Let the show begin! – The Circus Workcamp

CODE: ijgd 15009

Work:

The municipality of Hohe Börde, with 14 different districts, is located in a rural region 15 kilometres from Magdeburg. The work camp is designed to give young people the opportunity to make new international friends. You are a group of 15 international young people and 15 young people from the municipality of Hohe Börde. The first task after getting to know each other is to put up the circus tent, set up seating and prepare the site. Ideas for the programme are then collected and the next tasks are discussed. This includes rehearsing simple circus tricks, making costumes and requisites and designing the tent. You can give free rein to your creativity and artistic design! In the second week, rehearsals of the entire programme with costumes will take place. And then it's ‘Let the show begin!’. The camp ends with your circus performance in front of an audience and a joint international party.

Accomodation and food

The accommodation is on the grounds of the kindergarten in Eichenbarleben and has a separate entrance. You will have a large, well-equipped kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine and the assembly hall as a common room. Shared dormitory in the sports hall. You will sleep on air beds. Showers and toilets are separated by gender. Outdoor area with sports facilities and barbecue area.
You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided for you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

You can barbecue on the outdoor area and there is a football pitch. Footballs, volleyballs, badminton and other items for leisure activities are provided. The supermarket is just around the corner and the Eichenbarleben castle park is just a few minutes' walk away. The surrounding area with its many fields, farms and nature is easy to explore on foot or by bike. Outdoor pool in Niederndodeleben, shopping centre with shopping facilities and restaurants in Hermsdorf. The nearest railway station is Ochtmersleben (4 km away). From there, you can reach Magdeburg in 16 minutes. At the weekend, it's worth taking a trip to Braunschweig or Hannover.

Project hosted by

Gemeinde Hohe Boerde/ Municipality of Hohe Boerde
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: transfer from the railway station in Ochtmersleben to the accommodation at 16:15 and 18:15.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more information after your confirming registration with the specigic infosheet for your project.