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ESC: Always on the move

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Germany European Voluntary Service Social work Education Sport European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Always on the move

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH was founded in August 2004 as a 100% subsidiary of the Sports Youth Brandenburg (Brandenburgische Sportjugend). As a non-profit organization, the LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH has since then established itself as a supervisor and top management of 10 best practice model facilities – kindergartens and after school care centers - in the federal state of Brandenburg. In its supervised nurseries, kindergartens and after school care centers the organisation implements the framework concept of a "health and movement oriented" institutions, which was developed for this purpose by the Brandenburgische Sportjugend in co-operation with the University of Potsdam. In this way the LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH uses the expertise and competencies of the largest youth organization in the federal state of Brandenburg, Brandenburgische Sportjugend, and fulfils its task of acquisition of daycare and after school care centers and profiling them into the movement oriented institutions. The LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH with its 10 facilities in the pre-primary and primary education field in Potsdam, Brandenburg an der Havel and Falkensee covers children in several age categories: 1) Nursery children between age of 1–3 years 2) Kindergarten children between age of 3–6 years (until school entry) 3) After school care center children between age of 5–12 years The total number of children in 10 childcare facilities to the date 31.12.2019 was 1225 children. Working concept In view of increasing cognitive and psychological deficits in the children, the focus of the pedagogical concept is movement, which is understood as the motor of development and expression of children's joy of life. It is generally understood that potentials of an optimal development of children (age from 1-6 and 5-12 years) into adolescents is being set early in the childhood. The concept is intended to fight motorial and development deficits at the early child stage. The special feature here is that the concept is based on the principles of elementary education of the federal state of Brandenburg (“Principles of elementary education” by L. Pesch) in combination with the learning content in the 6 areas of significance for children development: 1) "Body, movement, health" - promotion of motoric performance, healthy nutrition and exercise methods, regular physiological and psychological development 2) "Language, communication and writing culture" - promotion of brain hemisphere networking, promotion of cognitive learning processes, structuring of the brain 3) "Mathematics and science" - understanding quantities and numbers, promotion of concentration, dealing with natural phenomena 4) "Music and rhythm” - group gymnastic exercises, doing game songs, singing and listening to song texts, coordination of timing perception, and rhythmics of movements 5) "Presentation and design" - body coordination and drawing movements, trained perception as the motivation for interest in work with materials 6) “Social interaction” - movement safety, higher frustration tolerance and emotional stability, understanding norms, rules and values For this reason, the "on the move" education and healthy lifestyle transfered to the above mentioned educational fields has the highest priority as a pedagogical basic principle, which is practiced in the LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH child care institutions through the slogan ‘Always on the move’. The focus here is on the implementation of the fun factor, which can be seen as an important prerequisite for children movement. According to the newest standards of the psychomotoric activity and based on the principles of elementary pedagogy, the LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH offers in it’s kindergartens and after school care centers complete range of play and movement materials and equipped movement and relaxation indoor and outdoor areas. This creates a movement oriented environment for the children, in which they can further their mental development, move in independent way and gain the experiences and knowledge, as well as make judgements about the world. The concept nowadays is considered to be the best practice example in the Federal State of Brandenburg and with that sport structures give their important input to the social responsibility in society. For more detailed explanation on the concept please see the attachment to the application - "Rahmenkonzeption der LSB Sportservice Brandenburg gGmbH". Die LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH wurde im August 2004 als 100%ige Tochter der Brandenburgischen Sportjugend im Landessportbund Brandenburg e.V. (LSB) gegründet. Als gemeinnützige Gesellschaft ist sie seitdem Träger von mehreren Modelleinrichtungen im Land Brandenburg und setzt das Konzept der "gesundheits- und bewegungsbetonten" Kindertagesstätte um. Ein bewegungs- und gesundheitsorientiertes Rahmenkonzept wurde zu diesem Zweck in Zusammenarbeit mit der Brandenburgischen Sportjugend im Landessportbund Brandenburg e.V. und der Universität Potsdam entwickelt. Die LSB SportService Brandenburg gGmbH betreut in ihren 10 Einrichtungen in Potsdam, Brandenburg an der Havel und Falkensee Kinder in mehreren Altersklassen: 1) Krippenkinder im Alter von 1-3 Jahren 2) Kindergartenkinder im Alter von 3-6 Jahren (bis zum Schuleintritt) 3) Hortkinder im Alter von 5-12 Jahren Die Gesamtzahl der Kinder in 10 Kinderbetreuungseinrichtungen betrug 1225 Kinder zum Stichtag 31.12.2019. Den Schwerpunkt der Rahmenkonzeption bildet die Bewegung, die als Motor der Entwicklung und Ausdruck der Lebensfreude von Kindern verstanden wird. Das Besondere liegt dabei in der Verknüpfung der Grundsätze der elementaren Bildung des Landes Brandenburg mit ihren Lerninhalten in den Bereichen: “Körper, Bewegung, Gesundheit": Förderung der motorischen Leistungsfähigkeit, gesunde Ernährungs- und Bewegungsmethoden, regelmäßige physiologische und psychologische Entwicklung "Sprache, Kommunikation und Schriftkultur": Förderung der Vernetzung der Gehirnhälften, Förderung der kognitiven Lernprozesse, Strukturierung des Gehirns "Musik": gymnastische Gruppenübungen, Spielen von Liedern, Singen und Hören von Liedtexten, Koordination der zeitlichen Wahrnehmung und der Rhythmik von Bewegungen "Darstellen und Gestalten": Körperkoordination und Zeichenbewegungen, geschulte Wahrnehmung als Motivation für Interesse an der Arbeit mit Materialien "Mathematik und Naturwissenschaft": Mengen- und Zahlenverständnis, Förderung der Konzentration, Umgang mit Natur Phänomenen "Soziales Leben": Bewegungssicherheit, höhere Frustrationstoleranz und emotionale Stabilität, Verständnis für Normen, Regeln und Werte. In den Kindertageseinrichtungen (Krippe, Kindergarten und Hort) erleben die Kinder einen bewegten Alltag, der dem natürlichen Bewegungsdrang durch Raumgestaltung, Tagesstruktur und pädagogischem Vorbild einen Rahmen gibt. Eine differenzierte Raumgestaltung regt die Wahrnehmung der Kinder an. Die durchdacht gestalteten Räume fördern mit einer klaren Anordnung von Materialien, die hohen Aufforderungscharakter besitzen, die Eigeninitiative, Orientierung, Kommunikation, soziales Zusammenleben, Körpererfahrung und ästhetisches Empfinden. Darüber hinaus erfahren sie gezielte Angebote zur Motorikförderung, die eine kindgerechte Schulung sportmotorischer Grundlagen durch gezielte Maßnahmen ermöglicht. Im Rahmen dieses bewegungs- und gesundheitsorientierten Konzepts werden die motorischen Entwicklungen der Kinder kontinuierlich begleitet. Kinder entdecken und erleben bewegt im Spiel ihre eigene Umwelt und sind "Immer in Bewegung"! Sie sind Akteur ihrer eigenen Entwicklung. Getreu dem Motto: bewegtes Lernen bewirkt nachhaltiges Lernen. Bitte sehen Sie im Anhang eine nähere Erläuterung zum Konzept "Rahmenkonzeption der LSB Sportservice Brandenburg gGmbH".

