"Through our project ""Youth meets Kindergarten"" the volunteer had the opportunity to gain new experiences in another European country,and thus in a different culture. Through the care of children of different nationalities and through the close proximity to the borderof Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the volunteer was able to strengthen her European awareness.With us, she was able to gain a wide range of learning experiences: learning how to deal with children through individual and group care,prepare small animations and carry them out independently, act on her own responsibility, work in a team, acquiring social and pedagogic skills.The main activity of the volunteers was the care of our kindergarten children. Because of the fact that the volunteers mind was very open, socially, nature-loving and creative, she was able to participate in small activities with small groups during her volunteer year in free work, at the Sport lessons and during our weekly forest morning. For extracurricular projects with our preschool children the volunteer was needed as additional accompaniment. Over time, she was able to independently manage a large group of children during a number of hours all alone.In the course of the year, the volunteer has gained a lot of independence and openness. She has primarily taken care of the children who did not speak German or children who had difficulties with integration. She was an important caregiver for those children. However, she took care of all the children and provided very good care. She also showed her commitment in primary school and supervised a school class for a week on their class trip along the Belgian coast.The Youthpass recorded all the competences she had acquired. The volunteer is now studying to become a Waldorf teacher - we are sure that this year in our kindergarten will have been an important year for her - giving a basic orientation and preparation for her studies."