Skip to main content

ESC: Life-Education for the young

Code: 45970682842002d1f7 Copied

Germany Culture Education Environment European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +3 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Life-Education for the young

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Das Aktionszentrum in Benediktbeuern ist eine Jugendbildungsstätte in Trägerschaft der Deutschen Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos. "Zeit für junge Menschen": Dieser Grundsatz der Salesianer Don Boscos ist uns Auftrag und täglicher Ansporn zugleich. Gemeinsam mit Jugendlichen die Schöpfung zu entdecken, Neues kennen zu lernen und ihnen Raum zur freien Entfaltung zu geben - "heute für morgen" gemeinsam auf dem Weg zu sein, das ist unser Ziel. Sowohl für unsere eigenen Gruppen als auch für unsere Belegungsgäste schaffen wir eine Atmosphäre, in der sich junge Menschen in ihren Sorgen und Nöten, mit ihren Fragen und Antworten, in ihrem So-Sein, wie sie sind, auf- und ernst genommen fühlen. Die Jugendbildungsstätte Aktionszentrum sieht ihren zentralen Auftrag in der Mithilfe zum Gelingen des Lebens junger Menschen. Zielgruppen dieser Arbeit sind Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene. Die Schwerpunkte liegen dabei in den Bereichen der außerschulischen Jugendbildung sowie der internationalen Jugendarbeit. Durch diese Angebote werden personale, interpersonale, interkulturelle, ökologische und politische Kompetenzen vermittelt. 80% der Jugendlichen, die unsere Einrichtung besuchen, sind Schüler einer Mittelschule. Diese möchte das Aktionszentrum besonders erreichen und kooperiert daher eng mit den Schulen in Bayern. Durch unser Trainingsprogramm (Bildungseinheiten und Diskussionen, Freizeitangebote, Sport, Kreatives) möchten wir diese Jugendlichen bestärken und ihnen die Chance geben, diese lebenswichtigen Fähig- und Fertigkeiten zu entwickeln. Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern is a youth educational centre of the German Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco. “Time for young people”: this principle of the Salesians of Don Bosco is our mission and, at the same time, our daily incentive. Our goal is: Discovering the creation together with young people, getting to know new things and giving them opportunities for further development – “today for tomorrow”, being together on the way. For our groups and guests we try to create an atmosphere in which young people feel that their sorrows and needs, their questions and answers are taken seriously. The youth educational centre Aktionszentrum understands its main mission in supporting young people’s life development. Target groups are young people and young adults. The focus of our work is on the field of non-formal youth education and the international youth work. Through this offers we convey personal, interpersonal, intercultural, ecological and political competences. 80% of the young people, who join our activities, are students of a “Mittelschule”. Aktionszentrum aims to reach this target group and cooperates with schools in Bavaria. Through our training programme (educational sessions, discussions, leisure time activities, sport, creative workshops) we want to strengthen these young people and give them a chance to develop their skills and competences.

💼 What the programme involves

The Aktionszentrum, a youth education centre, focuses on preparing young people for their future. The centre hosts 250-300 youth each week and they participate in workshops around topics that concern young people such as politics, mental health, selfereflection. We are also active on an international level, sending around 35 young people abroad for volunteering projects around the world and welcoming up to 5 international volunteers each year. In this context we also host international seminars. The Aktionszentrum is based on a pedagogy that focuses on respecting, treasuring and upholding the value of each person as an individual. It is based on trust and understanding between the teenagers and the team. It is a very friendly and open work environment, where you will have a lot of freedom and varied opportunities. The volunteers work in the centre include: support the pedagogical activities, practical tasks around the guest house, free time activiies and individual projects.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Your housing will be in a shared flat for volunteers in Benediktbeuern. For transport you will receive a bike and a ticket for the local trains.

🍲 Food

Food is provided all week in the local canteen.

📍 About the location

Benediktbeuern is a beautiful village at the foot of the Alps. It is surrounded by many hiking tracks, perfect for nature lovers. It is well connected to Munich, with trains running every hour. Shops, doctor’s cabinets and leisure places can all either be found in the village or easily accessed by train or bus. The village also has its own university, with a lively community of about 500 students.

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You will support the pedagogical activities with the teenagers and be in daily contact with them through practical tasks (front desk, sports, organisation of free time). You will also be involved in activities around the house, overseeing the accommodation of groups and supporting their practical needs. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in courses as well as special holiday programs (outdoors camp for young adults, Easter celebration with families…). You are also free to develop your own project based on your strengths and interests, such as creative workshops or free time activities. This is the project for you if: - You like working with teenagers and young people, and/or are interested in the international field - You are flexible, creative and spontaneous, able to adapt to unexpected situations - You are independent, able to take initiative and express your wishes - You have at least basic knowledge in the German Language
Deadline: 01/06/2025 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

You will be trained in the Aktionszentrum on different topics surrounding pedagogical approaches with the children. There is also the opportunity to join training activities in our youth education centre in Benediktbeuern. During the introduction week you will also receive training in experiential pedagogics, non-formal education and the Don Bosco Pedagogical approach. The ESC-Service includes 2 Seminars (on-arrival and midterm) for every volunteer. Regular meetings with the coordinator and the mentor are also ensured.

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.

Sign in to apply

📅 Available sessions

DE45970

01/09/2025 at 00:00 → 31/08/2026 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 01/06/2025

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

Don-Bosco-Straße 1, 83671 Benediktbeuern, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:12 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German