aiesec in poland voluntary projects
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AIESEC in Poland Voluntary Projects – designed to provide leadership experiences while supporting Polish educational sector in students’ development. We strive for creating open, conscious and actions-taking leaders of tomorrow - ready for multicultural environment, dynamic labour market and entrepreneurial challenges. Let’s do it together!
AIESEC is the global youth network impacting the world through leadership development experiences. AIESEC has been facilitating youth leadership activities as well as international internships & volunteer experiences for over 65 years, developing a global learning environment across 124 countries & territories.
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INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN
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SHORT DESCRIPTION & EXPLANATION: All schedules are based on 3 blocks: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks The possible combination of EP’s working during internship: 2-week work for one stakeholder, 2 weeks + 2 weeks = Generally 4-week work for one stakeholder, 2 weeks+2 weeks+ 2 weeks=in general 6-week work for one stakeholder.
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Generally, there are 3 main blocks of the workshops: Me & Myself (focus on the individual) Me & Others (focus on the group) Me & Environment (focus on the further surroundings) Polish education system in based on several types of schools: - Public or Private - Kindergartens, Primary School, Junior School, High Schools, Universities - Student’ age is following: to 6 years old, 6-12 years old, 12-16 years old, 16-19 years old * Exceptions are possible
schedule time me & myself
2
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INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN me & others
aim of the project
ep schedule
expected outcome
-Learning the basics of the culture and language through contact with a representative of another nationality/ies - My country in the international arena
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week - Showing the kid how to draw the country that it wants to visit - Teaching kids to dance a typical dance from the EP’s country of origin - Teaching the kids to sing a song from EP’s country of origin and understand its meaning.
- The kid learns a foreign language/ wants to do it. - The kid wants to visit other countries.
• Arouse curiosity about other countries
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week - Showing kids how to search for basic info about the foreign countries (google graphics, wikipedia, books, etc. - Enabling kids to show as a scene or draw a picture of different country characteristics (at least 2x)
- The kid learns a foreign language/ wants to do it. - The kid wants to visit other countries. - The kid is able to search for and find information about other countries and basic culture. - The kid is able to tell about basic differences between countries.
• Spreading the attitudes of tolerance. • Presenting benefits of internationality.
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week - Showing videos of typical country customs and traditions, explaining their meaning, making the kids describe it with their own words - Organizing event for the parents at the end of the workshops’ cycle: kids performing scenes in English showing different countiries’ traditions.
- The kid reacts positively to culture differences. - The kid does not think with stereotypes.
4
weeks
AIM OF THE INTERSHIP: Arouse in young Polish kids of all the social backgrounds curiosity and dedication to other cultures. Consequently, the are „citizens of the world” from their earliest years.
me & enviroment
6
weeks
POLISH SOCIAL PROBLEM: Small kids in Poland do not have opportunities to interact with other cultures of the world. Lack of the attitudes of being open, tolerant and curious.
schedule time me & myself
2
weeks
NEXT STEP
me & others
4
AIM OF THE INTERSHIP: Growth of consciousness among the young Polish people on career & future planning’s need and meaning more aware young leaders for Polish society!
POLISH SOCIAL PROBLEM: Lack of skills connected with making education and career choices, Lack of knowledge about own interests and career predisposition , Half of junior high school students cannot tell at all what is their plan for future job, Very low interest in vocational education (stereotypes), High unemployment among people under 25 y.o. (28.4 % Eurostat)
aim of the project
ep schedule
expected outcome
Future planning understanding - Provident of the need of constant development and self-educating - Feeling of responsibility for your own future Work related satisfactionself-realization
- EP creates with the participants of the development path for the next one year, three years, five years - EP reminds participants of the need for continual learning - Decision making tools creation - 1,3,5 years ahead vision of workshops participant
- Tools for personal goals setting and general planning - Personal predispositions tests – results basing for the planning - Tools for decision making - E-learning platforms: research, enrolling for the courses, results of research presentation and exchange (EP+participants)
- Growth of believe in oneself and one’s capabilities - Skills gain on independent decision making
- EP presents and creates with participants CV and other materials for job application - EP stimulates the curiosity of participants about future and career - EP encourages participants to create their own business
- CV & other application materials creation rules – esp in English - Event for school based on storytelling : „zero to hero” stories research and demonstration + previously promotion in the school; channels – to be defined by the EP with support of project’s participants, target audience: students non-participants
- Conscious choice of career - Knowledge gain on future jobs and relevant for labour market opportunities - Decrease of unemployed graduates’ number on the labour market - Skills upgrade on job’s research and application materials creation - Parents know how to support their kids choices - Awareness growth among parents
- EP realizes participants how to active search job - EP is final responsible for the event preparation about showing the change of people and how to achieve success - EP creates student’s business plan, evaluates - EP encourages participants to actively develop through the creation of databases of e-learning courses, training, interesting articles - EP prepares tools for goals setting and career planning-it, and shows how it can be implemented
- Labour market research & analysis : global and Poland – group work, group presentation, local – individual - Future jobs – are their compatible with local reality & education opportunities - Closing event engaging parents : participants sharing on their future goals and vision acknowledgment
weeks
me & enviroment
6
weeks
schedule time me & myself
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Enabling Polish students to manage their own finances, start businesses and start investing their money driving awareness , providing knowledge and know-how.
