📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Based on the principles of non-formal education, multilingualism and multiculturality, The "What do EU Speak?" project has been carefully designed for international volunteers to implement in our Kindergarten, "Voar Mais Alto". In this Project you will have the opportunity to support our language teacher, which prepares English, German and Spanish lessons for our children aged 3 to 6 Years old. They learn through words, sounds, pictures and audiovisual content designed by our pedagogical team and you are expected to support and help in the implementation of these language lessons as well as you will be expected to support the teachers and teacher assistants on their daily tasks like preparing activities for the children, doing handcrafts, help to tidy up the classroom and support in the outdoor activities.
This project has been designed so that you have a personal space to develop your own activities with the children, in cooperatiion with our team, so we encourage your creativity!
🏠 Accommodation on site
The Accomodation, located in in the city Centre of Setúbal will be prepared to recieve 4 participants, hosted in two separate bedrooms (2 volunteers per bedroom in bunk beds. The rooms are fully furnished, including bedsheets and blankets. There is one shared bathroom for the 4 participants. In the same sense, the Kitchen fully equipped with frying pans, water heater, cutlery, dishes, and a coffee machine. The Volunteers are granted a total monthly stipend of 310€: (Pocket Money: 150€)+(Food Money:120€)+(Transportation Pass for Bus and Metro: 40€) as well as lunch on working days.
🎒 Leisure activities
The participants will be signed up for On-Arrival and Mid-Term trainings organized by the National Agency. The Volunteers will be granted Portuguese Language lessons in group at least once per week, organized by the staff in our Association. The participants will be encouraged to attend our trainings about education, pedagogics and different activities within the Association and will be encouraged to attend events, trainings and initiatives specially prepared for Young People by the Youth Department in the Setúbal City Council. Free-time and outdoor activities will also be proposed.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for participants that have a strong pedagogic profile, preferably with some experience in organizing free-time and leisure activities in Youth Associations or NGO´s. We want you to be passionate for children, and to be motivated to work in a Kindergaten, even though some parts of the project might include other tasks like helping on food and clothes distribution, among others. We would appreciate a minimum B2 level in English and some Portuguese is always welcome. The most important is that you are willing to share your talents in music, theatre and sports with our children!
Deadline: Application deadline: 06/06/2022
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.