Belgium: Enfance de l’Art

CODE: CBB0826

Work:

The parents' association "l'Enfance de l'Art" from the school “l’Ecole de la Providence” in Templeuve is appealing to international volunteers to help renovate the school buildings. The school is housed in the former premises of a convent and its boarding school. From an international workcamp to another, the buildings and outdoor spaces are being refurbished to create an increasingly welcoming environment that supports the school's educational mission.
The volunteers will renovate a room intended to become a woodworking workshop. To do this, they will learn about lime plastering, which they will use to insulate the room's interior walls.
They will also carry out dismantling and demolition work in the building that will house the kindergarten in the future.
Finally, they may be asked to perform other small renovation and improvement tasks in the classrooms and outdoors.
The parents also want to introduce the volunteers to their community of parents involved in their children's school. They will supervise the volunteers in their tasks (some of them are construction professionals). They will also share lunch with the volunteers. So, get-togethers, sharing, and good cheer are on the agenda!

Accommodation and food

Volunteers will be housed in basic shared rooms within the school. They will have access to showers and toilets, and will be able to use the washing machine occasionally.
Lunch will be prepared by the parents' association in large quantities so that volunteers can eat leftovers for dinner. Occasionally, volunteers will cook in the evenings. Please inform us in advance of any specific diet so we can organize the initial shopping.

Location and leisure

The school is located in Templeuve, near Tournai, in the western part of French-speaking Belgium. From Tournai, it's possible to reach Lille (France) by train in half an hour, Brussels and Ghent (Belgium) in one hour, and Bruges and the North Sea in two hours. Many weekend excursions are therefore possible.
But there are also plenty of recreational activities to enjoy in Templeuve. The school has a ping-pong table, basketball hoops, a soccer field, … Volunteers will also have bicycles available for exploring the surrounding area. Finally, on both Friday evenings of the workcamp, the parents will organize a BBQ and a little party for the volunteers.

Project hosted by

The school “l’Ecole de la Providence” is an alternative pedagogy school – based on the Steiner-Waldorf pedagogy – that welcomes children from preschool to primary school. Here, there is no place for competition or grades; the teaching offered is based on the principles of freedom, trust, and enthusiasm, focuses on each child as an individual, and aims to enable them to develop their full potential.
The school's project is led by its parents' association, organized as a non-profit organization called "l’Enfance de l'Art" (Childhood of Art); the parents are indeed deeply involved in the school's daily life.
More information: https://ecoledelaprovidence.be/

Directions to meeting point

Saturday the 11th of July in Tournai train station at 4 pm.
Find your route on : www.belgiantrain.be