The project
This camp is organised for teenagers by youth sport club Lukas-Basket, which has been running national youth camps for 25 years and International ones for the past 15 years.
International teenage camps will be hosted on the seaside in the West of Estonia in Laanemaa County in the municipality of Nova. Beautiful nature, numerous historical places, 200 years long tradition of health resort, and unique cultural events are the treasures of the County. Nova with warm sea bay, white sand, mushroom and berry crops, picturesque lakes, cobblestone road and many places of interest is an ideal place for leisure.
Nova camp aims to give young people the possibility to have active, healthy and meaningful summer vacations with different sport adventures, to enjoy unspoiled nature and to learn to live in harmony with it, but also to explore and realise their own capacities and limits. The program will include water activities, sports and ball games, eco-hikes, bicycle trips to places of interest, horse riding, fishing, rowing, acquaintance with local culture and many other exciting things. Mens sana in corpore sano (Healthy Spirit in Healthy Body) – this is the main message of the camp!
Besides all this, camp gives the possibility for intensive contacts between local youth and their peers from abroad, showing youngsters the diversity of world cultures, broadening their horizons and encouraging active communication through games and creative activities. Finally, there will be some voluntary work for nature protection and to support the local community.
The area of the camp is about 3 hectares, and it can host up to 60 youngsters on one shift. The age of local participants is 10-18. Local teenagers are mainly Russian-speaking from the minority communities of Estonia.
Accommodation & food
In wooden huts set by the local school nearby the seaside (500 m away). Please bring your sleeping bag and mat. Showers, toilets are provided in the school and there will be additional bio-toilets set on camping site. You can use traditional Estonian sauna. There is washing machine at the camp. WiFi is available.
Meals are served 3 times a day. There are water machines with cold water. Catering takes place in the school´s mess hall or into the lager tent outside near the mess. Meals are cooked by professional cooks. Participants are asked to help cleaning.
Location & leisure
Nova is one of 11 municipalities of Laanemaa with about 400 inhabitants, located on the seaside 90 km west from capital of Estonia Tallinn and 40 km north from Haapsalu, famous spa town with many historic and cultural sites. More information on www.novavald.ee/index.php/1 The camp is located on former Nova basic school´s territory. However, a lot of activities will be taking place at various sites outside Nova.
Project host
Youth Association EstYES is non-profit non-political NGO established in 1991 with the purpose to promote youth, educational and cultural exchanges for understanding, peace and fair world. It is a pioneer organization in the field of IVS in Estonia
Our objectives
to increase international understanding and solidarity between countries and people;
to promote continuous dialogue between people all over the world for peace and friendship;
to enable young people by living and working together to learn from each other, discover the variety of cultures, broaden horizons to build bridges over differences and peace;
to promote international voluntary service in Estonia as a tool for local development;
to apply international voluntary service as a powerful method of non-formal education of the population;
to promote global education as one of the important resources for young people in the globalised world.
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