and other
concrete structures.
ACCOMODATION: Accommodation: Your team will be staying in scouts’ wagons in Berlin-Steglitz
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Berlin-Reinickendorf
FREE TIME: Berlin offers plenty of activities for you to do in your free time, both day and night. In order to
better experience the area, your team will be provided with a public transportation ticket, which you can use in
the entire city.
TERMINAL: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A basic knowledge of German. REMARKS: There is a 300 Euro extra fee for the
language course, including your public transportation ticket.
IJGD 75117
SPEND YOUR SUMMER “SANS SOUCI”
Location: Potsdam
Dates: 01/08-23/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The Prussian Castle and Garden Organization maintains and administers the countless historic castles
and parks in the Berlin-Brandenburg Region. Potsdam is the focus of this 300 year old cultural landscape, with
its historic facilities, including the castle and park of Sans Souci. Your team will be involved with the diverse
gardening tasks in the Sans Souci park and can therefore get a peek into this diverse work field. In the
Charlottenhof Park, created in 1883 by P.J. Lenne, your group will help maintain paths, flower beds, and lawns,
securing the maintenance of these gardens. With your various work site, your team will learn how diverse
these gardens and parks really are!
ACCOMODATION: In a school. Showers are located in a bordering sports area.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Brandenburg; on the southwest edge of Berlin
FREE TIME: Due to your location near the capitols of Potsdam and Berlin, you will have plenty of activities for
your free time, including sightseeing, and discovering the area with its many lakes and forests. You will be
provided with a public transportation ticket for Potsdam, good for the duration of your camp.
TERMINAL: Potsdam
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 75113
YOUR PIECE IS MISSING IN THE HIKING NETWORK!
Location: Rangsdorf
Dates: 01/08-23/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: Rangsdorf is located 15 km south of Berlin, and is a small town with 11,000 residents and plenty of
nature, located at the edge of Rangsdorf Lake. In order to make this landscape accessible to visitors, an
interconnected hiking trail network has been under construction since 2005, and is constantly being expanded.
Your tasks will mainly include maintenance, repair, and construction on various pieces of the trail, removing
trash, and maintaining bordering wooded and field areas. Small tasks including building benches and
observation points, signs, or bird houses may also need to be done. Most of the work will be done by hand.
Partners such as the forester, nature preservation organization, and local workers will assist with difficult tasks.
At the end, you will present your results to the community.
ACCOMODATION: In an elementary school. A grill and a volleyball court are located in the yard. You will bike
the five kilometers to and from your work site.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Brandnburg; 15 km south of Berlin
FREE TIME: At the edge of Rangsdorf, you will encounter a typical Brandenburg landscape, with fields, small
bodies of water, and forests. Bikes will be provided to you for the entire duration of camp, so you can bike to
the swimming area, 3 km, and the train station, 4 km away.
TERMINAL: Rangsdorf
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
IJGD 25302
ON THE RIGHT PATH TO THE ALPS!
Location: Freising
Dates: 01/08-30/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
10 VOLS
WORK: Your team is going to help the area mow large areas and receive hay. The fields are located on an angle
at times and are difficult to reach with machines. In orchards, your team will also help improve fences and
protect the trees from sheep. Additionally, you will maintain neglected grasslands in order to give endangered
plant and animal species a habitat. Small trees need to be taken out so that they do not spread in this special
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biotope. This camp will teach your group plenty about nature preservation! For one week, your team will be
at the ‘Freising Domberg’, where you will secure trails and protect them from erosion, and improve a sheep
shelter and fences. An absolute highlight for nature lovers is a three day trip to the edge of the Alps, where
you can go for plenty of hikes. Be sure to bring mountain/hiking boots!
Note for the project: We look forward to having you if you truly enjoy spending your time in nature, hiking, and
riding a bike! A bit of weather resistance is needed for the tasks outside. If you enjoy cooking, that is an
advantage since your team will prepare its own meals and grocery shop. You may even get some free groceries
from the Freising shops. The tasks will be led by experts who will teach you plent about nature and the effect
of your work. You will work from 8:00-15:00.
