📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Cucurumillo is a non-profit educational association, in continuous change and growth, created by mothers, fathers and educators in search of a respectful education and support for children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old. We understand that these ages are very important in terms of the formation of personality, being the respect for their rhythm, the accompaniment of emotions and learning of social relationships that form an important basis in the growth of girls and boys and their welfare in adulthood. We share the feeling of a tribe, existing among all the people (families, educators and group of children) who live together in the space day after day. Furthermore, we learn from each other and support each other.
The pillars on which we base our daily work in the space and our way of acting with the children are:
-Respect for the rhythm of each girl and boy, as well as respect for oneself, for the group and for the space.
- The promotion of autonomy.
- Keep each person's self-regulation alive.
- Emotional accompaniment, validating all the emotions and paying attention to the emotional state and feelings of each one.
- Free play as learning.
A good part of the time is invested in getting to know each child through the experiences we share with them on a daily basis. This allows each companion to accompany and attend to the individual processes of each child according to his or her real needs.
The work in this educational space is inspired by the philosophies of Steiner, Rebeca Wild, W. Reich, Paulo Freire, Pestalozzi, Vygotsky and Piaget. Cucurumillo is based on a methodology made up of learning experiences that seek to adapt to children's needs and their levels of cognitive, affective and social development. The children are in a space that is cared for and prepared to meet their needs, a place where respect and attachment reign.
💼 What the programme involves
The schedule of volunteer activities will be between 25 and 35 hours per week.
The volunteer will carry out his/her activities in the local community which is mainly composed of the children, parents, staff and volunteers of CUCURUMILLO participating in this project. The project aims to develop knowledge and skills for all participants.
The activities that the volunteer will carry out are:
- Support our work of accompaniment with the children in the space, through a respectful and attentive presence.
- Help cover the spaces of Cucurumillo with adult presence in the indoor and outdoor rooms.
- Collaborate in the development of workshops and activities that arise throughout the morning.
- Possibility of developing a workshop or a specific activity that adapts to the interests and moments of development of the group of children. As well as the own elaboration of some material.
- Help keep the space neat and tidy.
- The volunteer will have a space to propose activities or ideas.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers who participate in our project will live in a flat located in the center of the city of Murcia together with other volunteers. The flat will be rented by the Euroaccion Association. Each volunteer will have his/her own room to guarantee privacy and space. The coordinating organization will pay the rent of the apartment and the bills on a monthly basis. This project covers also the costs of food (€155 per month), pocket money (€155 per month), local transport, a medical insurance and your travel expenses from where you live to Murcia and from Murcia to your place.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: This project is open to young people between 18 and 30 years old who have not participated in any European volunteering project (EVS or ESC) before. Our association will prioritize the selection of young people with fewer opportunities, young people who face geographic, economic and/or educational barriers.
CUCURUMILLO is looking for people interested in work with our user profile, especially with children. For us, it is also important that this person is curious and interested in our work methodology.
The ability to work in a team, creativity, music, singing, dancing, art, etc.
Deadline: Application deadline: 08/08/2022
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.