Future full of surprises

Hello, my name is Robert Svensson. I was born in Sweden and now 21 years later I ended up in Poland, Krakow. I decided to go to Poland and do my EVS with children because I had thought about working with children in the future.

What surprised me when I started my work in the kindergarten was that there were 21 boys and only 4 girls in my class. Also, the behavior of the kids is so different from each other, some children are really calm like angels and some of them are like little devils. But overall I was surprised by the children’s reaction when they saw me the first week, they looked at me like I was someone special.

The role as a volunteer/teacher for the kids is pretty intense as there is always something happening around you. You always have to keep your focus on children and give meet their needs. I was thinking it would be easier to work with children but there is always something new. And each kid is a totally different person and has different kind of needs. Fort this reason it is a little bit hard to know what the kids want and need.

Drawing together

My plans for the next months of my project is to teach my group more about Sweden, how to count and present themselves in my language. I also have plans to make a power point or some kind of presentation for them about the most beautiful places in Sweden. I also want to show them the best places to visit for kids. Moreover, I am looking for fun games and activities that are from Sweden to show them to my class and play together.

My general feelings about the project in overall are great. I have time to prepare myself and the people around me make it easier for me to do what I need to do. Sometimes I need a little extra motivation, and my flatmates, my family and all the people around me motivate me to keep going and never give up.

Volunteers of the Kindergarten 38

Ania, the teacher

I think Robert is a very nice person. He is warm and open to the children. He is great with Jasek and to be honest, getting along with Jasek is difficult sometimes. For the next months I think Robert can teach us some songs, Swedish words. I hope to learn more from him about Sweden, Swedish culture and the way of living.

French representative

Czesc ! Bonjour !

Mam na imię Camille, mam 21 lat i jestem z Francji!

For those who don’t understand Polish, my name is Camille. I am 21 years old and I come from Reims, France. I will be volunteering this year in Krakow in the Kindergarten 38: I will be teachers’ assistant, children’s playmate and a representative of France and its culture.

I decided to join this EVS adventure after getting a bachelor degree in Geography. I felt the need to do something different rather than going to the university but I also wanted  to live in another country (the first time for me) and to learn more about a new culture. My two wishes became true with this EVS!

Camille showing her group a photo of her cat

As time passed, I came to fully understand what my mission for the year was and how different it was from my expectations. Indeed, I thought I would be teaching children around 6 but I discovered that my class was only 3 and 4 years old. They still take a nap in the afternoon! So I had to change my plans about activities and adapt to the group. I also discovered how demanding it was to work with children of such young age: you always have to pay attention, as some situations can go wrong in a matter of seconds. With those new factors and Polish language that I had known nothing about, I was under a lot of stress at the beginning! But I got to know better the teachers and the assistants I worked with and I learnt that even if I didn’t speak good Polish, sometimes just showing an action or shouting “nie” worked very well. Children are clever and perfectly understand if they are doing something wrong!

Following Pani Renka to infinity and beyond

When I arrived I thought that the kindergarten would be like the one I used to go in France. And if in general the lessons have the same goals (teaching colours, numbers, letters and so on …), the schedule is different. For example, children have two breakfasts (a salty one first and then fruits), obiat (soup and main dish) and then kolacja (a bit like goûter in France). I was really surprised during the first weeks about this: it seemed to me that the children were always eating! They also don’t always go outside during breaks: sometimes they stay inside for the whole day. And children learn to be disciplined: they have to clean up their toys after playing, they are all eating on their own, and sometimes they also clean their table after lunch. Additionally to normal lessons, they have a lot of activities: English lessons, dance, gym, music. They are never bored!

After the first weeks of observing and getting to know the class, I began to participate more and more by doing activities. Now my goal is to propose more things in the kindergarten, which are related to French culture or my personal interests (geography, travels, capoeira …) such as teaching songs, dances, activities or some words in foreign languages. These last days we are preparing a French Christmas song that children will sing to their parents for the school Christmas show. We will see how it goes! But children are not the only ones learning: every day I hear a new Polish word or expression, I get to know them better individually and I realise that I am less afraid than I was before.

 

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Now after some weeks of incertitude I feel confident in the classroom. I really hope that in the future this EVS will be an amazing experience. I can’t wait to see what is the next part of this adventure!

