Teach English To Eager Students in Greece!

  Greece

Crete

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: year round

Description: Teach English on the enchanting island of Crete. Language skills are crucial to success in virtually any profession. Help promising young students learn the international language of commerce, technology, and opportunity!

During the school year, and at summer language "camps," you're needed to work with students on English pronunciation and usage. Established classroom materials and curricula guide your lessons. You need no professional teaching experience. Your knowledge of standard pronunciation, idioms, and syntax is the resource they seek.

On some days, you'll meet your students for informal English language training. At other times, instructions may take the form of field trips, scavenger hunts, games or other organized events. Because conversational skills are emphasized over grammar, you need no previous or formal teaching experience to make a significant different. What's more, your assignment is in a beautiful seaside city on the exotic island of Crete!

Highlights: Work with youth in classrooms, small groups and summer camps. In your free time in the evening and on weekends, you can explore the archaeological, historical and cultural attractions around the island. This is an excellent way to give back while experiencing the real Greece!

Qualifications: If you are a native English speaker, have energy to work with kids, 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$: USD 2,695-2,895/ 1-2 wks - discounts available

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: minor with parent; adults of all ages

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Greece Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 12-15

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