POLISH SOCIAL PROBLEM:
Young people not aware of the need to have basic financial education and they are facing both : low money supply and low quality education on the topic in Polish schools. Additionally there is the lack of one coherent system of education on financial topics. Young people’s start-up usually not surviving first crucial 2 years – poor business planning. Young people not aware of basic financial factors and mechanism = lack of courage (~knowledge ~know- how) to invest in order to gain profit.
ep schedule
expected outcome
- Awareness of the need for a knowledge of micro and macro finance
- Weekly records of expenses of participants - EP teaches how to track expenditures and fostering first cash investments - Knowledge check weekly - EP checks the progress of classes - Budget construction & weekly updates - Budget management simulation personal budget and enterprise budget ; computer game - Own expenses defining and weekly tracking
- EP encourages students to taking care of saving and creating a personal financial plan - EP motivates participants and delivers knowledge to create their own budget
- Ability to establish relationships - Improving financial management based on the relations with others.
- Weekly records of expenses of participants - EP checks the progress of classes - EP directs simulations budget - Knowledge check weekly - Budget management simulation personal budget and enterprise budget ; computer game
- Attitude to the external environment and the customer - Young people saving money monthly - Progress in financial knowledge development among students
Use of financial knowledge in daily life
- Weekly records of expenses of participants - EP checks the progress of classes - Knowledge check weekly - Basic credit and insurance mechanisms introduction - Forex simulation ~30 days trial account - Business Intelligence tools – e.g PayPal, PayU usage - Budget management simulation personal budget and enterprise budget ; computer game Dream start-up business plan creation, analysis and feedback
- More Polish start-ups established by people under 25 - More start-ups survive the first crucial 2 years Basic financial knowledge among noneconomy –field students - Young people interested in and educating themselves on investing their money and gaining profit (actually doing it)
2
weeks
me & others
AIM OF THE INTERSHIP:
aim of the project
4
weeks
me & enviroment
6
weeks
schedule time
aim of the project
ep schedule
expected outcome
me & myself
- A sense of responsibility for myself.
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week. - EP increases openness to internationality among students. - EP presents movies about local habits and cultures.
- The kid learns a foreign language/ wants to do it. - The kid wants to visit other countries. - The kid knows basic phrases in at least 3 languages.
- A sense of the responsibility of my future.
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week. - EP motivates participants to find information about the most attractive countries and to create ppt presentation about varied countries. - EP organizes debate about Poland and EP’s countries. - EP presents movies about her/her local habits and cultures.
- The kid is able to search for and find information about other countries and basic culture. - The kid is able to tell about basic differences between countries.
- Tolerance and openness to people from other cultures.
- EP checks the knowledge of participants every week. - EP reduces the awareness of students about stereotypes. - EP organizes closing event for parents and project’s participants about culture and local tradition.
- The kid reacts positively to culture differences. - The kid does not think with stereotypes.
2
weeks me & others
kidspeak!
4
weeks
AIM OF THE INTERSHIP: Arouse in young Polish kids of all the social backgrounds curiosity and dedication to other cultures. Consequently, the are „citizens of the world” from their earliest years.
POLISH SOCIAL PROBLEM: Small kids in Poland do not have opportunities to interact with other cultures of the world. Lack of the attitudes of being open, tolerant and curious.
me & enviroment
6
weeks
schedule time me & myself
world talks
AIM OF THE INTERSHIP: Enabling every young person in Poland to gain practical language communication skills, for free.
aim of the project
EP to check and give feedback Students get to know the basics of the EP country of origin history - Setting personal goals connected with language studying for every participant at the beginning of workshop cycle - EP prepared classes which are based on historical, traditional and cultural background of the home EP country - EP encourages participants to expand their knowledge about the history, culture, art, literature - Conducting the communication skills language check weekly (monitoring progress) - Conducting vocabulary quiz weekly (monitoring progress) Students prepare all the longer written forms
- Upgrading of communication skills in foreign language usage as the result of being the project’s participant - Young people able to have a smooth and fluent conversation on basic topics (esp. covered by final exams standards). - Students can practice creating written forms more (esp. covered by final exams standards)
- Students can practice creating written forms more (esp. covered by final exams standards)
- EP to check and give feedback Students get to know the basics of the EP country of origin history – in teams they conduct research on this topic, prepare presentations about it and deliver in English (or other language) - Describing pictures in English to each other time in 1-2 minutes(min once a week) - Students preparing scenes
- Students can smoothly oral communicate with others. - Students are acquainted with culture context : general history picture of the countries from given language speaking area, greatest authors + their works, etc.
- Tolerance and openness to people from other cultures. - Students are acquainted with culture context : general history picture of the countries from given language speaking area, greatest authors + their works, etc.
- Organizing Langauge Speed Tables - EP conducts meetings and training courses on globalization
- Students know how to use language skills in life.
2
4
weeks
POLISH SOCIAL PROBLEM:
Young people have barrier in practical, every day usage of English and/or other languages Language classes in polish schools do not prepare for practical language daily usage Polish youths have to pay for extra-curriculum language classes, esp. for exams preparation – not everyone can afford it.
me & enviroment
6
weeks
expected outcome
- Young people able to have a smooth and fluent conversation on basic topics (esp. covered by final exams standards)
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me & others
ep schedule
schedule time
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