cocolores e.V. is an initiative of parents and nursery staff members which has been founded with the aim to create further day care facilities in the district “Äußere Neustadt” of Dresden. The association is supporter of the nursery where altogether 92 children between the age of 1,5 to 7 years are taken care of in four mixed-age groups by three nursery teachers each group. For the pedagogical work creativity, individuality and learning by following one’s own curiosity are the focus. This is promoted by inspiring play materials. In conventional toys is consistently avoided . Intercultural openness and tolerance are as well as ecology and sustainability central features of our pedagogical work. Therefore proviedes EVS a possibility of practical implementation of the very important aspects. The project offered the European volunteer Elena Cabello the opportunity to learn at the side of the pedagogues working in our facility everyday life in our children's home in all its facets. Everyday life in one of the four mixed-age groups was for Elena in the foreground . With a lot of dedication, her own creativity and ideas Elena actively brought in the work of the children's house . Through special attention and curiosity Elena quickly found a viable contact with children , parents and staff . With games, songs and stories from their country of origin Elena enriched our work . In conversations about education, health , family , as well as environment and politics we got to know each other and were able to confront ourselves with each other's culture , language or tradition . The focus of the project was for Elena especially in handling with German and Spanish. By the method of language immersion , which already very small children in the everyday, always repetitive use are confronted with a foreign language, the children quickly learned simple words and the communication succeeded very well. With Spanish rhymes , play songs and stories Elena enriched children's learning in a very special way and has not only the children a lasting impression. For all of us Spain is now equal to " next door ".