ACCOMODATION: In a cozy house run by the Nature Friends, 7 km outside of Frising on a beautiful cliff.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Munich 35 km, Regensburg 90 km
FREE TIME: You can reach Freising by bike along the Isar River. From there, you can take the train to Munich,
where you will have plenty of opportunities to visit the English Garden and the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus.
Due to its location, the largest hops growing area in the world, there are plenty of typical German beer gardens
in the area! You will be provided with bikes, but they may be in need of some repair first. Hikes with the
expert leaders in the area make it quick and easy to explore the area!
TERMINAL: Freising
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike and it is absolutely necessary to bring ankle high
mountain shoes/hiking boots and rainproof, warm clothing. You will need them for the project as well as hiking
in the area.
REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times. This camp is 4 weeks long.
IJGD 25300
SUMMER CAMP ACTION 2015
Location: Deggendorf
Dates: 05/08-23/08/15
Type: SOCI ,KIDS ,
Age: 18 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: Deggendorf will host a summer camp for children ages 7-14 from August 10-21. On a field, children will
build their own wooden huts and look forward to the games, sports, and creative activities you will have ready
for them. Please bring lots of ideas from home! The camp will take place outside no matter the weather, so
please bring appropriate clothing. On August 7, there will be a preparatory meeting with the camp leaders.
Your work times will be 8:30-17:30. After discussion, the team may divide into small groups. The days before
the children arrive will serve as preparation time together.
ACCOMODATION: On cots in the 4You Youth Center
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Bayern; Passau 55 km, Regensburg 75
FREE TIME: The 4You Youth Center has an internet café, billiards, foosball, and air hockey that your group may
use. There are also museums, bars, many shops, and a pool nearby. Trips to the Bavarian forests, or to
Regensburg Passau, Munich, and the Czech Republic are possible.
TERMINAL: Deggendorf
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: This workcamp begins on a Wednesday and ends on a Sunday. The camp will take place no matter
the weather, so please bring appropriate clothes. www.4you-deggendorf.de.
IJGD 25331
IN THE LAND OF FORTRESSES, CLIFFS, AND VINEYARDS Location: Bad Bergzabern
Dates: 06/08-26/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
13 VOLS
WORK: caring for trees, removing small trees along a small pond so that other trees have more space to grow,
as well as building protective fences around new trees. Your group will work with hand saws, hammers, nails,
shovels, hoes, and spades. Your team will also remove invasive species to preserve the natural habitat of the
area. Shovels and hoes will be useful to dig drainage areas along ponds and paths. Tree stands will also be
built.
ACCOMODATION: Your accommodation is located in the Pfaelzer Wald Biosphere Reserve. Surrounded by
fortresses and a beautiful forest landscape, you will be picked up each morning by the forester. In the forest,
your group will do forestry and nature preservation. Accommodation will be in shared rooms in a reserve.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
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LOCATION: Rhineland Palatinate; Karlsruhe 50 km, Strasbourg 85 km
FREE TIME: In this camp, you will mostly have the chance to be in nature, hike, and visit the nearby fortresses.
Bikes will be provided so you have the chance to better get to know the area. The Dahn cliffs provide an
excellent climbing area, and in the Biosphere house you can learn about the forest ecosystem. A field is
located next to your accommodation where you can play games, and includes a fire pit. In Bad Bergzabern and
in Dahn there are pools and cafes. On the weekends, you can take trips to France (Strasbourg), or Karlsruhe,
Speyer, and Mannheim. These trips are only possible on the weekends!
TERMINAL: Bad Bergzabern
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: Your accommodation is located in the middle of the forest. The nearest city is 10 km away. This
camp is only for participants who enjoy living in nature. This camp is made possible by the generous support of
Johnson Controls.
IJGD 15222
MY OWN FILM! FILM WORKSHOP IN BREMEN
Location: Bremen hauptbahnhof
Dates: 08/08-22/08/15
Type: STUD ,ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 310.00 EUR
WORK: Make your own film! This you can do in this international media camp. Learning by doing is the idea,
and so you will work in small groups to brainstorm and experiment. After an introduction to the technology,
you will develop a story line and then you will already grab the camera! Doesn’t matter if you want to make a
short film with you as the star or create a documentary—you can bring in your own ideas and stories! Your
imagination has no boundaries here! Along with the camera work, your team will also learn various software
types as well as how to edit your films on the computer and add sound. Your team will be supported by two
experienced media educators from the organization “Blickwechsel e.V.”. The results will be in a blog on the
internet.
