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Ideas for summer courses/work/activities for DD18

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Bouledeneige · 10/03/2019 22:41

My DD has an extended summer holiday before starting University in the autumn. For varied reasons her friends are being flakey about travel - though its likely a holiday will come off. She would like to work for a period and potentially do a short course/work experience or something abroad. We've briefly looked at BUNAC summer camps and Art courses in Italy. Any other suggestions?

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Cookiedough123 · 10/03/2019 22:44

What about the NCS summer programme. We have some kids going. Not sure if its for 16+ or 18+

Purplemond · 10/03/2019 22:47

what about working for a company like eurocamp or canvas they pay for flights to campsite, free accommodation and get to use site facilities

PriscillaLydiaSellon · 10/03/2019 22:50

Another one about to suggest NCS. PGL? Is your DD musical? There is no shortage of residential musical courses in the summer holidays...

Bouledeneige · 10/03/2019 23:00

She will be 19 by the summer (she's done an art foundation course) and I think she had the perception that NCS was for school kids. Is she wrong? She really wouldn't want to do anything with younger kids.

Eurocamp and Canvas are a good idea. Thanks!

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Mary19 · 11/03/2019 08:33

Angloville?
Workaway?

Mary19 · 11/03/2019 14:10

She may also find something here
www.victa.org.uk/volunteering/
Depends how long she has ICS May be worth a look www.volunteerics.org

Bouledeneige · 11/03/2019 17:18

Thank you for all your leads! We will follow them up.

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RamblingFar · 11/03/2019 17:25

CampAmerica or BUNAC. I did 4 fantastic summers with them.

EuroCamp. I didn't enjoy it, but lots do. I don't drink and there was a big drinking culture.

PGL. Never worked for them.

Bushcraft. Some love it, but I didn't find them nice to work for. Potentially a better earner than CampAmerica/BUNAC if that's a concern though.

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