Intercultural activities for children
Intercultural activities for children in a kindergarten in Pułtusk
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Przedszkole Miejskie no. 4 and no. 5 are two out 
of three municipal kindergartens in Pułtusk. They provide everyday care and education to children aged 3–6. Kindergarten No. 4 offers integration classes with 1-3 children with developmental disorders or mild disabilities. Currently, there are also children of Ukrainian refugees. The main activities are: didactic and outdoor activities; free play; excursions; events; art activities; meals; and self-service activities. The main idea behind volunteering in kindergartens is to implement an intercultural aspect of the education program. The volunteers assist teachers, but besides that, there is a lot of space for personal initiative, such as organizing workshops, presentations, and classes that introduce their culture and language to the group. The volunteers teach foreign languages (mostly English) in an informal way through games, exercises, etc.
ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS
- Accommodation: A studio flat shared with one more volunteer of the same gender.
- Location: The project is located in Pułtusk, a town of 19 thousand inhabitants located in northern Masovia. Pułtusk is located around 60km north from Warsaw and has a bus connection (around 1h 10 min by bus)
- Food: Each volunteer receives 150 EUR per month and is cooking on their own in the flat.
- Pocket money: 180 EUR/month.
- International travel: reimbursement up to 211 EUR, 309 EUR or 395 EUR depending on the distance.
- Language support: online language course (EU Academy) provided
TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY
Orientation training (coordinating organization): introduction to the project, getting to know the coordinators and the organization, integration with other volunteers and mentors, planning On-arrival training (National Agency): Getting to know Poland, ESC introduction (5 days) Mid-term evaluation meeting (National Agency, 5 days) Final evaluation (coordinating organization) Evaluation meetings and trainings (coordinating organization): intercultural education, learning, cultural adaptation, communication (once every two months)
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
- Friendly, making relationship with people easily, open
- Patient, willing to work with children
- Communicative English
- Creative, likes to take initiative
- Reliable and diligent
ACTIVITY DATES
A total of 47 week(s) during the period 02/09/2024 to 31/07/2025
ACTIVITY LOCATION
06-100 Pułtusk Poland
LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM
Armenia, Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Kosovo * UN resolution, Falkland Islands, Canary Islands, French Polynesia, Poland, Greenland
ACTIVITY TOPICS
Social challenges
Education and training
Creativity and culture
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
No application deadline
