Teaching English in Costa Rica

  Costa Rica

• North Western Region: 
Atenas

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: Many students attend schools in Costa Rica in which courses such as English and Physical Education are required, but are not taught because of the lack of funds and teachers. In other schools, the courses are taught, but at a very low level because the teachers are not qualified to teach these courses. Teach art, physical education, and English in neighborhood kindergartens, elementary schools or in the local high school.

Highlights: As a volunteer in the school project in Atenas, you will be assisting with classes at a kindergarten, elementary school, or high school level. Teaching English, art, physical education, or other areas of interest can be pursued if the volunteer has the training or experience in the area.

Qualifications: Volunteers must be able to act as good role models for the children. A dress code is kept in the schools (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and volunteers must be presentable (no excessive tattoos or piercing). Volunteers are expected to have a passion for working in education and with children. Working with children requires patients and flexibility. At least a low level of Spanish would be required to work with the school projects.

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005