Description of organisation

Libourne, located in the department of the Gironde very close to the cities of Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion, with a population of 25,000, is the main city of a large area called « Le Libournais » composed of 45 municipalities gathering 90,000 inhabitants.
Libourne has 7 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools.


Municipality of Libourne and more specifically Municipal Education Department (certified as French volunteers host structure) will be the host organization.

Young people will be invited to join class, supported by their tutor, in elementary & secondary schools of Libourne.
Their involvement will be led by the territory public education program and its cores values (freedom, fraternity and secularism) fostering the « live together nicely » in the schools of Libourne, citizen's initiative and children’s personal autonomy and self-fulfilment.
Young people will more specifically get involved in the following main themes of this public education project :
- Develop concrete actions and commitment to support « gateway projects » between schools levels (elementary / secondary schools)
- Work on openness to European cultures (through language, historical and traditional prospects).

Young selected volunteers will be particularly concerned with conveying, in a friendly manner, language and cultural knowing of their country. As part of gateway projects between elementary and secondary schools, they will have to use their own specific skills in various areas as sport, culture or environment. Young hosted people must be comfortable working with children and young teenagers.