Joanna, the teacher

When I first aw Camille, I had the impressions that she was a very open and happy person. I was pleased when I learnt that she was in my group. She is always open for my advice and we are talking about different topics.  Whenever I need something, Camille is always there to help me. It is my first year with the volunteer and I expect that we will work well together. Camille is doing different activities, for example she has prepared a list of common names and it was funny to hear how our names were pronounced in French. I expect to learn more about France, French culture, traditions and language from her.

Georgian social worker

Cześć wszystkim!

I am Anna, I am 22 years old and I come from Georgia.

I graduated from Tbilisi State University with a bachelor degree in Social and Political Science, I am a social worker. Since 2014 I have been volunteering in AIESEC, I have done projects in Krakow, Poland and Budapest, Hungary. During this project I was working in integrated kindergartens, with children of different nationalities and cultures. In addition to my major in Social work, I was volunteering a lot abroad. I think extracurricular activities and non-formal education helped me to develop strong communication skills and use theoretical knowledge in different fields. Additionally, I have experience in different NGO-s that work with children with disabilities. Moreover, last year I was working in CENTER FOR CRIME PREVENTION and PROBATION AGENCY OF GEORGIA. In my opinion, last year I had the best experiences as a social worker and I am so proud of myself, that I did my best and worked as a community social worker with prisoners and ex-prisoners.

But I think the community which makes me happy and free is children and educational system, that’s why I chose to be part of this big family and progress my educational system knowledge and share my knowledge to others as well.

My new life experience has started from the 1st of October, when I moved to Krakow. I can easily say that I made this decision just for two reasons: to live in my favourite city and work with children. My Erasmus+ Project gave me opportunity to be what I am, to use my educational background and interact with children by methods my profession has taught me.

I clearly remember my first impressions when I stepped into my new work place. It was full of joy, positive atmosphere and I was welcomed by very hospital colleagues. My motivation level is getting higher everyday when I see how teachers are doing their best to improve children’s lives, habits and education. I see a lot of motivation at my work place and share the same values with teachers. Teachers are working so hard, but they always try to find time for us, sharing some ideas and giving us time to make our own lessons. These are reasons why I feel special at my work, I feel someone really needs me and I also need them. Of course nothing is perfect, and during the first weeks I was surprised when I saw children mostly were Polish and there weren’t many children from other countries (only some Ukrainians). Honestly, I have faced some kind of cultural shock when teacher told me that we shouldn’t let them hug us very often or kiss, as in Georgia everything is so different. We say that children always give back emotions you give them: if you give love and kindness you will get it back, however we aren’t allowed to show our emotions and be physically close. First days I also thought kindergarten was private, because they had a lot of materials for children, sport, music, religion classes with all necessary “luxury” materials. And I think that having so many opportunities makes me more enthusiastic to do a lot of activities with them.

I am really happy that I got accepted to this project, I moved to another country and I got what I wanted. My role is exactly what I was expecting, I feel extra special because of my director and my colleagues, they make me feel that I am doing not only good activities also I smile a lot and give them positive vibes, which is also very important for me. Every day I learn new things about Polish education, communication with parents and teachers, how much parents are involved in their children’s lives, how government works with kindergartens. I learn a lot of cultural things and of course I learn Polish and it is getting better everyday.

I am so happy that I work with my Turkish friend, we are making weekly schedules of activities. We already had: Georgian and Turkish week, and now we are preparing for Christmas weeks.

It has been already 2 month that I work in the Kindergarten 5 and I am very glad, that I will work here for 7 months more. I can honestly say that every child in the world is a special treasure, and I want to explore their hidden parts, emotions and hidden skills.  This experience will be extra valuable for me to get educational experience on how to interact with children of 5-6 years old, to explore their nature and needs. I will give my energy, experience, share my culture wiht my kindergarten and I hope I will get more in return, so I can use it in my future career and life!

Paulina, the teacher

Ana is a very creative person. She is happy to join our team in the kindergarten and because of that we can rely on her. She has got  many ideas of games for children. What is more, she is a great observer. It is easy for her to recognise children’s mood or character, their habits and even social problems.

We are impressed with our volunteers’ interest and desire to learn Polish language. They often ask about the meanings of words and make their own notes from what we say. That’s why they are making a big progress and now we can talk with them in our language about a basic things. We are very pleased to work with Ana and Arzu, so the only thing we want is to continue with such joy and desire to work in kindergarten and even more information, interesting facts about them and their countries – Turkey and Georgia.

