Bona Fides Association is looking for volunteers for a 6-months project in a democratic school “The Whole Village” in Żarki, Poland!
Dates: ASAP until the end of May 2026
Duration: 6 months
You are welcome to be a part of our democratic school community in Poland!
Foundation for children and parents „Whole village” was set up in 2018. The name and the reason to create it, comes from the saying „it takes a (whole) village to raise a child”. We wanted to be a support for parents, help them and children to fill good being together, to grow together.
Our values: relations, authenticity, respect, autonomy, community, freedom, self-directed learning, responsibility, non-violent communication, nature. We are also passionate about psychology, wood and clay DIY, travels, wild herbs and natural cosmetics, handmade, dance, etc.
For last 3,5 year we have focused on creating first democratic school in our area connected with forest pedagogic. We also organize summer camps, we host and organize school trips, every June we do big outdoor festivals (over 2000 people, over 60 attractions and activities) and smaller event in September.
Volunteers’ tasks
Main tasks are playing with children, organising activities for them, taking care of our space, community building with children andadults. Activities can include some office work and DIY, construction, gardening work (easy tasks). You will work with us from Monday to Friday 9am-3pm in our forest base (check infopack). During that time you will taking part in school tasks (meetings, food preparation, workshop preparation, cleaning), organising some activities for children connect to your hobbies or/and your country culture (one per week will be enough), mainly joining children’s free play and just spend a time with them and speak English with them. You will also take part in our trips and workshops and community events.
See more: https://www.facebook.com/SzkolaiprzedszkoleCalaWioska/
Check out our INFOPACK
Learn more about democratic schools movement
To read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_school
To watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqrxiM5bc9k&list=PLit27LA6Y-KEJbTSrOk5kANHA5IFipl1W
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfHrgRITnVM- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyLONJLLMw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-GEzM7iTk
See photos from previous festivals in June:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?%20fbid=7675269379225738&set=pcb.7675341125885230&locale=pl_PL
Application
To apply send your CV and a motivation letter (in English)
to mariachiara@bonafides.pl and anna@bonafides.pl
or contact us for any further information.
Write ‘ESC project in Żarki, Poland‘ in the title of your e-mail
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