ESC: ESC in the forest kindergarten in Würzburg

Name: ESC: ESC in the forest kindergarten in Würzburg
Start: 2026-09-07
End: 2027-08-15
Location: Würzburg, Germany

Code: 51941 Copied

Germany European Voluntary Service Education Culture European Voluntary Service Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The “Baumhaus” kindergarten was founded on the initiative of parents by the non-profit association “Verein für ökologisches Lernen e.V.” (Association for Ecological Learning). This association aims to enable children and young people to learn in and through nature. The association’s purpose is to promote education and upbringing. This is achieved through the running of a kindergarten for children aged 1 to 6. A distinctive feature of the facility is that it places great emphasis on experiencing nature from an early age and builds on this later through a forest kindergarten. In the kindergarten, children aged 1 to 3 spend most of their time in the building in Würzburg-Grombühl, which has a huge garden/outdoor area, whilst the older children, aged 3 to 6, spend their time outdoors in a woodland/forest area in Würzburg-Oberrdürbach. The kindergarten’s concept is based on the ‘forest kindergarten’ approach, which means that the children are outside every day, whatever the weather.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will receive: room in a flat in Würzburg, pocket money, food money, German language course, monthly ticket for the local transport, insurance, reimbursement of the international travel costs (two ways), pedagogical, organizational and personal support

🎒 Leisure activities

During the ESC year the volunteer will take part in two obligatory seminars organized by the National Agency, which will take place in another German city. In addition he/she will participate every month in a meeting involving other volunteers in the region and the project coordinators. The volunteer will attend a German language course.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for someone who is keen to work with children aged 1–6, who enjoys spending time with them, organising games and exploring nature with them, and who isn’t put off by the weather – after all, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes :)) Knowledge of German would be an advantage, but is not essential.
Deadline: 29/05/2026 11:11

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.

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

📅 Available sessions

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07/09/2026 → 15/08/2027

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Deadline: 29/05/2026

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

97 Würzburg, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:04 (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 German