Description

DREAM is seeking volunteers to work as camp counselors in our 9th Annual DREAM Guzman Ariza Summer School and Camp. DREAM's summer camp is a five-week program that targets children ages 10-17. The summer camp offers additional educational support through individualized tutoring, experiential learning and specialized educational programs to students who are at risk of dropping out. Counselors will work in an area that best matches their individual talents and interests (be it sports, music, arts, or group instruction) to guide the children in educational exploration. Counselors are asked to serve as mentors and show the children what it means to be a world citizen. Volunteers will lead children on excursions and expose them to a cross-cultural curriculum, which explores topics as serious as racism toward Haitians, economic disparity, globalization and peaceful cooperation.

Highlights

Spend your week making a difference in the lives of Dominican at-risk youth, while having the weekends free for kite boarding or windsurfing on the beach, visiting historic cities, or learning more about the lifestyles of the locals.

Qualifications

Expectations: DREAM volunteers are expected to work Monday through Friday from 8-4:30 for the duration of camp. Volunteers will also be responsible for planning activities and lessons, assisting with teacher training workshops, and assisting with special projects.

Requirements:
* Experience working with children
* Spanish skills: medium-strong
* 18 years of age or older

Minimum Education

Diploma/Certification

Languages

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

Salary/Pay

USD 1,800 per volunteer covers one week of training, accommodations, 3 meals a day (Monday through Friday), drinking water, oversight and program costs.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteer Types

• Counseling
• Volunteering
• Youth

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 2-4

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Essay

Typically The Application Process Time is

2-4 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

The DREAM Project's Mission Statement

We believe that quality, early and continuing education is the most effective way to break the cycle of poverty and change destinies. Our mission is to run inclusive, sustainable education programs for children and youth in the Dominican Republic that can be replicated throughout impoverished global communities.

Year Founded

2002