EXPERIENCE LEARNING in NATURE with MELKYS OUTDOOR SCHOOL 🌳🌫️🌞
Asociacija Litdea
VsI Melkio mokykla
Melkio kaimas, Lithuania
Description
Into the wild with MELKYS SCHOOL! 🍃🍃🍃
ABOUT THE SCHOOL: Melkys school is an eco-community school and kindergarten in the nature at the cozy Melkys village, 25 km from the capital Vilnius. School's aim is to raise awareness of critical thinking about educational system, humanistic education, importance of learning from practice and together with the nature ACTIVITIES: * volunteers spend time in the kindergarten, helping and assisting teachers and kids during educational process; * volunteers help during the lessons at school; * volunteers learn about outdoor, humanistic education methods, ensuring safety methods outside; * volunteers are invited to implement their own ideas and projects: participate in social actions and events, festivals for children and educators, community festivals, summer camps.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
ALLOWANCE and ACCOMODATION: *monthly pocket money up to 300 eur * transportation costs, additional help to travel to and from the school is possible (if needed) * personal room in an apartment with other ESC volunteers, shared communal spaces.
Training during the activity
- on-arrival and mid-term training provided by National Agency; - little on-arrival provided by coordinating organization; - online Lithuanian language course; - informal events within the volunteer community hosted by the supporting organization.
Participant profile
We are looking for a person who would be interested in outdoor activities, ecological lifestyle, new point of view to education processes; finds joy in working with children and aspires to become a part of the school's welcoming community.
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 17/08/2026 to 16/08/2027
Activity location
A. Giedraičio g. 124, Melkio kaimas, Lithuania
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Physical education and sport
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 07/06/2026 23:59
Project code
2025-2-LT02-ESC51-VTJ-000382188