ACCOMODATION: In a simple, cozy youth center, where you will sleep on air mattresses
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: 20 km west of Hamburg
FREE TIME: Your accommodation is centrally located in Bremen. From there, you can walk through the 1,200
year old Hanseatic City (www.bremen.de) with its various sights, cultural offerings, night life scene, and many
shopping opportunities. On the weekends, you can take trips to the North Sea Coast, Hamburg, and other
nearby cities.
TERMINAL: Bremen Hauptbahnhof
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Interest in film, as well as the technology and editing REMARKS: There is a 310 Euro
extra fee (please transfer this 2 weeks before camp starts)
IJGD 15225
FILM IN HAMBURG
Location: Hamburg
Dates: 08/08-22/08/15
Type: SOCI ,STUD ,ART
Age:16 ans.
12 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 380.00 EUR
WORK: Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg is the largest river island in Europe and is a multicultural district in change.
Various small land large projects and events such as IBA, IGS, and Dockwille have had a major impact on various
locations, people, and topics in the district. Additonally, the currently increasing number of refugees staying
here keeps the residents busy. Your team will work in this media workshop to depict what is special about
Wilhelmsburg and how the residents and workers in the district deal with these sociocultural and social
changes and challenges on film. You will be led by experienced media educators, where you will develop
interview ideas, learn how to use the camera, and to cut/edit scenes. At the end of the project, you will show
your results in a show, created by you, on the Hamburg public television channel TIDE TV. In contrast to other
media workshops IJGD provides, we are providing the topic for you. Look at the websites listed below and
think about what you would like to depict on film, whether it be projects, events, sociocultural and community
changes, etc, that can influence the district. It is our hope that you capture many different voices and pictures,
that you believe in giving others a voice that would seldom otherwise be heard.
http://english.hamburg.de/neighbourhoods/1759332/mitte.html http://www.hamburg.de/wilhelmsburg/
http://www.iba-hamburg.de/en/iba-in-english.html
http://www.hamburg.de/igs-2013/
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http://msdockville.de/
http://www.wilhelmsburgonline.de/
ACCOMODATION: In a modern youth center on air mattresses. The media education center is five minutes
away. Please note that alcohol and smoking are forbidden in both locations.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hamburg
FREE TIME: You will live in the youth center and work in a media education center in the Wilhelmsburg district
of Hamburg. From here, you can easily reach the second largest city in Germany with its many tourist
attractions. On the weekends, a trip to the North or Baltic Sea coasts are worth the trip.
TERMINAL: Hamburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A good knowledge of English.
REMARKS: There is a 380 Euro extra fee please transfer this two weeks before camp starts. Alcohol and
smoking are forbidden in both centers!
IJGD 15221
MODERN DEPENDENCIES-A CRITICAL DEBATE
Location: Goehrde
Dates: 08/08-29/08/15
Type: ENVI ,STUD ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: “iDevices”, such as iphones, ipads, etc, dominate our lives more and more. The global computer
networks have become our cyber spines. Are we somehow addicted to these devices and the internet? We
have already lost control over our data, but can we still control our behavior? On the other hand, the
“agricultural industry 2.0” controls our food production. Here, the internet is also the spine. What will happen
when the networks break down, or an environmental catastrophe decimate our harvests and infrastructure?
Are we, after monocultures, extinction of plants and animals, and global warming still in a position to return to
a subsistent lifestyle? In the study part of this camp, we will explore the dimensions of our ‘iDevices’ and
discuss the topic critically. During the work part of the camp, we will work to maintain the infrastructure of the
educational center. The wonderful grounds of the “Bildungsstaette Bahnhof Goehrde”, the educational center,
is a learning center for socially critical and ecological thinking and behavior. All in all, we will try to rid
ourselves of modern, technical controlling structures, try alternative ways of living, and work on the utopia of a
subsistent, independent social room.
ACCOMODATION: In an educational center, a restored, protected former train station building
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Luneburg 40 km, Hamburg 80 km
FREE TIME: The beautiful landscape of the area and in Goehrde offers wonderful travel opportunities.
