🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🎪 Circus Pedagogy With Children and Artists 🤹

Description

“Aktions- und Zirkusbüro” develops circus pedagogical offers in a park in the city centre, consisting on parcours spaces, dirtbiketrails and a beach volley court, a fireplace, patches, a clay oven, a play yard. Children and youngsters with or without special needs as well as educated athletes, musicians and artists are coming over to attend festivals and conventions, and the ideas of the children and youth are an essential part of the planning. Big and small circus tents and small frame houses are part of the circus area. As a volunteer you can get to know all the different projects, support the organization and the preparation of pedagogical activities, take part in the realization of the events and develop your own ideas and skills. Here you can find more information about the circus: https://www.jugendwerk-awo.de/freiwilligendienste/esc-calls/circus-of-karlsruhe-no-animals-involved

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will stay in a flat on the 5th floor in the city centre together with three more European volunteers. The flat has 4 bedrooms, a kitchen, a basement and a bathroom. You will have your own room and will need to share the other spaces with the other volunteers.

The house is located 15 minutes by walk from the city center and has tram station right in front. You will receive approx. 500 € pocket money and food allowance every month. You will also have a card to travel for free in whole Germany with public transports during the entire project.

Training during the activity

You will participate in an On-Arrival and Midterm-Seminars. You will also have the possibility to attend an intensive German course and many courses taking place in the circus to learn activities such as juggler, trapeze, magics, nance and acrobatics. Here you can find more information and how to apply: https://www.jugendwerk-awo.de/freiwilligendienste/esc-calls

Participant profile

• Interest in circus and pedagogical work • appreciated experiences in circus disciplines or circus pedagogics or any other pedagogical art (no specific certificates or degrees required!) • Interest and some experiences in working with children and youngsters • Good knowledge of English and basic skills of German • We only consider applications answering the requirements and sent here: https://www.jugendwerk-awo.de/freiwilligendienste/esc-calls

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 01/03/2027 to 29/02/2028

Location

Karlsruhe, Germany

Deadline

17/10/2026

Project code

2026-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000401125

Topics

Looking for participants from

68 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇩🇪 Germany.