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Volunteer in Alternative Education

Ecole Agile

ECOLE AGILE

PERPIGNAN, France

Description

The Agile School (www.ecole-agile66.com) offers an alternative and engaging learning environment based on trust. We are a social and solidarity association where children learn at their own pace, developing their individual talents and skills. The volunteer is free to participate in the democratic school life, for example: - organise workshops based on their interests and skills (for example: sport, IT, geography, languages…) - help children, aged 6 to 19, with individual learning - resolve conflicts through mediations - take part in the vegetable permaculture garden - set up projects and organise excursions. If you are interested in applying, please fill in the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP4tskaH6gZ6mIyQiaT6YTwwy7fIDMi-emwYOMJellYeU-Pw/viewform

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Accomodation : Perpignan (prefecture of the department) in an appartment, shared with three other young flatmates. located near a bus stop. Food : Allowance (fixed price of 7€/day). Transport : Sustainable mobility will be favoured. For local transport annual transport card. Pocket money : (fixed price of 7€/day) by secured transfer (bank account) Other information : 32h/week. The school is closed on Wednesdays and school holidays.

Training during the activity

The volunteer will be fully integrated into the Ecole Agile team and will be considered a full member of the association, participating in the school runnings and democracy. The volunteer will attend an integration and training week. We will provide an Agile Book and an agile methods introductory workshop. There will be weekly and monthly meetings and set aside time for the volunteer's personal project. We offer language classes, non violent communication introductory workshops and mediation training to volunteers upon request.

Participant profile

Autonomie multilingue We are looking for someone who speaks English and preferably some French. The volunteer must be open-minded, tolerant and caring with others. Experience or ease with children is required. It is important that volunteers share our principles and respect people’s differences: religion, gender, culture, ethny and sexual orientation.

Activity dates

A total of 47 week(s) during the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024


Activity location

145 chemin de la passio Vella, 66100 PERPIGNAN France, PERPIGNAN, France


Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia


Activity topics

Education and training


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 31/12/2023 23:59