STP 2019
Manchester International Outreach is a partnership with Friends International. Over the course of two weeks the team receive fantastic training about engaging students from various different backgrounds, learn lots of practical skills and have chance to share their faith with dozens of students from different countries. For anyone who is interested in world mission but would find the time commitment or cost of going abroad challenging, MIO is a great option.
Cross-cultural training and bible study each day is combined with the opportunity to put this into practice during activities with students and an international café run each evening.
Deadline: 31 May 2019
Manchester, England. We will be based mainly at a local church where we will host a café for international students. Some training and activities will be at other locations around the city.
Team members who live locally are encouraged to commute from their normal accommodation each day. Where needed Bed & Breakfast accommodation is provided with host families in Manchester. In addition, lunch and dinner is provided throughout the programme.
Up to 25 people (+ local volunteers and staff). Over 18’s only.
Just £85 if you apply before 30th April, or £95 after.
You are required to arrange your own transport to and from Manchester. The programme will be within easy access of the city centre. Where possible, we will endeavour to assist you in getting to and from a main train or bus station or Manchester airport. Once in Manchester you will get around by car, minibus, foot or bus. We can reimburse you the cost of any bus travel you make as part of the programme.
An orientation programme will run during the first weekend where you will be able to meet the rest of the team and receive initial information and training on the programme. The final Saturday of the programme will consist of a time of debriefing and reflection on key lessons learnt. Attendance at these are required for all team members and permission to skip them will only be given in exceptional circumstances.
Applicants should be prepared to/for...
‘Manchester International Outreach is a joint venture between Friends international, UCCF, the Navigators and local churches. From a legal standpoint it is organised by Friends International.
Please note that you are applying to join the UK team attending a programme organised by ‘Friends International’ who work in partnership with the Navigators UK. In the UK, the programme is advertised through the Navigators, Turner House, 54 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XQ
Deadlines: The deadline for applying to the programme is 31st May 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within 14 days. Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application process if you have already made up your mind!
I’ve been involved with Manchester International Outreach for the past two years and have found it to be a brilliant learning experience for me as a member and a great opportunity to reach out to many international students who otherwise would not get to hear about God. I’m looking forward to being involved again this year.
STP 2019
Two Discipleship conference weeks (one at the end of June and one at the end of July) which aim to help us grow in our faith, love and hope to enable us to better serve Jesus Christ back in our home contexts.
These weeks will give you opportunities to grow as disciples. The programme offers a blend of input (teaching, sung worship, sharing together and discussion groups) with a whole load of time together (e.g. eating, hiking, playing sports, getting out on the fjord). This high relational week will help you to get the space you need to recharge, rethink and refocus your lives.
Deadline: 30 May 2019
Please note that each week will begin with an evening meal and end with breakfast. Additional days also available before/after D-Week subject to availability (please e-mail to confirm).
For more details or to sign up for Week 1 (run by the US Navigators) please contact Darrell Dooyema (e-mail).
For more details about Week 2 (run by the Navigators UK) please contact Steve McClure (e-mail) or if you are ready to signup click the link to apply alongside
The programme is based at 'Elvheim' which was formerly a Youth Hostel and is now a privately run guesthouse (www.elvheim.no). You should expect to be staying in dormitories of between 2-6 people. All bedding is provided.
Elvheim's Address: Elvheim, 6876, Skjolden, Norway
Team Suitability: This trip is aimed at those aged between 18-30 and is suitable for all students, Connect Workers. If you are applying to join the team (responsible for running the week) please use the Norway Option.
The Discipleship Weeks are 1600NOK (approx. €170 or £150). These prices are all inclusive of food, accommodation and excursions (travel to/from Skjolden not included).
Please note that additional days at Elvheim can also be booked (subject to availability) for 220NOK per night (inclusive of food and accommodation). In particular there is an opportunity to visit Elvheim in the week following Discipleship Week.
Payment for the week is ordinarily to be paid in Norwegian Kroner to the Elvheim Representative on arrival (please get in touch if this presents any problems).
