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BASE NATURE VERCORS FRENCH SPEAKING 2 | JR18/210 | 2018-08-01 - 2018-08-12 | ENVI,CONS,MANU, | Age: 14 - 17

 

The organization Base Nature Vercors, located on the mountain of the same name in the heart of a Regional Natural Park, has hosted for several years all kinds of projects, with one goal: to enable a wider audience to live in the wilderness. The site where the organization is established, named La grange aux loups , is meant to become an educational place about energy transition; since 2011, workcamp volunteers have contributed to this project. Indeed the last five years the association hosted groups of young volunteers for an eco-construction project and collective outdoors life, and wishes to repeat the experience this year. This is a French speaking workcamp : French will be the main language of the daily life, the work and the activities ; we expect the volunteers to have a least a basic level of French More information : http://www.basenaturevercors.info/page-8099476.html

Work: During the stay, your mission will be to continue the work done by the volunteers last year. You will be guided by the site s supervisors and will accomplish varied tasks of eco-construction: for example redoing the primers, making the finishing touches on the roofs and the paths. Natural/recycled materials are used for these recreation light houses. You will also be asked to accomplish other tasks in order to maintain and to keep the site alive such as looking after the vegetable garden, writing the association s blog, doing varied little improvements and constructions and realising a radio podcast. You will take part to leisure activities for the kids hosted in the site. This is the prefect project for nature lovers and creators of all stripes

Accomodation and food: You will be accommodated in camping tents on the site of La Grange aux Loups managed by the association. The floor mattresses will be provided, but please bring your own sleeping bag With the help of your leaders, you will actively participate in the organization of daily life: cooking, doing the dishes, storage, cleaning, garden maintenance ... The association Base Nature Vercors carries a special attention to the management of resources, energy and waste on the site, but also to the source of materials and food. Whenever possible, meals are prepared with local and organic products. You will surely eat less meat than you are used to, but this is for our planet s good

Location: VASSIEUX EN VERCORS

Location and Leisure: Base Nature Vercors is located a few miles from Vassieux en Vercors, a mountain village of more than 1000m. Warning: nights are cold With leaders of the association you can organize numerous activities for leisure and discovery: group games in nature, hiking, visiting local food producers... The Vercors plateau is known for having sheltered a large scrub resistance during the second world war, you can also explore this piece of local history.

Train/Bus station: DIE

Requirements: EXTRA FEE: 380euro per person for the whole stay 1/This is a French speaking workcamp : French will be the main language of the daily life, the work and the activities ; we expect the volunteers to have a least a basic level of French 2/ European volunteers should bring their European health care card, and everybody must, in any case, BRING THEIR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. 3/Do not forget to bring : a warm sleeping bag, warm clothes for cold evenings and nights (socks, sweaters and rain-coat-), a bathing suit. For male volunteers: short pants are generally prohibited in the public swimming pools in France, please bring a bathing suit. For work: worn out and protective clothes, strong and closed shoes. Your games, songbooks, musical instruments and recipes, will be also welcome To make exchanges and meetings easier, please also bring photos of your home, some postcards, small gifts-

Language: fra,fra

Extra Fee: 380.00 EUR

Chantiers pour adolescents, 380euro de frais supplementaires / Project for teenagers, 380euro extra fees