Official EP booklet of

AIESEC in Slovakia

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AIESEC in SlovakiaIntroduction

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AIESEC in Slovakia came into existence already a long time ago during comunist ages. After the velvet revolution held in 1989 i.e. collapse of comunistic regime AIESEC experienced large extension. Up to now, we have 6 local committees na-tionwide in Slovakia. During these years we have been working much, resulting into numerous awesome achievements.

Project EDUCATE Slovakia is currently running in five LCs: Bratislava, Banská By-strica, Comenius University, Nitra and Trnava. Nowadays we have around 300 members. It is our great pleasure that you decid-ed to come to Slovakia and we want to to assure you that we will do everything to make your stay in Slovakia as comfortable, unforgettable and satisfactory as possible!

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EDUCATE Slovakia is a cultural project for elementary school and high school stu-dents. Inspired by similar projects in the neighboring countries the first round of EDUCATE Slovakia began in January 2011 and it was a huge success. Since then two more rounds have been organized. Altogether the project ran in 6 cities, more than 30 school participared on in and the number of students impacted by this project keeps growing with every new round. The aim of the project is rais-ing cultural awareness among students, teaching them about other cultures and making them actively communicate in English using presentations, workshops and discussions led by international lecturers - you.

Flow of the project You will spend 6 weeks in Slovakia working in a team of 4 people from 4 differ-ent countries. On the first week there will be a preparation seminar where you will prepare for specific requirements of each school concerning discussion topics and forms of presentation. The whole team of interns will spend the next weeks together in schools, each week in a different one.

Costs- accommodation provided- lunch during weekdays provided- transportation covered by the intern

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Job Description- first week – participating on trainings, preparing all the presentations, work-shops, preparing presentation about your countries and cultures for students of different age groups, getting to know the local reality of schools, exploring the city- raising cultural awareness among students, teaching them about your countries and cultures with the help of presentations, discussions, workshops, games, etc- actively communicating with students in English about different issues in your countries- organizing and participating at proj-ects’ final event, presenting overall run and results of the project to all partici-pants

Preparation before arrival- collect information about topics requested by schools- gather pictures and videos from your life and about your country- bring typical items or souvenirs from your country and a country flag- bring your own laptop- don’t forget to bring warm clothes!

After arrivalThe currency we use in Slovakia is Euro so don’t forget to exchange some mon-ey before you come. You will have to buy a SIM card with some credit which costs around 10 euros. You may also have to buy a monthly pass for public transport. These are all things you buddy will help you with. Don’t forget to write down your buddy’s or OCP’s/VP’s number in case you need it when you arrive :)

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Wish you a

nice stay in

sLoVaKia!