As this is a one week conference, orientation and debrief are not requirements. There will however be an onsite orientation once you arrive to help familiarise you with Elvheim and expectations for the week.
We recommend personal follow up from Discipleship Week with your local Navigator Rep to discuss what you learned and keep you accountable to any goals or disciplines you may have set yourself at the end of the week.
This summer we are offering more fantastic opportunities to come to Norway. The weeks are run by the Navigators in association with and by invitation of “Elvheim” (River-Home). Elvheim is a non-profit making, privately run house (formerly a Hostel) which since 2001 has existed to provide opportunities for people to grow in whole of life discipleship. We are glad therefore to present these weeks…
Discipleship weeks will include a mixture of hiking in the beautiful Norwegian mountains, sports (e.g. volleyball, football & fjord jumping) and an opportunity to be involved in a discipleship teaching programme (programmes will follow). Come ready to share what it is like to be a disciple of Jesus in your country, on your campus, and in your setting. Come ready to interact with students from other cultures and to learn, listen, encourage, worship and spend time in the Word of God together. Come ready to work together, have fun and share your lives with one another.
Participants are required to organise their own travel to/from Norway. The Weeks are run by the Navigators (1st week USA Navigators & 2nd week UK Navigators) in association with Elvheim. Participants are also responsible for ensuring they have a valid passport, suitable travel insurance and travel documents, including visas (if applicable).
Travel Insurance: All participants are required to have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover their participation in the programme. This must include provision for medical repatriation, trip cancellation and trip disruption (e.g. due to civil unrest or volcanic ash affecting air travel). You are responsible also for supplying accurate information as required by the insurer, and communicating details of your insurance arrangements to your team leader. In the UK insurers who offer suitable insurance include Bluefin, Salt Insurance and Banner Insurance.
Deadlines: The deadline for applying to the programme is 31st May 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within 14 days. Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application form below if you have already made up your mind!
"God taught me what it means to invest in people and about my own calling and how I am experiencing God in that.”
“I learned to really learn how to experience Him in ways I’d not really considered before."
“God enflamed my passion about Him again, now is the challenge to keep me going.”
“I learned that God’s goodness is really something to rely on.”
“I learned that God knows me inside out and all that is going on inside me and somehow loves me anyway.”
STP 2019
The European Summer Training Programme (ESTP) is a week of mind expanding, vision grasping, heart swelling, and hands-on learning. Students from Nav groups across Europe come together in Belgium to live and work together, meeting God personally and discovering His call to live as labourers next door to everywhere. It’s ideal for any students who want to understand the whys and hows of leading and living missionally among the secular generation.
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:36-38
Welcome to the official invite to ESTP 2019! We are excited to share this week with you and seek God’s heart for what He’s doing in your context. The harvest is plentiful, full of people in desperate need, physically and spiritually. Every day as we walk around our campuses and city streets we are surrounded by those who seek to follow but are without a leader. These are Jesus’ sheep; it is His harvest field.
During ESTP, we be asking God to grow in us a heart for those in our lives and will be thinking of practical ways in which we can engage well with people. Throughout the week we will be hearing from various speakers, corporately worshipping God together, learning in seminars and contributing to reflective discussions in small groups (there will also be some fun games and community times built in). Previous ESTP attendees speak highly of how impactful this week is for their faith and increases in them a hope for their communities. Lives are changed for God’s kingdom in Leuven! Come be a part of it.
Our campuses and cities are his harvest field and Jesus prays that people might be sent out to work. Would you be the answer to Jesus’s prayer? What are you waiting for? Jesus is calling.
Deadline: 31 May 2019
2019 Dates will be available soon! Last years details are below...
ESTP will run from 14-21 July 2018, with group leaders arriving the Friday before (13 July).
We will be guests of the ETF (Evangelical Theology Faculty). Address: ETF, 3001 Leuven, Belgium (Website)
The accommodation in the ETF consists of student dormitories, with shared bathroom facilities. The site has WIFI, don’t worry.
Team Suitability: This trip is primarily aimed at those aged between 18-30.
