Nature Protection and Survival | ijgd 16012TEEN | 2026-07-26 - 2026-08-08 | ENVI,STUD,MANU | Age: 16 - 17

Waldpädagogikzentrum Hahnhorst/Hahnhorst Forest Education Centre The WPZ s mission is to provide environmental education for children and young people. It offers a variety of programs, such as youth forest projects and adventure school trips. The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education. Follow us on Instagram ijgd_workcamps Facebook @ijgd.workcamps

Work: If you like being outdoors in nature, spending evenings around the campfire, exploring the forest with people from all over the world in adventure activities and working hands-on in the forest together with the foresters, then this project at the Hahnhorst Forest Education Centre is exactly the one for you. In the mornings (early start), you will be driven to the forest sites. There, you will assist foresters and forest workers for around four hours with various nature conservation projects, thereby contributing to improving the habitat quality for rare animal and plant species and to climate protection. The study part of the project takes place in the afternoons and consists of various workshops such as making a fire, reading tracks, carving course, bow and arrow, adventure night hike, herbs/forest fruits excursion and orienteering. By taking part in the workshops, you will be well prepared for an overnight stay in the forest.

Accomodation and food: Forest ecucation centre with multi-bed rooms. Dining room, lounge with table football, table tennis, fireplace and seating area. Large outdoor area with football pitch, volleyball net, basketball hoop and fire pit. Full catering. The group participates in the cooking, kitchen and housekeeping. Vegetarian and vegan catering is possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location: SchwafordenLowerSaxonyBremen60kmHannover80km

Location and Leisure: Play and sports activities on the large outdoor area, group games, campfire. You will spend the weekend with an organized trip to Bremen on Saturday and with chilling out and free time on Sunday. Schwaförden itself is a village with only 1,500 inhabitants.

Airport: BRE

Train/Bus station: airport: Bremem or Hamburg, next train station: Bassum

Requirements: Interest in practical work in the forest and outdoor activities; physical fitness

Meeting point and time: On 26 July at 17:35 at the railway station in Bassum. From there, there will be a bus transfer to the accommodation in Schwaförden. The train from Bremen main station to Bassum departs at 17:13.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 600 EUR

Interest in practical work in the forest and outdoor activities; physical fitness