PI-11-10 - Volunteering and Learning German in Marburg - Germany

Vacancy: PI-11-10 - Volunteering and Learning German in Marburg - Germany
Company: Concordia
Category: Conservation, Construction & building, Childcare
Dates: 13/03/2010-27/03/2010
Cost: £150 registration fee-Volunteers fund their own travel. Board and accommodation provided by the host organisation free of charge
Support in place: Pre-departure phone and email support; local project co-ordinators look after the volunteers; host organisation 24 hours full support ; evaluation and feedback once back in the UK.
Age limit: 16-26

PI-11-10 - Volunteering and Learning German in MarburgTitle : MARBURG Programme : STANDARD Project type : Environmental Other Age : 16 to 26 Places : 16 Country : Germany Travel terminal : Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn. Dates : 13/03/2010-27/03/2010  Location : Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120 different countries). The camp is located in the area named "Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp, not too far from the centre by bus.  Backtround information and study part . Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Nature Friends" of Marburg. For many years they have been organising international volunteer projects and this one includes a German Language Training. There will be daily german classes, two hours per day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group will go on excursions). During lessons the group will be divided in two groups, depending on level of knowledge. One topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-course won't have the same standard like a professional language-school, but past experience with this concept have proved successful.  Work: Participants will be carrying out various manual works to prepare the area around the house of the nature-friends. It means for example clearing the place and doing little forest-work. Time of work will be 1-2 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday. Accomodation : In a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, showers. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.  Special requirements : Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept. Extra fee : €160 payable on arrival  PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO APPLY VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE RESIDENT IN THE UK