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Come to Odsherred in rural Denmark to help build and expand a Learning Community- and Education Centre. We host youth exchanges and retreats, we also provide introductions to a new bridge-building entrepreneurship education for young people, who want to become independent entrepreneurs or who just want to become leaders in their own life :)
In general we endeavour to get the buildings and the grounds ready to host trainings, gatherings and youth exchanges:
I have bought a beautiful piece of land in Asnæs, Odsherred, Denmark - 8.800 m2. It had a couple of old buildings and a newer one. One of the old buildings was an old stables-building, which has now been torn down, and we are working to create a nice yard where it once was, and we have put a small summerhose in its place - the idea was that it should act as a café/ice cream parlor or such in the summer - there is not much passing traffic, so for the last two plus years we have had a MillCamp caretaker living there - but ideas are welcome :)
The other old building is the very old schoolhouse of the former 'Høve Skole' which functioned as a school from 1837 to 1947 - this building is still standing and has been refurbished several times. We call it the 'farmhouse' building and it is a 'work-in-progress' - it now has a new roof and the first floor of the building has been turned into a community room with a kitchen - a hangout for WorkAway'ers and guests. It has lots of space and some old computers that can be used.
The newer building is a building from the 70'ies which we call the 'dormitory' - this building has been fitted with new floors in order to have central heating in the floors. We have just installed geothermal heating pumps, so our whole geothermal system now works! In the basement of the dormitory building is a 110m2 'auditorium' and we are refurbishing the attic to serve as a yoga- and meditation room :)
There are of course lots of tasks to keep the grounds nurtured continuously: we have attempted to grow a big vegetable-garden (not always so succesfull...), we have a football pitch and an orchard.... they all have to be kept free from too many weeds.... And of course we have to take care of the cat (Sørensen) living here - he is an outdoor cat and still very shy, but he is guarding the yard and grounds to keep mice from coming inside!
We have also just built a new garden shed for all the garden tools and we are working on re-creating the barn into a 'maker-space' / a creative room. The actual room is done, but we want to extend the roof to cover the terrace at one end and the entrance at the other - the latest idea is to fit an outside bathroom here.
Of course there are always repair jobs and paint-jobs and such. General maintenance, cutting grass, tending to the vegetable garden and keeping the guest-areas clean and tidy (and cooking and cleaning for yourselves and fellow WorkAway'ers) are of course also daily tasks to be done.
Most of all however we want to create a nice and welcoming place to receive people and welcome guests.
There is always lots to do, we can mend the fences around the place, build separating dikes from the many stones we have on the property - AND we can finish the stone-setting which creates the beautiful amfi-theatre on the slope from the buildings to the garden.... It all depends on who comes and which skill-set you want to develop and expand :) :)
It will be great, if you have worked with moving and laying stones before or if you have any experience in carpentry or gardening - or if you just have a will to participate :) :) ...
In short: we want to make the property and the surrounding garden beautiful and welcoming for all people who will come to this Learning Community Centre :) :)
You are welcome :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Interests
Events & social
Sustainability
Self development
Carpentry
Drawing & painting
Performing arts
Photography
Cooking & food
Gardening
Music
Art & design
Yoga / Wellness
Hiking
Cycling
Beach
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Mostly the learning process is about creating community and building something from scratch, creating beauty and priming a beautiful place in nature to receive students and people in general. Depending on when in the process you come as a workaway'er there will be different skills to learn. Submerged in the danish culture of the place, but with a community of people from different places and from all walks of life - it is a nice mix of cultures who come to put their mark on this centre.
And thank you so much for coming :)
Help
There are many tasks and many different skills are welcome:
It will be great if you have knowledge about gardening, tending to a vegetable garden, how to create and tend to a very big lawn and an orchard....
It will be great, if you have experience with moving and laying stones before...(some of them are very big and require machine help)
There is also some plastering tasks, creating the Amfi-theater ...
Something always need repairing and there is also always some painting to be done ....
There are daily tasks of tending to the cat and getting the community to work.
So if you have any experience in any of these fields it will be great!
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have rooms with bunk-beds, so you will be staying 2 people in each room.
The beach is within walking distance (1½ km) and we have 3-5 working bicycles which you can borrow to go to the small shopping centre in Asnæs if you wish.
What else ...
The Academy is in Høve, postal code 4550 Asnæs, Odsherred. It is a 1½ hour train ride from Copenhagen. You get on a train to Holbæk, where you change trains to go towards Nykøbing Sj and you get off in Asnæs. It may be a good idea to get an anonymous travel card (but check other options for young people).
