EVS Kassel - Progetto Giovani Padova

European Voluntary Service
Circus and international youth work in Kassel (Germany)
We are looking for one youngster (at least 18 years) for two places:
Field:
½ time:
½ time:
Circus work with children and youngsters with and without
disabilities
work in KJBW (Kommunales Jugendbildungswerk), support in
organizing international youth work (youth exchanges,
administration, …), support of seminars and other offers of our youth
house
Cooperation with and support of the stuff of the 2 projects
6 – 8 hours working time a day (Monday to Friday, sometimes on weekend)
Time:
9 – 12 months
Skills:
- building relationship to kids and youngsters
-language skills (English or German)
Offers:
2 mentors (one at circus, 1 at KJBW),
1 mentor for support and counselling
Accommodation in house share or own apartment,
Public transport ticket,
Language lessons in the first 4 weeks
Training courses with other volunteers
Aims:
Realization of a small own project within the frame of Circus or KJBW
Financing:
EU and municipality
Starting time: best September or October (but also other date would be possible)
Holydays:
2 days for every month
www.stadt-kassel.de/prokassel/jugendbegegnungen/
www.zirkutopia.de
The Circus (ZirkuTopia)
ZirkuTopia is a very particular circus. We create unique performances with kids and youngsters,
doesn’t matter if handicapped or not handicapped.
Zirkus Buntmaus, existing since 1992, is an integrative offer of education and leisure time activities.
That means: children and youngsters from different social backgrounds, with and without disabilities
can learn together juggling, acrobatics, monocycling and other circus skills.
Zirkus Buntmaus is a particular culture offer in the region Kassel and northern Hesse. A lot of
spectators visit every year the gala performances.
In the circus we work with talents, not with deficiencies of the kids and youngsters. Every week there
meet 5 groups instructed by social pedagogues, artists and educators. This offer for free time,
education and adventure for mental, physical, psychic and not handicapped people is active
participation of them.
Every person, maybe thick or thin, maybe handicapped or not, has talents, which will be fostered in
the frame of the circus.
The great variety of possibilities the circus offers gives the chance to every single person to learn the
stunt or trick which fits to him and which can be developed by the support of the circus team. Every
single person contributes to the big common performance. Self confidence and pleasure to move are
increasing and obstacles get reduced, new friendships arise.
International youth work and other projects of non formal education
(Kommunales Jugendbildungswerk)
The „Kommunale Jugendbildungswerk Kassel” is part of the youth office of Kassel.
We are organizing with and for young people from 13 to 27 years seminaries, media projects and
international youth projects with partners all over Europe.
Haus der Jugend – Centre for non formal education and youth groups
Youth groups can book rooms for activities in the youth house ‘Haus der Jugend’, e.g. for dancing
groups, drama groups, meetings of the Stadtschülerrat (city's pupils council), homework aid, etc.
Offers of non formal education
Sinnesparcours "Gewaltfrei Leben” - Sensory Parcours "Living without Violence”
In five stations, ideas are developed, concerning how young people can react in troublesome
situations. Topics are domestic violence, public violence, sexual violence, alcohol and bullying. The
sensual parcours "Living without Violence” can only be booked by groups. One run takes about two
hours.
Seminaries for youth groups and school classes
The Kommunale Jugendbildungswerk Kassel offers seminaries on bullying (preventive!) and
intercultural learning for youth groups and school classes.
Media projects
The Kommunale Jugendbildungswerk Kassel produces radio broadcasts with young people on topics
of their choice. The broadcasts are hosted by the "Freies Radio Kassel”.
International youth projects
The Kommunale Jugendbildungswerk organizes multiple international youth projects annually in
northern Hesse and in the European foreign countries.
The methods we use in our international youth exchanges are acting, dancing, filming, discussion,
visits and talks, facilitate and evaluate the own experiences, cooperation exercises, self organization
of free time, circus, singing, arts, sports, media, preparation and evaluation.
We work on different topical arguments youngsters are interested in.
We organize international projects for all youngsters, that means also projects for groups of
handicapped and not handicapped youngsters from 13 – 27 years.
Eurodesk – Information about foreign visits
The Kommunale Jugendbildungswerk is a part of the Eurodesk network. We can give you information
on foreign visits (youth exchanges, voluntary services, work camps, school year abroad etc. ).
Start of the EVS:
September/October 2016
Application dead line: 26.April 2016
Contact:
Kommunales Jugendbildungswerk Kassel
Karl-Heinz Stark
Mühlengasse 1
34125 Kassel
Tel.: 0561/787 5148
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stadt-kassel.de/prokassel/jugendbegegnungen/