Highlights
- Help the future for Peruvian in need.
- Experience the Peruvian way of life and enjoy the
culture
- Share with your host family!
- Meet great people!
- Enjoy teaching to children
Speaking English in Peru is very
important due to the good job opportunities it provides to locals. However,
many students cannot afford to study another language, especially children.
Therefore, our Teaching English program is very important because it gives
those who would not normally be able to study English the chance to learn the
language.
Volunteer will be placed in projects
including primary or secondary public schools. This is a school for children
from 6 to 16 years old from poor neighborhood in Arequipa. They do not get a lot of help
from the government, so all support is appreciated. The kids at the schools
come from low income families.
Your tasks:
Please note you may be teaching
individually or you may be an assistant teacher in an English class that has a
large amount of students. Volunteer may be required to help teaching other
classes (such as Math or Spanish) to complete their volunteer day.
Volunteer can organize extra
activities like:
- Recreational activities (yoga sports, arts, crafts)
- Helping children with homework
- Playing, dancing, painting, and singing with the
children
- Helping with day-to-day tasks at an institution
- Building up the self-esteem and confidence of the
children
Lesson plans are generally not
provided to you by the school. PV Travel provides materials, books and lesson
ideas to help you with your classes.
Please expect that your Teaching
English project may feel disorganized, understaffed and underfunded. It is for
these reasons that volunteers are so desperately needed. Also, volunteers may
not necessarily teach in front of large classes or in formal classroom
settings; teaching can be done in small groups or in a one-on-one format.
**Volunteers must have enthusiasm,
creativity and leadership to work with children
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