20th International Youth Camp 03.08.07–20.08.07 Neulingen, Germany Art Rock Video Dance Theatre Ceramics Capoeira ExXpression of Europe This summer the „International Youth Dear young people, Camp“ will take place for the 20th time. I find it remarkable that young people As the host I am very glad to welcome from the neighbouring countries to you in our village and to accommodate which exist friendly relations or you. Because finding a good lodging partnerships come together to carry out isn’t that easy – and therefore we will projects and activities together. With do everything to make it happen and the workshops and the leisure time to make your stay in Neulingen during activities the youngsters will find these 18 days as comfortable as possible. common interests and experiences und thus can develop a better understanding I sincerely wish all participants for each other and get to know unforgettable beautiful days, various different cultures. good contacts and many interesting conversations – and simply also a lot of The experiences they can make living fun and joy and a bit of contemplatively. together, when “strangers” turn into “friends”, are very precious and I am sure that at the end of this camp important for the growing together of you will be able to bring home Europe. Maybe the International Youth unforgettable memories and lasting Camp is only a small element for this, impressions. but every small mosaic of initiatives like this makes the friendship between Welcome in our beautiful municipality! peoples grow – this friendship is the foundation of Europe. And that is worth Sincerely yours the trouble and all efforts. Michael Schmidt, mayor Therefore I would like to express my thanks to those who have been working with all their power for the Camp and its success. I also wish success to this year’s organisation stuff and the whole team – and lasting juvenile élan to take part fully active in the bext meetings. Twenty years of Youth Camps have filled many villages and cities of Europe with colour, and that is a real good result. Since distant 1987 in Füllmenbacher Hof (Germany), the organisators, who have always worked with high competences and passion, managed to achieve the main objectives of the Youth Camp: to understand and fulfil the wishes and expectations of the youngsters and to promote the partnerships between communities in our regions and provinces. dear young people Anniversaries are always a good opportunity to reflect on the activities that have been carried out as well as on the developments that have been These two weeks in Bauschlott, in the achieved. Enzkreis, in the country where this project was born, will also offer you the A rich documentation about the IYC chance to share beautiful experiences has been produced, containing pictures, together with other friends and to films and remembrances of these 20 develop your knowledge in various Albacete years of youth encounters; a project in workshops; this year with the motto which dozens of partner communities “eXXpression of Europe” because these have met and made contacts; a project 20 Camps are the best expression of a in which more than 1.000 young people Europe which is constantly growing in have exchanged experiences in a deeply the name of cooperation. and fast changing European context. During these twenty Camps critical and Thanks to your creativity, you will keen intelligence and freedom of experience again this small Europe of Enzkreis thoughts and respect have been the the Youth Camp; a small, big space with basis for the exchange of opinions various cultures, languages and among the youngsters – within an traditions where you can discover the international, lively and attractive common roots as well as the differences. atmosphere. We wish you all that this 20th Youth Camp will be an unforgettable experience that may accompany you in Myslowice your future. Sonia Masini, Presidente della Provincia di Reggio Emilia Ivan Kosatic, Reggio Emilia President of the Olomouc Region Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos, Presidente de la Diputacion Provincial de Albacete Olomouc Karl Röckinger, Landrat des Enzkreises Grzegorz Osyra, President of Myslowice The International Youth Camp The International Youth Camp: a net of 80 young people from many countries friendships among young people and are invited to get to know and to of constant relationships between understand each other, to exchange twinned towns and provinces which ideas and thoughts and to discover grows every day since the beginning in other cultures. 1987. The camp brings young people together, Our aim is to improve communication supplying the possibility to live together, and co-operation between countries to work in workshops and to have party and people, to show the differences for 18 days in an international context that separate us and the common and a friendly atmosphere. ground that unites us. Mutual respect is the basis of this social We are working on a more and more existence: respect towards the individual close co-operation between the towns characteristics of everybody as well as and the provinces which are involved respect towards other ways of living in this project: the provinces of Albacete and other traditions. (Spain), Enzkreis (Germany) and Reggio Emilia (Italy). Together we want to make the exchange living and to build a peaceful future, based on our common values. The International Youth Camp The young people are offered various Only being open minded to learn to cultural, sportive or multimedia know and to understand other cultures workshops. Testing one's talents, and nations within a community can be discovering hidden abilities, doing the basis of a united Europe and a things together (not learning on a fixed common world. The International Youth schedule) will awake imagination, will Camp is a symbol for young people enlarge the personal horizon and will being able to live together, and that strengthen solidarity. something new can grow if they share their cultural traditions, their abilities Living together with young people from and their creativity without giving them different cultures, peoples or religions up. enables the participants to find out about their place in the world, to reduce Therefore – as well as for the prejudices and to learn intercultural International Youth Camp itself – the communication. The hosting country universal values of human dignity, of itself - with its way of living, its cultural freedom, equality and solidarity, written traditions and its history - provides the down in the European Charta of possibility to experience new customs Fundamental Rights, are the guidelines and habits. and the basis on which participants will feel themselves as citizens of a common world. participation Date: From Friday, 3rd to Monday, 20th August 2007 Venue: Neulingen-Bauschlott, Enzkreis, Germany Lodging: The accommodation will be organised in a school in Bauschlott. The address is: Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Schule Göbricher Strasse 10 75245 Neulingen-Bauschlott Germany Tel. +49 7237 428 50 Services: The camp organisation is in charge of catering, accommodation, workshops, excursions as well as other supporting program. Languages: To take part in the Youth Camp you should be able to lead conversations in English. Insurance: A health and accident insurance for every participant for the whole camp and its activities is included. Participation fee: The participant’s contribution is 400 Euro for people from Western Europe and 150 Euro for people from Eastern Europe. The journey by bus or by plane to Neulingen and back will cost 100 Euro. Necessary things to bring: Sleeping bag, ground-sheet, rucksack, swimsuit, good shoes for walking, sport shoes. Registration: Registration takes place at the partner communities Reggio Emilia, Enzkreis, Albacete and Myslowice using the registration form enclosed in this booklet. invitation You, young people from all over Europe, are invited to join the 20th International Youth Camp. This year it takes place in the village of Bauschlott in Germany. We offer you 18 days of various activities. Our aim is to connect young people from different parts of Europe and to support their communication and the exchange of their ideas and experiences. Thus, we would like to improve also the contacts of towns and regions connected to the partner organizations Albacete, Reggio Emilia, Enzkreis and Myslowice. If you are aged between 18 and 23: This invitation is for you! Workshops We will work together in seven workshops during the whole time. You will choose the most interesting for you. The work of all of us will be put together to create a show which will be performed in public at the end of the camp. How this will look like is only up to you, depending on what the workshops will develop. Improvisation is the main point. All you need to take part in a workshop is the interest in living and working together and a good mind to do it. No precise knowledge and former experience is needed. The workshops do not follow a fixed schedule – our work is open to your own proposals and ideas: Our aim is to do things together. All workshops will be lead and co-ordinated by qualified teachers from all over Europe. music Together we will create “the camp music”, mainly arranged and also written during the camp. Participants of different nations will exchange the musical wealth of their countries. Together you will do the soundtrack for the final show – and it is going to rock! The music workshop participants should know how to play their instrument but there is no need to be very virtuous. It might be an advantage to be able to read musical notations, but if not: don’t worry! If you are interested in this workshop, please indicate your instrument on the application and bring it with you to the camp if possible.