ESC: Long-term volunteering at Valga Kindergarden Kaseke

Kindergarten Kaseke in Valga is establishment for children that offers primary education and daily care to 1.5 up to 7 years old children. It is opened during workdays from 7 am to 6.30 pm. Overall there are 116 children in 6 groups and 26 personnel including 18 teachers and 8 assistants. Most of the educational activities are held in the mornings according to daily schedule. For example there are music and training lessons. Three times a day is served warm food for children. From 1 to 3 pm are silent hours where children can sleep or rest. After that is playtime or time to do some individual activities. There are also parties and events for different public and national holidays. Proposed activities: Volunteer who is joining our team is going to have the opportunity to work with children in different age groups. Most of all we would like he/she to be working with children in a group at the age of 3-4. As in every group there are children who will need more attention and individual approach then we are seeking that the volunteer is a teacher’s aide who will help and engage with children who need extra support and attention doing the daily routines. Volunteer is going to have opportunity to take part in planning of daily schedules and according to his/her abilities conduct different activities. Also learn how to cope with children group up to 22 individuals, how to organise work, how to conduct group work and events in the whole kindergarten. There is possibility to see and take part in the collaboration made with the parents and with other institutions in the city. Inside accommodation centre is possibility to associate with other young people. In Valgmaa Vocational Training Centre are learning young pupils and most of them live in dormitory. He/she will have opportunity to find new friends and associates whom to spend leisure time. Also we are collaborating with Valga Youth Centre. We are looking for a volunteer who likes children. Other things are learnable. Also it would be a good thing to have playfulness and child-like mindset. For example likes to sing, play, do sports, dance and construct. It would be a benefit to have ability to play some instrument or to have some other extra assets. Especially good would be if he/she could share knowledge – teach it to children and also to the kindergarten personnel. Assets would be patience, friendliness, readiness to communicate and cleanliness. We are looking for open minded and friendly person.