Kindergarden - L'Enfance de l'Art

Activity description

« L’Enfance de l’Art » is a non-profit organization whose aim is to help parents to become more involved in their children’s education. To that purpose, the organization set up hosting facilities for children or people with reduced autonomy, leisure workshops, nurseries, schools. The organization uses alternative pedagogies (Steiner & Loczy). Loczy pedagogy respects the whole child and develops its autonomy, which requires observation capacity to meet their real needs at the right time. Steiner pedagogy brings in more contact with nature and creativity, which requires to also work outside every day. Volunteers will be working in a kindergarten (3-6 years). With the support of the educators, volunteers will carry out different kind of activities with children: painting, drawing, fairy tales and nursery rhymes (volunteers can share some in their own language), making cakes and breads, outdoor games, crafts, walks in woods.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will live in a shared flat in Tournai together with 3 other volunteers. Each volunteer will have his/her own bedroom and will share the kitchen, bathroom, with the other volunteers. The nursery, located in Tournai, is easily reachable by foot. The kindergartens are in Templeuve, a village located 15min away from Tournai by bus or car. Carpooling will be organized everyday for volunteers between Tournai and Templeuve.

Training during the activity

An informal training day will be organized at the end of August for all the volunteers to introduce the alternative pedagogies used on the project (especially Steiner pedagogy). Volunteers will then have the opportunity during their placement to go into this subject in depth through the weekly meeting and exchanges with the members of the hosting organization. Like the other ESC volunteers, she/he will participate in on-arrival and mid-term seminars organized by the National Agency.

Participant profile

Children in Steiner approach begin their learning through imitation, rather than instruction. Great care is put into the adults’ gestures, speech & movement. It is important to be willing to work with children under 7 years, and have related qualities (gentle, patient, helpful, attentive, responsible, creative, empathic, flexible,). You should not be afraid of living a repetitive daily routine & to spend time outside in all weathers. Basics of French is a plus.

Activity dates

A total of 47 week(s) during the period 20/08/2024 to 20/07/2025

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Activity location

Rue des croisiers, 42B, 7500 Tournai Belgium

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Saint Barthélemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin (french part), Martinique, Montserrat, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis and Futuna

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Activity topics

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 12/05/2024

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