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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.
Language practice
Teaching
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.
- 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
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
We will provide the volunteer a private room on the rooftop of the language institute where they will be working. The volunteers will be provided three daily meals. The room is comfortable and includes a bed. Also, the volunteer will have free wifi access.
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.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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