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ESC: Volunteering in the kindergarten in the Special School Complex no 4

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering in the kindergarten in the Special School Complex no 4

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Complex of Special Schools No. 4 includes: Early Support of Child Development, Special Primary School No. 44, Special School for Adaptation to Work. The school offers education, therapy, remedial classes, rehabilitation and professional pedagogical and psychological care to children and young people with intellectual disabilities (IDD). Well-equipped classrooms and the whole infrastructure are adapted to the specific needs of age and abilities of students with NI. 326 toddlers from 1 month to 7 years of age participate in Early Childhood Development Support classes. Classes include: speech therapy - under the supervision of neurologists, Animal Assisted Therapy(cat and dogs therapy),, World Experience Room, classes in the tyfloacoustic laboratory, ceramic classes, arteterapy-fairy-tale therapy, theatre, rehabilitation - Sensomotor Integration, work with the Bobath method, hydrotherapy, oligophrenic pedagogy classes, psychologist care, classes for parents.The building is free of architectural barriers and has a lift - 30 children in wheelchairs attend the school. We are also the Lead Coordination, Rehabilitation and Care Centre. The external infrastructure includes a multi-purpose recreational and sports facility adapted to the needs of disabled pupils. Mission of the school "Our aim is not only to develop skills and abilities, but also to help in the realization of the unique and exceptional quality inherent in the person of each student."

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for 1 volunteer who would like to join our long-term project in the Special School Complex no 4 in Krakow, Poland. This time volunteers will be involved in tasks in the kindergarten. This project lasts over 9 months, starting on the 2nd of September 2024. The school has the long tradiotion, because exists 86 years already. The school provides excellent education, revalidation and intelectual development for mentally disabled children. Usually volunteers give the additinal care, such as art classes, gym, individual revalidation, assist during the school trips to the movie, thetre, museums, amusement parks, school festivities, educational projects, they will help to prepare integrational presentations and competitions. They will aslo participate in the meetings with parents. In the kindergarten there is a space for volunteers own ideas to create activities suitable for children with mental disabilities with the suport of the coordinator and teachers.

🏠 Accommodation on site

All volunteers are placed in the flats rent for the purpose by coordinating organisation Internationaler Bund Polska. There is up to 4 people in one flat. Rooms are single or double.There is alway shared bathroom and kitchen in each flat. Flats are placed usualy in the neighbourhood of the hosting organisations, not in the city center, but we provide monthly cards for local trasportation to all. Volunteers get travel costs back when they arrive to the project. Every month we transfer pocket money and food allowance to bank account open in Poland or Revolut.

🎒 Leisure activities

There are meetings with candidates before they are accepted to the project. Sending organisation should prepare volunteer t the project beforehe/she leaves the country. During the project IB Polska provides regular monthly meetings for volunteers and individual meetings with each person. There are also two obligatory trainings provided by the Polish National Agency if the activity lasts at least 6 months.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for candidates who would like to work with very young children with mental disabilities and are ready to give them their time. For sure you need to be patient and ready to built relationships with children, which takes some time in the beginning. Candidates nedds to be open, friendly, warm, creative and emphatetic. And ready to learn Polish to comunnicate with children. It would be nice to have additional abilities, for example vocal, manual, musical or sport. Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years old, because it's the main rule of the European Solidarity Corps programme
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

PL39979

02/05/2024 → 27/06/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 31/05/2024

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

Kraków, Poland

Poland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)

Exchange rate

1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:51 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish