Inspired by Iceland
SEEDS Workcamps - Short-term projects

Workcamps and learning camps are the most common form of short-term opportunities that SEEDS offers, in which a group of participants live together and work on a specific project. Camps generally last from 9 to 16 days.

The projects we develop tend to focus on one or more of the following goals:

 

  • Cultural and intercultural exchange and education
  • Education and awareness of current environmental issues
  • Education and development of artistic skills (such as basic photography skills)
  • Nature preservation and reforestation

 

The summer projects mainly consist of outdoor camps that take place in Reykjavík or around the country in partnership with local organisations or municipalities. The work carried out in these camps encompasses outdoor volunteer work that raises environmental awareness through intercultural cooperation such as:

 

  • Restoring hiking trails in nature parks for public use
  • Planting trees in green areas
  • Restoring cultural heritage damaged by the weather and natural disasters
  • Carrying out coastal and beach clean-ups
  • Helping with maintenance of the Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík
  • Construction or renovation of community buildings, monuments or community centres
  • Ecological research
  • Removing invasive growth amongst others

 

The winter camps, usually called “Environment and Photography” mostly take place in the capital city. During these camps, our short- and long-term volunteers carry out non-formal educational activities to raise awareness of environmental, cultural and artistic topics of their interest. They usually carry out workshops, beach and downtown cleanups in cooperation with the Icelandic Ministry for the Environment, Blue Army as well as carry out night photography and northern lights workshops amongst other activities.


International camps bring together volunteers from different nationalities and backgrounds with the aim of building global understanding and therefore encouraging peace while working for an identified need of the local community. Group sizes vary from 6-30 participants.

Forestry in the land of fire and ice (1:5)
SEEDS 050
Forestry in the land of fire and ice (1:5)
10.06.2013 | 23.06.2013
Construction / Education / Environmental
South West
Revegetation in the south of Iceland (1:2)
SEEDS 048
Revegetation in the south of Iceland (1:2)
12.06.2013 | 26.06.2013
Environmental
South West
Patreksfjörður - Unique West fjords (2:7)
SEEDS 049
Patreksfjörður - Unique West fjords (2:7)
12.06.2013 | 26.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
West fjords: Music Festival
SEEDS 041
West fjords: Music Festival
15.06.2013 | 24.06.2013
Arts / Cultural / Festival
West Fjords
Meet us - don't eat us (2:6)
SEEDS 051
Meet us - don't eat us (2:6)
17.06.2013 | 29.06.2013
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík & Outskirts
SEEDS 053
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík & Outskirts
18.06.2013 | 27.06.2013
Arts / Cultural / Environmental
Capital Region
Hvalfjörður - Trails in the fjord of the whales
SEEDS 052
Hvalfjörður - Trails in the fjord of the whales
19.06.2013 | 03.07.2013
Construction / Environmental
South West
Summer in Eyjafjörður - The longest fjord
SEEDS 060
Summer in Eyjafjörður - The longest fjord
19.06.2013 | 29.06.2013
Construction / Environmental
North
Trails of Wilderness
SEEDS 071
Trails of Wilderness
19.06.2013 | 03.07.2013
Construction / Environmental
South West
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (5:10)
SEEDS 054
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (5:10)
23.06.2013 | 06.07.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
Environmentally aware & Orienteering Run
SEEDS 055
Environmentally aware & Orienteering Run
24.06.2013 | 05.07.2013
Education / Environmental / Sports
Capital Region
Working & Horseback riding in the North
SEEDS 062
Working & Horseback riding in the North
24.06.2013 | 07.07.2013
Environmental / Renovation
North
Revegetation in the south of Iceland (2:2)
SEEDS 056
Revegetation in the south of Iceland (2:2)
26.06.2013 | 10.07.2013
Environmental
South West
Patreksfjörður - Unique West fjords (3:7)
SEEDS 057
Patreksfjörður - Unique West fjords (3:7)
26.06.2013 | 10.07.2013
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
Hitting the slopes - Skálafell (1:2)
SEEDS 058
Hitting the slopes - Skálafell (1:2)
28.06.2013 | 07.07.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
Meet us - don't eat us (3:6)
SEEDS 059
Meet us - don't eat us (3:6)
01.07.2013 | 13.07.2013
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
Forestry in the land of fire and ice (2:5)
SEEDS 063
Forestry in the land of fire and ice (2:5)
01.07.2013 | 14.07.2013
Construction / Education / Environmental
South West
Mýrdalshreppur - South shore (4:8)
SEEDS 061
Mýrdalshreppur - South shore (4:8)
03.07.2013 | 17.07.2013
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík - Laugardalur
SEEDS 064
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík - Laugardalur
06.07.2013 | 15.07.2013
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (6:10)
SEEDS 065
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (6:10)
07.07.2013 | 20.07.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
Working & Horseback riding in the North
SEEDS 067
Working & Horseback riding in the North
07.07.2013 | 21.07.2013
Environmental / Renovation
North
Hitting the slopes - Blue Mountains (2:2)
SEEDS 066
Hitting the slopes - Blue Mountains (2:2)
08.07.2013 | 20.07.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
Capital Region
Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull (2:2)
SEEDS 068
Volunteering at the feet of Eyjafjallajökull (2:2)
09.07.2013 | 23.07.2013
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 069
Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
09.07.2013 | 19.07.2013
Environmental
Capital Region
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