The cost for the ESTP is £120.
As this is a one week conference orientation and debrief are not requirements. There will however be an onsite orientation once you arrive to help familiarise you with the centre and the expectations for the week.
We recommend personal follow up from the ESTP with your local Navigator Rep to discuss what you learned and keep you accountable to any goals or disciplines you may have set yourself at the end of the week.
Students on the programme need only bring their authentic selves ready to hear from God. There are practical work projects on the site so you will be expected to get your hands dirty. Leaders on the programme will also need the ability to lead small group discussions and work well as part of the leadership team.
Please note that you are applying to attend the ‘European Summer Training Programme’ (ESTP) which is a ministry of the ‘Navigators Europe’.
Travel Insurance: All participants are required to have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover their participation in the programme. This must include provision for medical repatriation, trip cancellation and trip disruption (e.g. due to civil unrest or volcanic ash affecting air travel). You are responsible also for supplying accurate information as required by the insurer, and communicating details of your insurance arrangements to your team leader. In the UK insurers who offer suitable insurance include Bluefin, Salt Insurance and Banner Insurance.
Passport and Visas: All participants require a valid UK passport with at least 6 months remaining on it unless you are travelling from within the Schengen Zone.
Deadlines: The deadline for applying to the programme is 31st May 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within 14 days. Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application form below if you have already made up your mind!
"I experienced it as good and challenging, as it was quite full but with good programme (as Meetings and Workshops). I liked the Opportunity to have a lot of conversations with different people and get to know them more."
"ESTP was a fun experience! I really enjoyed the people, the food, the worship. Altogether, it was a very encouraging week for me. There were so many different people, but it was great to learn and process with them."
"Totally awesome! Feel so blessed to have been there:-) The atmosphere of the Navs family I really appreciate. Being together on a mission is great. To hear and learn from the stories of others is an enrichment of my vision in general and my Navs experience in particular."
STP 2019
This trip is a unique summer training program run by the Navigators Worldwide Partnership. Students, recent graduates and Navigator staff involved in Navigator ministries across the world come to Glen Eyrie Conference Centre in Colorado Springs, Colorado (the international home of The Navigators) for a summer of intense growth.
An international training programme bringing together approx 40 student aged Navigators from across the globe including those from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Inspirational content and excellent community. The programme is set at the beautiful US Navigator headquarters in Colorado Springs. It combines training and group sessions with work in small teams at the Glen Eyrie centre.
Deadline for applications: 7th January 2019
Dates: 6 June to 3 August 2019. For Team leaders arrival is 31 May for training.
More details here.
Team size: Up to 5 people aged between 20-25. Team Leaders can be older.
Team Suitability: This trip is open and suitable for all students, recent graduates and Connect Workers. Over 18’s only.
Location: Staying in Dorms at the Glen Eyrie Conference Center
Address: 3820 N 30th St., Colorado Springs, Colorado, CO 80904, USA
$900 programme fee (lodging and food provided) but this cost does NOT include flights, travel expenses or travel insurance. Some financial assistance is available based upon need.
Before the trip there will be an orientation ideally face to face but failing that online. Attendance at Orientation is compulsory.
At the end of the trip there will be a team debrief we on site where we will ensure that there is space for personal and group reflection to process all that God has been teaching you during the trip.
After the trip it is also expected that you will attend a post-trip debrief session. This will be 2 to 3 weeks after you return from the trip, and is an essential component of the overseas experience.
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Spending extended time alone with God, scripture memory and digging deep Spending time in personal reflection, debrief and evaluation at the end of the trip Being “fully present” as part of close nit community |
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Living in close, intentional community as part of an international group Listening and learning from spiritual mentors Respecting authority of team / programme leadership |
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Initiating relationships with different cultures Using gifting to serve others in evangelism and discipleship Stepping far, far out of your comfort zone! |
Please note that you are applying to join the Global Student Programme organised by the ‘Navigators Worldwide Partnership’ (for more information see here). In the UK, the programme is advertised through the Navigators, Turner House, 54 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XQ.