TERMINAL: Goehrde
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will need good English skills and be interested in socially critical topics, politics,
and the environment
REMARKS: This camp is for participants from Estonia, South Korea, and Germany
IJGD 25317
CREATE NEW SPACE FOR ANIMALS
Location: Amberg
Dates: 08/08-30/08/15
Type: ENVI ,CONS ,
Age: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: In Urensollen, your help is needed to turn an old transformer station into an animal protection tower.
Together, you will work on renovating the transformer station so that it can be the crown jewel of the city. At
the same time, it will serve as a new home for various animals such as barn owls, house martins, swifts, bats,
bees, and insects, since the nest areas will be protected. Your team will also plant trees and bushes to beautify
the area. As a special challenge, an old basement is in need of your ideas and help.
ACCOMODATION: On cots in a school in Urensollen
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: 60 km from Nuremberg
FREE TIME: In the Urensollen school, you can play basketball and use the soccer field. You can take part in local
festivals and get to know the local youth. Together, we will take a trip to Regensburg and organize a grill
festival.
TERMINAL: Amberg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: A talent for craftsman tasks is handy, but not a requirement
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IJGD 75114
GARDENING IN GAHLEN!
Location: Calau
Dates: 10/08-30/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 18 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The integrative organization “Umweltbildung Interforum e.V.”, located in Gahlen’s “Alte Ziegelei”, is a
meeting place and event space for various groups. As participants of this international workcamp, your group
will be involved in the following projects: ecological planting of vegetables and herbs in a permaculture,
composting organic waste such as foliage, cut trees, harvesting, securing seeds for planting later, as well as
offering harvested products at the meetings and other projects.
ACCOMODATION: In tents or wagons
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Brandenburg; Cottbus 32 km
FREE TIME: Your group will spend your workcamp in the middle of nature on the grounds, which you can help
develop. You are invited to try everything you can do outside, including swimming in the lake, bike riding,
playing soccer, and sitting around a bonfire, gazing at the stars. You can reach a swimming area easily by bike.
Of course, you can also visit the nearby city of Calau or Gahlen by bike, or visit Berlin or Dresden on the
weekends.
TERMINAL: Calau
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 15234
MAKE YOUR OWN TV!
Location: Flensburg
Dates: 15/08-29/08/15
Type: STUD ,ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 280.00 EUR
WORK: Make your own TV! You can do just that in this international media camp. After an introduction to the
technology, you will develop your own story line and then already begin with the camera! In the studio you
can then edit the material. At the end of the camp, the film will be presented live to the public. The
technology and space for this project is supplied by the “Offene Kanal Flensburg”, a public, local TV station
(www.okflensburg.de). You will be led by expert media educators and can learn plenty about the media work
with video and TV. Previous knowledge is not required, but can be useful. The Flensburg Youth Organization
(Flensburger Jugendring) is a sponsor of the DIE EXXE Youth Center, your host. Several local youth from
Flensburg are invited to take part in the project. www.flensburger-jugendring.de.
ACCOMODATION: In a simple, cozy youth center on air mattresses
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Directly near the Baltic Sea; 10 km to Denmark
FREE TIME: Flensburg is the northernmost city in Germany and offers plenty of sights to see, shopping, cultural
offerings, and of course, plenty of water. On the weekends you can take trips to the North and Baltic Sea
coasts, to several islands, and Denmark. www.flensburg-tourismus.de.
TERMINAL: Flensburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be fit enough for the 2.4 km (30 minute) walk to and from the TV studio.
REMARKS: There is a 280 Euro extra fee (please transfer this 2 weeks before camp starts)
IJGD 15229
GAMES, FUN, AND EXCITEMENT
Location: Oldenburg
Dates: 15/08-29/08/15
Type: CONS ,KIDS ,
Age: 16 ans.
16 VOLS
WORK: If you are interested in making this summer unforgettable for the local children with adventure, while
also challenging yourself, you’re in the right spot! Your team will create, plan, and run various activities for
children to do during their summer camp. Additionally, various craftsman tasks need to be done and your
creativity is needed! Your group will also work in the summer camp with children ages 6 and over.