Lots of hiking possibilities, walking to the beach and going for a swim or going for bike-rides. Several of our previous workaway'ers joined the local football-club and participated in tournaments :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have fibernet in order to achieve a better and stable internet connection. Although we are in the country (and have some hills which impair the connection sometimes), the cable connection does give us stability. We have a common room with a few stationary PC's and a workspace. Digital nomads are welcome.
Space for parking camper vans
It is currently possible to make parking available for WorkAway'ers travelling in campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We have one shy cat. We love dogs, so one such would be welcome, but our shy cat will probably run away for the duration.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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It felt like a summer camp, the place, the opportunities and the people. There’s so much nature around, a beach only 10 min away by bike, which there are plenty of to use.
Besides the work being amazing as you can often… read more
This is my first experience as a workawayer. I felt nervous before the arrival, but I could really enjoyed staying here. The people are very kind and nice. And the nature around here are so beautiful. We often talked about many things and went the near beach together.… read more
Placed in the calm region of Odsherred, it offered the perfect opportunity to disconnect and enjoy nature. Just a… read more
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Wow, no words.
A lot of different choices & coincidences those past two years brought me here (this is divine... possibly a trick from a certain Ab 😉) and this was definitely an un-for-ge-tta-ble experience.
Firstly, leaving my home country, France, for a Scandinavian one was a challenge I wanted to… read more
She stayed for a week and she was so very helpful, looking ahead and offering her assistance in all. She rescued the strawberries from being smothered by weed (other) plants, she rescued the tiny nut-bushes from being smothered also and… read more
I wish you the best for your project, for all and perhaps see you again.
Bye - Raphael
The host, Ingerlil was so kind and nice. I learned many things from her.
We could do a cultural exchange with other workwayers, during the work and after work.
There is a kitchen, so we could make food together.
Also, I loved the environment; nice accommodation and nature around… read more
Ingerlil is a very good host. she always has some task for the workawayer and it never gets boring… read more
You were and you are the BEST option for a workawayer experience in Denmark. It's not an opinion, it's a fact haha. So guys, if you're… read more
First of all, the communication with host is amazing. I received a response for my request fast and it was easy to reach Ingerlil both before coming here and during my stay there.
There is a variety of tasks I could participate and/or learn something new or improve my… read more
I hope we get a chance to work together on another project in the future and wish you all the very best in… read more
About the place, it's just wonderful, surrounded by nature, it's not isolated so you have some lovely towns around, the sea is really near too, lot of road and path for hiking!
The tasks was really differents, you can work either inside or… read more
We wanted to wirte a review of this experience long time ago! And now here we are!
What we can say of this, is that it was one of our most amazing experiences we ever had. Its being incredible the amount of new people we met and all the new things we learn.
Ingerlil, you know we love you, you became our Danish mother… read more
I am looking forward to seeing her and improvement of construction next time! :)
It was Lalo's initiative to put in spectator-stands (seats) next to our small ball-field, and he also initiated the stone-steps from the… read more
Always worrying about you, if you feel good, if you need something, if you are comfortable.
It is an incredible place, the facilities are the best and there is never a lack… read more
I had some worry before I went there but I felt like in my own house after the first minute I met Ingerlil :)
We were around 9 people and we worked, ate, hung out all together. We shared a lot of stories by our nation that probably we will never… read more
This is a beautiful project and we are happy for the great time we spent there. We hope to return in the future!
We recommend everyone to go there, it is a place full of entertaining things to do with landscapes and… read more
- We were approximately 15 young volunteers, all incredible.
- We slept in rooms of 2 people, therefore, we had all our moments of intimacy.
- The showers and the perfect kitchen,… read more
We really enjoy the place, the surroundings was beautiful and Ingerlil is very nice, generous and open-heart person.
We was in the Camp with a lot of others volunteers, and we really enjoy the time with them too, although we didn't speak so much Spanish.
The work was very various and interesting,… read more
Ingerlil is a generous and inspiring person, always smiling, and we hope to visit her when this wonderful project will be… read more
Lots of laughs and thank you so much for… read more
Accommodation is like a 5 star hotel
Ingerlil is always ready for hearty ingredients
The cooking skills of the working partners are also excellent.
I became fat when I got home.
And the backyard of the house is the ocean.
You can roam in the city
You can also relax in nature.
Work is construction and renovation
And… read more
I hope you will… read more
We are very happy to have helped there and we have very nice memories about it :) :heart:
