📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
National Association of Resource Teachers Bulgaria (NART) working for quality inclusion and education of children with different abilities and needs in mainstream education. We have regional in the country and over 1100 current members. We work with kinder gardens, schools, national and local authorities, other NGO, universities. NART’s mission is to promote continuous improvement of the quality of education services in support of integration and inclusion of all children.
Aims
• To contribute to the confirmation of the profession of resource teachers and the other specialists in the sphere of resource supporting as a significant component for integration and uniting of children and students.
• To create and confirm professional standards in the sphere of resource supporting of children and students with special educational needs.
• To participate at an expert level and as a civil organization in the elaboration of policies within the sector’s frame.
• To introduce in the country the European and world experience in the sphere of resource supporting and project management in the field.
We organize: the research of problems related to the development of resource support, integration and inclusion in education; methodological, legal, information and other services supporting the activities of the member; national, regional and international events.
The target groups are: children, young people, parents, schools staff, trainers, resource teachers and specialist.
💼 What the programme involves
The main objective of the project is the formation of knowledge and skills to support youth employment and motivation for professional realization of young people from minorities and young people at risk of dropping out of school. The aim is to create opportunities for volunteers from different countries to carry out informal trainings and to engage in intercultural dialogue with the young people and thus to contribute to their successful integration into the labor market and to support the development of their social skills.
The project activities include implementation of non-formal education and training to support children with special educational needs and students at risk in the school environment and during the summer school of RCSPIE (Sofia), intercultural dialogue and exchange of good practices,office work related to project topics and others.
🏠 Accommodation on site
3 international volunteers will live together in a fully-furnished flat, located in Sofia. Each volunteer will have the necessary living conditions . The utilities (electricity and water) will be covered. Volunteers will receive food allowance and pocket money at the beginning of each month paid in cash in the local currency Bulgarian leva. Transport costs to and from Bulgaria are covered according to the Distance calculator in the Erasmus+ program. Transportation expenses for reaching work will be covered
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will take part in the usual ESC trainings organized by the Bulgarian National Agency: On-Arrival and Mid-Term Trainings. Special orientation training on arrival will be organised for the volunteers – getting around Sofia; explaining specifics about Bulgarian culture and traditions; basics of work with children with SEN. International volunteers will be supported in learning Bulgarian language. Learning materials, CDs, textbooks, etc. will be provided.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: For the purposes of the project, NART will host 5 volunteers - 3 international ones from Programme countries and 2 from Bulgaria– young people between 18 and 30 years old. We expect high motivation to work with young people at risk of dropping out and children with SEN, irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity.We are looking for volunteers with good command of English language, interested in Visual Communication, Visual Arts and Multimedia;flexible and adaptive -ready for new challenges:)
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.