Fighter for equality

Cześć!!! I am Anna from sun-kissed Armenia!!! I am an EVS volunteer in a special school No 4. I work in a kindergarten with two amazing groups. My decision of coming to Poland and doing EVS was very spontaneous and I’d say very life changing so far. 5 years ago I came to Poland as an exchange student and studied Classical Philology and Polish language. From the very first day I fell in love with this country and deep inside of my heart I knew that I’d come back one day. And here I am. Now let me tell you a little bit about my background. I am a qualified English teacher with almost 4 years of teaching experience. For 2 years I have been a volunteer in my local library and taught English to children and teenagers. I also worked at a school as a special education teacher and I mainly worked with children with autism. This experience has had a huge impact on me both as a specialist and as a human.

Volunteering has always played a huge role in my life and I think to be a volunteer one should have the ability to care and to share. When a person donates his time, he gives hope to someone who needs it. It gives you the satisfaction of playing a role in someone else’s life, helping people who may not be able to help themselves. Volunteering is not only effective but also a good way to meet people, learn and develop social skills. 

I started my journey in October and from the beginning it was an overwhelming experience. My first week at school was very exciting as I was discovering new things for me. Everything was totally different but I found the differences as a good opportunity to learn more and get new skills. The staff and teachers were very welcoming. From the very beginning they helped me to adapt and feel comfortable. My previous experience was also a huge help for me, as I knew how I should interact with my students. Of course there were difficulties during these past two months, but with the support and the guidance of my teachers I became more skilled in handling difficult situations. I feel very happy that my teachers are open to my suggestions and ideas. Moreover, I try to think about various activities and games that could be useful for my students. I have already made a presentation about my country. I prepared small colouring books and the kids were to colour the national symbols of Armenia. I also taught them how to say “hello” in Armenian and in the end we danced one Armenian song for kids. The kids had fun and at the end of the presentation they got Armenian candies. During these months we have been to different places: horse riding, radio Krakow, and also we participated in different ceremonies and school parties.

 

 

 

Children of colours

Playing games

Christmas activities

Free time

My students have different disabilities, yet one thing that unites them is that they are just like other kids. They are part of our world and they deserve to be full citizens and have the same rights and possibilities in life. Our school and the teachers are doing this hard, yet rewarding job to give their students the most important thing in life – the right to be one of us. And my aim is to help my teachers to do everything possible to give my students all the necessary life skills and more importantly, love and support.

I can say without any exaggeration that all my expectations were met and I am really happy and now quite confident in what I am doing.
The relationships with my students and teachers are friendly and we have become a good team!!!

My biggest aim is to give love and support to my students during the following months, so they can feel that they CAN and WILL succeed in this life. One more thing: let’s change the word disability with DIVERSABILITY.

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Justyna, teacher

Anna is a very warm and nice person. She has good contact with young children and she is helpful in kindergarten. What do I expect from her? 

The team!

• To be involved
• To be active
• To be open for each other
• To be creative (suggestions about different plays for kids)
• To do more activities from which children could gain the knowledge about her country of origin

Education enthusiast

                Utkan prepared Polish symbol-eagle on the stand for the Independence Day

My name is Utkan. I am 25 years old and I was born in Kars (Eastern part of Anatolia). I have been living in Antalya for 23 years. I graduated from the department of Econometrics  in 2016. When I came to Poland, I didn’t feel as a foreigner. Because previously I have lived in Poland for 2 months. I did short-term EVS in Gdansk approximately 10 months ago. But this project in Krakow doesn’t look like my first EVS. Currently I am working with children. I didn’t know what was waiting for me, because I hadn’t had any experience in the Kindergarten before.

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting Turkish flag

When I started working some things were very interesting. For example, all children start cleaning up immediately after they hear a special song, that invites them to do so. Also in my group there are some special children, for example one kid has a perception disorder. However, the special kids are truly special. For example they finish very quickly  when we make puzzles. It is amazing, because I have never seen something like that. Everyday we have different activities where children constructing buildings, airplanes, and etc. with legos.

Already when I was in Turkey I started planning activities for my students. Now we can play many games, do a lot of workshops together. I started teaching Turkish in my kindergarten and kids already learnt how to count. To be honest, almost everything at work is as I expected. I feel very responsible working with children, as we are role models for them.

