📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Lesní klub (Forest club) Šiška, z.s. is a non profit non governmental association, established in Brno, the second biggest city in Czech Republic, in 2012.
Our main aims are supporting active and responsible parenthood and education of children, supporting families and working parents, running forest kindergarten, building space for common activities and public events, informing about forest kindergartens and enviromental education. Lesní klub Šiška, z.s. is a member of Association of forest kindergartens (Asociace lesních mateřských škol) and cooperates on working on standards of this kind of pre-school education in Czech Republic.
Our main activites are:
- forest kindergarten – open daily 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday till Friday during school year (1st September – 30th June), there are 18 children aged 3 – 6 in the group;
- camps for children during summer holiday (daily 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday till Friday), cca 25 children aged 3 - 12;
- public events (festivals with games) for children and their parents, educational and experience events (mainly for adults or families), enviromental education (workshops and courses) - cca one afternoon during the weekend monthly.
We have hosted foreign volunteers (of age 18 - 30) from 2014 for long-term projects, usually for 12 months, starting in September (according to school year).
You can find more about Siska at http://www.lesniklubsiska.cz/o-nas/information-about-esc-in-siska/
💼 What the programme involves
We only reply to people who directly send us documents requiered in the CALL. You can find it here https://solidaritycorps.luzanky.cz/call-2022-2023-siska/
🏠 Accommodation on site
Days off and holidays: volunteers have 2 days a week free + 2 days per month of vacation. While working occasionally on weekends they have extra days off during the week. Allowances: Volunteers get their pocket money and food allowance monthly (at the beginning of each month), they are provided with card for Brno public transport. Accommodation: Volunteers live in rented flats in single rooms. At the end of the project (August, September) there might be change of accommodation because of administrative reasons.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteer will join oficial trainings done by Czech NA - on-arrival and mid-term training. Also supposed to join pre-departure training done by NA in his/her country or by his/her supporting organization.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Volunteer has to be motivated to work with children outdoors, in touch with nature and natural conditions. Please be aware that because of the conditions (activities in the garden and forest, presence of animals in kindergarten) the project is not suitable for people with allergies. Volunteer´s personal experience with outdoor activities, scouting, woodcraft etc. is welcome. We will appreciate active volunteer willing to propose his/her own ideas and projects. This interest and motivation to work particularly in our project is the most important for us.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022
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.