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!!Update!! Positions are available from April-May and June-July 2024!
We are an outdoor education centre looking for help with three (paid and volunteering) positions.
Position 1 - Teacher in outdoor education from the start of April to the end of May
- Who we're looking for:
University leaver(s) looking for experience, or interns. A self-reliant, independent person, who is happy to be in the countryside, a driver, or happy to take the bus!
- What you'll be doing:
The position will include all aspects of running an outdoor centre, from teaching, gardening, tidying up, filing, attending meetings with people from all walks of life, to planning adventure journeys and school trips. Tasks can vary, so flexibility is key.
- When: Help us with the centre from the start of April for a minimum of 2 months. Work would be 5 hours per day, or 8 hours depending on availability, 5 days a week. Board and lodging provided.
Position 2 - Working at the English summer camp from the start of June to the end of July
- who we're looking for:
someone who is fluent in English with previous experience working with children or working at summer camps. Previous experience with horses would also be beneficial.
- What you'll be doing:
Assisting children aged 6-16 years old with team building activities, pony rides, a range of physical activities within nature, and a variety of creative activities.
- when:
From the beginning of June to the end of July. Board and lodging provided.
Position 3 - Looking for people to help in the garden, clean stables, make paths, steps and cabins in the woods. Working 5 hours per day in exchange for food and board. This is not a paid position.
Please get in touch for further details, we look forward to hearing from, you!
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Hi there. I’m Rachel and I teach children English and run team-building courses in a small outdoor/riding stable centre just outside Turin in Italy. We re-connect kids with nature, do environmental projects like cleaning the River Po from plastic, and work with refugees. From October to May we are a Cambridge English language school. In the summer months we organize summer camps with all kinds of fun outdoor activities and we are proud to deliver the Duke of Edinburgh International Award for a few years now, providing outdoor education and adventure journeys.
I am English, my husband Italian and we have 3 children, who are studying here and abroad. Our house is an old farmhouse set in a private park, surrounded by woods. We have stables for our 4 horses and 3 ponies . Our place offers plenty of space and options for workawayers to stay in their own or a shared room, or cabin (depending on the season). We are looking for help with assisting the English courses and cleaning the horses and stables, as well as helping around the house and garden and at our new land 'The Wildside' We are looking for someone who is fit, positive and flexible. Someone who likes children and animals and is able to drive (manual). Being comfortable riding horses and more than just cleaning stables (e.g. lunging, brushing and riding..) would be amazing, but is not mandatory. So if you are a happy person and a hard worker, who is looking to spend lots of time outside and around kids, or if you are an experienced teacher, outdoor instructor, rider or happy to work in the garden, make sure you reach out to us! We look forward to meeting you!!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Italy is full of culture and the food is amazing! People are super friendly and we try our best to give you an amazing experience! While you are staying with us you get the chance to learn about horses and how to take care of them, to work with children in different settings and you can improve your teaching skills. You will also get to know what it's like to run or be part of a small business.
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Help
Typically we hire teachers and gardeners, however, we are currently looking for the latter. Some details to follow on the gardener/maintenance position...
The "Maintainer" of the grounds has various responsibilities, including feeding horses, landscaping and gardening, setup/takedown of tents, building sheds, painting, fixing things...the list is endless! We are looking for someone hard-working that would like to join a very positive and dynamic group of people at our centre. This person needs to have experience working with their hands, working outdoors and with various tools, and just generally with the right attitude to take on new projects! If you like a challenge, and you like being part of a team, this opportunity could be for you!
One project we are steering towards is the Wildside project: born on rugged land, the Wildside project will be commencing in the Spring of 2024 and requires some initiative! Someone who has lots of experience and who would like to manage a project developing land, building flat platforms for yurts, restoring an abandoned house by turning it into a Yoga studio, and generally doing the labour to get the site freshened up to be inhabited for community events, theatre workshops, and more! This project is indeed grandiose, but the candidate will have plenty of help and support, and will not be expected to do the project by themselves. Applications from keen candidates are encouraged!
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You will sleep in your own or a shared (same sex) room, or cabin depending on the season. The bathroom will be shared. You can cook and eat with the team, however, we do provide a warm, freshly cooked meal every evening as well as a budget for you to buy your own breakfast and lunch.
What else ...
If you love the countryside, here, there are walks, the mountains are only 1 hour away for skiing, the town of Turin is amazing, full of museums and places of interest. Bike riding along the river Po. We also have seasonal canoe trips! PLEASE NOTE THAT you need a drivers licence and experience in driving manual cars!
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Either 5 or 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, sometimes weekend
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For anybody looking for a lot of experience around animals and teaching children surrounded by friendly people and in beautiful surroundings, this is the place for you!
Typically during the week I mucked out the horses 8.00-10.00, then did… read more
Amy demonstrated an impressive range of competencies and skills throughout her volunteer… read more
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I'm João, and I stayed at Rachel's place for 6 weeks, and I had an amazing time! I will try to describe my experience there the best I can so you can use this for reference if you intend on going there one day.
Regarding accommodation:
We stayed in a beautiful villa on a hill, located in a village called Castagneto Po. It's… read more
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For anybody looking for a lot of experience around animals and teaching children surrounded by friendly people and in beautiful surroundings, this is the place for you!
Typically during the week I mucked out the horses 8.00-10.00, then did… read more
Amy demonstrated an impressive range of competencies and skills throughout her volunteer… read more
Joao demonstrated… read more
I'm João, and I stayed at Rachel's place for 6 weeks, and I had an amazing time! I will try to describe my experience there the best I can so you can use this for reference if you intend on going there one day.
Regarding accommodation:
We stayed in a beautiful villa on a hill, located in a village called Castagneto Po. It's… read more
I wanted to update your profile with a note from us!
It was wonderful to have you with us for 6 weeks. You fitted in perfectly with the team and were really useful in the office too. Especially with the creation of Canvas! We will miss your organised vibes and lovely company. Good luck with your new ventures!
Kind regards and lots of… read more
Rachel has this amazing solar energy and is working so hard on her project. There is so many activities offered to the kids to reconnect them with nature as well as talks with immigrants ect... The school of life that everyone should go through.
The team… read more
