Volunteering Team - School Welcoming Week
Agrupamento de Escolas Terras do Ave
Pedome, Portugalsko
Opis
This volunteering activity aims to create a warm and inclusive environment for students at the start of the academic year. Volunteers will work as a team to design and run engaging workshops focused on empathy, integration, and mutual support during the "Empathy and Welcome Week." Additionally, the team will develop international-themed activities and materials to celebrate diversity and help every student feel welcome from day one.
Main tasks:
Prepare and facilitate workshops: Create and deliver diverse, engaging workshops for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-cycle students during Empathy and Welcome Week (held in the first week of the school year).
Develop international welcome materials: Create and organize international-themed activities and resources to welcome and integrate students into the school.
Ubytovanie, strava a doprava
Volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house with shared same-gender bedrooms, 15 minutes by bus from the school. Accommodation and weekday canteen lunches are arranged by host organization AETA under the ESC project. Participants receive a €6/day food allowance and €6/day pocket money, managed by the lead organization, which also handles travel reimbursements. Arrival is via Porto Airport, traveling to Vila Nova de Famalicão and taking a local bus to Oliveira S. Mateus, followed by a 5-minute walk.
Odborná príprava počas činnosti
Volunteers will receive a full reception and integration into the local context, alongside structured guidance on their weekly work plan. To ensure a valuable experience, continuous support is provided for intercultural learning and reflection. Additionally, mentors will monitor overall participation and handle communication with project partners whenever needed throughout the project.
Profil účastníka
Culturally engaged, creative, active and open-minded; Team-oriented, responsible and open to new experiences; Able to communicate in English at a functional level; Solution-oriented, tolerant, organised and respectful of organisational rules; Motivated to work with different target audiences, including children, families and adults; Interested in community volunteering and willing to take responsibility; Open to learning, training and intercultural experience; With competences appropriate to the activities assigned.
Obdobie činnosti
Od 10/09/2026 do 23/09/2026
Miesto činnosti
Avenida de S. Pedro, 956, Pedome, Portugalsko
Druh činnosti
Dobrovoľnícke tímy
Záujem o účastníkov z týchto krajín
Belgicko, Francúzsko, Holandsko, Nemecko, Taliansko, Španielsko
Témy aktivít
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Lehota na podávanie prihlášok
termínu na predloženie prihlášky: 21/08/2026 18:00
Kód projektu
2026-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000402206