DBS Checks: Not Required
Travel Insurance: All participants are required to have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover their participation in the programme. This must include provision for medical repatriation, trip cancellation and trip disruption (e.g. due to civil unrest or volcanic ash affecting air travel). You are responsible also for supplying accurate information as required by the insurer, and communicating details of your insurance arrangements to your team leader. In the UK insurers who offer suitable insurance include Bluefin, Salt Insurance and Banner Insurance.
Passport and Visas: UK citizens with a valid UK passport with at least 6 months remaining on it will require a visa in order to enter USA.
Applications: The deadline for applying to the programme is 7th January 2019 and applications should be made to the Navigators Worldwide Partnership. Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application form if you’ve already made up your mind.
I look back on my two and a half months in Colorado Springs with much affection – it was like a turbo charge for my faith amongst great new friends from across the world that helped me meet with God significantly on more than one occasion. I recommend this programme to anyone.
STP 2019
Dates for 2019 have yet to be confirmed. Last years details were 21-28 June and we would expect similar dates for next summer:
The UK teams will extend their stay in Central Europe for a couple of days before/after making the trip approximately two weeks
Location: Chata Račkova, Pribylina, Slovakia – GPS: 49°08’00.7″N 19°48’11.5″E – http://www.rackova.sk/en
Second campsite TBC, similar setting, approx 1hr drive from Račkova
Accommodation: During the camp we will stay in a mountain lodge in the stunning High Tatra mountain range. Bedding provided, all-inclusive, accommodates any dietary requirements. Pre & post camp we will be staying with host families in Bratislava
Team size: Two teams from the UK: up to 3 NAVS volunteers per team + 1-2 NAVS leaders. Each UK team will collaborate with one US NAVS team (4 volunteers) and with the local Slovak team (3 Volunteers, 4 Teachers from the C.S.Lewis Highschool)
Team Suitability: This trip is open and suitable for all students, recent graduates and Connect Workers. Over 18’s only.
£250 including Lodging (~£110), Internal Travel (~£50) and Other expenses (£90).
Please note that this does not include Flights (estimated at ~150), travel insurance or pre-departure travel to/from airport
Before the trip there will be an orientation ideally face to face but failing that online. Attending Orientation is compulsory. There will also be a full-day comprehensive induction to Central European context and the C.S.Lewis project once you arrive in Slovakia.
At the end of the trip there will be a team debrief we on site where we will ensure that there is space for personal and group reflection to process all that God has been teaching you during the trip.
After the trip it is also expected that you will attend a post-trip debrief session. This will be 2 to 3 weeks after you return from the trip, and is an essential component of the overseas experience.
Please note that you are applying to join the UK team attending camps organised by the C.S.Lewis Bilingual High School (link). In the UK, the programme is advertised through the Navigators, Turner House, 54 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XQ.
DBS/PVG Checks: All team members will require an enhanced DBS check (PVG in Scotland) before being accepted on the programme. where necessary this check will be organised by the UK Navigators office. Without a valid DBS or PVG Check (either provided by the applicant or obtained on the applicants behalf by the Navigators) applicants will be unable to participate in the programme.
Travel Insurance: All participants are required to have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover their participation in the programme. This must include provision for medical repatriation, trip cancellation and trip disruption (e.g. due to civil unrest or volcanic ash affecting air travel). You are responsible also for supplying accurate information as required by the insurer, and communicating details of your insurance arrangements to your team leader. In the UK insurers who offer suitable insurance include Bluefin, Salt Insurance and Banner Insurance.
Passport and Visas: UK citizens with a valid UK passport with at least 6 months remaining on it can enter Slovakia freely provided that their stay is for less than 90 days.
Applications: The deadline for applying to the programme is 31st March 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within two weeks (assuming all documentation and references all received). Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application form below if you’ve already made up your mind.
