🧩 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity is hosted by STŘEDISKO VOLNÉHO ČASU DÉČKO, NÁCHOD, ZÁMECKÁ 243 and takes place in Náchod, Czech Republic 🇨🇿.
The project offers a rich, intensive, and life-changing volunteering experience focused on education, creativity, and working with children and young people in leisure time centres, schools, and Montessori-based educational settings.
Volunteers can be involved in different educational environments and gain hands-on experience in non-formal learning, pedagogy, and youth work, while becoming part of the local community.
🎯 Main Activities & Volunteering Areas
Volunteers may choose and combine activities in different settings, including:
🎒 Volunteering in a leisure time centre in Náchod or Hronov
🏫 Supporting activities in local schools
🌱 Assisting in a Montessori school
🧸 Supporting a Montessori-style kindergarten
👧👦 Working mainly with children aged 3–18, with occasional activities for adults
☀️ Helping during summer camps for children aged 3–13
🎨 Supporting creative, educational, and cultural activities
The volunteering experience is designed to be broad, practical, and deeply engaging, even for those without prior experience.
🏠 Accommodation, Food & Financial Support
🏡 Free accommodation provided by the project
🛏️ Shared apartment with your own private room
🍳 Fully equipped apartment
💶 Monthly pocket money provided for food and personal expenses
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC rules
🚶 Living close to the organisation — no daily commuting needed
🏙️ Life in Náchod, a small town with shops, cafés, sport facilities, cinema, restaurants, and bars
🎓 Training & Support During the Activity
📘 Participation in On-Arrival Training organised by the National Agency
🤝 3-day team-building training with volunteers from the whole project
🏕️ Training held at the organisation’s camp base
👩🏫 Continuous guidance from a coordinator and pedagogue
💬 Full support in preparing and delivering activities step by step
👤 Participant Profile
🎂 Aged 18–30
😊 Open-minded, responsible, and flexible
👶 Interested in pedagogy and working with children
🤝 Understands the true meaning of volunteering and community contribution
📘 No special qualifications required — training is provided
🗣️ Basic English communication skills are sufficient
📅 Activity Dates
📆 01 September 2026 – 31 January 2027
⏱️ Total duration: 21 weeks
⏳ Application Deadline
📅 20 August 2026 – 23:59 (CET)
🌍 Activity Location
🏙️ Náchod, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
👥 Activity Type
🤝 Individual Volunteering (European Solidarity Corps)
🌐 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Hungary 🇭🇺, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, Norway 🇳🇴, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Ukraine 🇺🇦
🏷️ Activity Topics
🌱 Environment and natural protection
📚 Education and training
🎭 Creativity and culture
🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49241_en
⚠️ Important Notice
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