Description

Experience Mexico as a "non-tourist." You'll practice English conversation and pronunciation skills in small groups with university students. The focus is on English conversation, not grammar, so you don't need previous teaching experience. Each class follows a syllabus and uses texts which guide you through daily lessons. Team members often add examples from their personal lives to liven up the conversations. As with all Global Volunteers' conversational English programs, each volunteer teaches four to six hours a day, using the remainder of the day to prepare for class and team meetings. This is a great service-learning opportunity!

Highlights

You are immediately accepted and appreciated in our host communities as a rare and valuable resource in the local students' quest to gain greater English language proficiency.

Dolores Hidalgo and Queretaro played major roles in Mexico's fight for independence and thus many historical sites are nearby. Some volunteers take a bus to San Miguel de Allende, while others shop in Leon or enjoy the numerous cultural attractions, including museums, shops and theaters. The universities offer a wide variety of options and sometimes volunteers are invited into local homes for tea and conversation.

You'll stay in a colorful, safe and comfortable hotel and enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine in area restaurants. After the work day, and on the weekend, you'll have ample time to explore cultural and educational attractions in the host community such as markets, museum, galleries and parks.

Qualifications

If you are a native English speaker, have an open mind, and are willing to serve as part of a team and take direction from local leaders, you will make a positive contribution to this exciting volunteer program. You need not have previous teaching experience.

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2,295- 2,495/1-2 weeks - discounts available

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Medical insurance
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Your service program fee supports the community's on-going English development programs, and also covers your meals, lodging, transportation within the work site, project expenses, administrative costs, and the services of a trained team leader. The service program cost does not cover free-time expenses, or your airfare or other travel to the host community. All costs, including airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S. tax-payers.

Salary/Pay

Volunteers pay a tax-deductible service program fee

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to contribute to a community development project and to improve their understanding of different ways of life. They are all ages, from various ethnic backgrounds, and of all different professions, such as educators, students, laborers, medical professionals, full-time parents, computer professionals, artists, lawyers and the like.

Age Range

adults of all ages.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Scholarships are Available

check with us throughout the year.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

12 hours

Post Services Include

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Global Volunteers's Mission Statement

"Partners in Development". Founded to help advance peace, rehabilitate improverished communities, and promote mutual international understanding between peoples of diverse cultures through short-term volunteer service on long-term community development programs. We maintain on-going partnerships with local leaders and indigenous host organizations worldwide. Each year, we mobilize up to 300 teams of volunteers to work alongside local people on work projects central to their advancement. We also raise funds to support our international and domestic partners and to provide child sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance. Global Volunteers is in special consultative status with the United Nations and UNICEF.

Year Founded

1984