Youth from three cities met at the spring youth work camp

May 2, 2023

The spring youth work camp, which took place for the first time last year, continued this year as well. The spring youth work camp brings together active members of the youth work camp, young people interested in the camp, group leaders, and camp organizers. Together, they carry out maintenance work and spend time playing camp games and holding discussions on camp-related topics, to ensure the camp tradition continues.

This year, the Spring Work Camp was different. Good friends from the Viljandi municipality student work camp invited both the Tallinn ÕM and Tartu youth work camps to Kärstna manor, and from April 26-28, three busy and fun days were spent holding work camp-themed discussion groups and doing maintenance work in the manor park.

Through the joint efforts of three youth work camp active groups, new balance trails were built in Kärstna Manor Park, and the underlying landscape was cleared of brush and branches. Being in the fresh air helped to clear minds and bring new, clear thoughts to the youth work camp topics, which were discussed in various working groups on the evening of the first day and the morning of the second day. Answers were sought to questions such as why an active group is necessary for a youth work camp, what the future of the youth work camp is, and how to organize cooperation and youth work camp management more effectively.

Cedric, an active member of the Tartu Youth Work Camp, said that the three days in Kärstna were very enjoyable and that the work of the Tartu, Tallinn, and Viljandi municipality work camps was more effective than he had initially expected. "We got a lot done!" was Cedric's opinion, and others agreed with him when the work camp discussions were summarized on Friday morning.

The next meeting of the youth work camp activists will take place in June in Tartu, where the activists plan to prepare for the camp reunion to contribute to the event's success.

We would like to thank Viljandi Municipality for organizing the 2023 Spring Work Camp, and we eagerly await the work camp season!

This year, the youth work camp kick-off will take place in Viljandi city and rural municipality, Tartu, and Tallinn, already on June 26!

Registration for youth work camp groups begins already on May 15th. More information about this year's groups can be found at the link: https://tntk.tartu.ee/tartu-noorte-toomalev/ruhmad/.

Additional information and contact:

Keidi Kald

Coordinator of Tartu Youth Work Camp
E-mail: Keidi.kald@tartu.ee
Tel.

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