Preili Free school - volunteering opportunity 2025/2026
Preili izglitotai Latvijai
Preili, Latvia
Description
Join a volunteering experience in rural Latvia starting this November! Support children (ages 1.5–6) as they grow, play, and explore nature. Be part of daily preschool life and outdoor forest activities. We are very flexible, welcoming volunteers from 2 up to 9 months! Our project focuses on three big themes: green thinking & sustainability, social inclusion & community growth, and creative use of digital tools. You'll also have the chance to run workshops for locals — teenagers and adults alike - from arts and sports to languages, robotics, or digital skills.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will share a flat with another volunteer (so it is 2 volunteers in total). You will have a separate bedroom, shared kitchen, living room and bathroom. The flat has all there might be needed (washing machine, dishwasher, wifi, iMac for some movie screening :) Travel is covered by ESC rules based on distance as calculated in the Erasmus+ distance calculator. In Preili, everything is within a walkable distance. Volunteers will be supported and involved in our activities as well as encouraged to find and pursue their passions and interests in free time.
Training during the activity
Volunteers receive on-arrival training from NA and ongoing support from preschool and school teachers and the community around us. Additionally, there are meetings with the project coordinator to set learning goals and aims for learning in all aspects (personal, professional, interpersonal). Some volunteers after the project have become excellent preschool teachers who went to study this field at the university, some took totally different paths, but all have learned and developed.
Participant profile
The person who likes kids is open and outgoing in learning to communicate and jump into action. Likes the great outdoors. A person who wants to experience some type of mild Nordic weather living, meet spring with open arms and experience a summer of the unknown. If you feel ready for action and learning with some active and creative, kids, then this is for you. We have tonns of references, we can connect you with our previous volunteer network and make sure you feel welcomed and a big part of our international community.
Activity dates
A total of 32 week(s) during the period 15/11/2025 to 31/08/2026
Activity location
Aglona iela 22, Preili, Latvia
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Physical education and sport
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 15/11/2025 23:59
Project code
2025-1-LV02-ESC51-VTJ-000346459