Join our active family and help with homeschooling in a mountain village near Lake Thun, Switzerland

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  Description

  We are a Austrian-Swiss homeschooling family with two girls (12 and 9 years) and a boy of 9 years. Our house is in a village in the Bernese Alps, has a 1200 sqm garden and is close to the railway station and a lot of infrastructure like supermarket, bakery, etc.
  Apart from homeschooling we are often out in the wonderful nature surrounding our village, swimming in the lakes, skiing, sledging, mountain biking or hiking. Rock climbing will be added this spring too.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  If you are into mountain sports and nature, our place will be great for you. Everything is in reach, the ski lifts are 20-30 min away, there are two places for ice skating, sledging, mountain biking; in summer you can swim in the near by lakes, go hiking or visit the half dozen castles around lake Thun, which is also only 20 min away by train. Thun, the Venice of the Bernese Alps, is only 20 min away and the next bigger town. Bern, the capital of Switzerland is 40 min by train. Or you can hang out in the garden or on the balcony and enjoy the view. Since we have a 7 seater car you are welcome to join us, if you like, to all the excursions and outdoor activities we normally do on weekends.

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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 are looking for French or English native speakers who can spend some time with the children and help with homeschooling. The kids have a basic understanding of both languages already, English a bit more than French - but our main language is German. Some help with cleaning and cooking in the house would be great as well. In spring to fall there is also work in the garden - as we are growing some vegetables and fruits in raised beds and our greenhouse.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  While German is our mother tongue, the kids speak a bit of English and French and we would love to expand on that. The parents speak English and German (m) and English, German and French (f)
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  Accommodation

  You will have your own brightly lit and spacious room with a small attached winter garden and the bathroom on the same floor will be most of the time only used by you as well. We provide bedsheets and towel as well. Since we are mostly vegetarian, that's predominantly the food we cook and eat. The kids sometimes eat meat too, but not too often. There is LAN internet access in your room. We can also activate WIFI if needed.
  Food is included and we try to eat fairly healthy. We are a non-smoking household and we also did not undergo the recent gene therapy that so many people took. Apart from that you will be around fairly normal and nice humans.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  Small to medium vans can park in front of our house.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week