The logo of our project

Logo for ServIam

At the beginning of our project there was a competition for all four schools to create a logo which will be used for our common project. From each school we chose three logos and then students and teachers voted for final logo. The author of chosen one is student from Poland and her name is Zuzanna Nowara. 

The logo contains the flags of all four countries involved in the project and flag of European Union.  The name ServIam with the big I give different meaning to this word though which we want to underline the importance of human being. 

What it will bring to us?

Through self-knowledge activities - my qualities, who I am, my strengths and weaknesses - people discover the richness inside of themselves. This knowledge enables them to find the most suitable way of self-development and finally the most suitable way to use their talents to help and serve others.

Self-knowledge is necessary but a constant progress in self-development is crucial. We encourage young people to have self development goals and continue to work on the qualities they find beneficial and are rooted in them. Furthermore, we can achieve a lot more by working together, by collaborating. There will be team-building activities focused on group work, collaboration, respectfulness, attitude towards authority, workshops, engagement in nonprofit organizations; reflection and sharing of experiences; service not FOR the community but IN and WITH the community; to shift from I to WE and from MINE to OURS. We have experienced that many young people are open for voluntary work but it is very common that they burn out rather quickly because they are underprepared for the task. Also we are aware of those who would like to serve but lack the courage to approach strangers. Therefore, one part of the program is solely focused on the service to our common home, mother Earth, to help the environment around us.

In each school, we want to bring together a team of people who will serve in a wider area. Not focusing only on one kind of need, but on a wider scale. These teams will first try to observe the needs in their local society, next to identify and analyze them properly and then to plan the actual help process (it is not only a search for a solution of the situation). Every participants will receive proper training needed for the service: in psychological area (what are the obstacles we might face while working with others, how to deal with the inability or impossibility to provide help, how to identify the priorities, accept and ask for the help), in economical area (funding and crowd-raising, money vs food), in social area (communication skills, collaboration and team-building, couching and to leadership of others in the service) - all three areas are necessary for building a strong and effective team. It is to be realized that as individual persons we have a minimal scope and impact. On the other hand, when collaborating, we achieve much more in a team and by being an inspiring example for others. We will discover common values, it will foster civic engagement and responsible citizenship. Sharing our experience will empower young people to see the needs around us and to be involved in society. Thanks to the internationality of the project, they will experience the needs of other European countries, understand other cultural approaches. Active communication and study of project materials will help improve foreign language skills of all participants (students, teachers, parents), since English is a foreign language for all of us.