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.

New Year Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 139
New Year Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
27.12.2016 | 04.01.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
New Year Photo Marathon in Reykjavik
SEEDS 140
New Year Photo Marathon in Reykjavik
27.12.2016 | 05.01.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 001
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
07.01.2017 | 16.01.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 002
Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
07.01.2017 | 15.01.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon - Icelandic Midwinter festival
SEEDS 003
Photo Marathon - Icelandic Midwinter festival
17.01.2017 | 26.01.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware - Icelandic Midwinter festival
SEEDS 004
Environmentally Aware - Icelandic Midwinter festival
18.01.2017 | 26.01.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon & Winter Lights festival
SEEDS 005
Photo Marathon & Winter Lights festival
28.01.2017 | 06.02.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware & Winter Lights festival
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Environmentally Aware & Winter Lights festival
28.01.2017 | 05.02.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 007
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
07.02.2017 | 16.02.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 008
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
08.02.2017 | 16.02.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 009
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
18.02.2017 | 27.02.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 010
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
18.02.2017 | 26.02.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 011
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
28.02.2017 | 09.03.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 012
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
01.03.2017 | 09.03.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 013
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
11.03.2017 | 20.03.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
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Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
11.03.2017 | 19.03.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
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Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
21.03.2017 | 30.03.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 016
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
22.03.2017 | 30.03.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 019
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
01.04.2017 | 10.04.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
SEEDS 020
Environmentally Aware: in Reykjavík
01.04.2017 | 09.04.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Family Farm under the Glacier (1:3)
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Family Farm under the Glacier (1:3)
05.04.2017 | 19.04.2017
Agriculture / Environmental
South West
Easter Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
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Easter Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
11.04.2017 | 20.04.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Easter Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
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Easter Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík
12.04.2017 | 20.04.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 024. Family Farm under the Glacier (2:3)
SEEDS 024
SEEDS 024. Family Farm under the Glacier (2:3)
19.04.2017 | 03.05.2017
Agriculture / Environmental
South West
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