Description:
The youth club in Marbach organizes a play scheme for children during the summer holidays. Different workshops and activities will be offered for 150 children between 6 and 12 years of age.
Volunteers will take care of the children during the play scheme and they will offer own workshops and activities this means volunteers should bring creative and handcrafting skills. Working hours will be Monday to Friday, start in the morning till late in the afternoon.
Highlights:
Marbach is known as the birth place of the classical poet Friedrich Schiller. The Schiller National Museum and the German Literature Archive are popular destinations. The town has a picturesque center with several churches and many historical houses.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Volunteers should have German language skills and send a motivation letter in German showing their interest in working with kids.
Languages:
English
and German
Cost in US$: $290 US
Cost Includes:
Food,
Housing,
Registration fees
and Written materials pre-departure
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
arts,
childcare/children,
culture,
drama,
playgrounds,
sports,
volunteering,
youth
and youth development
Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.
Age Range: 18 - 30 years old
This Program is open to
American
and Canadian
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Germany
Independently
Typically Participants Work
in Groups
CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development.
Aims and general objectives:
* To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution
* To strengthen the international contacts among young people
* To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings
*To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world
* To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills
* To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning
* To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.