Description

This project is in a Catholic School of about 1,900 pupils from kindergarten to primary and secondary school. There are currently only 3 teachers teaching basic to intermediate English. Each teacher works with one or two volunteers and each class has about 30 pupils in the morning and about 15 in the afternoon.

As a volunteer you will be involved in:

- Helping the teachers prepare the class activities
- Providing classroom assistance
- Teaching English
- Helping the children with daily assignments and homework
- Leading the children during physical education activities to promote good health and physical conditioning
- Organizing workshops and contests (i.e.craft, painting, English clubs, etc.)

Volunteers typically work 4 or 5 hours a day, with opportunities to work additional hours if desired.

During the program, volunteers stay will Bolivian host families. This is an amazing opportunity to develop your fluency in Spanish and understand the Bolivian people and their culture from a very real, local perspective. Staying with a host family allows you the rare opportunity to feel like a native as opposed to a visitor or tourist.

The family will serve 3 meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals are typical Bolivian dishes and delicious!

Highlights

Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia is an amazingly diverse country with a rich history and culture! The country is mostly tropical and sub-tropical with amazingly beautiful countryside, peaks, and forests.

Santa Cruz is a modern and prosperous city and Bolivia's financial center. Santa Cruz may be the most populated city in Bolivia but it has kept its colonial charm and has a lot to offer such as a butterfly sanctuary, the ecological park Yvaga Guazu, the Jesuit missions and much more!

Qualifications

- Minimum age 18
- Good level of English
- Basic Spanish. It is recommended to learn as much Spanish as possible before coming in order to make your stay more enjoyable. Classes can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Good physical fitness
- Motivation to work with children
- Full travel & medical insurance
- Immunizations (please consult your doctor)

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

630 for 2 weeks, 150 for each extra week

Cost Includes:

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

Program Fees Include:

- Accommodation: Bolivian Home Stay
- Food: 3 meals a day
- Airport pickup: Included on arrival day
- Orientation kit: Full project details will be sent following reservation
- Training: Pre-departure preparation and training in Santa Cruz

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Teaching
• Tutor
• Volunteering

Age Range

18-70

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 1-4

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

GoEco - Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement

(1) Encourage ecological and volunteer tourism that promotes sustainable development (2) Enable travelers to experience different and more rewarding kinds of tourism. (3) Encourage travelers to volunteer for the benefit of others and thus to serve as a good-will ambassador to other countries in the world. (4) Encourage travelers from all over the world to come to Israel for ecological and community-based projects, in both the Arab and Jewish sectors, and experience firsthand the unique cultural and natural diversity in this region. (5) Support environmental and humanitarian projects that promote understanding and good will between ethnic societies in Israel. (6) Conduct further research in the field of ecological tourism, such as the 'Ecological Footprint' as a tool for sustainable tourism development. (7) Establish an in-depth and up-to-date data base of the relevant projects worldwide. (8) Create a platform from which to explore the various organizations that support the environment and actively encourage volunteering.

Year Founded

2005