Intercultural activities for children

Intercultural activities for children in a kindergarten in Pułtusk

April 27, 2024

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