Company : Sesseljuhus - Centre for Sustainability
Contact Name : Palin Dogg Helgasdottir
Contact Email : sesseljuhus@solheimar.is
Contact Phone : +354 4804470
Role Title : Eco-village Internship
Sector : 73
Apply Deadline : 31/5/2011
Region : 3
Location : Solheimar Ecovillage, Iceland
Description : With on-going expansion of Sólheimar''s educational opportunities, an internship program is being offered for the first time in 2010. This program provides a professional educational opportunity for students to develop personal education goals while gaining insight into environmental and community sustainability and service under the mentorship of Sólheimar staff.
The intern program in Sólheimar is focused on providing an enriching opportunity for students to engage in an educational program committed to sustainability and community in a small eco-village in southern Iceland. Sólheimar is a world-renowned community for those with special needs, and the internship program provides insight into sustainable and compassionate community living with focus on individual student learning projects.
Sólheimar offer seven internship programs which are:
1) Sesseljuhus - environmental study internship,
2) Forestry
3) Organic Horticulture,
4) Nærandi - Food production and Bakery,
5) Service learning (grocery store and coffee shop)
6) Art workshop (weaving, textiles, painting, ceramics, organic soap-making, candle-making, woodworking)
7) Carpentry
The schedule for 2010 -2011 is as follows:
Winter 2010 Session: Monday, November 1st - Thursday December 23rd Application Deadline: Monday, October 2nd , 2010 Application Notification Date: Wednesday, October 5th , 2010 We offer interns / volunteers to work in following workplaces
a) Organic Forestry
b) Organic Greenhouse
c) Organic bakery
d) Art workshop
The 2011 internships are offered during the following sessions:
Winter 2011 Session: Monday, January 3rd -Friday, April 1st Application Deadline: Monday, November 1st, 2010 Application Notification Date: Thursday, November 8th, 2010 (Also, Inters can apply for year Internship from January 3rd )
Spring 2011 Session: Monday, April 4th - Friday, July 1st Application Deadline: Monday, February 7, 2011 Application Notification Date: Monday, March 7th, 2011
Summer 2011 Session: Monday May 30th -Friday, September 2nd Application Deadline: Monday, April 4th, 2011 Application Notification Date: Monday, April 18th, 2011
Fall 2011 Session: Monday September 5th -Friday, December 30th Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Application Notification Date: Friday, April 1, 2011
Carpentry 2011 Session: Monday April 4th -Friday, September 2nd Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Application Notification Date: Friday, April 1, 2011
Vala - Coffee shop 2011 Session: Monday, May 2nd -Friday, October 28th Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Application Notification Date: Friday, April 1, 2011
NOTE: Sólheimar are looking for long-term interns. Interns that apply for year (from January 3rd 2011) or six months internship (from January 3rd or July 4th 2011) are in the priority.
For more information on the Solheimar community, the opportunities that this internship will provide for you and also extra information on the internship, please visit the following website:
http://www.sesseljuhus.is/Template1.asp?Sid_NR=645&E_NR=617&VS=1VS1..asp&VT=636&VT2=645
After reading the following information provided in the word documents and you are interested in applying for an internship, please take the time to fill in the application form provided on the website plus three reference forms (two professional and one character reference) all to be returned by email before the application deadline of your choice. Please return them to sesseljuhus@solheimar.is
If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact Sesseljuhus either by phone or email:
+354 4804470 phone
+354 4804402 fax
Email: sesseljuhus@solheimar.is
www.sesseljuhus.is , www.solheimar.is
We look forward to receiving your applications!?