France: ESC: culture at the heart of education

About the local hosting organization

La MJC organise des activités à caractère ludiques socioculturelles, socio-éducatives et sportives pour un public large d’enfants, de jeunes et d’adultes, des centres de loisirs pour les enfants et les jeunes et gère une base de loisirs sur un plan d’eau. Les adhérents sont environ de 1500. Toutes les activités sont mises en œuvre dans le souci de promouvoir les valeurs d'éducation populaire. Le secteur jeunesse constitue un axe de travail d’autant plus important que le public jeune nécessite, pour le toucher, de diversifier les propositions et les démarches de projets. L’association est engagée dans le dispositif Erasmus + depuis 2000 et a accueilli 27 volontaires dans le cadre de multiples projets. Elle accompagne des jeunes à l’envoi et accueille régulièrement les jeunes désireux de s’informer sur le programme, les aident à faire aboutir leurs recherches et participe par des actions ponctuelles et en partenariat à la mise en valeur du programme auprès de jeunes sur le temps scolaire et extra scolaire. La MJC met en œuvre ses actions grâce à l’investissement des bénévoles et salariés de l'association. L’accueil de volontaires a fortement impacté le fonctionnement des équipes d’animation ainsi que des bénévoles de la structure et a permis d’intégrer de façon concrète la notion de citoyenneté européenne. Cette démarche et inscrite dans le projet de structure comme un axe de développement porté par l’association. The MJC organises socio-cultural, socio-educational and sports activities for a wide range of children, young people and adults, leisure centres for children and young people and manages a leisure centre on a lake. There are about 1500 members. All the activities are implemented with a view to promoting the values of popular education. The youth sector is an especially important area of work, as the young public needs to be reached by diversifying the proposals and project approaches. The association has been involved in the Erasmus + scheme since 2000 and has hosted 27 volunteers in the framework of multiple projects. It accompanies young people to the sending and regularly welcomes young people wishing to learn about the programme, helps them to complete their research and participates in specific actions and in partnership to promote the programme to young people during school and extra-curricular time. The MJC implements its actions thanks to the investment of the association's volunteers and employees. The hosting of volunteers has had a strong impact on the functioning of the organisation's activity teams and volunteers, and has enabled the notion of European citizenship to be integrated in a concrete way. This approach is included in the structure's project as a development axis supported by the association.

Presentation of the programme

The volunteer will have to intervene in the educational institutions. The volunteer will have to inform young people about the ESC, youth exchanges, but also the tools available for mobility. Local youth who welcome young people on time after school will be the place to liven resource also moments of exchange with the volunteer. Educate youth 15-25 years in the Erasmus + Program. Participate in the wake of European consciousness of young people. - Participate in animation projects of the structure and especially those for adolescents and youth, based on the information technology and communication. - Develop projects aimed at youth Vire relationship with youth and twin cities or other European city. Encourage youth Vire desire to live a European voluntary service. - Accompany young people in their mobility project, guiding them through research, outreach, development of their project.

About the accomodation

Accommodation: The volunteer living in a shared apartment with another young volunteer in the center of Vire.

About the leisure activities

Expected learning outcomes: Throughout all the activities we hope that the volunteer develops a positive attitude towards the organisation, the staff and the population. To achieve this, the volunteer will have private french lessons. Throughout the project the volunteer will have a lot of contact with cultures and different ways of life.

Requirements

The Participant profile: Some characteristics : sociable, responsible, charismatic, flexible, organized, communicative, creative, self sufficient, initiative, teamplayerDeadline: 20/07/2026 18:00