Late Wakeup
A unique summer program of the "Landmarks" movment for 10-14 year old school students from all around Israel. The project combines fun activities with community service and leadership cultivating activities.
About "Late Wakeup"
A unique summer program for 10-14 year old school students, that combines fun experiences, social contribution, and leadership coltivation. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the
voluntary spirit among teenagers, and provide a meaningful summer vecation, while meaintaning a reasonable price.
Background
As a result of bordom and idleness among teenagers in their summer brake - we wittness loitering, loud and disturbing behavior at late hours, vandalism, and violence. "Late Wakeup" was founded in order to adress this problem, while empowering the teenagers participating.
What's The Plan?
The project's scope is a 15 day program
(3 weeks), that includes:
7 days of volenteer work in community projects- guided and planned in advance.
8 days of leisure and fun - theme parks, water parks, trips, and age fitted activities. The activities will be held in Jerusalem and its surraounding, in a "Camp on Wheels" format.
The activities' hours will vary, and there will be a personal choice regarding the gathering hour.
Experiences from a project guide
In the last two years I took place in the uniqe project of "Late Wakeup". The project invites boys and girls that feel already 'grown up', to combine experiential acivities with actual contribution to their community.
A group of 6th graders gathering to paint their elementary school's yard in variuos colors, 4th grade girls planing games and activities for pre-school kids, a group of 20 kids giving some color to a tunnel underneath the main square of their neighberhood - that's how "Late Wakeup" participants chose to spend their summer! Zohar Harpaz, the project's coordinator in 2014.