6th- 8th March 2026 Camp Counsellor Training Camp @ Learning Village Bwejuu, Zanzibar
6th- 8th March 2026 Camp Counsellor Training Camp @ Learning Village Bwejuu, Zanzibar
20 participants
selected out of many applicants from Zanzibar and Tanzania
3 days
full of courses, evening activities and participant-led sessions
unique experience
contribute with delivering your own Courses, Evening Activities or Camper Talks
all-inclusive
including sponsored accommodation and three meals per day
Testimonials
"It is really good to join this camp , they have well experienced people working here , and they are always openminded
Yanis's teaching style is very good and I liked the most , he explains deep and really want us to understand what he is teaching us."
Participant
"It was great. It was more of being contributional and involving. Where we shared our ideas and discussing on variety of concepts."
Stacey
"Yanis did have a lot of room for sharing views and explaining his sessions, which was very engaging and interactive"
Agness L.
Our Day Campus
The courses during camp are held at Learning Village Bwejuu, on its 2600 square meters campus featuring:
- 3 indoor and 2 outdoor course rooms
- sand area for playing football, tag, or terrain games
- rabbits, chicken and garden
- 10 computers for Arduino and Music Production
- Solar Power for uninterrupted events
- 100+ Board Games
Application Questions
apart from personal data like name and age, the following free-response questions are part of the application form:
| # | Question | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | If you could design and run a camp from scratch, what would it be about? | Write a few sentences about your dream camp including the name of the camp, the parameters (camper's age group, number of campers, location, number of days), topics, structure, goal. |
| 2 | In a few sentences, describe your experience working with children (this can include siblings). | Make sure you mention how you connect with children, and what motivates you the most to work with them. |
| 3 | Do you have any leadership experiences with children either in school or other social events? | This can be at your school, university, community, social change project, family, friends or anywhere else. |
| 4 | Why do you think you are qualified to work with children? | We want to see whether you are aware of the skills and knowledge needed for working with children. |
| 5 | What motivates you to participate in this training? | It can be a plenty of different reasons and motivations. |
| 6 | What are your goals in your future life? | It's okay to dream big here :). We want to know what makes you passionate, what you burn for. |
Your Contributions to the Training (Optional) - because we want our training to be practical and interactive, participants can offer Evening Activities, TED-style talks ("Camper Talk"), or even courses. If you have anything you want to offer, please briefly share what you have in mind below. Offering activities can increase your chance to be selected for the program. However it is up to our decision whether we include your proposal into the schedule or not.
Since our schedule is quite packed, we only have 1-2 participant-led slots per day.
| # | Question | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Do you have an Idea for a course that will help other participants of our training to develop their skills? | a course is a 90min classroom-style session where you introduce a topic (usually one which has something to do with the theme of the camp) and then do exercises or practice with the participants |
| 8 | Do you have an idea for a fun Evening Activity, which you would like to run? | an evening activity is a 30-90min fun activity which is held in the afternoon or evening. Some examples include: improve-theatre, social deduction games, economic simulation games, word games, sports, yoga, martial arts, terrain games |
| 9 | Do you have an idea for a Camper Talk, which you would like to hold? | a Camper Talk is a 10-15min TED-style inspirational talk, it can be about any topic. An example can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DKc-HHrjO4. |
We recommend that you write your answers separately in a text file and then copy them into the application form, so you do not lose your progress in case your browser window closes.
Deadlines
| # | Step | Deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application opens | Thursday 12th February 2026 | |
| 2 | Application closes | Sunday 22nd February 2026 | |
| 3 | Interview Candidates get selected | Tuesday 24th February 2026 | |
| 4 | Virtual and physical Interviews will be held | Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th February 2026 | |
| 5 | Selected Participants will be communicated | Sunday 1st March 2026 | |
| 6 | Selected Candidates decide whether to attend camp or not | Tuesday 3rd March 2026 | |
| 7 | Training Camp | Friday 6th - Sunday 8th March 2026 |