                                                                   Free time together

During next months I want to learn the Polish language, Polish culture and get close to Polish people. Through this project I want to share my communication and organizational skills, cultural knowledge and other experiences. Taking part in EVS I would like to gain more experiences. I am very happy to participate in this project!

Agnieszka, the teacher

When I first saw this big strong man with black hair and beard, I thought that he didn’t qualify to work in the kindergarten. But as soon as he started spending time with children, they loved him. They play, laugh, draw, paint, cut things together. He is very helpful in the classroom with everyday work. Also Utkan is good at listening and observing, he is very attentive and takes good care of children. Every month we have different activities in our kindergarten, and I really trust on Utkan’s help and assistance.

Through eyes of adventurer

Dzień Dobry! My name is Arzu. I am 22 years old and I come from Turkey. I have  graduated in June with bachelor degree in English Language Teaching. After graduation I realized that I needed to gain different experiences and test myself. That’s why I applied for EVS and since the 1st of October I am an EVS volunteer, working in the Kindergarten 5.

During the first week I met with teachers and director of the kindergarten. Even though some of them didn’t know English, they welcomed us so warmly and friendly. Afterwards I was introduced to all groups. Generally, children are 4, 5 or 6 years old. I was totally impressed when I saw how well adapted they were. I mean they are young to get used to a new environment or people. Children in my kindergarten don’t scream or cry. In my country even primary education is sometimes painful, as children can’t adapt to school easily (even children of 7 years old ). They often cry or want to go to their home. Besides, I was so shocked when I learnt that my kindergarten is public, not private. There are so many resources and materials available in my kindergarten such as toys, radio, printer, every kind of paint, even piano…

 

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Since the first day, I have been observing both teachers’ and children’s behaviour and attitude. Therefore, I am learning not only how to act and play with them, but also I have a chance to practise my Polish.  In order to make my communication stronger and better I try to memorize children’s names. Although sometimes I can’t communicate with them in Polish, calling their names or using body language helps a lot.

For the next moths I am planning to organise some activities like songs, games, dances through which children will have an opportunity to discover my culture. Actually I have already started implementing cultural activities. I look forward to preparing the rest. Also, I’d like to integrate more with Polish culture by learning the Polish language, traditions and values.

All in all, I feel so lucky and happy to be here, because nowadays wherever we turn we can see people who want to improve themselves. And now I have already been chosen for EVS which offers me great opportunities to go beyond myself and gain amazing experiences. I have made many different decisions so far and I think this is one of the best.

Paulina, the teacher

Arzu is a cheerful and polite person. She is smiling all the time. Her joy of life can easily improve mood and not only children’s. Every person whho talked to her can say the same. In many situations, we can count on her help. Moreover, Arzu is very creative and ingenious. From the very first moments she gained  sympathy of children. We are also impressed with her interest and desire to learn our language. We are very pleased to work with Arzu and Ana, so the only thing we want is that they continue working with such joy and desire. We also look forward to learning more information and interesting facts about them and their countries – Turkey and Georgia.

A special worker

Hey! My name is Andaç and I am 25 years old. I come from Istanbul, Turkey and  currently I am the last year student of sociology and gender studies. Since 2011 I have been volunteering in NGO-s and additionally, I have worked with children in different organisations for 3 years. I decided to do EVS for gaining more professional experience working with children abroad. Additionally, I wanted to contact with people from different backgrounds, develop my skills with different groups. After EVS I plan to continue working with “disadvantaged” people, specifically women and children.

From my first weeks at school language was not a big barrier between children and me. Some of teachers in Uśmiech Losu told me that they could also contribute to my experience gaining and learning process. It makes me really happy to know that they want to share their experience and knowledge from working with special kids. Although teachers are so busy with children, they show me extra care to get used to the school. Besides, they want to help me to gain more skills. Normally teachers don’t do that, especially in public schools. This kind of self-abnegation always impresses me.

I used to believe that I had worked with the ”hardest” group in my country. But during the first week, I had already realized that working with children in Uśmiech Losu required more patience, skills and attention. To be honest, I was a little bit afraid at the beginning. I was questioning a lot how i could be useful in school and how I could help teachers and children. However, later I realized that we made good connection with children and they started to like me. I had good communication with the teachers as well. Staff was really friendly and helpful. Working in a school for children with special needs is a very different, unique and diverse experience.

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I can say that we are a good team with my class teacher Pan Andrzej. I am always learning new things from him. He is a quite innovative teacher and supports me to a great extent. Together we support our students (17-22 years old) psycho socially and also academically. I try to think out of the box, and search for new techniques. Pan Andrzej is also not a typical teacher. Therefore, we try to make innovative things, using non-formal education. Our students are special and they cannot pay attention at ”typical”, ”boring” curriculum. We have different themes in our classes, changing usually every week, according to the curriculum. We are doing different activities: I represented my family with pictures, we had cooking session and prepared ”Turkish Kebab”, we play memory games, paint, listen to music,  make basic arithmetic operations, write together. At the same time I am learning Polish from them. We always try to find activities to develop students’ linguistic and cognitive skills. Very often we make sessions to enhance their fine motor skills. All students in my class are different and they all have different needs and abilities. It is a quite important to find their needs and discover their capacity in order to develop and support them.

I am going to know my children personally day by day. I want to use creative acting methods, which will be useful for students. I plan to prepare a play at the end of the year with my class. It is crystal-clear, that some of the students are really talented to perform and act. Thus, we can even establish a short/long-term school theatre. I want to connect our students  with different people to make them more open-minded. They should be prepared for challenges awaiting for them in life. We are planning to establish cafe with students and their class teacher. They can cook and serve people in school. It could be their own cafe. It would be a good step to prepare them to get ready to future.

THE MOST IMPORTANT AIM is to prepare them for the future as independently functioning people. Our students have special needs, but they can live without help when they are taught and trained how to do so. Therefore, in these 9 months I am dedicated to contribute to these processes in a positive way.

                                                                    Andrzej, the teacher

Andaç shows a lot of initiative in the classroom. He is very helpful and cheerful. Our class needs a male assistant, so it is very good to have him here. I want Andaç to learn a lot about working with kids with special needs. Hopefully, we will make good projects together, also connected to his country. I hope to have a smooth communication and cooperation with him. We have had 3 volunteers before, and I realize that a lot of things depend on me. However, I will really do my best to have remarkable time and experiences in our class together with Andaç.

Testing the limits

 

 

 

Cześć! Servus! Hola! Hey!

 

My name is Berni and I am volunteering in a School Complex for kids and adults who have different abilities. They are 3-24 years old. I stay with my class during their day in school and help the different teachers that are giving lessons to them. I have 4 students in my class that are around 23 years old.

 

Everyday in my school is a different day with new experiences and events. Honestly, in the beginning it was difficult and challenging for me to understand the behaviour of the students. After the first week of feeling that they are different and something is wrong with them, I completely changed my way of thinking and I started to really understand them. It made me very happy because it proved that I had troubles not with my group, but with the activities they had to do. In my opinion, most of the activities are not made for students’ needs and abilities. Also, I am really shocked at some of the parents and the way they raise their kids.

 

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However, I really like my school. The climate in the school is really relaxed. What I also like is that they make different kinds of therapies with the students. Before starting EVS in Usmiech Losu I didn’t have any expectations about my work there. I just thought that we would be more included by bringing our own ideas into the class room.

 

 

I want to prepare my own classes for the students where they can enjoy a lot and also learn something useful. I want them to really enjoy and have a great time while I am there. I am trying to do this in every way possible. I can see that the students have a good time already when the other volunteers or I are around. I also hope that we can bring ideas and openness which will remain in the school spirit after we leave. This is my motivation for my time in Usmiech Losu.

 

Jura, the teacher

For me the first impression is very important as it remains for a long time. When I met Berni I had very positive impressions and thoughts about him.

Volunteers are big help in our school, however our work requires a lot of attention and responsibilities. With Berni we managed to understand each other and communicate from the beginning, so I hope we will continue the same way for next months.

 

 

Volunteer from another side of Tatra Mountains

 

Hi, my name is Milan and I am from Slovakia. Three years ago I graduated from the university with masters degree in History. Since then I have had various work experiences in this field. But recently I felt the need for a change. For that reason I came to Cracow to do EVS and I will be working in the Kindergarten 83 next few months.

I think that Kindergarten 83 is one of the best kindergartens in Cracow. I have been working here only for few days, but we have already visited salt mine in Bochnia, went to the cinema, theater. We have also been to the march of Independence. Every day we have different fun activities with children, which influence their development very positively. I do not have that much experience with working with children, but I am learning very quickly. Another key influence on this is that every employee at my work place is very friendly and helpful.

