Voluntary Work and Spanish in Argentina

  Argentina

• All Other Regions of Argentina: 
Bariloche

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: All year round

Description: Learn Spanish or improve your Spanish on a 4 week course in the spectacular Andes whilst living with a local family.

Following your Spanish course you choose the voluntary work you would like to try from helping at an orphanage, a local hospital or at a school.

Your Experience

Month One

Staying with a local family in Bariloche, you will learn Spanish at a well established language school in small groups (max 4 students, 20 hours a week, all levels welcomed), and participate in after school activities.

Volunteers also visit prospective voluntary placements before making their choice at the end of their Spanish course. Between June and September many volunteers take advantage of living next to the continent's biggest ski resort and have a go at skiing. At other times of year trail walking, rafting and horse riding are popular free time activities.

Month Two

Volunteers pursue their choice of voluntary positions at either a local schools, at a local hospital (visiting patients, serving food alongside other volunteers) or assisting at a local orphanage. Volunteers can commit to longer stays as preferred once settled in. Volunteering provides excellent opportunities to practise your new Spanish.

Highlights: Argentina is a vast country where all the attractions are on a huge scale. Before your programme location with infinite skies, glaciers and pampas lies Buenos Aires with its tango, colourful Boca district, lively nightlife and world famous cemetery La Recoleta-all a must-see before travelling onto the Andes.

Time permitting, a long weekend would allow a visit to the sub-tropical Missiones region on the Brazilian border to visit the remarkable Iguassu Falls.

Climate: Mostly temperate; subtropical in the far north, cold-temperate in the far south. Seasons are the reverse of those in Europe (higher temperatures October to April). Ski season June to September.

Festivals: Tango festival Buenos Aires late February, Gaucho festivals early/mid November.

Qualifications: Good Spanish is not needed to be a successful volunteer. Classes can be continued during your voluntary placement.

Cost in US$: GBP 104 per week

* 8 weeks - £835
(as above plus a further 4 weeks volunteering +accommodation/food)

- Welcome pack
- Pick-up from Bariloche youth hostel
- Induction on arrival
- Certificated Spanish course (20 hours per week over 4 weeks)
- Course materials
- Refreshments during classes
- After school activities and excursions
- Home stay accommodation during course
- Visit to prospective voluntary placements
- 24/7 hour back-up support

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: This project is ideal if one or more of the following apply to you: - I am thinking about a longer stay but are unsure about committing at this stage. - I am arriving between June and September and want to have a go at skiing - I would like to have opportunities to practise and improve my Spanish outside of the classroom. - I want to learn Spanish in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. - I would like a comfortable introduction to life in Latin America.

Age Range: 18 above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Original Volunteers's Mission Statement: Original Volunteers sends volunteers abroad rather than large financial contributions from volunteers. We accept applications from anyone with passion to get stuck in and make change happen regardless of age or background. We provide programs that are fun, rewarding, and affordable, as well as different opportunities for learning and self-development. The projects we work with values the physical (rather than financial) contribution of the volunteer.

Year Founded: 2006