ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

The volunteers will take part in the daily work of the no formal education summer school for children aged 3-12, helping youth workers to carry out the activities program for children. The summer school is from monday to friday. The volunteers will help in the preparation of materials, organization and development of the educative leisure time activities and workshops for children. They will organize a specific workshop about Europe. They will also offer information about European Solidarity Corps volunteering and international mobility opportunities to youngsters.

ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

Accomodation: Shared room for 10 people in a camp- house, a place for sleepaway camp for children and youngsters. Food: The volunteer can use the kitchen of the house for preparing his/her own meals. He/she will receive money for buying food. Transport: The summer school is close to the lodging place.

TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY

Taking part in the volunteering activities, volunteers will develop capacities of organizing and animating leisure time activities for children. They will improve communication skills, development of creativity and sense of initiative. At the beginning the volunteers will receive a training about the different tasks they’ll carry out during their project.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

18-30 years old. Kind and responsable, open-minded, active and with sense of initiative, Motivated for and with some experience to work with children. Flexible and capable of sharing the room with ESC volunteers, and of living in the camp house with participants from other activities. Full of respect for the rules of camp house (NO smoking, NO alcohol). Spanish and English speaking would be better.