Work Groups - Service Trips to Central America

  El Salvador

Chalatenango

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Various during our workgroup season March-November '08, contact us for detailed and up to date work group schedule

Description: The group is given pre-departure educational materials to help them prepare for the trip. While in-country, our staff works with the group and the community members to construct a much needed school in a rural community. Often entire families from the community come to help out, which provides a wonderful opportunity to become friends and play with the children. The group will decide together where to take field trips in the afternoons and on a weekend - they may visit with local community leaders, visit museums, hike and swim and visit places of great natural beauty, visit craft markets, and visit places important in the history of El Salvador.

Qualifications: The only qualifications are desire to help and learn. Some volunteers speak Spanish and some do not. Some volunteers have construction experience, and many do not.

Cost in US$: 1200 plus airfare

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds. We are open to individuals and groups of all ages. Volunteers share in common the desire to participate in a cultural exchange with a community in Central America.

Age Range: All. Those 16 or under must travel with a parent or guardian.

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to El Salvador Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 15-18

Scholarships are Available. - Small scholarships for youth (under 30) are available.

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Seeds of Learning (SOL)'s Mission Statement: Seeds of Learning is dedicated to promoting conditions for quality learning in developing communities of the Americas while educating its North American constituents about the rich cultural diversity and the educational and social needs of poorly resourced communities in Central America.

Year Founded: 1990