Join our homeschool family in the Jura mountains in France

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  Description

  Join our homeschooling family of four : Alex 9, Yann 7, Ludo 47 and Kasia 43. We live in the French Jura surrounded by our friends horses, rabbits, cats, chickens, ducks, and bees. Nature and animals are important to us, and we are outdoor people.
  Alex loves taking care of animals and giving them cuddles. She loves reading, playing the violin, drawing, and telling stories.
  Yann is fascinated by construction work: digging holes, repairing roads, operating machines. He likes riding a mountain bike, listening to stories, drawing, and making candles.
  Ludo likes to do his vegetable garden and make his bread. He enjoys restoring stone houses, loves working with wood, and knows about old electrical work. He is a computer scientist.
  Kasia loves animals, especially horses, dogs, and chickens. She loves their company, as Alex. She is passionate about bees, stone walls, raising hens and positive parenting. She is a socio-cultural educator and works with children on an educational farm.
  We live on our microfarm, in a beautiful mountain region, and we regularly welcome our friends to help us or have good times.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You could learn about natural old stone house renovation, manual labor, working with animals and getting in touch with them. We practice permaculture with our garden, animals and human. We offer immersion in our family with homeschooled children. Our kids are very social and love to do things with guest. We love activities such as swimming in the lake which is nearby, walking in the forest, riding our horses, biking. We often go to Geneva for culture events as concerts, theater, etc... We welcome our friends regularly at our home, and we do activities together.
  You would learn about French, Swiss, and Polish cultures.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We need help with animal care, fences making, gardening, building work, vegetarian cooking, wood cutting, etc... In August we will cover all of ours stone walls with lime!
  We are looking for open and respectful people. We don't like the work under pressure, but we wish to move forward :) We have a to do list and we will invite you to choose your favorite work.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Polish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  The best teachers are kids!!!!! ;)
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  Accommodation

  We have a renovated barn organized in open space. It's huge. There is an independent kitchen, toilet, shower, and your entry.

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  What else ...

  There is no public transport in our mountains. You will need to have a car to move easily. If you have no car, we can occasionally bring you to local places. We have bicycles you could use at will.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have a fast internet connection and Ludo is working from home. You will have your own space to work with your own table.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We love animals however we prefere they alive not dead! We have a bed experieces with dogs which killed our free range hen and rabbits! So if you want to come with your dog you have to be sure it will be friendly with us and our animals

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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