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.

Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier
SEEDS 121
Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier
13.09.2017 | 27.09.2017
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 123
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
17.09.2017 | 26.09.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 124
Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík
18.09.2017 | 26.09.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (8:8)
SEEDS 125
Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (8:8)
18.09.2017 | 30.09.2017
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier (2:3)
SEEDS 128
Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier (2:3)
27.09.2017 | 11.10.2017
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
Photography & Reykjavík Film Festival
SEEDS 127
Photography & Reykjavík Film Festival
01.10.2017 | 10.08.2017
Agriculture / Cultural / Festival
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware & Reykjavik Film Festival
SEEDS 126
Environmentally Aware & Reykjavik Film Festival
02.10.2017 | 10.10.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier (3:3)
SEEDS 131
Outdoor Work Beneath the Glacier (3:3)
11.10.2017 | 25.10.2017
Agriculture / Renovation
South West
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
SEEDS 129
Photo Marathon in Reykjavík
15.10.2017 | 24.10.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 130
Environmentally Aware in Reykjavík
16.10.2017 | 24.10.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photography and Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik
SEEDS 133
Photography and Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik
28.10.2017 | 06.11.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally aware and Airwaves Festival in Reykjavík
SEEDS 134
Environmentally aware and Airwaves Festival in Reykjavík
28.10.2017 | 05.11.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photography and Aurora Hunting
SEEDS 135
Photography and Aurora Hunting
07.11.2017 | 16.11.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 136
Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
08.11.2017 | 16.11.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Photography and Aurora Hunting
SEEDS 137
Photography and Aurora Hunting
18.11.2017 | 27.11.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 138
Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
18.11.2017 | 26.11.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Advent & Aurora hunting Photo marathon
SEEDS 139
Advent & Aurora hunting Photo marathon
28.11.2017 | 07.12.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Advent Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 140
Advent Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
29.11.2017 | 07.12.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
Christmas & Aurora Hunting Photo Marathon
SEEDS 141
Christmas & Aurora Hunting Photo Marathon
09.12.2017 | 18.12.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Christmas & Aurora Hunting Photo Marathon
SEEDS 141
Christmas & Aurora Hunting Photo Marathon
09.12.2017 | 18.12.2017
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
Christmas Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 142
Christmas Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
09.12.2017 | 17.12.2017
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
New Year's & Photo Marathon in Reykjavik
SEEDS 143
New Year's & Photo Marathon in Reykjavik
27.12.2017 | 05.01.2018
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
New Year's Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
SEEDS 144
New Year's Environmentally aware in Reykjavík
27.12.2017 | 04.01.2018
Education / Environmental
Capital Region
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