Teach English in Mexico as a Volunteer!

  Mexico

• Central Highlands: 
Dolores Hidalgo,  Queretaro

Length of Position: one to two weeks
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: year round

Description: Experience Mexico as a "non-tourist." Volunteers practice English in small groups with university students. The focus is on English conversation, not grammar, so virtually anyone can be of service. Each class follows a syllabus and uses texts which guide the volunteers through daily lessons. Team members often add examples from their personal lives to liven up the conversations. As with all Global Volunteers' conversational English programs, each volunteer teaches four to six hours a day, using the remainder of the day to prepare for class and team meetings. Ample time is available to explore cultural and educational attractions in the host community.

Highlights: You are immediately accepted and appreciated in our host communities as a rare and valuable resource in the local students' quest to gain greater English language proficiency.

Dolores Hidalgo and Queretaro played major roles in Mexico's fight for independence and thus many historical sites are nearby. Some volunteers take a bus to San Miguel de Allende, while others shop in Leon or enjoy the numerous cultural attractions, including museums, shops and theaters. The universities offer a wide variety of options and sometimes volunteers are invited into local homes for tea and conversation.

Qualifications: If you are a native English speaker, have an open mind, and are willing to serve as part of a team and take direction from local leaders, you will make a positive contribution to this exciting volunteer program. You need not have previous teaching experience.

Cost in US$: USD2,295- 2,495/1-2 wks - negotiable

Salary / Pay: Volunteers pay a tax-deductible service program cost.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to contribute to a community development project and to improve their understanding of different ways of life. They are all ages, from various ethnic backgrounds, and of all different professions, such as educators, students, laborers, medical professionals, full-time parents, computer professionals, artists, lawyers and the like.

Age Range: adults of all ages

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Mexico Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Global Volunteers's Mission Statement: "Partners in Development". Founded to help advance peace, rehabilitate improverished communities, and promote mutual international understanding between peoples of diverse cultures through short-term volunteer service on long-term community development programs. We maintain on-going partnerships with local leaders and indigenous host organizations worldwide. Each year, we mobilize up to 300 teams of volunteers to work alongside local people on work projects central to their advancement. We also raise funds to support our international and domestic partners and to provide child sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance. Global Volunteers is in special consultative status with the United Nations and UNICEF.

Year Founded: 1984