Volunteer with Refugees in Germany (1-12 Weeks)

I was sad to leave after two weeks. I throughly enjoyed meeting new people from different countries and backgrounds with many reasons for choosing to study or volunteer in Germany. The most positive thing was how easy it was to fit in whatever age or background you were from. I'm a 57 year old British woman. Friendly and welcoming. There wasn't as much teaching as I expected but it was flexible and not daunting though I've had a little experience before. That doesn't matter though as other part...

My time at the Excellence Center was an eye-opening experience that taught me a lot about refugees and their lives, as well as the German language. My host family was very welcoming and gracious, and I greatly enjoyed my time with them. At the Excellence Center, we started the morning with breakfast, where I got to know the other volunteers. After that, I had German lessons, which taught me some new vocabulary. I also began to teach lessons in German to two refugees from Ukraine. I learned ab...

I am so glad and thankful for having had the opportunity of this wonderful experience at the Europe Excellence Center. Although I visited the Center in Halle for a short term, not only did I have very much fun and empathy with my language students in English and in German, the whole atmosphere at the academy was warm and welcoming, I felt the kindness and open-minded mentality of everyone there from the beginning on. The staff was always absolutely helpful and nice, their disposition of sharing ...