The INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE project is targeted at teenagers aged 12-17, who can speak English well enough to communicate. It needs to be at least A2 level.

INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE Junior is for students aged 12-14 years old (only round 4 in SLOVAKIA i.e. 15.06 – 20.06). For dates and price see below.

INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE Senior is for students aged 14-17 years old (all the other rounds in Croatia, Slovakia and Poland). For dates and price of the project see below.

The minimum number of students in a group is 7 and the maximum number of students is 35. The group may of course consist of different number of students. It doesn’t have to be 7 or 35. The group may consist for example of 11 or 17 or 26 students . The important thing to remember is that the minimum number of students in a group should be 7 and the maximum number of students is 35.


••• DATES

In 2025 we will organize 3 sessions of the Project in 3 different locations: CROATIA (Pula), SLOVAKIA (Stara Lubovna) and POLAND (Muszyna).

April/May session in CROATIA:
Deadline for sending registration documents for each round in April/May session in Croatia is 17.01.2025:
Round 1=  26.04.2025 – 02.05.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 2=  04.05.2025 – 10.05.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 3 = 11.05.2025 – 17.05.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 4 = 18.05.2025 – 24.05.2024 – for students 14-17 years old
If you want to register your group for any Croatia round after 17.01.2025, you can contact us to check availability.

May/June session in SLOVAKIA:
Deadline for sending registration documents for each round in May/June session in Slovakia is 31.01.2025:
Round 1 = 25.05.2025 – 31.05.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 2 = 01.06.2025 – 07.06.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 3 = 08.06.2025 – 14.06.2025 – for students 14-17 years old
Round 4 = 15.06.2025 – 20.06.2025 – for students aged 12-14 years old. INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE Junior (315 Euro/student = 5 nights).
If you want to register your group for any round in Slovakia after 31.01.2025, you can contact us to check availability.

September session in POLAND:
Deadline for sending registration documents for each round in September session in POLAND is 21.02.2025:
Round 1 = 30.08.2025 – 05.09.2025 – Sat –  Fri for students 14-17 years old
Round 2 = 07.09.2025 – 13.09.2025 – Sun – Sat for students 14-17 years old
Round 3 = 14.09.2025 – 20.09.2025 – Sun – Sat for students 14-17 years old
If you want to register your group for September session in POLAND after the 21.02.2025, you can contact us to check availability.


••• PRICES
Since our project is not sponsored by any EU organisation, all the costs of participation in the project need to be covered by participants.
CROATIA:
The participation fee for all rounds in April/May 2025 in CROATIA is:
380 Euro/student
(280 Euro of advance payment + 100 Euro in CROATIA on the 1st day of the Project)
   

7-15 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 1 teacher.
16-30 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 2 teachers.

The participation fee for CROATIA for students 14-17 years old includes:
6 nights in the Hotel Duga Uvala*** in CROATIA (Pula)
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
4 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
use of hotel facilities like the sports grounds, indoor swimming pool, fitness, sauna, Jacuzzi.
language workshops with native speakers
participation in the sports, arts, and other activities from the project’s itinerary
board and lodging for 1 teacher with a group of 7-15 students
board and lodging for 2 teachers with a group of 16-35 students

the participation fee for CROATIA excludes:
entrance tickets and local guides during trips
 transport to and from the hotel.
transport during trips.
 insurance for participants and teachers.
board and lodging for driver(s) – in case you come with your own bus. The cost for 1 driver for the whole stay is 300 Euro/driver if in a double room and 350 Euro if driver stays in a single room.

SLOVAKIA:
Since our project is not sponsored by any EU organisation, all the costs of participation in the project need to be covered by participants.

The participation fee for INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE Project in Slovakia for students aged 14-17 y.o. (Round 1, 2 & 3) is:
345 Euro/student
(245 Euro of advance payment + 100 Euro in SLOVAKIA on the 1st day of the Project)  

The participation fee for International Village JUNIOR in Slovakia for students aged 12-14 y.o. (only round 4 in SLOVAKIA – 15.06 – 20.06 = 5 nights) is:
315 Euro/student
(215 Euro of advance payment + 100 Euro in SLOVAKIA on the 1st day of the Project)

7-15 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 1 teacher
16-30 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 2 teachers

the participation fee for SLOVAKIA includes:
6 nights in the Hotel SOREA** in SLOVAKIA (Stara Lubovna)
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) 
4 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) 
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).
use of hotel facilities like the indoor swimming pool, table tennis, billiards, darts.
language workshops with native speakers
participation in the sports, arts, and other activities from the project itinerary
board and lodging for 1 teacher with a group of 7-15 students
board and lodging for 2 teachers with a group of 16-35 students

the participation fee for SLOVAKIA excludes:
tickets to “Aqua City” (about 12 EURO/person).
entrance tickets and local guides during trips (about 10 EURO/person ).
transport to and from the hotel.
transport during trips.
insurance for participants and teachers.
board and lodging for driver(s) – in case you come with your own bus. The cost for 1 driver for the whole stay is 270 Euro if driver stays in a double room and 300 Euro/driver if the driver stays in a single room.

POLAND:

Since our project is not sponsored by any EU organisation, all the costs of participation in the project need to be covered by participants.
The participation fee for each round in September in 2025 in POLAND is:
300 Euro/student
(200 Euro of advance payment + 100 Euro in POLAND on the 1st day of the Project) 

7-15 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 1 teacher.
16-30 students in a group- we cover the cost of board and lodging for 2 teachers.

the participation fee for POLAND includes:
6 nights in the Hotel KOLEJARZ** in POLAND in Muszyna,
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
5 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
use of hotel facilities like the outdoor swimming pool, fitness, sauna, billiards, table tennis, darts.
language workshops with native speakers
participation in the sports, arts, and other activities from the project’s itinerary
board and lodging for 1 teacher with a group of 7-15 students
board and lodging for 2 teachers with a group of 16-35 students

the participation fee for POLAND excludes:
entrance tickets and local guides during trips
 transport to and from the hotel.
transport during trips.
 insurance for participants and teachers.
board and lodging for driver(s) – in case you come with your own bus. The cost for 1 driver for the whole stay is 220 Euro/driver if in a double room and 250 Euro if driver stays in a single room.


••• Registration
How to register a group for the Project:

1. Gather students willing to participate (You can download and print posters to hang around your school. It will surely help in gathering students. The posters can be downloaded from REGISTRATION).
2. Fill in “Application Form” (CROATIA, SLOVAKIA or POLAND) and “List of Participants” (these documents can be downloaded from REGISTRATION).
3. Send these 2 documents to us via mail until given deadlines.
4. Wait for our confirmation of participation of your group. After your group has been approved for the Project we will send you further  instructions.


••• Lodging
Participants will be accommodated in Hotel Duga Uvala*** (CROATIA), in Hotel Sorea** (SLOVAKIA) and in hotel KOLEJARZ** (POLAND). You can find more information about each hotel in the LOCATION page. To intensify the process of learning English the participants will be lodged in mixed-nationality rooms, which means that there will be representatives of 2, 3 or 4 different countries in each room. It will stop students using their mother tongues and „force” them to speak English.


••• Board
CROATIA:
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
4 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Participants will have all the meals together, to leave no opportunity for learning and practicing English unexploited.

SLOVAKIA:
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
4 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) 

Participants will have all the meals together, to leave no opportunity for learning and practicing English unexploited.

POLAND:
6 breakfasts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
5 lunches (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
6 dinners (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Participants will have all the meals together, to leave no opportunity for learning and practicing English unexploited.


••• Transport
All groups will arrange their own transport to and from the hotel as well as the insurance for participants. If you decide to come to the project’s location by train or plane or public bus  we can arrange a bus to pick you up from these locations: 
CROATIA:
Pula (CRO), Zagreb (CRO), Lubliana (SLO), Trieste (ITA), Venice (ITA).

SLOVAKIA:
Kosice (SK), Poprad (SK), Nowy Sącz (PL), Cracow (PL), Katowice (PL), Bratislava(SK), Budapest (HUN), Vien (AUT).

POLAND:
Kosice (SK), Poprad (SK), Nowy Sącz (PL), Cracow (PL), Katowice (PL), Bratislava(SK), Budapest (HUN), Vien (AUT)

Since the participation fee does not include transport it will have to be paid extra by participants. Contact us to inquire about bus charges for each location.

We can also arrange a bus for you and your group for the trips during the Project.