 

 

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I am working in class, which is called “Pieski“. Children in this group are so different from each other, there are the ones who excel and also kids who need an individual approach. Children can surprise you anytime and their questions are sometimes very funny. However I liked them from the first day. Teachers in my group are amazing and I can learn a lot from them.

I am preparing activities about my country and about my language. Polish language is quite similar to Slovak, for that reason I hope that it will not be difficult for kids. I also would like to create more activites connected to mathematics and ecology. I consider myself lucky, as I have an advantage of speaking Polish. Therefore it is easier for me, because I can communicate with children in their native language.

 

Kamilla, the teacher

Milan is very active and helpful in the classroom. He does a lot of activities with children, he reads books for them. He speaks Polish, so the communication between us is very good. Children also understand and talk to him easily. From upcoming months I expect to learn more about Milan, Slovakia and Slovak culture. I hope we will be able to share a lot with him as well about Polish education and culture.

 

 

Once upon a time in the kindergarten

Bonjour, my name is Capucine! I am 21 years old and I am from France. In May I graduated from a law licence degree and after EVS I plan to go back to the university to obtain an international law master degree. I arrived in Krakow a little more than a month ago and I started working in the Kindergarten 176 with my two groups: in the mornings group 2 with children of 3-4 years old and in the afternoons group 6 with 6 years old children.

What surprised me most on the first days in the kindergarten was the food routine of children. Kids eat 4 times during the day: they have breakfast when they arrive, then two small breaks during the morning and lunch! Moreover, I am still surprised by the fact that they barely go out, although there is a wonderful playground and a lot of nice places to go outside nearby. But this is balanced by the fact that they have a lot of free time to play, draw or read as they wish in their classrooms.

Honestly, the first weeks were difficult for me as the teachers from the first group didn’t speak English. Also, I couldn’t answer to children’s questions or understand and help them when they needed something. Nonetheless, the teachers and assistants are very nice and welcoming, they always smile, offer me food or try to explain things by using translator. Also, children from group 6 are great, as they try to teach me some Polish words or repeat slower and mime when they see that I don’t understand what they say. It is a real motivation for me to learn the Polish language and it actually helps a lot!

                                              

                    

                                                Art activities with kids at leisure time

I didn’t study education, so at the beginning I was a bit afraid of not  knowing what to do with children, how to act with them or how to teach them things. Nevertheless, I did a lot of baby sitting in France with children of the same age groups and I realized that kids are the same in every country (at least in France and Poland)! In addition, I was impressed with my group, especially the youngest ones: they are so independent! Most of them can get dressed on their own. Children know that they have to tidy their drawings and things in their own drawer and they know exactly what to do and how to do it when the teacher asks them. And the most impressive thing for me is how the room can be very messy when they all play and 10 minutes after the teacher asks them to clean up, it is “perfectly” clean and they are all seated quietly (more or less), waiting for the teacher’s instructions.

Learning colours in French

For the moment it is easier for me to find activities and things  about French culture and language to teach my second group as they are older, but I hope I will find a way to teach things to the youngest ones as well. I am sure it will be possible with the help of the teachers! At the moment I play a lot with 3 and 4 years old and take care of them. In return, I receive a lot of hugs and affection, so for me it is rewarding. I know that even though now I have troubles to communicate with them and I don’t really teach them things, children will somehow learn from me. I also have a lot of affection from the children of group 6 who have already learned the colours in French. Hopefully during next months I will teach them more because they are quick learners! I am really impressed by how much English they already know and how fast they learned the colours in French, even if the pronunciation is difficult for them (I’m still Pani Capuccino for some of them!).  During next 8 months, I hope that my groups will learn from me as much as they already bring and teach me. In order to succeed, my main goal for the moment is to improve my Polish and learn more about Polish history and culture. In addition, I hope that in 8 months, I will also be able to say that I fulfilled my personal goals such as being more confident, independent and extrovert, but for sure working with children already helps a lot!

Monika, the teacher

I am very happy to have volunteers in our kindergarten. I think Capucine is very nice, friendly and educated. She likes communicating with children and often organizes games and activities for them. During next months I hope Capucine will teach my children some songs, games and words in French. I also expect her to participate in everyday life of our kindergarten.