Kindergarten for children at the age 3-6

A. Project environment: profile of the organisation and local community

The kindergarten Hoellevang is located in Toftlund in the southern region of Jutland. It is a village with about 5000 inhabitants.
You reach the major towns Haderslev, Aabenraa, Toender and Ribe in ½ an hour by car.
In Toftlund you will find several stores, a cinema, a music folk high school, an internet café and an upper secondary level school.

Contact point:
AFS Interkultur is member of the world-wide youth organisation, American Field Service, which has offices in 55 countries. AFS programmes include 12 months high school stay and 5-12 months youth exchange for people from 18 to 25 years of age.
Today AFS is an independent youth organisation with a strong international network (AFS Intercultural Programs). AFS is a voluntary based, non-profit organisation independent of political and religious interest. In Denmark AFS started in 1947 and has today 43 local chapters.


B. Proposed activities for EVS volunteers

We wish to make an individual work description for the volunteer according to his/her interests and abilities.
We expect that the volunteer will support the staff whenever and whereever needed. And perhaps inspire and give new inputs to staff and children.
Together with the staff the volunteer will play with children and keep them actively engaged.

Examples of proposed activities:
- outdoor games: ball games, rope skipping, playing in the sand box or at the swing etc.
- indoor games: board games, drawing and other creative activities

We also think that it is important for our children to experience and get to know the Danish traditions and therefore many of our activities are related to the different seasons and their traditions. E.g. at Christmas we are making decorations, participating in children's church service, backing and singing Christmas carols.
In general we hope that the presence of the volunteer will give both staff, children and parents an intercultural learning experience.

Lodging and boarding
AFS will provide a host family for the volunteer. The life in a host family will facilitate the integration in the local community and will accelerate the process of both language and intercultural learning.
The volunteer will be invited to social events arranged by the AFS's local chapters together with other volunteers, exchange students and host families.


C. Volunteer profiles and recruitment process

To get the best out of this project it would be preferable both for the staff, the children and the volunteer him/herself if the volunteer takes an interest in working with children of this age group and also has the patience required.
We will be interested in any volunteer who can meet these requirements.


E. Risk prevention, safety and protection

The Kindergarten complies with Danish safety regulations. The work does not involve any special risks.

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