📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Arco has been connecting different pedagogical approaches to work efficiently with children, international youth, and adults.
arco's holistic approach is based on three pillars:
- traditional interactive pedagogy at its core,
- tightly paired with sports and gestalt therapy,
- smoothly transitioning to play and theatre pedagogy
The organization selects possible tasks for participant across the full spectrum of arco e.V. The participant chooses the tasks depending on their interests and skills and receives between one and three long-term tasks during the project. The participant takes on tasks within the office administration, the children’s cultural program, the international youth sector, creative design, cultural activites and adult seminars.
The Volunteer works in average 35 hours a week and has two consecutive days off. During special projects this may vary and add up to more than five consecutive days of work. In any case the overall working hours remain the same.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Arco e.V. is provides housing, monthly tickets for public transportation and health insurance coverage for the entirety of the mobility activity. Arco provides food and other daily needs by transferring the money needed to cover their own living expenses to the volunteer. The organization transfers an amount of 5 € a day of pocket money for personal expenses of the Volunteer in a monthly payment. For food and living expenses the volunteer also receives a payment of 8,77 € a day in addition to the pocket money as well as up to 275€ for Traveling to Germany and leaving it after the project.
🎒 Leisure activities
arco is an institution for lifelong learning. Using a resource-oriented, holistic approach, we accompany the individual in their lifelong learning process and raise awareness about their own limits and opportunities. The volunteer can take part in Trainings during the project. These include preperationseminars for arco Projects, as well as generall professional development in additional seminars.
Additionally the volunteer takes part in up to 2 guiding seminars by the National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The main criterion in the participant selection is the interest in creatively intercultural activities or in our work or the work of the host organization and the decision to take a trip for it. The young people should get the chance to work on the foundation for a large (youth) cultural event or something comparable. Ultimately, young people are looking for an experience of European solidarity.
As arco is engaged in societal topics and seeks to use its influence when its needed advanced chances are being ranted to Ukrainians seeking short-term opportunities.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.