Schule Uznach
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About the project
Schule Uznach
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
At the Uznach school, 800 students are taught by around 100 teachers from kindergarten to the upper school level in 10 school buildings. The music school, the family and school supplementary care (incl. lunch) as well as various therapy centers are also part of the school offer. Furthermore, youth work, housekeeping and the coordination of early support services are part of the school's area of responsibility.
💼 What the programme involves
Insight into working at a public school children and teenagers aged 4–16).
Activities:
- Kindergarten through high school with around 750 students
- around 150 employees (100 of which are teachers)
- Music school
- Providing midday meals with caretakers
- Youth work for the municipality Uznach
Volunteer tasks:
- Accompanying small children on their way to school
- Assisting individual students complementary to the normal classes (private tutoring)
- Supporting teachers during classes
- Accompanying classes for events like school excursions and school camps
- Potentially support individual teachers and school administration with the development of IT-tools and/or help with IT/computing related projects
- Help taking care of students at the midday meal the school provides and participating in youth work of the municipality Uznach
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host family.
🍲 Food
Lunch provided by the project.
📍 About the location
Uznach is a small town in the northeastern part of Switzerland, very close to the eastern shore of the Lake of Zurich.
⚠️ Requirements
- Interested in working with children and teenagers (education & caretaking)
- Open, joyful, patient and happy to help
- Prior pedagogical education or experience with children or teenagers is helpful, but not required.
- IT and computing knowledge is helpful
- At least 27 years old
ℹ️ Additional information
Les projets ICYE couvrent l’ensemble des dépenses sauf le transport et les frais de visas. Contrairement à d’autres organisations, ils offrent de nombreux services qui seront très utiles lors du volontariat comme la formation pré-départ ou les séminaires à l’arrivée du volontaire, en milieu et en fin de programme.De plus, le transport depuis l’aéroport d’arrivée jusqu’au lieu de l’activité est assuré, ainsi qu’une assurance médicale.
Minimal stay - 6 months
Participation fees of ICYE projects vary from 5500 to 6800 euros.
During the project volunteers get pocket money, accommodation and meals.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
CHE-2024-2
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2026 at 00:00
CHE-2.1
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
27–99 years old
Solidarity donation
1068.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
8730 Uznach, Switzerland
Switzerland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Switzerland Franc (CHF / Fr.)
Exchange rate
1 CHF = 1.084507 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 20:59 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
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