ACCOMODATION: On cots in a school in Edewecht
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; 20 km west of Oldenburg, Bremen 70 km
FREE TIME: Edewecht is a community located in the Ammerland region, an area with a beautiful landscape.
You can discover the area by bike using its extensive bike trails. The university town of Oldenburg is 20 km
away and easily reached with public transportation. On the weekends you can take trips to Bremen, Hamburg,
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or the North Sea. For more information please see www.edewecht.de, www.ammerland.de,
www.oldenburg.de.
TERMINAL: Oldenburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You must be able to ride a bike.
REMARKS: You should be interested in craftsman tasks, and enjoy working with children.
IJGD 25327
DO YOUR PART IN EHRINGSHAUSEN
Location: Ehringshausen kr. wetzlar
Dates: 15/08-30/08/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: Your team’s help is needed with various tasks in the Ehringshausen community: one task involves
renovating the outside grounds of a day care center. A “dirt hill” will be changed. In the city center, an old
estate needs to be renovated for the community. Various craftsman tasks need to be done in and out of the
building so the community can use it in the near future. If time remains, your group will work with the forester
to undertake maintenance tasks in the woods.
ACCOMODATION: In a school
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hessen; Giessen 25 km, Marburg 60 km, Frankfurt 70 km
FREE TIME: In Ehringshausen there is a nice pool, and the community is located near the Lahn-Dill-Bergland
Nature Park. You can visit nearby Wetzlar, a beautiful historic city with the traditional German “Fachwerk”
houses. For day trips, Limburg, Frankfurt, and Marburg are perfect. You can also canoe on the Lahn River.
TERMINAL: Ehringshausen Kr. Wetzlar
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 15205
FOREST EXPERIENCE-FISCHBEK
Location: Hameln
Dates: 15/08-05/09/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
13 VOLS
WORK: Your team will be undertaking forest and nature preservation tasks near the Oldendorf Forestry Office
in Lower Saxony. This will include cutting free newly planted trees so that they have light and space to grow as
well as maintenance tasks in new tree areas. Additionally, your team will improve paths, recreational areas,
and build or repair a culture gate. Other tasks will include other small jobs that need to be done in the forest.
You will work in small, rotating groups and will have the opportunity to discover nature with the forestry
workers and learn about the area and the forest habitat. For more information please see
http://www.landesforsten.de/Niedersaechsisches-Forstamt-Oldendorf.242.0.html.
ACCOMODATION: In an Evangelical Community Center in Fischbek
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hanover 50 km, Hildesheim 50 km
FREE TIME: The small Fischbek community is located between the cities of Hameln and Oldendorf, (both about
7 km away). Hameln is known as the “rat catcher city” (www.hameln.de) and invites you for a visit with its
historic city center, a glass blowing workshop, games, the “Rats” musical, museums, and shopping. Oldendorf
has a pool (www.hessisch-oldendorf.de). There is a grill area in Fischbek and a cave you can visit. For those
interested in climate protection and sustainability, a trip to the “Erlebniswald Schoenhagen”, an adventure
forest, is well worth a visit (www.erlebniswald.de).
TERMINAL: Hameln
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: Please be sure to bring weather-proof clothes and hiking boots!
IJGD 15215
ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FOREST
Location: Goslar
Dates: 15/08-05/09/15
Type: ENVI ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The forest areas in the Oberharz region are nature preservation and recreational areas. As large,
connected forest areas they are important for climate protection. Your team will help with nature and
environmental protection tasks, all while doing your part to maintain the habitat of many rare plant and animal
species. Tasks will include caring for young trees, keeping bodies of water natural, repairing benches, huts, and
hiking signs. You will work in small rotating groups and get a peek into the ecological tasks of a forester.
ACCOMODATION: In shared rooms in a hikers’ inn
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hanover 100 km, Gottingen 70 km
FREE TIME: The Harz Region with its caves, mountains, mining museums, and forests is a beloved travel and
recreational destination. The forester will organize a hike to the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz
mountain range. For more information please see www.wildemann.de, www.harzinfo.de, www.brockenharz.de.
TERMINAL: Goslar
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: You will work 7.5 hours per day, 4 days a week. Fridays are off days.
