Support underprivileged youth in France (VOCATIONAL SCHOOL) - Apprentis d'Auteuil
LYCEE PROFESSIONEL PRIVE NOTRE DAME CHATEAUX DES VAUX
SAINT-MAURICE-SAINT-GERMAIN, France
Description
Apprentis d’Auteuil is a Foundation composed of more than 200 youth centers. Its goals are to welcome, educate, train and insert more than 30,000 young people in distress and accompany their families in building a safe environment at home. We help them gain confidence in themselves and the adult world. We develop the individual talents and personal skills of each young person and help them find their place both professionally and personally. The volunteer will more specifically work in Lycée professional Notre-Dame, in La Loupe, isud of Paris, ( 2 hours). Your main mission will be to accompany underprivileged young people in their school lives, trainings and their insertion. More especially, you will: Assist 2 English teachers during language English classes and collaborate with them (preparing pupils to Erasmus mobility or school travel); Co-construct activities with young people during classes; Set up projects with an educational, sports or cultural / intercultural focus.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
All of these details will be mentionned in the volunteer agreements. Site accessible by train or by bus but It's easier to come with your own vehicle, for greater independence. Every Friday and Sunday evening, you can take a free bus to and from Paris.The volunteer will have a furnished room onsite in the school with a shared kitchen and bathroom (with washing machine). Accommodation costs are included in the Erasmus grant. He/she will receive money to prepare meals for dinner and lunch will be taken at the self-service restaurant.
Training during the activity
All of the information will be communicated prior to arrival and the volunteer will be accompanied in the visit of his accommodation in order to answer his questions, to explain the functioning of the different elements (water, electricity...). The French national agency for ESC projects will run 2 seminars in which the volunteer will be invited to take part. Also, you will have access to the OLS platform which offers online French trainings during your mission.
Participant profile
We are looking for an Italian volunteers or Spanish in priority but a good English-speaking volunteer. We expect the volunteer not to speak French in front of the students so the young people have to communicate in English. These missions are particularly suitable for any candidate who wants to open up to others, is keen to human relations, and eager to discover the social and teaching professions. The volunteer who would like be involved in this mission should appreciate working with teenagers, have a certain ability to listen, and have skills in animation and school support. Having a basic level of French is not mandatory but recommended.
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 06/01/2025 to 13/06/2025
Activity location
CHATEAU DES VAUX , SAINT-MAURICE-SAINT-GERMAIN, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Italy, Spain
Activity topics
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 03/02/2025 22:31