Schuman Volunteers - Special Kindergarten 213
Przedszkole Specjalne nr 213
Special Kindergarten 213
Warsaw, Poland
Description
| APPLICATION FORM & MORE INFORMATION HERE: https://shorturl.at/axEI4 | Special Kindergarten number 213 in Warsaw is an educational institution for children and youth with physical and intellectual disabilities. There are 47 children and adolescents (from 3 to 25 years old) divided into 8 groups. All participants are children with disabilities accompanied by other developmental disorders, e.g. autism, genetic diseases , behavioral disorders and physical disabilities. Volunteers will: help in two different groups of children – 1 group of children with autism between 4-6 years old and 1 group of children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Each group is up to 6 children; accompany teachers and experts with special activities like physiotherapy, sensory integration, fairytale integration, language therapies; assist staff in their activities connected with daily routine; propose own ideas on how to develop existing activities or create new ones.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The apartments will be rented for the entire time of volunteers’ mobilities and are equipped with all necessary utilities. In Warsaw volunteers will live in 2 apartments, each will be shared by up to 6-8 volunteers. Each volunteer will get the amount of 6 € per day, so about 180€ (in a Polish currency) per month. Additionally each volunteer will receive about 100 € for food per month (in PLN). Transport cards for Warsaw are provided. Travel to & from the mobility is covered by the program. The Schuman Foundation will reimburse the costs of visa (if appear).
Training during the activity
Volunteers will take part in a pre-departure training organized by the Supporting Organization, on-arrival and mid-term training organized by the Polish National Agency of the ESC programme and internal on-arrival organized by the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation who coordinates the project. The first days followed by volunteers’ arrival to Warsaw will be spent all together, not in a particular hosting organization. Schuman Foundation will prepare integration activities & deal with the logistics. Hosting organization will organize introduction days at the beginning of the mobility.
Participant profile
We are looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years, legally residing in one of the participating or partner countries. We seek a balance of varied ages, genders and nationalities. We are not looking for experienced volunteers but those who are willing to learn during the mobility. Apart from personal motivation our requirement is volunteers' strong will of learning Polish language. Volunteers need to know a few crucial phrases since they will work with children and youth, which often doesn't speak English.
Activity dates
From 07/10/2024 to 13/07/2025
Activity location
Warsaw, Poland
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
British Antarctic Territory, Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Saint Barthélemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, Falkland Islands, France, Georgia, French Guiana, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, British Indian Ocean Territory, Iceland, Italy, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Saint Martin (french part), North Macedonia, Martinique, Montserrat, Malta, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Norway, French Polynesia, Poland, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Portugal, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Saint Helena, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Turks and Caicos Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Ukraine, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis and Futuna, Kosovo * UN resolution
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 21/06/2024 23:59