École maternelle Tallinn Endla (Tallinna Endla Lasteaed) (CES/SVE)

Name: École maternelle Tallinn Endla (Tallinna Endla Lasteaed) (CES/SVE)
Start: 2018-12-01
End: 2019-12-01
Location: Tallinn, Estonia

Code: c40ecbaa-de8a-11e8-9abc-0242ac110024 Copied

Estonia European Voluntary Service European Voluntary Service Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Tallinn Endla Kindergarten was opened on in 1952 and is situated in the centre of Tallinn on Endla street. The kindergarten got 65 years pre-school educational experiences. There are 4 groups in the kindergarten: one of them is for children up to 3 years old and 3 other groups are for children over 3 years of age. Alltogether there are 95 children in our kindergarten. Working language in kindergarten is Estonian. There are 10 teachers, including teacher of music and teacher of gymnastics. Tallinn Endla Kindergarten helps to prepare children for school and in cooperation with parents it carries out development, up-bringing and education of children, taking into consideration specific features of each child, interests and principles of family education.

More information about our doings and events at kindergarten is available at: http://www.tallinn.ee/est/endla/

💼 What the programme involves

There are a lot of different activities in kindergarten where the helping-hand of volunteer is needed. For example, the following events are planned:
• Celebrating Estonian holidays such as different Christmas events and Christmas Fair but also national holidays like Mardipäev, Kadripäev, Vastlapäev etc.
• Visits: visiting fire brigade, health museum, Castle School of Kadriorg etc.
• Trips to nature: Nature School of Sagadi, jogging tracks of Viimsi etc.
• The groups with oldest children will go often to city tour to learn
Foreign volunteer can participate in all activities and offer his/her ideas and be creative with children. Volunteers can make performances with children, sport activities and competitions etc., having of course previously discussed and coordinated it all with the teachers.
Volunteers will have experienced tutors, who will always be ready to help (if there will be some difficulties or problems) or just give good advice about everyday life in our city and country. The tutor will make volunteer understand better about new environment, new people and make her/him feel more comfortable. Volunteers are expected to learn Estonian language and therefore and will have Estonian language lessons at the beginning of their voluntary service.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accomodation will be arranged by coordinating organisation MTÜ EstYES. Volunteer will be placed in flat that correspond to normal Estonian living standards. Volunteer will have either single or double room and common rooms: equipped kitchen, WC, shower/bathroom and living room. Normally in Tallinn volunteers share a flat with other international volunteers and use local city transport to go to work. Volunteer will be provided with monthly pocket and food money and they will buy and prepare their own meals. In kindergarten they will also have the opportunity to eat twice a day on working days.

📍 About the location

Kindergarten Endla is located in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia on the coast of Baltic Sea. Tallinn has population of 430 00 inhabitants. Native language is Estonian, but also English, Russian and Finnish are widely understood.
Tallinn was founded about 1000 years ago. Now it is a very beautiful modern city with ancient buildings & fantastic sightseengs. City is very popular touristic place. Tallinn Endla Kindergarden is situated in the centre of town in an architectural building.

⚠️ Requirements

French and belgain resident required

Selection of volunteers will be done by our kindergarden in cooperation with our coordinating organisation MTÜ Noortevahetuse Arengu Ühing EstYES. Working experience is not required but we will be pleased to get applications for participation from anyone who are:
- ready to work with children and have enough patience;
- friendly and open-minded;
- willing to be involved in youth work and youth activities;
- aged between 18 and 30 years;
- speaking English on a basic communication level;
- optimistic and cheerful.
All sorts of artistic skills are welcome as they can be used kindergarten's educational activities. Coordinating organisation MTÜ EstYES will make the primary selection among volunteer candidates. All volunteer applications approved by EstYES will be forwarded to Tallinn Endla Kindergarten so that we could do the final selection. We are open to work with any competent sending organisation.