Loimaa Evangelical Folk High School
LEKO is a private educational establishment with a history of more than 85 years, located in Hirvikoski, a village in a calm and beautiful rural area of South-West Finland, next to Loimaa town, 150 km from Helsinki, and 60 km from Turku. LEKO works in the fields of formal, non-formal education, social work, spiritual work, children’s welfare, and hospitality services locally, regionally, and internationally.
The largest group of our full-time students is non-Finnish national adults participating in upper basic education programs and improving their Finnish. We have a dormitory and a nice camping area, Mustajärvi. There are more than 14 nationalities in our school this year. About 100 full-time students learn in LEKO.
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Your work as a volunteer
To be a part of our LEKO community and be support for our students:
assist and/or organize sports activities 2-3x per week for LEKO community and transport students for volunteering shifts in local sports and cultural activities
create, prepare, organize, and assist other free time activities for LEKO (like homework hub, cooking, crafts, …), to help with languages (like hosting English Chatting evenings, a club of your culture and language), or to develop your own project here
have a presentation of yourself, your home country, and youth activities in your community
to follow up on personal growth through the perspective of Key Competencies for Lifelong Learning by planning, acting, and reflecting, and to work on self-development by getting Finnish experience
to give support in practical tasks in the folk high school when needed
to reflect on social media about volunteering work in Finland
additionally, you can take part in activities at LEKO’s children and youth development welfare centers
Accomodation & Food
We provide a shared apartment to live with other LEKO volunteer. There is a food service in the school during working days, with the possibility to pay attention to different diets. The school has bicycles. The car and a small bus (a B driving license is strongly recommended) are available for project needs. Our work language at school is Finnish, but with the volunteers we use English. LEKO is unobstructed in the study area only, so, unfortunately, we cannot provide a place for a volunteer who is in a wheelchair.
Volunteer profile
We are looking for an international volunteer to give our school a stronger EU value and self-development perspective. We are looking for a person with curiosity, self-initiative, and willingness to help, cooperate and lead; to be part of LEKO, Loimaa, and the larger community. The position is suitable for any English-speaking (in the level of conversation) young person aged 18-30. We expect volunteers to be open to socializing and doing activities within a multicultural society with tolerance. We hope our volunteers are positive and ready to take on different tasks. You should be ready to adapt to new, unexpected situations and look for solutions. We are looking for volunteers who want to give their own involvement and get experiences from Finland.
More information about the hosting origination www.leko.fi