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Description

Do you want to travel and see the world without breaking the bank?

LEAD Adventures gives you the opportunity to be paid while you teach English in this amazing country, for the experience of a lifetime!!!
The program offers the volunteer:

- The chance to teach English and get paid in a corporate environment, while you live and experience the culture of Ecuador.
- Companies are varied, depending on the need they have for teachers. Participants will be working about 20h per week, and will be teaching English for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels
- This experience provides a direct contact with local professionals and helps the participant to learn and live the country's culture. Moreover the constant contact with native Spanish speakers helps the participant to truly learn the Spanish language.
- This international working experience enhances the ability of young people to think globally. This is an invaluable skill in the modern world. In addition, this international experience could open many doors for future academic or professional goals.
- The exposure to another culture leads to open minds and to understanding cultural differences, which is an invaluable skill for future leaders.

Why use a Placement Service?
We have a solid and trustful group of partners that will guarantee serious placements. There is so much information out there that trusting any unknown organization can be risky. We have several years of experience doing this. It is a soft landing experience in a new country instead of a stressful one.

Host Institutions: Every institution selected by LEAD Adventures is carefully screened in order to provide a challenging experience for our participants.

Our staff visits the institutions and defines with the institution's representatives the roles and assignments to be carried out by our participants.

Locations: We are currently offering placements in Quito.

Sample Monthly Budget
* Accommodation - 140-160 dollars, centrally located residence or a shared apartment
* Food - Home-cooked: 25 dollars per week; Restaurants: 2-7 dollars per meal
* Personal Expenses - 20-30 dollars/month
* Transportation - Public Bus 0.25 dollars/per ride; taxi starts at 1.00 dollar
* Internet/Cell Phone - Avg. Internet price 15-20 month / Cell Phone: 15-30 dollars
* Entertainment - 5-20 dollars per night out

Learn more on our site about the program by checking our website.

Highlights

You make money while having fun, and you get to know Ecuador and its beautiful surroundings. In your free time you can enjoy the many different activities that the country has to offer:

* Enjoy exploring Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. This beautiful city will take you back through 500 years of history, cultural sites and places you will never forget. Quito has colonial churches, structures and historical sites hundred of years old such as La Iglesia de San Francisco, La Plaza de la Independencia, the mighty Basilica and more.

* The Teleferico takes visitors almost to the top of the Volcano Pichincha in a sky tram. It is worth putting aside a few hours for the trip, and a trip by day or at nighttime is equally interesting. The cable cars will take you up to almost 14,000 feet and the views are stunning.

* Adjacent to the Old City in Quito, El Panecillo is a large hill on top of which a large statue of the Virgin of Quito which is visible from miles around. From the top there are marvelous views of the whole city and the volcanoes.

* Visit the "Middle of the World City" in Quito where the monument that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern is located. You must also straddle the line dividing the north and south hemispheres, with one foot in each. It was built during the XVII century when a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line. The Ethnographic Museum can be also be visited here.

* Take a weekend tour to and hike the Cotopaxi volcano. The Cotopaxi National Park is located in the "Avenue of the Volcanoes" a breathtaking place of rare natural beauty. Hike to the glaciers and enjoy the view!

Qualifications

- To be a native English speaker with TEFL Qualifications to teach English.
- To have an outgoing personality and experience in teaching groups (10 people or more).
Experience Required: at least a few months with groups teaching.

Languages:
- English
- Spanish (basic, intermediate or advanced)

Application Process involves:
- Resume
- Application form

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Salary/Pay

Earnings vary from 5 to 7 dollars per hour (400-600 dollars per month)

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ecuador

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Resume
• Written Application

LEAD Adventures South America's Mission Statement

Since its creation in 2004 LEAD Adventures has been extremely successful launching programs in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships abroad. Our programs are targeted to young minded people from all over the world that want to experience the great destinations Ecuador and South America have to offer.

Year Founded

2004