Teacher's Assistant in Honduras

  Honduras

• Other Cities in Honduras: 
San Pedro Sula

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year Round

Description: Volunteer at a bilingual School in Honduras. The school is about a 45 minute bus ride from San Pedro Sula in Honduras where there is also an airport. This primary school was just constructed over the summer months of 2004 and everything is brand new, so there are lots of challenges. Volunteers are needed to work on general construction projects, to support the role of the staff and community in further efforts to improve the school, and to assist with the teaching responsibilities at the school.

Highlights: Room and board are very inexpensive, and access to email and telephones is fairly easy to gain access to. Volunteers can be met at the San Pedro Sula airport and transported directly to the school.

The thing that makes this school unique is the level of community involvement it has: from the donation of the land, to the construction and materials, to the petition and local transport. They are currently trying to establish the model and hopefully be able to transport it to other areas of need within Central America.

The school currently has about 85 students, eight classrooms, and 11 teachers. A former LEAPNOW client and intern is currently running the school! (This could happen to you!).

Qualifications: Mature, pro-active, self starter. Minimum commitment of two months. Volunteers need not be fluent in Spanish, but they do ask that you have a good understanding of the language - enough to have a basic conversation with the kids.

Cost in US$: $750 plus $10 per day

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Typically our volunteers are gap year students aged 17-25. Volunteers placed by our organization are eager, outgoing, take initiative and are dedicated to international and local service work. Our volunteer placements are geared towards the backpacker traveling lifestyle.

Age Range: 17-35

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Honduras Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

LEAPNOW: Transforming Education's Mission Statement: Leapnow's primary purpose is nothing less than transformation and positive change on the planet. We aspire to keep our work on the cutting edge of human evolution. We feel that we can have the most positive impact on the world by working in the area of education- which ideally is all about transforming and expanding the consciousness of our students. Cultural immersion, study and work abroad are our main vehicles for learning about one's self and the world.

Year Founded: 1993