Volunteering

PARTNER:
ELIX will organize for the sixth consecutive year this type of workcamps. The workcamps aim to support families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

WORK: 

Volunteers participating in the workcamp will host children (6-12 years old) during their free summer time and organise a fun and divert daily schedule. They will organize athletic activities, workshops, artistic events, theatrical plays, environmental and cross cultural education and much more.

Volunteers will work with children from Monday to Friday from 8:00H to 14:30H. The first Sunday of the workcamp will be a short training and introduction necessary for the following weeks. Some afternoons will be used to prepare activities for the kids for the following days. The daily activity program for the children will be fixed by a team of pedagogues and introduced to the group of volunteers on the first Sunday of the workcamps. The pedagogues will be present throughout the programme.

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD:
Volunteers will be accommodated in a primary school near in the town of Elefsina. The accommodation is basic but adequate; volunteers will sleep on the floor in the classrooms of the school. Sleeping bags and carry mats are necessary. There are toilets, showers (no hot water) and cooking facilities at the school. Everyday two different volunteers from the group, in shifts, will be responsible for maintaining the group accommodation place clean, as well as for the preparation of all the meals for the group of volunteers.

LOCATION & LEISURE TIME:
Elefsina is a town and municipality in West Attica, Greece, with the population of 25.863. It is situated about 20 km from Athens down town.
Elefsina is best known for having been the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most famous religious events of the ancient Greek religion, and the birthplace of Aeschylus, one of the three great tragedians of antiquity. Today Elefsina is a major industrial center.
There is a bus connection between Elefsina and Athens and Piraeus. Volunteers have many places around to visit in their free time, such as the Archeological Museum and the site of Eleusis, Athens, Piraeus and the island of Salamina. They may attend events organized during the period of their stay (concerts, festivals, performances, etc.). One excursion will be organised as part of the workcamp daily activities with the children. Volunteers will discuss the rest of their free time with their camp leaders; together they are going to organize excursions and visits. The school is near the town center and approximately 3 km away from the nearest beach.

REQUIREMENTS:
ELIX is looking for volunteers that enjoy working with children and will support the daily activity program. The volunteers are invited to bring games, songs, ideas, instruments and crafts for the activities with the children!
Due to nature of the workcamp a motivation letter from the volunteer is needed, in order for us to learn more about the volunteer, her/his ideas and motivation for this workcamp.
All the accepted volunteers have to provide ELIX with the original Certificate of Good Conduct.

NEAREST AIRPORT:
ATH Athens international airport "El. Venizelos"

CAMP ADDRESS:
Primary school in Attiki (To be defined in Infosheet)