My time in Slovakia the past two summers have honestly been highlights of my year. It has been a real pleasure being able to be a small part of the amazing vision that is being realised at C.S. Lewis High School and has so obviously impacted the lives of some of my closest friends. Spending time with the teenagers at the camp is really just great fun, and it’s very special to be able to build genuine relationships with people who are open and really up for just having a good chat! My Slovak friends clearly just love hosting people and my visits there have been so personal in being welcomed into the community there and having great friendships with many of the other helpers. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone, particularly if you just enjoy meeting new people and are up for having fun!
STP 2019
A stretching 6-week programme serving in a Thai University, running a practical and fun programme to help the Thai students practice their spoken English. The trip is a great opportunity to experience and learn about the beautiful country of Thailand and the Buddhist worldview of Thai people.
On this programme you will be serving in a Thai University planning and running a practical and fun program to help the Thai students to practice their conversational English and living alongside the students in their dorms and hanging out with them in the evenings and weekends. This will give the opportunity to build friendships and to see the gospel flow through these relationships. A significant part of the trip will also be praying – for the students, for the University, for the nation of Thailand – praying for Thai Buddhists to follow Jesus.
The trip will give you the opportunity to experience and learn about the beautiful country of Thailand and the Buddhist worldview of Thai people. The Thai people are considered to be an ‘unreached’ people group (less than 1% Christian) – the team will have the opportunity to learn about their worldview, think about why the gospel has been slow to advance in this nation, and learn about how to communicate the gospel into this very different culture through conversation and sharing your life and testimony.
As you live and serve in this context you will be stretched out of your comfort zones, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in:
The programme will give you the opportunity to serve alongside, and see the life of, a long-term Conventional Income Missionary. We will also be partnering with and serving alongside a Navigators team from the US in all the parts of the program.
Deadline: 3 March 2019
Approximately 6 weeks, from Sunday 23 June 2019 to Friday 2 August 2019. This period is made up of a 4-week English conversation program, plus time for in-country orientation/planning and debrief.
Mostly based at a university in central Thailand. The debrief at the end of the program will be in a countryside or coastal location.
Throughout the trip, team members may be sleeping on mats on the floor, sharing large double beds, or in a single bed. During the English conversation program the team members will live in student dorms, sharing rooms with one or more other team members. During the in-country orientation/planning and debrief the team will stay in hostel, guesthouse or budget hotel accommodation, again sharing rooms with one or more other team members.
Team size: Up to 7 team members, plus 2 team leaders.
Team Suitability: This trip is open and suitable for all students, recent graduates and Connect Workers. Over 18’s only.
Prior experience of teaching English not required.
Approx. £2,000 per person all-inclusive of all flights, accommodation, local transport, food (except on travel days and sightseeing days), group sightseeing activities and Travel insurance. Flights will be booked through ‘Key Travel’ who are ATOL protected.
Payments will be made through the Navigators UK including a deposit of £100 which will be required once accepted onto the programme.
Please note that payment for flights and travel insurance (c.£700) will be required very soon after confirmation of your acceptance on the trip and payment of your deposit (£100).
Training will be given to help team members raise financial and prayer support from friends, family and churches.
We will hold an orientation weekend in St Andrews, Scotland on 26-28 April 2018. Attendance at this is required for all team members. Additionally, the programme includes time for in-county orientation/planning in Thailand.
There will be a team debrief we on site where we will ensure that there is space for personal and group reflection to process all that God has been teaching you during the trip.
If accepted on the trip you must also attend a post-trip debrief session. This will be 2 to 3 weeks after you return from the trip, and is an essential component of the overseas experience.
Interested applicants must be prepared for:
Serving, Teamwork and Leadership
Environment, conditions and food
Personal and pastoral
Stepping out
Food Allergies, Intolerances and Preferences
In Thailand it will be impossible to guarantee, and even difficult to try to ensure, that individual food allergies, intolerances and preferences are catered for. This is because of the ingredients used in Thai food, the rarity of such allergies, intolerances and preferences in Thailand, and the language barrier for the team. If you have any food allergies, intolerances and preferences, please clearly identify these on your application form to help us make a fully-informed decision about the possibility of you joining the team.
This programme is run and advertised through the Navigators, Turner House, 54 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XQ.
