Description

Teach English on the enchanting island of Crete. Language skills are crucial to success in virtually any profession. Help promising young students learn the international language of commerce, technology, and opportunity!

During the school year, and at summer language "camps," you're needed to work with students on English pronunciation and usage. Established classroom materials and curricula guide your lessons. You need no professional teaching experience. Your knowledge of standard pronunciation, idioms, and syntax is the resource they seek.

On some days, you'll meet your students for informal English language training. At other times, instructions may take the form of field trips, scavenger hunts, games or other organized events. Because conversational skills are emphasized over grammar, you need no previous or formal teaching experience to make a significant different. What's more, your assignment is in a beautiful seaside city on the exotic island of Crete!

Highlights

Work with youth in classrooms, small groups and summer camps. In your free time in the evening and on weekends, you can explore the archaeological, historical and cultural attractions around the island. This is an excellent way to give back while experiencing the real Greece!

Qualifications

If you are a native English speaker, have energy to work with kids, 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

Cost in US$:

USD 2,695-2,895/ 1-2 wks - discounts available.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

These costs support the community's on-going development programs, and also cover 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.

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

Minor with parent and adults of all ages.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 12-15

Scholarships are Available

check on options 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

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

Global Volunteers's Mission Statement

Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit (501C-3) tax-exempt organization in consultative status with the United Nations working at the invitation and under the direction of local leaders to deliver the 12 Essential Services to partner communities worldwide. We engage short-term volunteers on long-term development projects to create, nurture and sustain the wellbeing of the world's children - so they can realize the full promise of their human potential. 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 sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance.

Year Founded

1984