📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Thomastown Community Kindergarten is a centre of excellence in childcare and family support, with high quality care, pre-school education for 2.5yrs - 6-year-olds in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny. We follow a Steiner Waldorf approach to Early Childhood where we guide each child to learn and develop as an individual, providing a stimulating, broad and happy environment to do so. We let the child use their time to play, explore and follow their imagination using a wide range of natural and open-ended materials as well as teacher-led activities.
By hosting ESC volunteers, our objectives will be to ensure our volunteers have a positive experience at the project, their learning is maximised and facilitated by the project and at the end of their placement they will have increased their awareness of their role as a European citizen and their employability. The ESC programme objectives of fostering solidarity, environmental protection, digital transition and inclusivity will be to the fore.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is self-catering in a house sharing with another volunteer and the house owner. It is a very comfortable house with a garden. Volunteers will have their own bedroom. They will get an allowance for food and rent and utility bills will be paid. The Kindergarten is within walking distance of the accommodation 20-25 minutes. Bikes will be provided.
🎒 Leisure activities
Training will be hands on - initially shadowing a member of staff. Some pre-arrival reading will be necessary to get familiar with the childcare sector in Ireland. Following this, it is hoped the volunteer will avail of other training opportunities that arise. On arrival and mid way training provided by our National Agency will be available too.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Interested in
• working with young children and evidence of some previous experience e.g. babysitting
• the Steiner method of education and/or interested in learning more about it
• Childcare/teaching as a career
• Have skills or interests that could be easily transferrable into learning experiences while in the Kindergarten e.g. volunteers with an interest in arts and craft, music, gardening, cooking, fundraising, blogging, could easily use their skills to complete a project while in the Kindergarten
• participating in community activities outside the Kindergarten e.g. sports, choir
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/06/2022
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.