EVS vacancy in Estonia>>December 22, 2014 deadline>>Audru school
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Lilit Hakobyan
Dec 1, 2014, 12:38:56 AM12/1/14
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Dear friends,
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Here we have an EVS vacancy in Audru, Estonia
Duration: 9 months, from September 2015 - May 2016
Details: Audru school
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Audru Kool
Audru School (Audru Kool - AK) is a primary school situated in Audru, a small village in the south-west of the province of Pärnu. It is a public school with about 250 pupils aged 7-16 which offers education to different levels of ability. AK is a small school in a rural area, within easy reach from Pärnu, a nearby town.
Our students are from various social background and therefore have different interests and possibilities. Our school's top priority is to create equal possibilities and conditions for everyone to get the best education available. We put a lot effort in guidance and support to teach children in a caring and secure environment.
We also aim at providing many extra after-school activities. Sports activities, different kinds of projects (media, nature, social projects), theatre trips, creative activities (art, music, theatre) are organised to develop each child's unique skills. Students can take active part in school life by being a member of the school student council.
Our students are from various social background and therefore have different interests and possibilities. Our school's top priority is to create equal possibilities and conditions for everyone to get the best education available. We put a lot effort in guidance and support to teach children in a caring and secure environment.
We also aim at providing many extra after-school activities. Sports activities, different kinds of projects (media, nature, social projects), theatre trips, creative activities (art, music, theatre) are organised to develop each child's unique skills. Students can take active part in school life by being a member of the school student council.
We want to take a volunteer to our organization to broaden local youngsters and people`s understanding of different cultures and nations. Increase tolerance and open mindness. Bring freshness to our organization, new ideas and experiences through volunteer. Learn through that experience and if possible to improve the work of our organization.
Volunteer will live in Pärnu (http://www.parnu.ee/lang/eng/ ) and comes to Audru by bus (it takes 15 min to drive). Volunteer will live in a hostel in a single room. (there is a bathroom in his room and possible to use kitchen). He/she will have a local bank account where on the 5th date each month he/she will receive pocket and food money.
Volunteer will receive 32h of estonian language classes in the beginning of the service.
Volunteer will receive 32h of estonian language classes in the beginning of the service.
* The volunteer is gone have a mentor outside of the organization and a tutor (youth worker). He will participate in all the activities of the workers and events of the parish. For example celebrating workers birthdays, Christmas parties, trips etc. He is going to have a road-trip around the parish and be showed some other schools, kindergarten and youth centers in the Audru parish and county of Pärnumaa. He will be involved in some Estonian/Audru parish traditional events like for example celebrating School 75th birthday, Christmas week, Estonian independent day, school Song Day etc. If the volunteer wants he can join our hobby classes.
In the center of Audru there is a local doctor appointment. If the volunteer have any medical problems he can visit doctor. In case of crises he can always contact his mentor, tutor or local constable. We will try to involve him in a community life so that he will have more acquaintances and local people will embrace him quicker. There will be an article about him in a local newspaper and we will involve him in different community activities and events.
We will prepare our community and organization members for the EVS volunteers before their arrival. We will do everything we can to make him accepted and embraced in the community. We will inform our local constable and medicine worker about his arrival.
We will not expect too much from the volunteer right away. We will also consider the culture differences and personal problems.
Learning points: – During his time as a volunteer he will study: a) how to organize events, b)how to be a team leader. C)how to motivate students to participate in the events D) how to make idea to concrete actions.
Role of the volunteer: he would be part of school and he would be one of the youth leaders. He will be assisting youth leader and most of the time he is working with her. In after-lessons-class he will work together with these teachers. Youth leader is part of school board, so volunteer can see closely school board work (principal, vice principal, youth leader)
Tasks of the volunteer:
In the center of Audru there is a local doctor appointment. If the volunteer have any medical problems he can visit doctor. In case of crises he can always contact his mentor, tutor or local constable. We will try to involve him in a community life so that he will have more acquaintances and local people will embrace him quicker. There will be an article about him in a local newspaper and we will involve him in different community activities and events.
We will prepare our community and organization members for the EVS volunteers before their arrival. We will do everything we can to make him accepted and embraced in the community. We will inform our local constable and medicine worker about his arrival.
We will not expect too much from the volunteer right away. We will also consider the culture differences and personal problems.
Learning points: – During his time as a volunteer he will study: a) how to organize events, b)how to be a team leader. C)how to motivate students to participate in the events D) how to make idea to concrete actions.
Role of the volunteer: he would be part of school and he would be one of the youth leaders. He will be assisting youth leader and most of the time he is working with her. In after-lessons-class he will work together with these teachers. Youth leader is part of school board, so volunteer can see closely school board work (principal, vice principal, youth leader)
Tasks of the volunteer:
Volunteer will be involved: He will participate in all the activities of the workers and events of the parish. For example celebrating workers birthdays, Christmas parties, trips etc. He is going to have a road-trip around the parish and be showed some other schools, kindergarten and youth centers in the Audru parish and county of Pärnumaa. He will be involved in some Estonian/Audru parish traditional events like for example celebrating School 75th birthday, Christmas week, Estonian independent day, school Song Day etc. If the volunteer wants he can join our hobby classes.
