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Work with Children Teaching English
Location: Mexico: Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: Starting Dates: February 10, 2012 and August 14, 2012
Voluntrek
Paseo de los Laureles #458 PB4 Col. Bosques de las Lomas Mexico City, D.F. 05120 Mexico
Description
Volunteer Abroad in Mexico by teaching English to children from low income families from 2 to 8 years old, helping them learn a second language that allows them to have more and better opportunities in life.
Besides making a difference in the lives of these children, you can discover a country with a rich and varied culture, and live a totally new and exciting experience where you can get to know yourself better and meet different people.
Highlights
* Teach students so they can understand instructions which are in English and enhance their English vocabulary as well.
* Help students communicate naturally and instinctively in English.
* Choose the services you want, customizing the final price so that it fits your budget.
* Live in a cosmopolitan city that offers a wide array of cultural, tourist, outdoor and entertainment activities.
Qualifications
- English as a first language
- Level of Spanish required: Basic
- Computer knowledge
- Enjoy working with children
- Ethical and with a sense for human values
- Dynamic
- Sense of accomplishment
- Planning abilities
- Group control
Minimum Education
High School
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
Volunteers can customize the cost they want to pay by adding or removing any services according to their needs and budget.
Cost Include Description:
At Voluntrek you can choose the services you would like to hire with Voluntrek, and the ones you would like to arrange on your own, so it can meet your budget.
The price mentioned above is an example that includes: placement as a volunteer at an extablished non-profit organization, accomodation, meals (breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday only; meals are not included during holidays, allowing you to travel to other places and get to know Mexico), airport pickup, pre-departure information kit, arrival and pre-departure orientation and local support 24/7.
* This price does not include the security deposit for your accommodation, which is USD 369; if at the end of your Volunteer Program everything is in order at the guest house, your deposit will be fully reimbursed.
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- childcare/children
- education
- English teaching
- primary education
- teaching
- volunteering
Age Range
18 years and olderThis Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Guest House
Participants Travel to Mexico
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Disciplinary Clearance Form
- Other
- Phone/Video Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Written Application
Voluntrek's Mission Statement
Offer our participants volunteer experiences in Mexico that will provide them with a different and new experience and an understanding of our country's culture, at the same time that they help people in need and strengthen human values in our society, achieving a transformation in our country and in the world.
