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Looking for a volunteer to help our local teachers with English classes – opportunity to gain/share experience in teaching while staying with a Polish family and learning Polish culture and traditions.
Also looking for an experienced teacher willing to stay with us longer :)
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A language school in one of the most picturesque regions of Poland – close to Zakopane, Beskidy Mountains – is looking for an English native speaker for participating in our events for children (ages 7-14) or/and older students. With our 8-years experience of teaching, we are eager to improve and to make the process of learning English more interesting for kids.
Though the town is not quite big, it is very nice and vivid with lots of greenery. It is a good place to get acquainted with Polish folk culture and hospitality!
Almost every weekend we go out somewhere to visit places - you'd be required just to pay the entrance fee- travel and food will be provided.
It is a brilliant opportunity to learn more about Polish culture! Our team are open-minded and sincere people. If you want to have an exciting and memorable experience - we are waiting for you!
Projects involving children
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Help
We are searching for an English native speaker to help our local teachers and ready to help in one of the activities on choice:
1) Participating in classes with children - among general tasks – conversation and guessing games, playing games, participating in competitions and conversations, as well as helping our group leaders. All materials and ideas can be provided
2) Running classes with kids, teenagers and adults - the main aim of a volunteer is to make people more confident in a conversation with a native speaker, to share with them information about culture and habits of a volunteer’s country.
Qualifications or experience would be a great asset, yet they are not required just optimism and eagerness to help:)
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Polish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Accomodation provided is provided at school which is 10 min walk from the house so you have our own space and privacy.
The food is provided with the family who lives 10 min walk from the house. We can offer you a bike for our own use which makes it 4 minutes.
If it is more than 20h help a week we offer payment which can be agreed.
You can have your breakfast/supper at school and share dinners with us. The family consists of 4 people (2 kids, boy aged 13 and girl 11). We also have a cat, a dog and 2 rabbits.
We love gardening and are refurbishing the house so any help with that is also welcome.
We enjoy company of nice people. Daughter has been learning to play the piano so if you can play the piano that would be lovely:)
we also love art and crafts and cooking so if you like it then contact us:)
School in in the very centre of town, nearby a river and a bike/running path going for 30 kilometers.
We are close to the ski lifts and in winter we go skiing every weekend.
We have lost of skis and snowboards we can lend or teach you skiing.
It is a perfect place for hillwalking and trekking.
It is 30 km away from Żywiec Lake
What else ...
School is situated in Beskidy mountains, not far from Tatras Mountains and Zakopane. There's good connection to Wrocław, Prague, Warsaw, Krakow by train.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (11)
Isabella trusted me to lead lessons, whether in the school, or in the state school where I got the chance to teach, and even a lead a short martial arts workshop.
I had the chance to benefit from Isabella's… read more
Our students miss her and still ask about her coming back (so we hope she will;). We found it a bit… read more
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Isabella trusted me to lead lessons, whether in the school, or in the state school where I got the chance to teach, and even a lead a short martial arts workshop.
I had the chance to benefit from Isabella's… read more
Our students miss her and still ask about her coming back (so we hope she will;). We found it a bit… read more
Kathy is also a devoted pet-sitter and our dog missed frequent walks. I personally liked having chats with Kathy about life in general and her travels. Wishing you all the best!
Wegierska Gorska is a lovely little town with great bike and walking tracks and the family took me on several bike rides and a memorable hike in the mountains.… read more
I could rely on her to run the classes in an interesting and fun way. Our children really took to her and felt sorry she had to leave after 6 days.
She cooked a delicious applie cake with my daughter and took execellent care of our dog.
I strongly recommend her!
Alex stayed with us for 9 days (5 of them including day care camp for kids) and we have all enjoyed her company.
She is well-organised, patient and fun to be with. We left our children to her care for many hours and we were very pleased with that, kids spent time well, had… read more
During that time she helped us with organising additional fun classes for kids.
She has also run classes on her own with different age groups of children.
Once she even run the German class for adults and they enjoyed the class a lot.
We recommend Nikki as she is reliable and fun to be with.
Thank you and see you again sometimes ;)
She was an asset to our school, alwayw in a good mood, kind-hearted and patient towards everybody!
The lessons she ran were enjoyed by the students and well- thought in advance.
She has also proofread some of the text I translated and it was well-reviewed later on.
Good luck Inge with all your travels and… read more
They brought me some materials for study, e.g. a magazine for Polish learners of German and a simplified edition of a book with a CD. That was a surprise.
The lessons were well-prepared in advance and I always had a short review of what we… read more
We spent one week in the house, teaching Izabela German.
The accomodation was very nice and comfortable. We were… read more
This was my first stay with a workaway host and Isabella and her beautiful family have left a great impression. I instantly felt like a part of the family.
From delicious, local foods, to weekend hikes in the mountains, I had the opportunity to feel like a local.
The Students at the language… read more
As a workaway staying in our house she was helpful and we didn't have to ask her to do things as she would help out of her own initiative.
As we said Rachel… read more