DBS/PVG Checks: All team members will require an enhanced DBS check (PVG in Scotland) before being accepted on the programme. where necessary this check will be organised by the UK Navigators office. Without a valid DBS or PVG Check (either provided by the applicant or obtained on the applicants behalf by the Navigators) applicants will be unable to participate in the programme.
Passport and Visas: A valid passport with at least 6 months remaining on it. You will also need to apply for a 60 day visa
Vaccinations: You must consult with your General Practitioner or Practice Nurse at least 8 weeks in advance of travel. They will assess your particular health risks before recommending vaccines.
Applications: The deadline for applying to the programme is 3rd March 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within two weeks (assuming all documentation and references all received). Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Please contact us for more info or complete the application form below if you’ve already made up your mind.
"The primary thing I learnt this summer was the way in which short-term mission fits together with long-term mission. We tried to learn as much as we could about the culture and find appropriate ways to share the Gospel. As we lived alongside Uni students, taught them English and socialised with them, we began to perceive the areas where the Gospel did and didn’t connect. We observed that they asked few questions which meant it was hard to begin conversations about the God. Equally, we learnt that they deeply valued relationships built around common experience. Over time this helped us to begin sharing about God in culturally relevant and appropriate ways. At the end of our time, I felt we had barely scratched the surface in understanding the culture. However, I also saw the ways in which we, a group of foreigners, we able to bring something of God to the culture and pique people’s interest, perhaps for the first time – God enabled us to sow seeds of the Gospel that could be ‘watered’ by those serving there long-term."
STP 2019
We invite you to join the Navigators UK team going to the Camp Arka English camps this summer in Poland. Team members will join a larger team of Native English Speakers teaching English to, and sharing life with, Polish youth. Each week has a different age group in focus. Initiative and flexibility are two key requirements for those interested in this programme.
Camp Arka have been running English camps in Poland for nearly 20 years. This programme will give you the opportunity to be part of an International team teaching English to Polish youth. Activities will vary from day to day but will include conversation groups and recreational activities.
Deadline: 31 March 2019
Dates for the 2019 Poland Camp Arka Weeks are as follows;
Participants must be available for the Friday before the camp begins to allow for mandatory camp prep, meeting the team and training. Optional Excursions to Auschwitz can also be arranged on the Thursday before camp begins (please ask for more details).
Participants are free to join any or all of the weeks. Typically we have sent a UK Navigator team for a two week trip which might look something like the following:
See more at the website http://www.camparka.cepartners.org.uk/upcoming-camp/
Location: Before and after the camp in Wrocław, Poland and during the camp at Lubiatów (Ośrodek Haleszka http://www.haleszka.pl/)
Accommodation: During your stay at Camp Arka, you will stay in modest hostel accommodation. Rooms are single-sex and accommodate 2 to 5 people each. The room may include en suite facilities or may make use of a shared bathroom. All bedding and bed linen is provided. You need to provide your own towel and toiletries. Before and after the camps, you will be accommodated in the homes of Camp Arka staff in Poland.
Transport: You are required to arrange your own transport to Wrocław Airport, Poland (NB this is NOT Warsaw). Cheapest is Ryanair or Wizzair. Provided you have made your flight details clear to Camp Arka at least a week in advance of your arrival, you will be met at Wroclaw Airport by a member of the “Arka” team. Transport to and from the airport is by private car and to and from the campsite by bus. At the end of the time you will be taken by private car to the airport. In the event of your arrival at Wroclaw Airport being delayed, the person awaiting you will wait as long as is reasonable (up to 3 hours). You will be given the telephone number and address of Camp Arka staff just in case your flight has severe delays and you are not able to be met. We will then come as soon as possible to pick you up.
Team size: 6-10 people.
Team Suitability: This trip is open and suitable for all students, recent graduates and Connect Workers. Over 18’s only.
Cost per camp for English native speakers is $130/ GBP 100
2 Camps – $230/ GBP 180
3 Camps – $300/ GBP 240
Please note that this does not include flights, travel insurance or pre-departure travel to/from the airport
Before the trip there will be an orientation ideally face to face but failing that online. Attendance at Orientation is compulsory.
