Public spaces, children who stay in the city all summer, and 18 volunteers from different countries bringing distant cultures to life through theatre, music, and creative animation. This ESC team project in Poland is built around one of the most direct forms of community impact there is โ showing up for kids where they are, with something genuinely worth experiencing.
Centrum Inicjatyw Miฤdzykulturowych Horyzonty is running Broaden Our Horizons in Team Summer 2026 โ a group ESC volunteering project in Poznaล during July 2026. The project combines intercultural education, artistic education, ecology, health, and peace as its core values โ and it culminates in a theatrical and musical grand finalecreated and performed by the volunteer group.
โ ๏ธ Applications will only be considered if submitted via the Google Form in the infopack. Read the infopack carefully before applying.
What Is This Role About?
Volunteers facilitate public animation activities for children in Poznaล's public spaces โ enabling kids to "travel" to distant cultures without leaving the city, improve their language skills, and understand the importance of cross-cultural collaboration. The project also prepares volunteers through a first-week training on animation methods and performance preparation, before they take those skills into the community.
Activities
๐ญ Facilitating public animation activities for children in city public spaces
๐ Running crosscultural activities that bring distant cultures to life for kids who spend the whole summer in the city
๐ต Preparing and performing a theatrical and musical grand finale as a group
๐ช Taking part in outdoor events around Poznaล to prepare for creating their own event
๐จ Developing creativity and animation methods during the first-week training
Who Should Apply?
๐น Age: 18 to 30 years old
๐น Enthusiastic, active, and interested in street and intercultural activities
๐น Genuinely likes working with kids in non-formal education settings
๐น Interested in art, music, theatre โ if you play instruments, sing, or have theatre experience, let them know
๐น English is the working language
๐น Shares the project values: committed civic and peace attitude, anti-discrimination, openness to cultural and social differences, inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural collaboration โ not just in activities but in everyday life
Training & Support
๐ Intensive first-week training on values, activities with kids, and theatre or music performance preparation
๐ Final evaluation at the end of the project
๐ฅ Experienced mentors supporting volunteers throughout the process
๐ง Planned integrations โ getting to know each other, Poznaล, and regular evaluations with mentors and coordinators
๐ฉบ Psychologist support available if needed
๐ท Supervisors managing the work at each activity location
๐ฌ Not sure how ESC team volunteering works or whether this kind of project is right for you? This complete guide to ESC covers everything from eligibility to what daily life on a project actually looks like: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/
Accommodation & Practical Details
๐ Volunteers stay in Student Dormitory Jurand in Poznaล โ shared rooms of 3 with fridges and bedsheets
๐ฟ Access to bathrooms โ shared kitchens on each floor
๐งบ Participants must bring their own towels
๐ Local transportation card provided โ approximately 30 minutes to the city centre
๐ Shops, a supermarket, and bus and tram stop directly in front of the dormitory
๐ถ Pocket money and food allowance provided
How to Apply
โ ๏ธ The organisation will only consider applications submitted via the Google Form attached to page 9 of the infopack.
๐ Read the infopack and apply here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJ7Rs6xi3Lu2cHGbsJH8v271NY1fFiRQ/view?usp=drive_link
Activity Details
๐ Activity Period: 02 July 2026 โ 30 July 2026
๐ Location: Feliksa Nowowiejskiego 15, Poland
๐ค Activity Type: Volunteering Teams
๐ท๏ธ Project Code: 2025-2-PL01-ESC51-VTJ-000377065
Deadline
โฐ 02 June 2026
Eligible Countries
๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia ๐ฆ๐ผ Aruba ๐ฆ๐น Austria ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan ๐ง๐พ Belarus ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ง๐ถ Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ๐จ๐ผ Curaรงao ๐จ๐พ Cyprus ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt ๐ช๐ช Estonia ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ต๐ซ French Polynesia ๐น๐ซ French Southern and Antarctic Territories ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐ฌ๐ฑ Greenland ๐ญ๐บ Hungary ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon ๐ฑ๐พ Libya ๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ๐ฒ๐น Malta ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ๐ณ๐จ New Caledonia ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia ๐ณ๐ด Norway ๐ต๐ธ Palestine ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ๐ต๐น Portugal ๐ท๐ด Romania ๐ท๐บ Russia ๐ง๐ฑ Saint Barthรฉlemy ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ๐ธ๐ฝ Sint Maarten ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia ๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ต๐ฒ St Pierre and Miquelon ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ๐ธ๐พ Syria ๐น๐ณ Tunisia ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine ๐ผ๐ซ Wallis and Futuna
Apply & Official Project Page
๐ Infopack & Application Form (Google Form on page 9):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJ7Rs6xi3Lu2cHGbsJH8v271NY1fFiRQ/view?usp=drive_link
๐ Official Project Page: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51416_en
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