The English School

You will experience the true Moroccan life.
For instance, every Thursday there is a huge market, the souk, just in front of the flat. Visiting the Souk, you will feel totally immersed in the Moroccan culture. Farmers are there to sell their products, such as fruits and vegetable as well as livestock like cows, sheep, goats, chickens and rabbits. They are all sorts of food stands with typical delightful Moroccan food. You will find a large variety of dried fruits and nuts with of course our famous dried and fresh dates as well as an amazing choice of exotic spices… and clothes and artifacts of all kinds, some very traditionally Moroccan at cheap prices.
If you are interested, we provide local trips every weekend. For long stayers (over 1 month), we will organize free trips to places you would like to go to.

Everybody here speaks Arabic and a lot of people get by quite well in French. If you wish, we can organize some free arabic introduction classes for you. Just chatting with the students will already give you a very good start in that regard. Like everywhere else, the Moroccans are very eager to share their language and ways with you.

Morroco hospitality is notorious all over the World.

As teaching volunteers, you will learn how to teach (the preparation, the teaching, the follow up) with our specific teaching method, and why we set it. That knowledge could be useful for you as an additional skill. You might get a certificate from our organization.

The small town of lattouia is a lovely place bursting with Moroccan culture. If you are looking for a deep and meaningful experience different then your average tourism, this is the perfect place! The school is great and the teachers are amazing. Aziz, the local English teacher has a true passion for what he is doing and a pure heart. Dominique, the French teacher and long term volunteer, was a pleasure to be around and had a fountain of knowledge. She is a true teacher of all aspects of life.
The students here at the school are incredibly enthusiastic and eager to learn. You can just see the spark in they're eyes.
The people of the town are friendly and very interesting and of course, the food is delicious.
You will learn from this town the true true values of Moroccan and also Muslim life in all it's beauty, something that is impossible to understand until you are amongst it.
The visits to the souk market, being invited to eat tagine with students family's, singing and playing the guitar with Aziz and students and the beautiful sun setting over the town make this an absolutely amazing and unforgettable experience!

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Reviews

5.0
(9 reviews)9

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0
About the experience in: El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco

United Kingdom

5

It was a privilege to assist in teaching such genuinely motivated young people to learn and practice the the school language that already speak two or three languages. the the school was a great experience and the staff were open and friendly and fun to work with, I am very grateful for my experiences. I was able to access language learning for myself

23 days ago


Abdelhadi replied

Helen was a wonderful volunteer at The English School Kelaa. She helped with our English classes and brought great energy, enthusiasm, and positivity to the students. We truly appreciate her time, support, and contribution. Thank you, Helen!

About the experience in: El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco

Mexico

4

My stay was incredible thanks to the wonderful relationship I had with another volunteer and the very kind students; I love that.Abdel was very attentive from the moment we called before I arrived and made sure I was ok. However, I think the stay at the volunteer's house could be better with communication. For example nobody was explained to me the rules like I had to pay also for the basic things like paper towels, water, laundry detergent which and also is no WiFi at the house :/ so honestly that was uncomfortable because is so basic… I lived as a local shopped at the souq I did a hammam ◡̈

5 months ago

About the experience in: El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco

France

5

This trip to Beni Mellal was an extraordinary human experience, deeply moving. It's here that I really understood what I was looking for: to see reality, sometimes misery, but above all the beauty of simplicity. The school is an incredible place. The children are curious, smiling, full of life, and the French teachers are kind, patient and very open. Even with an imperfect level of French, we manage to create a bond. A smile, a gesture, a sincere intention are sometimes worth more than words.

10 months ago

About the experience in: El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco

Australia

5

My 4 weeks at the the school in Beni Mellal was such an incredible experience. I was welcomed with open arms by Khalid, Luke and Abdel. Shout out Khalid, my main point of contact, who made my stay as comfotable as possible and show me the authentic Moroccan way of life. Weekend trips into the mountains, traditional (delicious) food and the opportunity to connect with the locals and students. Huge thank you Abdel for all your help, Luke for the early morning adventures to the Ain and intense card games and to my amazing roomates, Moruya, Wam, Ally & Kaitlyn, never change. Love you all <3

about 1 year ago

About the experience in: El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco

Italy

5

It was an amazing experience. our task were social media and teaching italian. The hours were respected and you can't do more than 15h/week. We lived in a shared apartament with other volunteers. There was once a week couscous offered from the the school and some trips around, big thanks to Said I felt sick and i needed to leave before and we found an agreement. I recommend. The only problem i personally had was having no wifi in the apartment and no hot water for the shower, the rest was all good, people in kelaa (the city) and in the the school are super welcoming and i hope one day to come back

over 1 year ago


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