Project: educational camp «Zoryanyi» works within the frames of Regional Complex Program to overcome children’s negligence support of the poor families with children and reformation of the boarding schools. Camp takes place annually from 2008 and hosts around 200 children aged 8-16 years old. Educational camp “Zoryanyi” was established for children who grow in problematic environment: children deprived of parental care, homeless, and children from the families under the difficult living circumstances, children having problems with the law, orphans, and children from special institutions. For those children camp is the only possibility to spend time interestingly, in safe environment. International volunteers probably will be the first foreigners they meet with. We expect that experience of intercultural communication will widen horizons and enrich development of campers.
Work: during summer camp children visit historical places, meet interesting people, compete, sing, dance, play, and find new friends. International volunteers together with Ukrainian educators, psychologists, social workers, students-volunteers who have experience in work with above mentioned children are supposed to plan and run activities for campers such as creative workshops in small groups, assisting in common camp activities, cultural events, sport events, sightseeing tours by bus and on foot. Campers will be divided into 6 groups, 25 persons in each.
Possible activity themes:
- organizing sports activities. Our motto: «I can do it and I will teach others do it! »;
- Playmaker (organizing of the games, games in the street, in the gym, national games). Motto is «Playing is the communication means and child socialization».
- Choreographer (ability to create and to lead dance classes, individual and collective dances). The motto is «I dance – dance together».
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic volunteers, who are able to share their knowledge. The volunteer should be responsible, be able to work in team and be initiative. Camp shift will start on 10 of June and end on 24 of June, international volunteers should arrive earlier for preparation.
Accommodation & food: in the building, 3-4 persons per room. Meals will be provided 4 times per day.
Location: village Pyatyhatky, Obukhiv district, Kyiv region (30 km from Kiev).
Terminal: Kyiv.
Nearest airport: Boryspil airport, airport “Kyiv”.
Leisure time: activities in the group, intercultural learning, sightseeing tours, sport and cultural activities, picnics, swimming and paddling in river and everything what we will be able to create for ourselves to make our camp exciting.
What to bring: sun protection, mosquito repellent, comfortable shoes and clothes, musical instruments, detailed information about your country, your flag, national games and recipes, good mood and motivation.
Remarks: alcohol is strictly forbidden on the project site. Smoking in front of children is not acceptable.
Motivation letter is required! Please, describe in ML which skills you want to share with campers.
Languages: English.