At the end of the trip there will be a team debrief we on site where we will ensure that there is space for personal and group reflection to process all that God has been teaching you during the trip.
After the trip it is also expected that you will attend a post-trip debrief session. This will be 2 to 3 weeks after you return from the trip, and is an essential component of the overseas experience.
Native English Speakers helping at Camp Arka will:
· Take responsibility for the health, safety, well-being and happiness of campers during trips, at the lake, on evening programmes, during English classes and during sports activities.
· Show genuine interest in campers – learn their names, ages, how many times they have been to Camp Arka, their level of English, likes and dislikes, etc.
· Provide opportunities for the group so that each individual experiences success while at camp.
· Encourage respect for personal property, camp equipment and facilities.
Tasks:
· Diagnose child’s level of English (conversation before start of the camp – evaluation test) and assign camper to the appropriate group.
· Lead English classes twice a day (except the day of arrival and departure).
· Help lead craft classes and other workshops (previously prepared and individually discussed with Polish staff).
· Help lead sports activities, teach campers new games characteristic for the native speaker’s country (individually assigned).
· As part of the team of native speakers organise one evening programme at the camp – Culture Night.
· Participate in first evening programme at the camp – Integration Games.
· Optional – join in with groups of children at the lake, join Bible lesson, on other evening programmes.
· Set a good example for campers in all areas, including cleanliness, punctuality, clean-up chores, rules, and sportsmanship.
· Follow camp rules and regulations – in particular, smoking, and possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs are forbidden during camp.
· Report any illnesses, accidents, or behavioural problems to the Director.
· More responsibilities may be assigned as required.
· Pre-read all the English lessons outlines and discuss with your partner/group. Prepare all material for lessons.
Please note that you are applying to join the UK team attending camps organised by the Christian Educational Association “Arka” (http://arka.edu.pl/eng/). Address: Ul. Stalowowolska 24/26, 53-404 Wrocław, Poland. tel. (+48) 71 787 97 50). In the UK, the programme is advertised through the Navigators, Turner House, 54 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XQ.
DBS/PVG Checks: All team members will require an enhanced DBS check (PVG in Scotland) before being accepted on the programme. where necessary this check will be organised by the UK Navigators office. Without a valid DBS or PVG Check (either provided by the applicant or obtained on the applicants behalf by the Navigators) applicants will be unable to participate in the programme.
Travel Insurance: All participants are required to have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover their participation in the programme. This must include provision for medical repatriation, trip cancellation and trip disruption (e.g. due to civil unrest or volcanic ash affecting air travel). You are responsible also for supplying accurate information as required by the insurer, and communicating details of your insurance arrangements to your team leader. In the UK insurers who offer suitable insurance include Bluefin, Salt Insurance and Banner Insurance.
Passport and Visas: UK citizens with a valid UK passport with at least 6 months remaining on it can enter Poland freely provided that their stay is for less than 90 days.
Applications: The deadline for applying to the programme is 31st March 2019 and we will let you know if you have been accepted within two weeks (assuming all documentation and references all received). Application is no guarantee of acceptance. Contact us for more info or complete the application form below if you’ve already made up your mind.
My trip to Poland was full of challenges as I led a group for the first time but it was also an amazing time where we, as a team, had to rely on God to help us. The Camp was such a joyful place with kids running everywhere which was very entertaining but also very tiring. I had to make sure I had time to myself each day to recharge! The age range is different for each camp so each week is completely different – teaching and playing games with an 8 year old on week one is vastly different from entertaining 18 year olds! This keeps the camp very fresh and full of fun and new challenges. Language barriers were obvious from day one and so verbal sharing was difficult and left up to the Polish staff who had time with the kids in the bible each day. Our task was to show Jesus through the way we loved, taught and enjoyed the kids at the camp. Camp Arka was full of energy and has a great vision to share Jesus with local kids and It was an amazing experience to help facilitate this mission.