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Grosses Schiff Association,
NGO in Vienna

Bienvenido

Welcome

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Willkommen

What do we do?

Multilingual and diverse childcare. 

 

  • Kindergruppen

  • Kindergarten

Support and integration of people with a migrant background.

 

  • Events

  • Projects

Art workshops in Vienna

  • For children

  • For adults

Support for feminist and environmental causes

  • Collaborations.

  • Active participation.

Continuous training courses.

  • For pedagogues.

  • Interested families.

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Who are we?

Grosses Schiff (Big Ship) is an intercultural non-profit association founded in 2010 and based in Vienna. Its name and logo are a nostalgic homage to the huge ships that used to cross the Atlantic Ocean, carrying thousands of migrants in one direction or another. Since its inception, Grosses Schiff has promoted projects and programmes for people with a migrant background, always from an artistic and linguistic perspective. After more than a decade of activity, our scope of action has been extended to pre-school education with the opening of multilingual kindergartens.  

 

We aim to encourage a sense of belonging and respect for all kinds of people, as we understand that they are essential for an equitable community. In addition, we embrace an ecological and sustainable lifestyle, recognising our duty to the environment and the well-being of future generations.

 

Our primary goal is to foster the holistic development of the children in our care, encouraging them to become independent, empathetic and compassionate individuals, which will ultimately lead them to become multilingual and conscientious adults. Our actions and leadership principles are shaped by these values, which are the basis of our vision for the future.

Why this name?

"The name of our organization refers to my family history, which began with my maternal grandparents. They emigrated from northern Croatia to northern Argentina in 1929. Their journey took them through several ports to Buenos Aires – on a large ship. Hence, traveling across the sea as a symbol of change, transformation, and – if you will – creativity."

 

Ivana Reyero, Co-founder

Projects and partners

At Grosses Schiff, we are open to new projects that are in line with our principles. 

 

We are part of the Etwinning community and participate in European projects.

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Our Team

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Ivana Reyero

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Hartwig Imlinger

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Isabel Langa

Some of our projects

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International project on multilingualism in early childhood education

Babo - Bilingual and Bicultural Outlook - is a three-year project funded by Erasmus+, with partner organizations in Spain (lead partner + partner), Ireland (two partners), Belgium, and Austria. In Austria, the La Rueda children's groups of the Großes Schiff association have been chosen as the partner.

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