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ESC: Volunteering in the primary school in Scpecial School Complex no4

Code: 39980 Copied

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering in the primary school in Scpecial School Complex no4

📝 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 2 volunteers 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 primary school. This project lasts over 9 months, starting on the 2nd of September 2024. The school provides excellent education, revalidation and intelectual development for mentally disabled children. Usually volunteers give additinal care, such as art classes, gym, individual revalidation, assist during the school trips to the movie, theatre, museums, amusement parks, school festivities, educational projects, they will help to prepare integrational presentations and competitions. They are a part of the school community onvolved in every event and meeting - they will aslo participate in the meetings with parents.There is a lot of space for volunteer's own ideas for activities for children and teachers and coordinator support him/her on it. It's open, friendly and warm place for self-development.

🏠 Accommodation on site

All volunteers are placed in the flats rented by coordinating organisation Internationaler Bund Polska. There is up to 4 people in one flat. Rooms are single or double. There is alwasy 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 all volunteers, which helps to get to the work and to participate in other activities. Volunteers get travel costs back when they arrive to the project. Every month we transfer pocket money and food allowance to volunteers' bank account.

🎒 Leisure activities

There is always a meeting with coordinator of the project from IB Polska before volunteers get accepted to the project. Sending organisation should provide preparatoty meeting before volunteer leave the counrty. During the project IB Polska organizes monthly meetings with the whole group of volunteers and individual meetings with each person separately. There are also two obligatory trainings for volunteers provided by Polish National Agency if the volunteer's activity lasts more thatn 6 months.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for candidates between 18 and 30 years old, because it's the main rule of the ESC programme. It would be good to have gender balance, so one boy and one girl would be perfect. Cancidates have to be firendly, open, creative, warm, empathetic and ready to learn Polish to communicate with children, Additional skills like singing, playing instruments, interest in sport, manual are welcome. You need to also be patient. There is a space for volunteer's own ideas for activities for children and each volunteer prepares something.
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

PL39980

02/09/2024 → 27/06/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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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: 22:18 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish