📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vandel Efterskole is a self-governing boarding school (Efterskole) offering formal secondary education for 9th-10th grade students (app. 14-17 years of age).
‘The Efterskole’ is a unique schooling concept found only in Denmark. Broadly speaking, the Efterskole is a private boarding school with government grants that provides Secondary School education for young people, predominately between the ages of 14-17. As the school is privately run, there is an annual fee for parents to send their child/children to the school, but families may apply for government funding depending on their financial status.
Each ‘Efterskole’ chooses its own profile and an area on which it will focus its teaching in addition to the compulsory subjects.
The profile of Vandel Efterskole is built upon Grundtvig social-cultural values, whose general principles are general education, co-existence and enlightenment for life, with emphasis on putting historical, political and cultural issues into context. Pupils’ participation in the cultural debate is also seen as an important part of the individual’s personal development.
Vandel Efterskole is known for its high educational standards and pedagogical practices, but also the proven ability to develop our students both socially and academically. The majority of students continue into higher education.
The foundations of the community at the school are built upon openness, friendliness, tolerance and shared responsibility. Participation in this mini-society aims to build relationships as well as further awareness and understanding of others.
Vandel puts emphasis on quality education. Everybody should be able to acquire new skills and develop academically within a challenging learning environment.
💼 What the programme involves
Vandel Efterskole is known for its high educational standards and pedagogical practices, but also the proven ability to develop our students both socially and academically. The majority of students continue into higher education.
The foundations of the community at the school are built upon openness, friendliness, tolerance and shared responsibility. Participation in this mini-society aims to build relationships as well as further awareness and understanding of others. The volunteer will get the opportunity to contribute as both a language assistant and as a guest teacher
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be living at the school, no smoking is allowed on school grounds and alcohol is not permitted on the premises.
🎒 Leisure activities
There is a mentor who is responsible for answering any questions and supervising the work of the volunteer. The volunteer will participate in an on arrival training and mid-term meeting.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The volunteer should be over the age of 20, out-going, sociable and has a sense of humor, motivation, adaptability and flexibility are key factors, natural interest in working with children, an interest in foreign languages previous teaching experience is recommended. Participation in sports or coaching experience would also be beneficial.
Danish law requires anyone working with children under the age of 16 to have a clean criminal record and have no previous convictions where children are involved
Deadline: Application deadline: 26/05/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.