ESC: Alternative elementary education at Andolina School 25/26

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Non-profit society Andolina Sociedad Cooperativa Asturiana is an educational organization constituted by the families of children coming to our school. Since 2011, our pedagogical project was declared of social interest. It fosters an educational environment that invites the development of an individual through the acquisition of skills, knowledge and experiences based on the inherent interests of the person. In paralell to the shcool activities, the school functions as a coopertative. In other words, we aim to build a model of self-management at different levels. Our objectives: - Develop a model of educational community that transcends strictly the school environment involving the society and the world in which it is integrated. - Encourage cooperative experience and values, in the closer social environment, by serving as a direct and participatory model for similar experiences - Inspire the social coexistence from democratic and participative principles, developing a model for it that the volunteers can take as a reference. - Build bridges of solidarity with other groups that translate into actions in favor of specific groups: the elderly, cultural and social associations, other educational projects ... through the inclusion of agents of these groups in the structure of the cooperative.

💼 What the programme involves

Andolina School -a non-profitable cooperative constituted by the families of children, located in Northern Spain- is looking for three motivated international/national persons who would like to contribute to our project in the frame of the European Solidarity Corps. The volunteers will be part of the teaching team and main duties include: - Providing support to the school staff when developing the English classes. - Working for the maintenance and development of the school vegetable garden following permaculture principles. - Contribute with any proposal based on the volunteer's experience that fits school philosophy. Mentoring will be provided to support the volunteer. Dates from 01/09/2025 until 30/06/2026. Volunteer´s time contribution of 30 to 38 hours a week. We especially welcome applicants with fewer opportunities. For more information contact us at voluntariado@colegio andolina.org

🏠 Accommodation on site

Travelling, accommodation, food expenses and allowances are covered following the regulation of the European Voluntary Corps. Accommodation will be provided in a shared room at a shared flat or youth hostel (subject to the volunteer´s preferences). Commuting to the school would be possible whether by public transport or bike (bicycle not provided by the programme).

🍲 Food

Every volunteer can eat the food they would prefer. We send a monthly payment to every volunteer so that they can organize their accommodation, food and other expenses. We will be backing up if needed, as for instance with the accommodation. But we would like them to be as comfortable as possible and prefer to give them the freedom to choose what they want.

🎒 Leisure activities

Leisure activities are involved within the programme. For instance, they will be going in a 3-days trip with the school at the end of the school year. These activities will depend on every specific year and there is no standard activity.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for three motivated persons between 18 to 30 Y.O. interested in getting to know an educational method around the child, based on observation and support rather than teaching specific contents. The potential candidate will have some previous experience and interest in elementary education (3 - 11) in addition to some interest in permaculture. Good levels of Spanish are desirable. Good levels of English are required. People with fewer opportunities will be favoured (geographical, social and economic obstacles, disability, educational difficulties, cultural differences, LGTB)
Deadline: 25/05/2025 20:00

🤝 Meeting point

A designated person will organise the airport/station pick-up to the final destination.

ℹ️ Additional information

A member of the teaching team will support the volunteer during the whole placement and will act as its mentor. Support will be provided to understand the school dynamics, philosophy and the role that the volunteer will carry out. The mentor will also track the volunteer performance in order to provide the necessary tools to support and integrate the participant along the teaching team. Regular training to the teaching staff is organised at the school and those opportunities will be also open to the volunteer.

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

ES45641

01/09/2025 at 00:00 → 30/06/2026 at 00:00

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Deadline: 25/05/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:32 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish