Come and make an impact at our small, friendly teaching academy in Barbosa, Colombia

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 1 month

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  • Description

    Description

    We seek volunteers with teaching experience or who are willing to have a go! We are a small, friendly and still very young institute where your contribution will have a substantial impact on the lives of your students. At any time we host a handful of volunteers in addition to our group of regular local teachers, and are always looking for fresh faces to join our little community here! We teach classes to small groups of adults, children and teenagers, with most groups having 4 to 6 students per class. We follow textbooks from major publishers, but teachers have a lot of autonomy in how they teach their classes.

    We are interested in introducing new cultures to our students to open up their minds towards not only the language, but also towards the people who speak it.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Teaching
    DIY and building projects
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The volunteer will have the chance to stay in a peaceful Colombian town where they get to know the country's culture and its people. In addition, they would have the opportunity to improve their Spanish skills as well as to travel around within the region where they are staying in their free time.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    - Lead classes of 4 to 6 people spread across the week, with classroom time up to 20 hours per week
    - Support our conversational English classes, giving students the chance to talk to a native speaker and practice pronunciation in a natural setting

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We will provide the volunteer a private room on the rooftop of the language institute where they will be helping. The volunteers will be provided 60,000 Colombian pesos to purchase food. There is a community kitchen where meals can be prepared, We offer you a kitchen equipped with pots, dishes, spices where you will feel comfortable, it is important to highlight that the food is very cheap and fresh in the local markets. The room is comfortable and includes a bed. Also, the volunteer will have free wifi access.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Barbosa is a small town located halfway on the main highway that connects Bogota with Bucaramanga.

    As a volunteer, you will have the unique chance to explore the Colombian culture, get in touch with its people and travel to some awesome nearby places, such as San Gil, Barichara, Villa de Leyva and also to small, hidden villages with breathtaking landscapes. You can get to all of these places very easily by bus.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have excellent internet on the second floor in the administrative area but in the rooms it tends to be a bit slow. Spyou can get work done on the second floor but not as well in room-

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 576156919578

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