Domaine de Chevetogne | CBB0324 | 2024-07-15 - 2024-07-29 | KIDS,MANU | Age: 15 - 17

Le Domaine provincial de Chevetogne is a big centre for environmental education and social tourism. There is a huge park situated on 550 acres and a modest castle. Pupils from primary and secondary schools come there to participate in activities focusing on discovering the nature and rural way of life. During the summer, many kids and families make a one-day excursion to the Domaine or stay there for holidays to do sports, picnics, observe nature. Motivated and professional staff from Le Domaine de Chevetogne hopes to share their passion for the environment with international volunteers. Your support will help the centre promote healthy behaviour and well-being among families and kids (UN SDG 3 Good health and well-being, UN SDG4 Quality education). Website (in French) : www.domainedechevetogne.be

Work: Le Domaine de Chevetogne organise international workcamp for teenagers since more or less 15 years. Throughout the years the volunteers built sheds, huts, bridges, fences, benches, trails and paths for walking. This time they ask for the help of volunteers to build different compost bins in order to strengthen the Domaine’s eco-sustainability approach and to create a new family activity in the park. They wish to create an escape game about the “Legends of the forest” (that you will try at the end of the camp) by renovating a wood viewpoint cabin, building letter boxes to hide the clues, decorating the forest with “magic” elements, … If you like nature and working with wood, screws and tools this is your workcamp!

Accomodation and food: In a cottage in the woods of the domain with beds, a kitchen and a bathroom with hot shower. Bring with you your sleeping bag and your pillow. The meals will be on a self-catering basis, so be ready to cook all together. Bring your favorite recipes. Volunteers must notify beforehand about specific diet. BEWARE that the cottage and the place where you will work is about 15-20 minutes by bike and you will ride in the woods for a part.

Location: Chevetogne

Location and Leisure: Le Domaine de Chevetogne is located in the countryside. By choosing this workcamp, the volunteer decides to live in the nature. All around, there are fields and woods. As the domain is also a tourist centre, there are plenty of opportunities for entertainment: outdoor swimming pool (bring your swimsuit and swimming cap), football fields, minigolf, tennis or basketball playgrounds, kayak… During the weekend, it will be possible to organize cultural visits and to travel to the biggest Belgian cities. The town of Ciney is 10 kilometres away from the Domain of Chevetogne.

Requirements: You need to be able to ride a bike There will be limited Internet access during the camp available just from time to time. It’s compulsory to take working clothes, raincoat and working boots with you.

The 15th of July at Ciney train station at 1.00pm.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 180 EUR