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Volunteer Teach at Sierra Flor in Ecuador
Location: Ecuador: Latacunga
Program Duration: 1-2 years, over 2 years, 7-12 months, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad)
Typical Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: Dates vary, Inquire for more information
Sierra Flor Foundation
Km 1.3 vía Mulaló, Barrio Mancheno Latacunga, Cotopaxi 00000 Ecuador
Call Us
Phone: 593-9-944-0260 593-3-271-0081
Fax: 593-3-271-9003
Description
The teacher/volunteer working at the school will have basic common school responsibilities: teach classes (science, math, language, music, etc. according to the teacher's area of expertise), and some specific responsibilities from this particular school: help with shower time in the morning, monitor the children during breakfast, lunch, or snack time, take the children on walks, etc. All of these activities are done under the supervision or with the assistance of other teachers, depending on the specific volunteer.
The teacher/volunteer working at the Day Care Center could choose to work either with babies (3 month old to a year old) changing, feeding, and giving them early stimulation; or with the two older groups (1 year to 2 1/2 year old) and (2 1/2 to 4 year old) teaching them the different skills needed to start schooling and helping them in all of their daily routines: meals, showers, going to the bathroom, painting, walks, etc. Again, all of these activities will be done under the supervision or with the assistance of other teachers depending on the specific volunteer.
Highlights
One of the highlights of volunteering at Sierra Flor Foundation is that the work you do benefits directly the lives of the children you come in contact with. Teaching and working with children from very low income peasant families and seeing them succeed is extremely rewarding, especially if you are aware that if not enrolled in the Sierra Flor Foundation, these children will have access only to very basic education and the chances of them ever getting out of poverty are extremely slim.
Besides, the area where the Foundation is located is extremely beautiful, and it is possible to go on day trips to visit gorgeous places and folkloric markets. The School and the Day Care Center are located nearby the Snow-covered Volcano Cotopaxi, which can be climbed or simply visited in a day trip or in a more organized few days expedition.
The Foundation is 20 minutes from Latacunga town (population 200,000) and 1 1/2 hours from the Capital city of Quito (population 2,000,000). A city full of museums and tourist attractions.
Qualifications
The Sierraflor School is looking for a teacher/volunteer who has experience working with children, or at a Day Care Center or at a Primary Schoo or at a High-School. The teacher/volunteer will have to teach (in English) one or two of the following subjects according to his/her area of specialty: language, math, science, art, music, dance and movement, etc. The teacher must be an English speaker (or proficient in English) and able to work in a team. The environment is rural and the children come mostly from low income families, thus, the teacher/volunteer must want to be part of the social change that this school is bringing to this community in Ecuador and must have a strong social conscience.
Minimum Education
High School
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Cost in US$:
Free, and we actually provide Free Housing and Meals
Cost Include Description:
Credit Available
no
Salary/Pay
NoneExperience Required
yes
- Previous experience working with children is a plus.
Volunteer Types
- Academic Reinforcement
- Arts
- Athletics
- Childcare/children
- Computer Training
- Consciousness-raising
- Counseling
- Curriculum Planning
- Drama
- Education
- English Teaching
- Income-generation
- Literacy
- Nutrition
- Primary Education
- Recreation
- Self Help
- Teaching
- Youth
Typical Volunteer
The typical volunteer will be an individual who is willing to work hard to make a positive impact on the lives of the children he/she comes in contact with.Age Range
23 and upThis Program is open to
American, Australian, Canadian, European, South African, Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Group living
Participants Travel to Ecuador
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Resume
- Written Application
- Disciplinary Clearance Form
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
one weekSierra Flor Foundation's Mission Statement
The Sierraflor Foundation strongly believes that education is the engine that drives change. Therefore, our mission is to provide quality alternative bilingual (Spanish-English) education to the children that live in the surrounding communities of the town of Lasso. This education fosters the development of socially and ecologically aware and well-rounded adults of high self-esteem, strong values, and good health who will benefit and aid the future growth of the community in which they live and work, as well as understand, respect, and celebrate the diversity of the Ecuadorian culture.
Year Founded
1999
