This camp is organized for teenagers by youth sport club Lukas-Basket which has been running national youth camps for 15 years and International ones for the past 8 years. International teenage camps will be hosted on seaside in the West of Estonia in Laanemaa County in the municipality of Nova. Beautiful nature, numerous historical places, 200 years long tradition of health resort, unique cultural events are the treasures of the County. Nova with warm sea, white sand, mushroom and berry crops, several lakes, cobble stone road and many places of interest is ideal place for leisure. The aim of Nova camp is to give young people possibility to have active, healthy and meaningful summer vacations with different sport adventures, to enjoy unspoiled nature and to learn living in harmony with it, but also to explore and realize own capacities.

The program will include water activities, sport and ball games, eco-hikes, bicycle trips to places of interest, horse riding, fishing, rowing, acquaintance with local culture and many other exciting things. “Mens sana in corpore sano”/ “Healthy Spirit in Healthy Body” — this is the message of the camp! Besides, camp gives possibility for intensive contacts between local youth and their peers from abroad, showing youngsters the diversity of world cultures, broadening their horizons and encouraging active communication through games and creative activities. Finally, there will be some voluntary work for nature protection and to support local community.

The area of the camp is about 3 hectares and it can host over 50 youngsters on one shift. The age of local participants is 13-18. Local teenagers are mainly Russian-speaking of minority communities of Estonia. 

There are diverse activities in the camp program: canoeing, water scootering, running ATV, paintball in the forest, sport games — football, rugby, volleyball, athletics, table tennis, archery, frisbee, disc-golf, trampolines, different competitions, forest cross, sport orientation in the forest and on sea (navigation), fishing, bicycle trips to explore the area, visit to the horse farm with horse riding, excursions historical places of interest in the area, active games and adventure trail in Roosta Adventure Park, picnics on a seaside, building sand and stones castles on the beach, Estonian sauna party, etc. In addition, there will be creative workshops on decoupage, soap-making, wooden handicrafts, etc. Bikes are available for the whole camp duration free of charge.

There will be also some voluntary work such as painting of community buildings, making wooden toys and games for local orphanage, repairing benches and tables, cleaning local beach and old seaport from garbage, planting trees, cleaning old cemetery, little renovation works in the local school, clearing pavement, helping seniors living in the community with some household duties, berries and herbs picking to give the crop to the orphanage and seniors home, duty in a kitchen and around the camp once in a shift, etc. The work will be organised in cooperation with local forestry department, municipality of Nova and local school. Please note that the work described above is planned for the whole summer and it may change from one shift to another depending on local needs, the season and actual weather conditions.

Intern will play the role of camp leader and the main tasks will be:

• assisting running the camp daily program;
• monitoring the compliance with the camp´s rules; 
• facilitating the integration of all the participants — local and international;
• facilitating the communication between the camp´s instructors and participants;
• preparing and running evening camp program/activities;
• running post camp evaluation.

• Age: 20 - 35
• English - Upper-Intermediate
• driving license is an advantage
• good physical shape
• availability to join for at least two shifts (11 days each)

Depends on the program duration:

In the small wooden houses. Sleeping bag and mat are required. All facilities like showers, toilets are provided in the school. There is also traditional Estonian sauna.

Catering

Three times a day. There are also multiple water machines with cold water in the school complex. Catering takes place in the school´s mess hall or in the tent outside near the mess. Meals are cooked by professional cooks. Participants will be asked to help cleaning after meals.

Surroundings and camp´s infrastructure:

• Schoolhouse
• Sports hall
• Table tennis
• Wooden houses
• Refreshments stall with water coolers
• Gym equipment for fitness exercises on school´s territory
• Football field
• Basketball court on the school´s territory
• Volleyball court on the beach
• 4 lakes within 4 km from the camp side
• 2 sand beaches in the distance from 0,5-7 km
• Forest Management Centre wooden tents with table and grill for picnic near the beach
• Grocery store 0,5 km away
• Hiking paths marked by Forest Department

Participants have to be well sporty (e.g. be ready to run up to 3-5 km, bike up to 30km), curious and interested in active lifestyle. Please inform us beforehand about allergies, dietary requirements you have or others prescriptions from your doctor. Please bring sleeping bag and mat, wind and waterproof clothes, good shoes, warm and summer clothes. It's desirable to take thermal underwear. The main age of participants of the camp is 14-17, however exceptions are possible.

Smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs is absolutely prohibited in the camp!

Camp languages are English and Russian.

Specific requirements to the camp leader:

• experience in volunteering (preferably as a group leader) or youth work
• some knowledge of French, Italian or Spanish is an advantage
• good communication skills, patience, empathy, positive thinking
• readiness to work in a team of different people without losing your good mood is essential
• independence, initiative, good self-organisation, responsibility

Dates of shifts for 2023 season:

07.07 - 18.07

17.07 - 28.07

27.07 - 07.08

06.08 - 17.08

16.08 - 27.08

We carefully investigate all current offers in order to pick out the only ones that can satisfy both your professional ambitions and personal preferences about the passtime.

All programs are customised to accurately unite your desires and the participation requirements!

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