YOUTH UNION OF PEOPLE WITH INITIATIVE ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIAL E COMUNITARIO
Caldas de Vizela, Portugal
⭐️ Activity Title
Child care & Artistic education
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
The project will be promoted by YUPI and developed in a partner organisation, a learning community, MAWU, which consists of a community of families and educators who seek a living and free education by transforming the way of looking at learning, relationships, and communication. It is an innovative project that approaches education for freedom and creativity, proposing artistic education as a tool for self development and expression, under Pikler, Montessori and Project methodology principles with more than 35 children from 1 to 10 years old (mawu.arteducacao). Tasks are: observing and supporting children in different ages, with focus of from 3 to 6 years old (activities, meals, love), to prepare and lead different workshops and activities in the field of ecology, art, culture, music, language or other skills that can support the project to grow. To get more info, check our infopack: https://shre.ink/GJUz
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will be accommodated in a house of with other students, with single room, and shared bathroom and kitchen, in Guimarães, a city that is 15min distance by train of Vizela, where Mawu is based. The towels, sheets and blankets are provided. Wi-fi available in the house and in MAWU. During lunch, vegetarian food will be provided at MAWU, and the dinner will be prepared by the volunteer (or taking extra lunch from school). Pocket money will be provided by the Hosting Organization as well as costs of travel, accommodation, food, local transportation and activities.
Training during the activity
During the project the volunteer will receive on arrival training, provided by Portuguese National Agency in order to improve quality implementation. Also, the language course of Portuguese language will be offered via OLS platform, before arrival, as well as during stay in Portugal in a way to be easier to get involved in daily activities with the target groups, as well as with the local community. We support each volunteer with individual Portuguese lessons and also encourage the communication with children at school as it is a very engaging way of learning Portuguese.
Participant profile
We are looking to host 1 volunteer, experienced in working with kids, openminded, motivated, proactive, responsible, communicative, creative and able to work in an alternative educational system. Who is not afraid of physical work, insects, getting dirty or wet (or willing to expand own limitations). Digital/artistic skills are also welcomed. Mawu is a living, free, ever-changing community, and authentic communication is a core principle. This project is for you if you are interested in: innovative education, child care, creative expression (DIY, arts and crafts), sustainability, vegetarianism. Communicative English is required, but not obligatory as the team is multicultural.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/10/2026 to 30/06/2027
Activity location
Rua Cruz de Vilar, Caldas de Vizela, Caldas de Vizela, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 06/09/2026 23:59
Project code
2026-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000401132
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53794_en
