📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Grenzenlos is an Austrian NGO based in Vienna. It is independent of religions and political bodies. Grenzenlos is a non-profit association. Its main purpose is to promote world peace and respect between people through intercultural non-formal education programmes abroad which combine cultural integration with engagement at non-profit initiatives worldwide. The German word Grenzenlos means no boundaries and also no limits. The word explains the basic mission of Grenzenlos: to promote the personal development of individuals (no limits) and inter-cultural understanding through international encounters, trainings, intercultural living and work experience (no boundaries). Grenzenlos offers a variety of international mobility programmes. These programmes are dedicated to world peace through the promotion of inter-cultural exchanges. Traditionally, Grenzenlos organizes volunteering programmes (individual as well as in the frame of international camps). As an exchange organization, we send volunteers abroad and host volunteers in Austria The Inclusion approach is a high priority for Grenzenlos: special attention is given to promoting the participation of people with disabilities in all our volunteering projects as well as trainings and educational programmes.
💼 What the programme involves
We are a kindergarten located in Vienna. The Amerlinghaus is a center that hosts a number of NGOIs in the cultural and social field. The Kindergruppe is organized and run by parents. It hosts up to 13 children between the age of 3 to 6. Pedagogical work follows the principles of Maria Montessori and Rebecca Wild. Through our activities, children shall be supported in their social, motoric, cognitive, creative and emotional intelligence and find the space to grow themselves. As a volunteer, you will support the staff with daily activities. You are granted the opportunity to improve your language skills and to get important insights into the work with children. You will support our kindergarten teachers with their work, especially when the group is having lunch or they go out on playgrounds, museums and so on. And we want to encourage you to share your cultural backgrounds with us. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT: www.melange.wien
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be provided with a ticket for the public transport in Vienna. You will receive pocket money and a monthly food allowance. You will stay in a single room at a flat or student dorm, sharing facilities like kitchen and bathroom with others. IMPORTANT TO APPLY PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED HERE: https://melange.wien/en/