📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Centre européen Robert Schuman (CERS) - House of Europe in Scy-Chazelles is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the work and memory of the President Robert Schuman-Father of Europe and to get the general public accustomed to the European construction and to the further challenges of the EU. The location of the Founding Father in Scy-Chazelles, FR, (10km from Metz in the North East of France) is a symbolic place for peace between the European countries. It represents a showcase of the European cooperation. It enjoys the interest of the local, regional, sometimes national and even international medias. The proximity of the borders of Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium often allows an international influence of the events organized by the House of Robert Schuman.
CERS was founded at the initiative of the European Commission and the General Council of Moselle on 9 May 2000. Through the educational service of the Museum of Robert Schuman, the CERS hosts about 5000 young Europeans per year with the aim at raising awareness of the European Union and at involving students mainly in a dynamic reflection on the future of Europe. This European education for youth takes usually the form of educational workshops, trainings and cultural events. Our enlarged target group is between 6 to 30 years old and civil society in general.
CERS is, since 2019, an Erasmus+ developer and got a Digital Open badge 'Member of the Erasmus+ developer network'.
💼 What the programme involves
‘L’Europe en jeux - Europe through games’ is a project focused on youth, (non-formal) education, on the ‘Idea of Europe’, the promotion of Robert Schuman’s ideas and solidarity. The mission is based in Scy-Chazelles, France, where the House of Robert Schuman is located.
We do aim at promoting solidarity as a value, mainly through volunteering, to enhance the engagement of young people as a mean to contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity, democracy and citizenship in Europe.
Concretely, within the common framework of the educational service of CERS, the long-term volunteer will promote and facilitate pedagogical activities about Europe, which are playful and fun (we host approx. 5000 young people per school year in situ).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will be accommodated in a residence/dorm, in Metz (about 200,000 inhabitants), at around 10km from the office of the CERS. The volunteer will have his/her own room, a kitchenette and bathroom and will regularly meet different people. It is highly important that the volunteer keeps it clean and in a good general state. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance for buying food. It should not serve as a supplement to pocket money. A monthly bus travel card and a train travel card will be provided to the volunteer.
🎒 Leisure activities
Quality is our main goal. To ensure it, the long-term project will include 4 training sessions: pre-departure training (sessions about intercultural competences and crisis management); on-arrival training (will last around 2 full weeks. The preparation aims at introducing the host city to the volunteer, preparing him/her for the activity period and the ESC experience); mid-term training; the annual European Solidarity Corps event.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Our volunteering project is open to any young person aged between 18 and 30. In general, we are looking for a volunteer who shows a sense of initiative, who is interested in Europe and political education, who is creative, has inter-personal skills, is open-minded, sociable and flexible. We are also looking for somebody who is willing to do long-term volunteering. If the volunteer speaks french and/or german, this is a real asset.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.