TEACHING
ENGLISH all
the children of the world happy!!
Volunteers will assist the local teacher
to help children who need more attention with literacy, maths
and giving English, and assisting with activities such as sports
and arts. You may also have the opportunity to take the children
on field trips away from the school and also get involved in
supporting the adults in the community.
By teaching children teach, help educate, develop the children
and other subjects.
You will be able to make a positive impact on their lives and
make more opportunities available to them, for example by going
to university, getting jobs in tourism and business and commerce.
Work is mainly at schools and directed towards children but
there is also a lot of demand from community groups and adult
groups we work with. Volunteers are placed in community schools,
public schools.
Many of the people volunteers teach have only very basic English,
therefore it is a requirement for volunteers to have at least
a basic level of Spanish to teach on this program.
Naturally a volunteer's Spanish will improve over the course
of their volunteering but it is highly recommended that the
volunteer take advantage of the Spanish lessons offered by our
program staff in Peru.
Volunteers DO NOT need to be a qualified or experienced teacher.
Start
and Duration
Placements begin on the 1st and 15th of each month. Volunteers
can choose to volunteer for periods of one week to six months.
Language
Requirements
We recommend that all volunteers regardless of their Spanish
language ability (unless they are extremely fluent), take advantage
of the very affordable Spanish lessons offered exclusively to
PeruForYou volunteers.
Orientation
Orientation will begin on the 1st and 15th of each month in
Lima or Huancayo (depending on where you wish to be placed).
Orientation will be conducted by program staff in Lima and Huancayo
and cover everything you need to know for your volunteering
placement in Peru – Introduction to Peru, Peruvian Customs,
Language Training Information (Spanish), Rules and Expectations,
Safety, Travel Opportunities in Peru, Introduction to your project
and placement. During orientation volunteers will finalise their
placement icity and specific placement. The orientation will
also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact
details for weekend travel and socializing. Once orientation
is complete, volunteers will be transported to their home stay
(or host city) and introduced to all relevant parties –
home stay family members and program placement staff.
Language
Course
Spanish language courses are available for all volunteers regardless
of their ability.
PeruforYou strongly recommends these for all volunteers unless
they are extremely fluent. If a volunteer's Spanish is none
to basic and they are staying for a period of longer than two
weeks then volunteers should strongly consider these courses
as they will allow them to work and communicate with all parties
a lot more efficiently during their stay. These language courses
are organised on your arrival in Peru at the program orientation.
The language course is tailored to each volunteer's current
level of Spanish. The cost is very affordable and offered exclusively
to PFY volunteers at US$7 per hour.
Project Costs:
US$ 380 for 4 weeks.
Location of project:
Various locations in Lima, Huancayo, Satipo.
Activities: Teach, help
educate, develop the children.and other subjects.
Working Hours: Flexible;
Monday to Friday up to 5 hours per day , all other time is free.
What's Included Accommodation: Shared
dormitory room in volunteer house, family homestay(optional)
Food: Food is included; three meals per day.
Airport
Pickup in Lima:
is not included; you will need to purchase your own Pickup (budget
approximately US$ 60 per person). Ask us for details if you're
arriving early!
Training:
Spanish lessons 10 hours, Orientation in the project.
What's not included
Flights, Insurance, Visas, Return Airport transfer, Local Transport
extra Food.