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.

Photo Marathon & Gay Pride
SEEDS 086
Photo Marathon & Gay Pride
03.08.2015 | 13.08.2015
Arts / Cultural / Festival
Capital Region
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (8:10)
SEEDS 087
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (8:10)
03.08.2015 | 15.08.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (3:4)
SEEDS 088
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (3:4)
04.08.2015 | 15.08.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Meet us - don’t eat us (6:6)
SEEDS 094
Meet us - don’t eat us (6:6)
10.08.2015 | 22.08.2015
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
Festival of Sacred Arts in Reykjavík
SEEDS 111
Festival of Sacred Arts in Reykjavík
10.08.2015 | 24.08.2015
Cultural / Festival
Capital Region
Nature reserve below the Arctic Circle
SEEDS 113
Nature reserve below the Arctic Circle
15.08.2015 | 29.08.2015
Construction / Renovation
West Fjords
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (4:4)
SEEDS 098
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (4:4)
17.08.2015 | 29.08.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík & Cultural night
SEEDS 099
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík & Cultural night
17.08.2015 | 27.08.2015
Arts / Cultural / Festival
Capital Region
Power Food in the East of Iceland
SEEDS 100
Power Food in the East of Iceland
18.08.2015 | 01.09.2015
Environmental
East
Family Farm under the Glacier
SEEDS 101
Family Farm under the Glacier
19.08.2015 | 02.09.2015
Agriculture / Construction / Renovation
South West
Skriðuklaustur - Making history
SEEDS 103
Skriðuklaustur - Making history
19.08.2015 | 02.09.2015
Construction / Environmental
East
Working & Fun in the South
SEEDS 104
Working & Fun in the South
20.08.2015 | 03.09.2015
Construction / Environmental / Renovation
South West
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (9:10)
SEEDS 106
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (9:10)
23.08.2015 | 05.09.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Organic Farming in Iceland (1:2)
SEEDS 107
Organic Farming in Iceland (1:2)
23.08.2015 | 06.09.2015
Agriculture / Environmental
East
Lava and beaches in Reykjanes
SEEDS 097
Lava and beaches in Reykjanes
24.08.2015 | 31.08.2015
Environmental
South West
Building Playground with Elves
SEEDS 105
Building Playground with Elves
24.08.2015 | 04.09.2015
Construction / Environmental
South West
Skagafjörður in the North of Iceland (1:2)
SEEDS 108
Skagafjörður in the North of Iceland (1:2)
25.08.2015 | 08.09.2015
Agriculture / Construction
North
The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road (2:2)
SEEDS 109
The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road (2:2)
26.08.2015 | 09.09.2015
Construction / Renovation
Highlands / Interior
Power Food in the East of Iceland
SEEDS 112
Power Food in the East of Iceland
31.08.2015 | 14.09.2015
Environmental
East
Night of the Lights festival in Reykjanes
SEEDS 139
Night of the Lights festival in Reykjanes
31.08.2015 | 14.09.2015
Environmental / Festival
South West
Organic Farming in Iceland (2:2)
SEEDS 115
Organic Farming in Iceland (2:2)
05.09.2015 | 19.09.2015
Agriculture / Environmental
East
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (10:10)
SEEDS 116
Botanic Garden in Reykjavík (10:10)
06.09.2015 | 19.09.2015
Environmental
Capital Region
Waterfalls and glaciers in the West of Iceland
SEEDS 140
Waterfalls and glaciers in the West of Iceland
06.09.2015 | 19.09.2015
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 117
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
07.09.2015 | 17.09.2015
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
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