Summer camps

Armenia - HUJ Armenia Begin:July 21, 2006, End: August 10, 2006 Topic: Children, teenagers, elderly peopleCampcode:AM-HUJ-5-1ZatikAM 5.1 Yerevan 21/07– 10/08, 2006 20 vols The orphanage “Zatik” is located in Yerevan. There are 135 orphan children living at the orphanage “Care”, who study at Different schools of the city. Work: Volunteers and kids together will learn songs and dances of the presented countries from where the volunteers have come, make rehearses and organize a big performance in different languages. Moreover, volunteers will organize different workgroups for children, where they can draw, sculpture; learn different national and foreign songs, dances. At the same time intellectual games, English, German and French courses (by their wish), physical training classes and exhibition will be organized. Also the volunteers will carry out ecological work on equipping the territory Study:Volunteers will have possibilities to arrange some trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia, such as Garni Pagan temple, Geghard cloister, Sevan Lake, Echmiadzin Cathedral, Khor Virap, visit museums and theater performances in Yerevan. Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the orphanage. They will be provided with beds. Language: English Extra: Participation fee 50 EuroNumber of Volunteers: 20 Great Britain - IVS GB Scotland Begin:May 24, 2006, End: June 4, 2006 Topic: OthersCampcode:UK-SCO-11-1One World Festival, Galloway One World Camp is a week long summer festival from the 27/05 - 3/06 focusing on a range of therapies, natural movement and dance forms, exercise for spiritual development, holistic health, arts, crafts and sports, as well as specialist areas such as natural cookery. Work: The volunteers will be helping to set up and run the festival. They will assist with workshops, stewarding, security and taking down the festival at the end. During their free time volunteers will be able to take part in workshops or activities of their choice or just enjoy the Scottish countryside. Accommodation: In tents on site, food very healthy, mostly organic vegetarian, vegan or macrobiotic. Please add a motivation letter when applying - volunteers need to be enthusiastic and hard working!Number of Volunteers: 15 USA - SCI-IVS USA Begin:July 3, 2006, End: July 21, 2006 Topic: EnvironmentCampcode:US-SCI-6-2Cal-Wood School Jamestown,Colorado Cal-Wood School offers a unique outdoor educational experience to youth and adults in a manner that will carry on the vision of Roger and Oral Calvert. To this end Cal-Wood's goals are: 1) to help all who come to Cal-Wood develop a greater appreciation for the natural world; 2) to offer environmental education to those who would not otherwise experience it; and 3) to provide unique outdoor education opportunities in a special mountain setting. Cal-Wood is located on 1,200 acres of forested mountain land north of the old mining town of Jamestown, near Boulder, Colorado. It offers an outstanding vista of the high Rockies and miles of wild-country hiking. In Colorado, low-income schools have high percentage of second language learners. Cal-Wood is one of the few environmental education centers in the U.S. that offers outdoor programs for linguistically diverse schools, and they have progressively increased this programming the last few years. Work: Various forestry and outdoor maintenance projects. Volunteers may be working in different teams with different projects, including trail repair, fence removal, tree thinning and brush hauling. Hard work in the sun. Study: Environmental education. Accommodation: Cabins during week 1, tents during weeks 2 and 3. Food will mostly be prepared by the school kitchen, volunteers will have to self-prepare on weekends. Hot showers, TV and internet available. Terminal/Region: Nearest airport is Denver, Colorado. Bus to Boulder. Transport provided from Boulder to site. Camp language: English Extra: Camp is at an elevation of about 9,000 ft. No drugs, alcohol or smoking allowed.Number of Volunteers: 16