YMCA Youth Workers Camp

 For all the information in english, see next chapter a couple of lines below

Ehrenamtliche JugendmitarbeiterInnen aus verschiedenen Ländern Europas treffen sich für eine Woche im CVJM-Camp Michelstadt, um ihre Erfahrungen auszutauschen, neue Modelle der Jugendarbeit zu entdecken und sich europaweit zu vernetzen.

Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme ist es, dass ihr englisch sprecht und etwas Erfahrung in der Jugendarbeit habt. Bei Musik, Verkündigung, Spiel und Sport werden wir uns kennenlernen. Referate und Übungen geben Anregungen für neue Wege der Jugendarbeit. In international gemischten Kleingruppen werden wir Praxismodelle entwickeln. Herausfordernde Begegnungen, neue Kontakte und Freunde warten auf Dich.

Programm

Plenum, Kleingruppen, Aktionen, Musik, Impulse, Spiele, Sport, Erfahrungsaustausch, Workshops, Gottesdienst, Andachten, Projekte, Spiel & Sport, Bewegung.

Teilnehmende

Ehrenamtliche JugendmitarbeiterInnen im Alter von 15-27 Jahre. 

nächster Termin: 04.-12.08.2012

weitere Informationen: www.ymcaeurope.com

 

 

4 – 12 August 2012   

YMCA Camp Michelstadt/Odenwald

For Youth Workers aged 16 – 27 years

Volunteers meet Europe - Europe needs volunteers

YMCA youth leaders from different European countries meet for one week in the YMCA camp Michelstadt to exchange their experiences, to jointly discover new models of youth work and to network Europe-wide. Requirements for participating are the knowledge of the English language, having completed a leadership training course and having gained at least a little bit of experience in youth work. We will get to know each other through music, devotions, games and sports.

Speeches, presentations and inputs of the different groups of participants will give suggestions for new ways in youth work. In small groups with mixed nationalities, we will work on themes and projects and develop showcase models and experience them.

Objectives

o Networking of YMCA youth workers/ volunteers
o Meeting on European YMCA level
o Exchange of experience, learning from each other, celebrating with each other, experiencing companionship and sharing faith
o Discover new things, find out about differences and aspects in common, intercultural learning, personal experiences

Theme

“Volunteers meet Europe – Europe needs volunteers”
What is actually the meaning of getting involved voluntarily? Why am I doing what I do? What is the benefit for me personally? Programme: Plenum, small groups, actions with music, inputs, games, sports, workshops, exchange of experiences, service and worship, projects

Participants

Youth workers working with children and youth groups, Sports, Brass musicians, TEN SING, camp workers, Scouts … aged between 16 - 27 years from Europe.

Journey

Own travel arrangements required.

Date

4 – 12 August 2012

Participants

aged 16 – 27

Venue

CVJM-Camp, Michelstadt/Odenwald, www.camp-michelstadt.de

Location:

In the Odenwald (Forest), above the town of Michelstadt at edge of the forest, close to “Waldschwimmbad” (open air pool).

Accommodation

A mega campsite of the CVJM-Westbund; timber cabins with 7, 9 and 14 beds, lavatories, shower/WC, large dining hall, big tent, rooms for group work, workshop, sports and games facilities

Language on the camp

English

Participation Fee

€ 149 / € 135 until 28 February, 2012

Leaders

Silke Leitenberger, Günter Lücking, Beate Turck

Host

CVJM-Westbund in cooperation with CVJM-Gesamtverband, Kassel

Participating Countries

Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Ireland, England, Germany and others

Information and Registration

g.luecking@cvjm-westbund.de Please fill in the registration form directly on the homepage www.cvjm.de or ask for the form at YMCAcamp2012@cvjm.de

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
 

 

 

Toolkit YMCA Youth Work

Talking of camps and youth workers: As a major spin off last year's camp brought to us the "Toolkit YMCA Youth Work" - a vast collection of working materials and tools created, designed or gathered by the camp's participiants.

It's definitly worth taking a look: www.cvjm-westbund.de/toolkit 

No, you can't yet download the Toolkit completely, it's simply too big - we're talking gigabytes here!