Gdynia Social School - animate and support kids with special needs
Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Edukacji i Integracji „TACY SAMI”
Gdynia, Poland
Description
The Social School is run by the association to introduce alternative methods of education. It focuses on working with kids also with special needs e.g. children with sight impairment, autism and other disorders or health problems. It is a small institution for 160 pupils 6-15 years old. We work in small groups of around 10-15 pupils. You will work in a group of 3 volunteers from different countries under the supervision of the school’s pedagogist. You will create integration and energizing games for kids, organize workshops, help teachers during the classes, work with kids with special needs, organize charity events, teach languages etc. All depend on your skills and interests! We are searching for a person who can stay with us for min 10 months, preferebly 12 :)
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteer will be provided with monthly pocket money and tickets for buses to go to work. Volunteer will share a room with another volunteer in a rented flat. Gdynia ESC volunteers live in a few flats in different districts of the city and work in more than 10 different locations (libraries, NGOs, neighbourhood centres etc). Together with their mentors (local volunteers) they create a large, international and lively community of around 35 young people.
Training during the activity
Volunteer is obliged to participate in training provided by National Agency (On-arrival training and Mid-term training) as well as trainings run and and organized by supporting and lead organization.
Participant profile
We are looking for the volunteers who: belive that education is everyday experience through having fun and being together; percesive education as a tool of change in the organization of society; percesive education as a development of passions; like to be in close contact with people; are creative, independent, patient; search for new inspiration and methods in education; are residents of EU or Eastern Europe and Caucasus country. If you are interested in the activity, please check all info at https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/556 and apply with the on-line application.
Activity dates
From 20/08/2025 to 19/08/2026
Activity location
Gdynia, Poland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 20/07/2025 23:59