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Education and Teaching English Placements in Oaxaca, Mexico

by: Adelante Abroad

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Teaching in another country shows leadership and communication skills that will benefit any resume. By taking on an Education or Teaching English program in Oaxaca, Mexico, participants experience a unique culture and a career-building opportunity. Adelante Abroad candidates will have the option to teach in a public primary school, a government office, a boys' juvenile hall, or to artisans who want help marketing their work. Beginner Spanish speakers welcome! Teaching English in Mexico is one of the few programs where we do not require Spanish-speaking experience. Teachers will have supervisors native to Mexico at their work placements, as well as an English-speaking Adelante Abroad Director living in Oaxaca. Help make a difference by teaching English in Oaxaca, Mexico through Adelante! Placements are tailored to your requirements, experience, qualifications in your chosen sector, and Spanish-speaking skills. Participation in this program will significantly enhance your resume and give you the opportunity to improve your Spanish. Submit a $325 application deposit to secure your spot!

Program Highlights

Shop around and compare Adelante programs to others on the market; we have some of the best prices for interning and volunteering abroad.

Volunteer in a company or organization tailored to your experience and interests with a guaranteed placement.

Live like a local with your own fully furnished room in a centrally located apartment; housing is provided in each of our programs.

Brush up on your Spanish skills before you are launched into your volunteer project, with 2 weeks of intensive Spanish classes included at the start of each program.

Relax when you arrive to Oaxaca as we provide airport pick-up and take you straight to your housing.

Quick Details

Locations:
  • Oaxaca, Mexico
Starts At: $2,920 for 1 Month
Availability
Year(s) Offered: Year RoundDuration:
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
  • Winter
Age Requirement: 18-30
Types & Subjects
Fields:
  • Education
  • Linguistics
  • Spanish
Causes:
  • Childcare & Children
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Teaching
  • Youth
Types:
  • Experiential Learning
  • Internships
  • Teach Abroad
Guidelines
Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Angolan
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Bangladeshi
  • Barbadian
  • Basotho
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Beninese
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Botswana
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Burkinabe
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Central African
  • Chadian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Congolese
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Equatorial Guinean
  • Eritrean
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Filipino
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Gabonese
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indian
  • Indonesian
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Ivorian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Libyan
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Senegalese
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leonean
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • South African
  • South Sudanese
  • Spanish
  • Sri Lankan
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Sudanese
  • Surinamese
  • Swazi
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Tanzanian
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Togolese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Tunisian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Uruguayan
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
  • Nauruan
  • Nicaraguan
  • Ukrainian
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Last Updated: Aug 11, 2026

Awards

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Program Details

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Locations

  • Oaxaca, Mexico

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Education
  • Linguistics
  • Spanish
  • Causes
  • Childcare & Children
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Teaching
  • Youth
  • Types
  • Experiential Learning
  • Internships
  • Teach Abroad

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
  • Winter
Teach Duration:
  • 3-6 Months
  • Short Term
  • Summer
Intern Duration:
  • Summer
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • 1-3 Months
  • 3-6 Months
  • Fall
Gap Year Timing:
  • After College
  • Career Break / Mid-Career
  • During College
  • Post High School

Age Requirement

18-30

Guidelines

Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Angolan
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Bangladeshi
  • Barbadian
  • Basotho
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Beninese
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Botswana
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Burkinabe
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Central African
  • Chadian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Congolese
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Equatorial Guinean
  • Eritrean
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Filipino
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Gabonese
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indian
  • Indonesian
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Ivorian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Libyan
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Senegalese
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leonean
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • South African
  • South Sudanese
  • Spanish
  • Sri Lankan
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Sudanese
  • Surinamese
  • Swazi
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Tanzanian
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Togolese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Tunisian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Uruguayan
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
  • Nauruan
  • Nicaraguan
  • Ukrainian

This Program is also open to Solo, Group

Starts At

  • 1 Month: $2,920

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Some Program Activity Costs
  • Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
  • Pre-Departure Orientation
  • In-Country Orientation
  • Language Lessons
  • Cultural Training / Program / Orientation
  • Wifi Costs
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Emergency Support

Program Cost Excludes

  • Domestic Airfare
  • International Airfare
  • Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
  • In-Country Transportation To & From Project
  • Public Transportation Pass
  • Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)

Payment Terms

  • Upfront Deposit

Refund Policy

Refund with conditions

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Accommodation Options

  • Apartment/Flat
  • Group living
  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

      Accepted Education Levels

    • University Freshman (1st Year)
    • University Sophomore (2nd Year)
    • University Junior (3rd Year)
    • University Senior (4th Year)
    • University 5th Year or More
    • High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
    • Some college credit, no degree
    • Trade/technical/vocational training
    • Associate degree
    • Bachelor’s degree
    • Master’s degree
    • Professional degree
    • Doctorate degree

    Application Procedures

    • Phone/Video Interview
    • Resume
    • Written Application
    • Letters of Reference

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is the Teaching English and Education program a paid position?

    No, all of our programs are unpaid and part-time. Teaching English participants gain hands-on exposure working with local communities and professionals in the field, which is ideal for those preparing for graduate school or a future career in Teaching or Education.

    What kind of housing is provided in Oaxaca, Mexico?

    Participants are provided with private rooms in shared apartments located in central areas of Oaxaca, close to public transportation, and with their volunteer program location in mind.

    Do I need to speak Spanish to participate?

    Teaching English is one of our only programs in Mexico where we do not require the applicant to have any Spanish speaking experience. Beginner Spanish speakers welcome!

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