When?
September 13 - 27, 2026
Group size
12 volunteers incl. 1-2 camp leaders (drivers license very helpful)
In Kell am See the regional youth department runs an educational centre, which offers different environmental educational activities for youth groups and school classes.
Kell am See is a touristic village not far from Trier, the oldest German city. School classes or youth associations can come here for several days and run seminars or trainings of their own. The centre was just renovated a couple of years ago and different new outdoor and training facilities were installed. For the centre’s team, not only is the support of international volunteers important, but they also share the aims of international volunteering and want to offer a nice opportunity to you.
Support the educational centre Kell am See, an important place for youth work in the whole area of Trier, by doing environmental and maintenance works!
The educational centre is public, non-profit and offers the opportunity for youth groups, associations and schools to spend some days or weeks here, running a seminar or some other projects. One focus of the offer is on environmental education and outdoor activities. You will be working to take care and maintain the green areas around the regional education centre.
There will be two big tasks for you this autumn:
1. You will redesign the chill-out area in the basement of the facility. A local graffiti artist will hold a workshop to share ideas and techniques for the redesign, and you will also design and build new furniture yourselves. Use your creativity and together with the local youth, create the best artistic chilling area.
2. You will be working to take care and maintain the green areas around the regional education centre. Your tasks will include cutting the grass and bushes; taking care of the playground and sports grounds; tending the herbs garden and the insect hotel and much more.
You will sleep in wooden tepees.
You will have five wooden tepees for max. five persons each at your disposal. Stay here surrounded by nature, with the campfire in the middle of the circle of tepees. In the centre you will have your own kitchen including a dish-washer, a living room and sanitary facilities. For your free time you will find billard and plenty of outdoor facilities (campfire, basketball, football, volleyball…).
Please be aware that the tepees have beds and electricity but no heating, so it might be cold at night. Bring a warm sleeping bag! In the facilities of the centre, there is heating.
Kell am See is a village 30 km from Trier, surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
The area is well known for cycling, hiking and other ways of outdoor activities. In Kell, there is a holiday resort, which offers more than 200 holiday bungalows next to a lake (close to the educational centre). The area is not just appreciated by tourists: People from the area also come here for cycling (there is a 45 km cycling path on a former railway roadbed) or to spend a nice day outside. In addition, the region offers plenty of historic sites (castles, museums….).
You will get the opportunity to come in contact with local associations, e.g. the local voluntary fire brigade. Since public transport is poor, the number of excursions will be limited but you will for sure visit Trier, famous for its Roman sites, its cathedral and for being the birth place of Karl-Marx.
Register now as a camp leader!
Register here if you would like to lead this camp.
If you have any questions about the project or your tasks as a camp leader, please send us an email or call us:
Email: projekte@ibg-workcamps.org
Phone: +49 711 649 02 63