ESC: Circus pedagogy & community building at CirKusKus III.

Name: ESC: Circus pedagogy & community building at CirKusKus III.
Start: 2025-10-01
End: 2026-09-30
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

Code: 4487567d2ce2f05e50 Copied

Slovakia Culture Education European Voluntary Service Sport Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

CirkusKus aspires to spread the art of contemporary circus in Slovakia by showcasing the art form in the variety of styles new circus has to offer, recognizing and helping new talents grow and making the benefits of practicing circus disciplines known and accessible to all the people in Slovakia. CirKusKus’s main activities are: Weekly circus courses for children and adults; teaching circus workshops in schools and at events; performing at events and festivals in Slovakia and abroad; hosting ""Slovak Artists Community"" meetings and administration of the “Slovak Artists Community” platform -a platform for (circus)artists in Bratislava for sharing ideas, organizing meetings and finding inspiration; Organizing the ""World Circus Day"" festival/convention, featuring circus performances and workshops from prominent Slovak artists, as well as starring foreign guests.

💼 What the programme involves

During this activity CirKusKus will focus on organizing skill & graphic design & pedagogical development. The activity will begin with an initiation circus pedagogy. After, the volunteer shall be involved in both pedagogical and organizational activities. The volunteer has the opportunity to organize his/hers own activities for the circus community. The volunteer will carry out tasks: taking photos/videos and editing them, writing texts, preparing designs for social media, making posters; leading opening games and assisting and ensuring the safety with kids during weekly multi-circus lessons and the summer camp, explaining basics of circus during workshops and events to the general public attending one-off events, posting content on social media/setting up a boosting campaign, organizing the festival’s workshops or volunteers or waste management, organizing artistic workshops during the Slovak Artist Community meetings. The tasks can be adjusted to the volunteer's interests.

🏠 Accommodation on site

CirKusKus (CKK) will provide an adequate place to live - it will be a private furnished room in a dormitory in a community center Nová Cvernovka where Cirkuskus has the office. Bathroom and kitchen are shared in the dormitory. CKK will provide training and office space within Bratislava reachable by public transport.

🍲 Food

Bratislavské dobrovoľnícke centrum (BDC) is responsible for and provides the volunteer with contribution for pocket money, food, local transport, travel arrangements to and from Bratislava within a standard of living in the hosting country.

🎒 Leisure activities

Bratislava offers a fairly wide variety of activities to choose from - swimming in natural lakes, hiking in hills surrounding it, concerts, cinemas.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We're looking for a volunteer with a clear interest in contemporary circus who enjoys working with kids. This role within the organization relies on the ability of the participant to work independently. The participant should be engaged and creative, bring new ideas for activities and acts, enjoy movement, be communicative, and be comfortable with flexible working hours and days as life in the nonprofit sector can be unpredictable. Prior knowledge of circus is a plus as are skills in graphic design, social media, or project management. A volunteer will also participate in BDC's events, workshops, trainings and meetings.
Deadline: 13/04/2025 00:12

ℹ️ Additional information

BDC will provide orientation training upon arrival. CirKusKus will provide language classes, regular evaluation meetings and coaching sessions, the initial circus pedagogic training, & the mentoring sessions regarding the volunteer's artistic project. We value the learning by doing approach, where the volunteers will be asked to complete tasks and the mentors will take time to reflect, gain feedback & insight. The volunteer will attend the obligatory On-arrival and Mid-term training organized by the National Agency & at the end of the project gains the Youthpass certificate.

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

SK44875

01/10/2025 at 00:00 → 30/09/2026 at 00:00

Closed

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Deadline: 13/04/2025

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

Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovakia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:24 (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 Slovak