IJGD 25335
I AM SAILING
Location: Gelsenkirchen
Dates: 15/08-05/09/15
Type: CONS ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: This camp is aimed at youth who enjoy sailing and manual tasks. The Erich Kaestner Haus has over five
sailboats for inland waters, of which three need to have a general overhaul. The boats, so-called “migratory
birds” (about 6 meters) need a new coat of paint, as well as small plank and rigging repairs. Together with
young people from Gelsenkirchen and experts, your team will undertake these tasks in order to make the boats
useable again for the local children and youth. Along with the manual tasks, your team will also learn basic
nautical terms. Plenty of trial trips as well as a sailing weekend are part of the itinerary. The main focus of the
camp however is the interaction between the volunteers, cultural exchange, and fun!
ACCOMODATION: In a large villa
Catering: You will cook together with local youth
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Dortmund 25 km, Cologne 85 km
FREE TIME: In the youth center you can play foosball and billiards, as well as listen to and create music.
Excursions to local cultural sites such as the “Zeche Zollverein”are planned. In Gelsenkirchen, you will find
pools, museums, and bars. Due to its central location in the region, Gelsenkirchen is an ideal starting place for
trips to Dortmund, Bochum, Cologne, and Hamburg, as well as to the Netherlands.
TERMINAL: Gelsenkirchen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will need a talent for manual tasks and be prepared to work in a group.
REMARKS: Youth from Gelsenkirchen will be our guests during work and free time.
IJGD 25324
ON THE CELTIC TRAIL
Location: Siersburg
Dates: 15/08-05/09/15
Type: ARCH ,
Age: 16 ans.
11 VOLS
WORK: The Rehlingen-Siersburg community is located on the triangle formed by Saar, Lothringen, and
Luxembourg. It is located in a beautiful area on the Nied River, one of the cleanest in Germany. This camp
revolves around the Celts: grave finds indicate that the region was settled by the Celts well before the birth of
Christ. In 2003, an IJGD workcamp began to build a Celt house. In another IJGD camp in 2006, a storage house
was built as well as a fence. The land was also designed accordingly. Your task this year will be to build a Celtic
burial mound near the “Celtic Settlement”.
ACCOMODATION: In a gym
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Saarland; 40 km northwest of Saarbrucken, 60 km from Trier, Luxembourg, and Metz
FREE TIME: There are plenty of travel opportunities, such as to Saarbrucken, Trier, France, and Luxembourg.
Additionally, you can visit a cave in Niedaltdorf, the Roman Museum in Homburg, or the Roman Villa Borg. In
Rehlingen there is a bowling arena and a mini golf area. The region is great for hiking and biking.
TERMINAL: Siersburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 15206
ON AIR WITH RADIO TONKUHLE
Location: Hildesheim
Dates: 22/08-05/09/15
Type: STUD ,ART ,
Age: 18 ans.
12 VOLS
SPECIAL FEE: 260.00 EUR
WORK: Radio Tohkuhle is a public radio for Hildesheim and the surrounding area…a radio station where all can
participate! Everyone that wishes can bring in their interests and this creates a diverse, colorful, round the
clock program. A series of music stations are dedicated to all genres. Your team will learn to use the radio:
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using the reporting equipment, question techniques for interviews, studio techniques, and moderation. Your
group will plan and create your own ratio program, moderated by you! At the end of the project, your series
will then be on air! Expert radio editors will lead the workshop. For more information please see
www.tonkuhle.de.
ACCOMODATION: In a Child and Youth Center in the Drispenstedt district
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hanover 30 km
FREE TIME: You will have lots to do in the youth center, including foosball, table tennis, and the internet. There
is also a small sound studio there that you can use for the radio workshop. There is a nice swimming area
within walking distance. Hildesheim is an old, historic city. The cathedral and St. Michael’s Church are UNESCO
World Heritage Sites. There is a large, free art and cultural scene with all sorts of music, theater, exhibits, and
parties. www.hildesheim.de.
TERMINAL: Hildesheim
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Requirement: Good English skills are required for the radio workshop
REMARKS: There is a 260 Euro extra fee. You must have a good knowledge of English for the theater workshop.
You must be able to ride a bike.
IJGD 25344
YOUTH CREATES CULTURE
Location: Fulda
Dates: 22/08-05/09/15
Type: ART ,
Age: 16 ans.