💼 What the programme involves

We are currently searching for 1 volunteer for the movement team of the LSB Sportservice Brandenburg gGmbH approved project "Always on the move" in Potsdam. The volunteer will get familiar with the "on the move and health oriented" educational method by supporting the staff in their daily activities. Sport, movement and healthy lifestyle are the key words in the work of the Movement team. The volunteer will help the staff, will communicate with children and lead them to a healthier lifestyle. Main project activities: getting to know Brandenburg´s sports facilities as well as the organisation´s local and regional pre-schools; supporting the implementation of the educational concept "on the move" in the health and sports oriented childcare institutions of LSB SportService; supporting the team by providing children with a sport and healthy oriented lifestyle; supporting the team in the implementation of the annual motoric and eye movement (oculomotor) tests for children.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: The volunteer will live in one of our 4 ESC volunteer accommodations in Potsdam. Each volunteer has his/her own room in a well-furnished and fully equipped flat. A monthly food allowance of 288,00 € will be provided via bank transfer. Pocket money: 180,00 € will be provided via bank transfer monthly. Local Transport: The volunteer will be provided with a monthly ticket for the use of public transport in the area of the federal states of Brandenburg/Berlin. The volunteer will also receive a bike.

🎒 Leisure activities

Our organization offers the volunteer the possibility to take part in a language course, according to their current level of German. All participants must take part in two mandatory ESC seminars during their project: On-Arrival and Mid-Term Training. These are opportunities to meet volunteers from other countries, to understand the EU values and to reflect on the ongoing project. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY PLEASE USE EXCLUSIVELY THE EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS PORTAL. APPLICATIONS SENT TO EMAIL ADDRESSES OF THE ORGANISATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: In order to take part to this project, the organisation expects the volunteer to be: - Interested in work with young children, - Interested in sport-orientated work in the childcare institutions, - Interested in the organization and implementation of sport orientated events and projects with children, - Dedicated, committed and creative, - Aware of being the role model for children, - Sociable, friendly, patient and open-minded, - Willing to learn new skills, - Curious and interested in German culture and language.
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/07/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

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

DE40402

11/11/2024 → 09/05/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 01/07/2024

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

Olympischer Weg 7, 14471 Potsdam, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:58 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German