WANTED : CREATIVITY FOR YOUTH
mu-zee-um vzw
Oostende, Belgium
Description
"WANTED: creativity for youth" focuses on cultural participation in all aspects. The project aspires to stimulate art and cultural habits with children and young people. The project will implement the possibility for a young person to integrate in an art-education center as mu-zee-um, but taking the personal pathway of the youngster in account. There are many learning opportunities for the volunteer like discovering many kinds of arts, new skills, a new language, involving children and youngsters in creative sessions. The volunteer will learn how projects are set up, how sessions and workshops are concepted, what methodology we use for art education, how to organise and take responsibilities in projects, courses or sessions. The volunteer will mostly work with young people and will be participating in workshops with them. All this will happen within the frame of the personal learning goals the volunteers will develop and find out, their needs and their opportunities.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation: The volunteer will have a room in the house of a hosting family in the center of Oostende. Transport: Oostende is a middle big place in Flanders, Belgium. The volunteer will have an own bicycle to travel around. Food: The volunteer will receive a food allowance monthly, to take care themselves about all food and meals. The volunteer will also receive pocket money. Language lessons: The volunteer will get an individual language course, with a special focus on the work in the organisation and the daily life situations.
Training during the activity
The sending organisation takes care for: pre-departure training where the volunteer will gain all information about the guidelines and the organisation of his/her stay.
Participant profile
mu-zee-um gives preference to candidates with the following profile: A person with an enthusiastic and dynamic personality, who is willing to learn (to understand) the Dutch language. A person who is (motivated to become) independent and eager to take initiative, who is flexible and responsible and with a sense of humor ;). Some experience in the fields of art education/youth work is a surplus value. The volunteers are expected to integrate as a full member of the team, involved in all activities going on in the association. INTERESTED?Please send your CV+motivation letter to info@mu-zee-um.be
Activity dates
From 07/10/2026 to 17/11/2026
Activity location
Edith Cavellstraat 10B, Oostende, Belgium
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 20/07/2026 12:00
Project code
2025-1-BE05-ESC51-VTJ-000345965