14 VOLS
WORK: The Youth Cultural Factory (Jugendkulturfabrik) is a youth center with a band rehearsal room, sound
studio, hip hop and music center, art studio, climbing area, wood workshop, café, and a meeting area with
foosball and a legal graffiti wall. Your creative, musical, and artistic abilities are needed here! Please bring
dances, music, and recipes from home with you. At the end of camp, there will be a festival where you will
present your final projects. The youth center will be open during the camp, so you can meet local youth from
the center and work together towards the festival. It is desired that you involve the local youth and do not
stick to your team. The workshops will take place in the afternoons, so you will have time in the mornings to
do things and work in the workshops from 14:30-18:00.
ACCOMODATION: In a school
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hesse; Frankfurt 100 km, Wurzburg 100 km, Giessen 100 km
FREE TIME: In Fulda, you can swim, shop, visit cafes, and see the theater. The youth center offers plenty of
leisure activities and workshops; boredom is not a problem here! Local travel opportunities include Frankfurt,
Kassel, Wurzburg, Marburg, Mainz, and excursions to the Roehn.
TERMINAL: Fulda
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A knowledge of English is required. A knowledge of German is desired.
REMARKS: Alcohol is not allowed in this camp.
IJGD 25342
NATURE PRESERVATION IN THE RUHR
Location: Wesel
Dates: 22/08-12/09/15
Type: ENVI ,
Type: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: Together with a local organization, the Regionalverband Ruhr, your term will undertake various nature
preservation tasks in the Nature Experience Area Uefter Mark. The tasks are very diverse and include building
and taking down fences, cleaning streams, and cutting paths free. Additionally, you will cut branches with
handsaws, set up protective baskets for larger plants so that the animals do not eat them, and do maintenance
work on plants. A further task is removing traffic fences. Since you will be living a scout hut, you will also get
to know the work the Boy Scouts do.
ACCOMODATION: In a scout hut in Schermbeck
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Wesel 18 km, Dusseldorf 65 km, Munster 70 km
FREE TIME: From Schermbeck, you can hike, bike, and canoe on the Lippe River. In the area you can visit the
Colonia Ulpia Traiana, the third largest Roman city north of the Alps and Germany’s largest archeological openair museum. Cities such as Essen and Dortmund are well worth a visit, as is Munster. The Hanseatic city of
Wesel also has lots to offer.
TERMINAL: Wesel
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: The tasks may be physically challenging at times.
IJGD 15212
NATURE PRESERVATION AND SURVIVAL
Location: Bassum
Dates: 23/08-05/09/15
Type: ENVI ,STUD ,
Type: 14 ans.
23 VOLS
WORK: If you enjoy being outside in nature, spending your evenings around the bonfire, discovering the forest
with peers from all over the world through adventure tasks, and doing practical work in the forest with a
forester, then you are in the right place here! The project will take place at the Hahnhorst Forest Educational
Center. During the study part of the camp, your team will learn how to navigate in the forest, recognize edible
plants, make fire without modern help, and build a night camp out of natural materials. Additionally, you will
work together with foresters and forest workers on various nature preservation tasks in the forest, doing your
part to improve the habitat of rare plant and animal species. The tasks will be done in the morning (with an
early wake up call!), and the survival workshops will take place in the afternoon.
ACCOMODATION: In shared rooms at the Forest Educational Center. Your team will help in the center.
Catering: Meals will be provided, but your team will help in the kitchen.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; about 50 km from Bremen.
FREE TIME: Some afternoons will be available to you for free time, where you can take part in activities such as
biking, having an international buffet, sitting around the bonfire, going to the swimming pool, etc. One the
weekend, a trip to Bremen is well worth it, where you can sightsee and shop.
TERMINAL: Bassum
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 75116
HAVE A GREAT TIME AT FELIXSEE LAKE!
Location: Spremberg
Dates: 23/08-11/09/15
Type: CONS ,
Type: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: A youth center run by the Social Pedagogic Institute in the Felixsee community, 15 km from Spremberg,
is located in a forested area near the Felixsee Lake. It is complete with a lookout tower. Here, children and
youth find the ideal spot to spend their free time and vacation time, while being active in games and sports
outside. This workcamp is taking place for the 14th time! On your itinerary is preparing and running a large
game in the form of a world quiz, which will later be used by the children and youth. You can also be active
outside, carve figurines out of soapstone, as well as help maintain and beautify the building and the outside
grounds. You will also have the opportunity to get to know the land and the people, as well as support various
events.
