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ESC: Montessori practical work at Andolina School

Code: 28750 Copied

Spain European Voluntary Service Education European Voluntary Service Education Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Montessori practical work at Andolina School

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Non-profit society Andolina Sociedad Cooperativa Asturiana is an educational organization constituted by the families of children coming to our school. Since 2011, our pedagogical project was declared of social interest. It fosters an educational environment that invites the development of an individual through the acquisition of skills, knowledge and experiences based on the inherent interests of the person. In paralell to the shcool activities, the school functions as a coopertative. In other words, we aim to build a model of self-management at different levels. Our objectives: - Develop a model of educational community that transcends strictly the school environment involving the society and the world in which it is integrated. - Encourage cooperative experience and values, in the closer social environment, by serving as a direct and participatory model for similar experiences - Inspire the social coexistence from democratic and participative principles, developing a model for it that the volunteers can take as a reference. - Build bridges of solidarity with other groups that translate into actions in favor of specific groups: the elderly, cultural and social associations, other educational projects ... through the inclusion of agents of these groups in the structure of the cooperative.

💼 What the programme involves

Our school Andolina - a non-profitable cooperative constituted by the families of children - is looking for a motivated international person who would like to contribute to our project in the frame of the European Solidarity Corps. The volunteer will be part of the teaching team and main duties include: - Providing support to the school staff when they need to allocate more individualised support to certain children. - Working for the maintenance and development of the school vegetable garden following permaculture principles and integrating the children in that process. - Contribute with any proposal based on the volunteer´s experience and interests that could follow the school philosophy and ethos (only if the volunteer agrees) Mentoring will be provided to support the volunteer. Dates from January till July 2022. Volunteer´s time contribution of 30 to 38 hours a week.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Travelling, accommodation, food expenses and allowances are covered following the regulation of the European Voluntary Corps. A designated person will organise the airport/station pick-up to the final destination. Accommodation will be provided, whether at one of the Andolina school families´s home (which would ease the daily commuting to the school), or to a shared room at Surfhostels youth hostel. In that second scenario, commuting to the school would be possible whether by public transport (travel card would be provided ) or bike (bicycle path available from the hostel to the school)

🎒 Leisure activities

Training will be provided on arrival about the functioning of the school. Moreover a member of the teaching staff will support the volunteer during the whole placement and will act as its mentor. Support will be provided to understand the school dynamics, philosophy and the role that the volunteer will carry out. The mentor will also track the volunteer performance in order to provide the necessary tools to support and integrate the volunteer along the teaching team. Regular training to the teaching staff is organised at the school and those opportunities will be also open to the volunteer.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: We are looking for a motivated person between 18 to 30 years old that would be interested in getting to know an educational method around the child, based on observation and support rather than teaching specific contents. The potential candidate will have some previous experience and interest in children’s education (3 to 11yo) in addition to some knowledge or interest in permaculture or alternative agriculture. Good understanding of English / Spanish would be desirable. According to the EVC specifications, the candidate will have to be vaccinated from COVID or at least complete PCR test
Deadline: Application deadline: 18/12/2021

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.

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📅 Available sessions

ES28750

01/01/2022 → 31/10/2022

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 18/12/2021

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

Gijón, 33394 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:17 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish