An open call for 15 volunteers from all over Europe to attend the short-term ESC "3 weeks Social School project" which takes place from June 1st to 17th of June 2025 in Gdynia, Poland. The aim of the project is to support the host organisation in Poland in organising the European Week "Let's meet" in a primary school. This volunteering project is organised by "Tacy Sami", coordinated by the "Centre for Youth Cooperation and Mobility", and funded by the European Solidarity Corps Programme of the European Union.
About the Volunteering
"3 weeks Social School project" is a short-term ESC Volunteering project aiming to bring 15 volunteers from all over Europe to organize the European week "Let's meet" in a primary school for kids (6-15) years old in Gdynia, Poland. This week will include workshops, personal encounters, games, plays and a lot of fun in an intercultural atmosphere.
The aim of the event is to learn about other European countries, their culture, habits, differences, and similarities that we share. Volunteers’ tasks will include preparation and running:
- country’s informative stands, games/plays from your country,
-art activities – common pictures, painting and learning about your country's famous artists,
- education system presentation of your country, -cooking workshop,
- personal passions / free time activities presentation,
- Presentation of country social activists: What do you fight for in our country? The programme also includes visits to students' homes for dinner or a snack!
Volunteers will work from Monday to Friday ( minimum 30 and maximum 38 hours per week), including training days, evaluation, and meetings in the coordinating organisation's office. On Saturdays and Sundays, you will have a free day. In addition, all volunteers will get one more day and all the volunteers must use it in the same time.
About Gdynia
The activity will take place in Gdynia (250,000 inhabitants), which together with Gdansk and Sopot builds an agglomeration called Tricity (750,000). Gdynia is a young city with modernistic architecture, built in the early XX century. It attracts many tourists and inhabitants with beautiful beaches in the city centre, music and film festivals and a couple of universities.
Eligibility | Who can apply?
- Young people aged between 18-30 and a resident in one of the following countries (Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine)
- Participant would like to share his/her culture;
- Open and interested in other people;
- enjoy working with children;
- Active, passionate, and creative.
Expenses and Benefits
- As a part of the European Solidarity Corps programme. The volunteers are provided with international travel costs, food, pocket money, and accommodation in the centre of Gdynia in shared flats.
- You will get 4 EUR per day as a food allowance and 6 EUR per day as pocket money, so in total 10 EUR per day converted to PLN (Polish currency).
- Participants will be staying in two apartments, which are located in the city centre, just 200 meters from the train station and from the beach.
- Participants will have the possibility to use WI-FI in the apartments.
Timeline
Application deadline: 15 April 2025
Start date: 1st of June 2025
End date: 17th of June 2025
How to apply?
If you are interested in joining the "3 weeks Social School project", please fill in this application form no later than 15 April 2025.
More Details
For more details about the "3 weeks Social School project" Volunteering project, check the info pack of the project from HERE
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