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Cultural Exchange and English Teaching with Children and Teens 📚


The experience

Experience a cultural exchange while you share English with children and adolescents. From Monday to Friday we collaborate at a childcare center with children aged 2 to 12, and on Saturdays we visit an educational center with around 45 children and youths aged 4 to 17. We offer you lodging in a quiet and welcoming place, as well as transportation to the activities.


What you offer

16 hours of help per week

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 20 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers will contribute a substantial amount to cover costs of lodging, meals, materials for workshops, ceramics classes, and local transportation, in addition to travel to some community sites that are free of charge and frequented by tourists.


What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely


Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Our social program seeks to create learning opportunities and cultural exchange for children and adolescents.

From Monday to Friday, volunteers participate in activities with minors aged 2 to 12 years, where we aim to motivate English language learning while sharing experiences, games, and culture.

On Saturdays we visit an educational center where we work with about 45 children and young people aged 4 to 17.

As an organization, in mid-year we also host students from the United States during their vacations, so we consider volunteering an essential tool to strengthen our social program and promote cultural exchange. 🌎

We are looking for caring, committed people with a strong desire to share. We want volunteers who can motivate our children and young people to engage with English in a positive way, but also people open to learning from our culture, our customs and the experience of living with the community.

Volunteers will stay in a quiet and welcoming space, and we will provide transportation to the center where the activities take place.


Activities & Shift

Activities may include:

- Support in the care and accompaniment of minors.
- Teaching and practice of the English language.
- Games and recreational activities.
- Activities in outdoor spaces.
- Walks.
- Tree planting.
- Talks and exchange activities.
- Sharing with the hosts.
- Participation in the educational center's activities on Saturdays.

The main activities take place from Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays we participate at the educational center with children and young people.


Rules

To ensure a safe experience and good coexistence, we ask volunteers to:

- Follow the foundation's internal mechanisms and procedures.
- Always maintain good communication with the hosts.
- Wear appropriate and complete clothing during the activities.
- Maintain a respectful and responsible attitude when interacting with the children and young people.
- And, very importantly, come with a strong desire to play, share, teach and learn. ❤️