Boomers Abroad

Description

Our Intensive Spanish Program is designed for both university students and travelers looking to learn Spanish rapidly, well, and in an immersion environment. With an average class size of 5-8 students, you will receive personalized attention from professors and ample opportunity to participate. Daily lessons emphasize a range of skills including: listening, reading, writing, oral comprehension, culture, current events and history.

Spanish courses can be taken prior to or along side a volunteering program. Road 2 Argentina places you at a local volunteer organization where you will be given hands-on assignments that truly help those who need it most in Buenos Aires. At your placement, you will work directly with the staff, volunteers, projects and those the organization helps.

* Volunteering Placements in Buenos Aires Requiring Basic Spanish only:
- Volunteer at a Community Soup Kitchen
- Volunteer with Recreational Activities
- Volunteer Teaching English to Children
- Volunteer Teaching English to Adults
- Volunteer Weekend Volunteering
- Volunteering to Organize Fundraising Events

* Volunteering Placements in Buenos Aires Requiring Intermediate Spanish:
- Volunteering with Children Continuing Education
- Volunteering with Adults' Continuing Education
- Volunteer at a Recovered Factory
- Volunteer at a Community Centers Communications Area
- Volunteering with HIV affected children
- Volunteer Childcare
- Volunteer in PR & Marketing for an NGO
- Volunteer in Writing, Editing and Communications

The Road2Argentina volunteering program in Patagonia takes place in the town of Junin de los Andes (a three hour bus ride from the city of Bariloche). At this placement, volunteers work and live at a rural school for children who would otherwise not have an opportunity to attend school.

* Duties at this volunteer position include:
- Hard work (cleaning, wall painting, digging of ditches, farm works)
- Routine (book keeping, archiving and updating of documents,some work in the kitchen area)
- Intellectual support (helping children with school home work, teaching, designing, working on preparation of teaching material)