In the daytime the volunteer can take part in school everyday life and in the evening he help to organize an event or being in an event with youth worker. Volunteer will work altogether 7hours per day. September 2014 we will open parent´s school (cooking lessons, ceramics, art) and some afternoon there will need to set up the room..
This plan doesn`t count if there is any event or festive. In that case the volunteer will have to help to organize or take part in that event.
Weekly plan:
Monday 8:00
looking over the weekly plan/making plans
computer work – making posters/flyers;event promotion
student council short meeting
being in after lesson class*
Tuesday 8:00
• Communicating with students**
• Looking over information board***
• helping in some hobby course work
• being in after-lessons-class
Wednesday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Organizing coming events
• language course (depends on a teachers schedule)
• making hobby-class (age 13-16)*
Thursday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Info board, prep work
• being in after-lessons-class
Friday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Analyzing week
• Decorating school if there is event or traditional day coming
• being in after-lessons-class
* After-lessons-class is a class where are coming some students 1st till 6th class when their lessons are over. Volunteer should make activities inside and outside with students 2 hours with other teacher. There will be 20-40 students, depends on a day.
** (Students often visit youth leader office between the lessons, so this gives changes to volunteer to communicate with students also to do this in after-lesson-class)
*** Looking over information board – we have 5 info board for students. volunteer should put up new info and take the old down (hobby courses, events, theater etc)
**** Hobby class what volunteer should make is: animation or dance or video or photography or etc)
The volunteer will get his food money into his hand every week and he has to deal with it by himself. It is also possible to eat lunch in the school diner (its very cheap).
The volunteer day is starting around 8 am (bus arrives some minutes before 8) and lasts till 15.00. Accommodation would be in Pärnu (12 km) in a hostel.
We would like to welcome a volunteer who is open-minded and likes to communicate with children and young. There is possibility that he could make a hobby course and teach something creative (dance or art or cooking or…) and be able spend some playful time in after-lesson-class. It would be good that he has some organizing skills to make school events or festive or he is quick to learn how to do that. Computer work is something what needs to do to organize things.
In the daytime the volunteer can take part in school everyday life and in the evening he help to organize an event or being in an event with youth worker. Volunteer will work altogether 7hours per day. September 2014 we will open parent´s school (cooking lessons, ceramics, art) and some afternoon there will need to set up the room..
This plan doesn`t count if there is any event or festive. In that case the volunteer will have to help to organize or take part in that event.
Weekly plan:
Monday 8:00
looking over the weekly plan/making plans
computer work – making posters/flyers;event promotion
student council short meeting
being in after lesson class*
Tuesday 8:00
• Communicating with students**
• Looking over information board***
• helping in some hobby course work
• being in after-lessons-class
Wednesday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Organizing coming events
• language course (depends on a teachers schedule)
• making hobby-class (age 13-16)*
Thursday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Info board, prep work
• being in after-lessons-class
Friday 8:00
• Communicating with students
• Analyzing week
• Decorating school if there is event or traditional day coming
• being in after-lessons-class
* After-lessons-class is a class where are coming some students 1st till 6th class when their lessons are over. Volunteer should make activities inside and outside with students 2 hours with other teacher. There will be 20-40 students, depends on a day.
** (Students often visit youth leader office between the lessons, so this gives changes to volunteer to communicate with students also to do this in after-lesson-class)
*** Looking over information board – we have 5 info board for students. volunteer should put up new info and take the old down (hobby courses, events, theater etc)
**** Hobby class what volunteer should make is: animation or dance or video or photography or etc)
The volunteer will get his food money into his hand every week and he has to deal with it by himself. It is also possible to eat lunch in the school diner (its very cheap).
The volunteer day is starting around 8 am (bus arrives some minutes before 8) and lasts till 15.00. Accommodation would be in Pärnu (12 km) in a hostel.
We would like to welcome a volunteer who is open-minded and likes to communicate with children and young. There is possibility that he could make a hobby course and teach something creative (dance or art or cooking or…) and be able spend some playful time in after-lesson-class. It would be good that he has some organizing skills to make school events or festive or he is quick to learn how to do that. Computer work is something what needs to do to organize things.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested volunteers, please send your filled EVS form (which can be found enclosed) and Motivation Letter tohak.l...@gmail.com by December 22, 2014.
NOTE:
1. There is a section for Sending Organisation in the form, pls leave the space for us to fill in.
2. Please mark clearly the service you are interested in.
3. If you are interested in more than one project , pls mark your order of preference and write different Motivation Letters.
4. While filling the form pls be as detailed as possible.
5. Selected volunteers might be asked for a skype interview with the host organisation.
Good Luck!
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