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Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

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My day at a special kindergarten – Esmanur

I am volunteering at a special kindergarten for children with special needs in Special School Complex nr 4. This is…

Running language lessons as a volunteer in Kraków – Anna

I’m a volunteer from Spain and one of the tasks in Krakow is running language lessons in different community centers. I mainly teach Spanish and English,…

Fat Thursday – our February Thursday Meeting

On the 27th of February, our group of volunteers gathered in Nowa Huta for our monthly Thursday Meeting. It was…

The end of my ESC project – Lionel

Krakow—when I first arrived, I was immediately awestruck by the immense beauty and energy of Poland’s second-largest city. Having never…

After a Volunteering Experience: What I Learned and Gained – Sezen

During this time, I had the opportunity to work with individuals with disabilities and closely witness their world. I tried…

Winter Break

This year last two weeks of January were the winter break, which is why many schools and kindergartens were closed….

The Thursday Christmas Meeting

Our monthly Thursday meeting in December was all about Christmas. On Tuesday, 17th December we first quickly renewed our public…

District Volunteer Day Celebrations in Zakopane – Anna and Lionel

On the 9th of December, we (Lionel and Anna) went to Zakopane with our coordinator, Kristina, to an event for…

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION MEETING IN KLIMONTOWIE

In the last week of November, we (Lionel and Anna) went to an elementary school in Klimontowie  with our coordinator…

Wawel Castle Visit – our November Thursday meeting

On Friday the 22nd, we had an incredible visit to Wawel Castle in Krakow with our fellow volunteers from IB…

“Old meets New” – an Online-Meet-Up with former volunteers

Last Wednesday afternoon, an online meeting was organized that brought together current and former volunteers of IB polska where the…

First workshop – group rules

Last Wednesday, we did our first group workshop in the Multicultural Centre. We spent around two hours thinking and discussing…

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