••• Trips
CROATIA:
Tuesday: each group will have an afternoon trip to a town of Pula (25 km) which is is the largest city in Istria County. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters, and its beautiful sea.
Thursday: Each group will have a whole day trip to a chosen destination: Island Hvar, Island Krk, Trieste in Italy, Venice in Italy, Lubljana in Slovenia, National Park Brijuni or Zagreb in Croatia. 
The groups will use their own buses for these trips. If a group has no bus, we can organize a bus to take them for the trip. Since the participation fee doesn’t include transport costs, the bus will have to be paid extra. Contact us to inquire about transfer fees.

SLOVAKIA:
Tuesday: Each group will have an afternoon trip to the biggest water park in this part of Europe “Aqua City“ in Poprad. There are indoor and outdoor pools in the complex.
Thursday: Each group will have a whole day trip to a chosen destination: Kraków in Poland or the famous Polish spa town of Zakopane, Castle in Stara Lubovna, Kosice which is the second biggest city in Slovakia, National Park “Slovak Paradise”, Raft rides by Dunajec. etc.

POLAND:
Tuesday: Each group will have an afternoon trip to Krynica Zdrój which is beautiful spa resort nearby,
Thursday: Each group will have a whole day trip to a chosen destination: Kraków in Poland or the famous Polish spa town of Zakopane, Castle in Stara Lubovna, Kosice which is the second biggest city in Slovakia, National Park “Slovak Paradise”, Raft rides by Dunajec etc.

The groups will use their own buses for these trips. If a group has no bus, we can organize a bus to take them for the trip. Since the participation fee doesn’t include transport costs, the bus will have to be paid extra. Contact us to inquire about transfer fees.


••• Programme
Participants will be put in groups of 10-14 for the purposes of the language workshops. The groups will consist of participants from different countries to minimize the temptation to speak in their mother tongues. Each group will have 2 language workshops a day during the whole project, plus, and this we feel is the greatest advantage of the project, “live English,” i.e. they will speak English all the time between the lessons (during all meals , all activities, free time, in the rooms etc.).
The workshops will put an emphasis on the speaking skill. There will not be much writing, reading or grammar, but there will be activities that will force them to speak the English language and communicate with the participants from the other nations..
All the activities including language workshops will be led by native speakers from the UK, USA, Australia and Canada.
In addition, each group will have a lesson about the EU. Thanks to that lesson they will know what the Lisbon Treaty is about, why it is so important, what the main institutions of the EU are, what the Schengen zone is about, the role of the European Parliament, etc. Put another way, all the essential information they should know about EU.
Each group will also have EU Languages workshop. During that workshop they will have a chance to learn few sentences in a language of the other countries which participate in the round. Sentences like “I love you”, “You have nice shoes”, “Would you like to dance with me ?” ,  “What’s your name ?” or tongue twister in each language may be handy for participants and it is really fun to try to repeat them …

Apart from these workshops we will also organize some of these activities:
••• Country Presentation – participants from each country will present their country to other participants.
••• Taste my country – participants will share their countries’ national dishes and drinks.
••• EU Essentials workshop – participants will get the basic information of how EU works
••• EU Languages – participants will get to know languages of the other participating countries.
••• Sport activities – baseball, american football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, uni hockey, dodgeball, hiking etc.
••• Circus workshop – participants will learn some circus tricks like juggling, walking on stilts, riding a unicycle, poi poi, diabolo etc
••• Paper Weavingparticipants will learn how to do a bracelet or a small basket for jewellery from paper.
••• Make-up workshopparticipants will learn the basics on the make up art.
••• Rollercoasterparticipants will build a mini rollercoaster.
••• Country Quiz – We’ll choose a country that knows most about other participating countries.
••• Indoor Climbing Wall – participants will climb an artificial indoor wall.
••• Dance classes – hip-hop, jazz, cha cha slide, electric boogie, electric slide etc.
••• Domino Setting + Angry Birds– participants will compose a domino wall consisting of 3000 domino pieces.
••• Board Gamesparticipants will play games at will “force” them to speak English  ( Headbanz, Say Anything, Clue, Scrabble, Taboo, Cranium, Guesstures )
••• Disco Inferno  disco for participants of the project.
••• Village News – Participants will edit a newspaper about a project.
••• Hollywood– Participants will shoot  a movie.
••• Village song – Participants will create a song
••• Music Quiz
••• Fireshow
••• Karaoke
Apart from that, there will be discussions on different topics like: tolerance, music, ecology, the future of Europe. etc.
All activities will be led by native speakers in the official language of the project which is English.
The kind of activities will depend on the weather conditions.

The kind of activities varies every round. The schedule of each round is prepared one week before the round.