EST 34 DOWN TOWN MULTI TALLINN 11.08 - 21.08 KIDS/ TEACH 3 vols
Teaching children languages in fun and interactive way staying in the heart of magical Tallinn
Project
This project is organized for teenagers by the language school “In Down Town” and non-profit educational association
“Alternative Language Programs Satellite” within its annual activities on multicultural issues for teens. The project’s aim is
to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the youth and provide them with practices in intercultural communication using
the learning-by-doing method which includes meetings, visits, direct contact to young people from abroad as well as
alternative language practice. The project gets 14 to 17 years old teens familiar with national traditions of the countries from
all over the world, encourages them to develop their global thinking and individual initiative as well as tolerance and
resistance to xenophobia and ethnic hatred. This shift targets particularly those youngsters, who do not speak English but
other languages. Thus, camp has 3 working languages: French, German and Spanish. This year camps’ topic is
Indigenous Languages. Within the theme, participants guided by international volunteers are going to discuss issues
important for personal development.
Work
Activating teenage participants in the city camp and providing them with cross-cultural learning experience. Volunteers will
do it through informal methods of teaching and working in small group techniques. Among the activities to be held by team
of volunteers are playing games and music popular in the countries that volunteers represent, drama, sports, preparing
festivals, common discussions, excursions, actions for peace and nature protection, leading and supporting teens in their
work on the team projects.; preparing and leading the teen teams’ presentations on the countries the camp participants and
volunteers are from. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to learn or discuss and a related
activity. Volunteers are responsible for the day activities in the camp. The work can be pretty hard, involving long
working hours, requiring high level of commitment and responsibility for the camp program and the young
participants. You will stay with teens 10.00 – 17.00 and spend another hour to prepare next day activities. In the course of
camp there is at least one day of travel outside Tallinn together with teens. Before activities start there will be 2 days training

in the Language School “In Down-Town” camp methodology and preparation. Most of local teens in the camp are Russian-
speaking youngsters from minority group of Tallinn. Besides local teens 6 teenage participants from abroad are expected

to join this camp. The total number of participants is 12-15.
Accommodation
On mattresses in the class rooms of the Language School “In Down- Town”, in centre of Tallinn. Toilets and showers are
available. You will have breakfasts and dinners at the place of accommodation; lunches will be organized for whole camp
in the city centre. Please note: it is not possible to stay at this accommodation before or after the camp. If you need
a place to stay, we can help you to book a youth hostel in Tallinn.
Location
Camp takes place in learning centre situated in the centre of Tallinn, Estonian capital www.visittallinn.ee/eng
The meeting place will be in the school “In Down Town” at 14:00 on camp arrival date at Jõe str 3, Tallinn.
Special requirements
You have to be really motivated to work with teens. Please provide a motivation letter along with application form.
Experience in work with youth is an advantage. Your ideas and actual preparation to do the activities for teens are
essential. We ask you to bring some materials like postcards, posters, symbols of your country, music or popular national
games, etc. typical for your country or region which can be used during your country presentation. We expect active
volunteers with a good knowledge of history and culture of their country with ability and wish to present it to others in a
creative way. Good level of French or German or Spanish is required.

Participation fee
We ask participants to contribute 30 Euro towards the costs of general administration. This fee has to be paid by bank
transfer before the beginning of the camp to the bank account. If you cannot make bank transfer please contact your
sending organization for solution.