Primary and Secondary Schools teaching assistant (aged 6-16)

CODE: DEN-22

Brief description and main aims

In Denmark, education is mandatory for children between the ages of 6 to 16.

Bigger schools range from 0th grade (pre-school) to 9th grade. 10th grade is optional and will, in most places, be offered at a different educational centre.

Smaller schools may only have students from 0th to 6th grade, where the students from 7th to 9th grade have to attend a bigger school nearby.

The children attend the school every Monday through Friday where trained teachers and supplementary staff teach the children various subjects. Before and after school, the younger children can attend an after school activity centre (SFO) while their parents are at work.

Main Activities

Trained teachers lead the classes. Each teacher has their own main subjects to teach, which means that the students will be taught different classes by different teachers throughout the day. Each class will have a main teacher, the “klasselærer”, who teaches at least one main subject for the class and has a focus on the well-being of the students in that specific room.

The students have smaller breaks throughout the day and one bigger break during lunch. Special classes, such as physics, chemistry, crafts, cooking, sports, and similar, may be taught in other rooms in the school, suitable for the needs of the subject, rather than in the students’ main room.

In many schools, sports classes take place outside during spring, summer, and autumn - typically late March until mid-October.

Volunteer tasks

As a volunteer, you will be supporting the teachers in the classrooms. You will not be teaching classes on your own, but supporting the class while the teacher leads the lesson.

Your presence will especially be valuable in English lessons, as the students can practice with you. You can also be helpful in sports classes, cooking classes, crafts classes, or as a general help during different projects in the classes. The school may ask you to support the staff at the after school activity centre “SFO” and your tasks will be divided between the school and the SFO.

As a volunteer from another culture you could also organise activities based on your country and language, e.g. teaching the students words and sentences in your mother tongue, serving traditional dishes, or playing games you know from home - if there is a relevant time to do so in relation to the lessons.

Please note: You may mainly be placed with the younger students. We cannot guarantee, that you will be helping the classes with the older students.

Volunteer requirements / Skills

To work in a Danish school it is important that the volunteer:

• Is independent- take initiative and show interest in the students
• Enjoys working with smaller and older children
• Is creative in the tasks
• Would like to live in a rural area or small town, as most of the projects are situated in such

Location

We cannot tell you where the project is located. Once the project is interested in welcoming you as a volunteer at their institution, we can tell you where in Denmark you will live.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Host family.

Number of volunteers in the project: 01

Pocket money: Volunteer will receive a small allowance for pocket money of 88.63 Euros/month

V.GO Membership fee: 10.000.000VND (Activated til 31/01/2027)

Participation fees (Visa support, training, accommodation and foods during stay):

• Long-term: 3.400 Euros/6 months or 4.500 Euros/12 months.