📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
« L’Enfance de l’Art » is a non profit organisation whose aim is to help parents to become more involved in their children’s education. To that purpose, the organisation set up hosting facilities for children or people with reduced autonomy, leisure workshops, nurseries, schools. The organisation uses alternative pedagogies (Steiner & Loczy). Loczy pedagogy respects the whole child and develops its autonomy, which requires observation capacity to meet their real needs at the right time. Steiner pedagogy brings in more contact with nature and creativity, which requires to also work outside every day. The volunteer will be working in a kindergarten (3-6 years). With the support of the educators, volunteers will carry out different kind of activities with the children : painting, drawing, fairy tales and nursery rhymes (volunteers can share some in their own language), making cakes and breads, outdoor games, crafts, walks in woods
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will live in a shared flat in Tournai together together with 3 other volunteers. Each volunteer will have his/her own bedroom and will share the kitchen, bathroom,... with the other volunteers. The nursery, located in Tournai, is easily reachable by foot. The kindergartens are in Templeuve, a village located 15min away from Tournai by bus or car. Carpooling will be organised everyday for volunteers between Tournai and Templeuve.
🎒 Leisure activities
An informal training day will be organised in the end of August for all the volunteers in order to introduce the alternative pedagogies used on the project (especially Steiner pedagogy). Volunteers will then have the opportunity during their placement to go into this subject in depth through the weekly meeting and exchanges with the members of the hosting organisation. As the other ESC volunteers, she/he will participate in an on-arrival and mid-term seminars organised by the National Agency.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Children in Steiner approach begin their learning through imitation, rather than instruction. Great care is put into the adults’ gestures, speech & movement. It is important to be willing to work with children under 7 years, and have related qualities (gentle, patient, helpful, attentive, responsible, creative, empathic, flexible,...). You should not be afraid of living a repetitive daily routine & to spend time outside in all weathers. Basics of French is a plus
Deadline: Application deadline: 18/09/2022
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.