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ESC: Volunteering in the primary school in Krakow

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering in the primary school in Krakow

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Zespół Szkolno- Przedszkolny nr 11 is a public educational centre in Nowy Bieżanów district of Cracow. It consists of the Primary School no. 24 and the Kindergarten no.37.There are about 900 students aged from 3 to 15 years old in our school. The school is open from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. The youngest students have their classes in a school`s branch 100 metres from the main facility. In the district of Nowy Bieżanów the school cooperates with: the kindergartens, the police office and the fire brigade (Cracovian Fire Brigade is the patron of the primary school), the local newspaper and the local government called Rada Dzielnicy XII. The school is known for the involvement and openess to new initiatives. Every school year it is being involved in various educational projects and programms. It willingly collaborates with many institutions and organises various charity actions.It also promotes ecology and healthy active lifestyle taking part in numerous ecological and sport projects. The school helps students developing their interests in extra classes and interest circles. The school offers didactic classes focusing on each pupil individually. It promotes continuity and coherence, allowing children to move smoothly between schools and phases of education and providing a great foundation for lifelong learning. The most important aim of the school is to enable each student to become: successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve their aims, confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives, responsible citizens of Poland as well of European society who are interested in discovering world. All pupils are given the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The school environment is nice. The teachers promote students` confidence to try new challenges. In order to meet the needs of pupils requiring specialist assistance, the school offers the following classes: revalidation, correction and compensation, speech therapist classes and corrective exercises. The school attaches an importance to foreign languages. It organises the theatrical and linguistic competition for the primary schools in Cracow that is called "English in Action" (students present performances in English). It cooperates with a few foreign schools: in Italy, Spain, Rusia and Lithuania.

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for 1 volunteer ready to work in the School and Pre-School Complex nr 11 in Krakow. The task of volunteer will be supporting a coordinator in the school in some tasks, encouraging children to learn foreign languages, preparing additional activities, supporting teachers and students, common celebrating important holidays, proposing activities for children, being a part of the community.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers are placed in the flat which is situated close to the working place, just on the other side of the park, so they will be walking to school every day. Volunteers are getting pocket money every month. We transfer money to the bank account in Polish bank. We help with all formalities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for a volunteer from EU country. Sex doesn't matter as well as religion, background, education level, place of living. We are looking for open-minded people ready to spend 10 months in another country in order to work with children and share knowledge about theit countries. If you are interested in our project, please fulfil the application: https://forms.gle/RUAAsi2jepjV7buu7 This way we will learn more about you and invite you for the Skype meeting!
Deadline: Application deadline: 23/07/2022

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.

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📅 Available sessions

PL31360

01/09/2022 → 30/06/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 23/07/2022

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: 21:44 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish