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Description

At Tinkuy Peru, you will be able to help children by teaching your own skills. Peru Andean School provides a range of programs - from creative arts to language. We are seeking volunteers to help teach some of the lessons we provide for young children in the school. Children range in age from 4 to 14 years. Peru Andean School provides free education to children from poor families in order to equip them with skills to break out of the cycle of poverty.

Your day will consist of approximately 2 hours of lessons in the morning, followed by lunch and a break, and then 2 hours of classes in the late afternoon. The children are friendly and delight in meeting people from other countries, and we're certain they will make your volunteering very enjoyable and memorable.

Peru Andean School can also offer you Spanish classes to improve your own language skills while you volunteer helping others.

Highlights

* Working to help poor children in Huancayo, Peru
* Teaching Basic English to disadvantaged children
* Accommodation with a local Peruvian family, with traditional meals included
* A variety of weekly excursions throughout the Mantaro Valley
* Learning Spanish
* Staying in a safe, beautiful and friendly city

Qualifications

* Basic Spanish
* Preferably a teaching qualification, not necessarily in English

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

220 USD

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• Registration fees

Cost Include Description:

Fees include registration fees, food and accommodation Monday to Friday. Additional weeks cost USD 150 each. Two weeks of Spanish lessons cost USD 120.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

A typical volunteer is someone who wants to get the know local Peruvians and their culture, and get off the usual Peruvian tourist trail to see Perus' real beauty.

Age Range

17 and above

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel to Peru

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Other

Typically The Application Process Time is

4 days

Tinkuy Peru's Mission Statement

Tinkuy Peru is to work as a community organization aimed at planning and implementing educational, environmental and healthcare activities in the impoverished region of Huancayo, Peru. We aim to promote voluntary work for both public and private organizations and institutions. Our goal is to offer moral, spiritual, intellectual and material support to children who have been subjected to family or society abandonment, or who have experienced social or domestic violence.

Year Founded

2002