ACCOMODATION: In wooden bungalows. There is a grill, table tennis, and beach volleyball nearby. Please
bring a sleeping bag!
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Brandenburg; 120 km south of Berlin
FREE TIME: You can swim in the Felixsee Lake, and use the countless sport and leisure activities the center has
to offer. You will have internet access and bikes. In Spremberg, you will find a pool, a movie theater, a bowling
alley, a disco, and much more. A high ropes course is also located nearby, as well as horseback riding and boat
rentals.
TERMINAL: Spremberg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Participants under the age of 18 must bring a permission slip from their parents in
order to be allowed to swim. The swimming area is unsupervised.
REMARKS: Please bring a sleeping bag.
IJGD 15214
BE ACTIVE IN THE WOLFSBURG FOREST!
Location: Wolfsburg
Dates: 29/08-12/09/15
Type: ENVI ,
Type: 16 ans.
12 VOLS
WORK: The Wolfsburg City Forest is a beloved destination for joggers, bikers, walkers, and hikers. It is also a
habitat for many, including rare, plant and animal species such as orchids. The forest is also your work site and
you will support the forester with various tasks, such as building paths, maintaining recreational areas, and
removing invasive, foreign species such as black cherries, that take the space of domestic plants. Of course,
you will get a peek into the diverse tasks a forester does as well as the forest ecosystem. Your accommodation
is not far from the forest, so you can walk to your work site.
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ACCOMODATION: In the youth rooms of the Stephanus community, in the Wolfsburg district of Detmerode
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hanover 75 km, Braunschweig 30 km, Magdeburg 65 km
FREE TIME: Internationally known Wolfsburg attractions include the castle and art museum, the “car city”, and
the VW car museum, the VfL Wolfsburg soccer team, and the “phaeno” science museum. The VW pool is one
of the prettiest pools in the region. The St. Stephanus community hosts a youth meet on Thursdays. You can
use everything the nearby youth center has to offer in Detmerode. More information can be found at
www.wolfsburg.de
TERMINAL: Wolfsburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Fitness for physically challenging tasks
IJGD 25339
ON NATURE’S TRAIL
Location: Runkel
Dates: 29/08-19/09/15
Type: ENVI ,
Type: 16 ans.
15 VOLS
WORK: The small cities of Runkel and Villmar are located in the beautiful Lahntal Region. The area is famous
for its fortresses and castles, for a picturesque city center, and for its central location between the Westerwald
and Taunus regions. There, both cities and the Weilmuenster Forestry Office have several nature preservation
tasks for your team. Your team will work in a European Nature Preservation Site and undertake various
mowing and clearing tasks. Additionally, your team will help renew a forest experience trail. Working on
wetlands and cutting back plants, as well as other nature preservation tasks, also are on the plan with the
forester.
ACCOMODATION: In a Town Hall
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: Hesse; Frankfurt 80 km, Koblenz 60 km, Giessen 50 km
FREE TIME: Feel free to go on canoe tours on the Lahn River, and the nearby area has lots of trails for hiking
and biking so you can see the fortresses. You can also take day trips to nearby cities such as Frankfurt, Koblenz,
Limburg, and Giessen.
TERMINAL: Runkel
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: -
IJGD 25328
CREATE ADVENTURE SPACE FOR KIDS
Location: Recklinghausen
Dates: 02/10-17/10/15
Type: CONS ,
Type: 16 ans.
11 VOLS
WORK: Youth and young adults from all over the world will meet at this farm to create new adventure space
together. Your team will work five hours per day on climbing and playground equipment for the children here.
When your team isnot working, there’s plenty of time to get to know the other members of your team!
Through cooking together, you will find out what a culinary world trip is like!
ACCOMODATION: At the Adventure Yard
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Munster 75 km, Dortmund 35 km, Amsterdam 200 km
TERMINAL: Recklinghausen
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: REMARKS: -
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ENJOY THE SEASON!!!!!
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