🇧🇪 ESC Volunteering in Belgium 🎨 Adventure Playground Animator Volunteer 🌿 Creativity, Kids & Community, Liège 🇧🇪
At the Adventure Playground of Péri in Liège, children and young people come to create, build, play, and grow — in a space that puts democratic participation and imagination at the centre of everything. This European Solidarity Corps opportunity invites a creative, outdoor-loving volunteer to bring their own ideas and skills to life alongside the kids, facilitating workshops, games, and community events in one of Belgium’s most vibrant and multicultural cities.
🌍 Did You Know? Liège is one of Belgium’s largest and most historically rich cities, situated at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers in the heart of Wallonia. Known for its lively street culture, vibrant nightlife, and the famous Sunday market La Batte — one of the oldest and largest open-air markets in Europe — Liège has a warm, working-class soul that makes it one of Belgium’s most authentic cities to live in.
What Will You Do?
🎨 Launch, lead, and follow artistic workshops — painting, sculpture, serigraphy, and more — with children and young people at the Adventure Playground
🍳 Facilitate creative and participative workshops including cooking, sewing, handicraft, shed building, storytelling, and wild plant preparation
⚽ Organise and lead outdoor games, sports games, and table games for children
🌱 Run outdoor activities such as nature discovery and gardening sessions
🗳️ Introduce democratic participation to children — giving them the right and space to choose, propose, and co-create activities
🔧 Help with maintenance of the playground including small repairs, painting, and grass cutting
🎪 Support special events and partner projects such as carnival, city festivals, shed symposiums, and residential camps
🌍 Did You Know? Adventure playgrounds — where children are free to build, dig, light fires, and take risks in a supervised but unstructured environment — originated in Denmark in the 1940s. Today they are recognised worldwide as powerful spaces for child-led learning, creativity, and resilience-building that traditional playgrounds simply cannot replicate.
Who Can Apply?
🎂 Aged 18–30 and residing in one of the eligible ESC countries
🎨 Interested in animation, creative activities, and working with children and teenagers
🌿 Comfortable working outdoors in all kinds of weather — a significant part of the role takes place outside
💡 Creative, proactive, and ready to bring your own ideas and initiatives to the playground
🇫🇷 Motivated to learn French — language classes are available throughout the volunteering period
🤝 Flexible and open to adapting activities based on the children’s needs and preferences
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠 Private room in a fully-equipped shared house or apartment in Liège, within walking distance of the Adventure Playground
🍽️ Monthly food budget provided — volunteers manage their own meals independently
💶 Pocket money provided for personal expenses throughout the entire activity, including holidays
✈️ Travel costs covered in line with ESC programme rules — participation is free of charge except for any exceptional travel contribution
Training & Learning
🎓 On-arrival and mid-term trainings organised by the French-speaking National Agency of Belgium
🤝 Get Together seminars organised by the coordinating organisation Compagnons Bâtisseurs Belgium (CBB)
🌍 International leader training organised by CBB, held twice a year
🇫🇷 French language classes available throughout the volunteering period
Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden
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