Volunteer To Teach English In Yantai

  China

Yantai

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Monthly, from March through December.

Description: Volunteer teachers come to one of the Chinese schools in Yantai as an assistant teacher. Volunteers assist Chinese teachers who are teaching English. The age group for the kindergarten classes is 5 years and below, the age group for the primary school is from 6 to 12 years old, and 13 to 15 for the junior high schools and 16 to 18 years old for the senior high school students.

Volunteers will be mainly teaching conversational English in class by choosing their own topics. They may paint pictures and cartoons, do art projects and play sport games. Volunteers may also sing songs in English, study western culture, traditions, customs and discuss any simple topics.

There will be one Chinese teacher sent to each class help the volunteer teachers as they teach. Expect the average class size to be about 50 students. In addition to teaching English language, you may also choose to teach science, arts, sports, music in class or outdoors.

A teaching assignment for volunteers can be from Monday to Friday, and most of the classes take place in the morning. A few classes may take place in the afternoon. Volunteers are free in the evening and weekends. The teaching loads vary from school to school. The average teaching hours are about 2 to 4 hours per day. Teaching hours vary from school to school, and it could be from 12 hours to 20 hours per week depending upon location of the school and number of students in each school.

Highlights: Volunteers may choose to learn Taichi, Wushu, Chinese painting, music and medicine in their spare time. There is a small fee for each item for private tutoring service--normally about RMB50 per hour (about $7/hour ).

Volunteers may also choose to do local hiking and excursions during their free time, and there are many local places to visit such as Penglai Pavilion, Nanshan Grand Buddha, Mou's Manor, Kunyu Daoist Mountains and Horsing Raising Island, Tashan Park, and Yantai Hill Park.

Qualifications:
- A native speaker of English from Australia, Canada, UK, US, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and Europe.
- 17+ years old at the age of application.
- Healthy and has no physical problem.
- Enthusiastic and committed.
- No formal teaching qualifications required, but you do need a spirit of adventure and a sense of humor!
- No special skills or experience is required.
- No teaching experience required.

Cost in US$: $950 for 4 weeks, $1165 for 8 weeks.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: All volunteers on this program must be 17 years old or older. Volunteers need to have a desire to learn about another culture and teach about theirs. All interested participants must complete a GeoVisions application.

Age Range: 17+

This Program is open to American and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to China Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

GeoVisions's Mission Statement: GeoVisions is committed to help individuals develop global skills to succeed in the twenty-first century. These skills will ultimately lead to greater cooperation and understanding among nations and peoples of the world. We are committed to treating every person on a GeoVisions program with respect, and devoting our energies to helping participants meet their individual and collective goals.

Year Founded: 2001