Volunteer with your Family at English Teaching Workshops in Guatemala

  Guatemala

Rural Areas

Dates: Visit our website for upcoming start dates.

Description: Volunteering overseas as a family offers one of the most incredibly rewarding experiences for all involved. Voluntourism for families is a great way for families to experience exciting and new cultures together, doing something completely different in a safe and ethical way. Family volunteering also allows your children to discover parts of the world they would probably never learn about at school in an in-depth way not possible on a normal vacation.

GVI is pleased to announce that all children under the age of 18 will receive a 1/3rd off the total price on all of our family volunteering projects.

Help out for a short time on GVI's Teaching English program for Secondary School children in Guatemala. This specially designed short term project gives volunteers with little time the opportunity to make a real difference by working on this vital program. The primary goal is to break the long term program into smaller workshops, allowing children more one on one face time and personal attention while you help them practice what they have been taught on the existing longer term program. These short term workshops also help the students become accustomed to different accents. As a volunteer on this project you will live in the colonial town of Antigua and volunteer in the indigenous communities of the surrounding area.

* How this program makes a difference:

This GVI project in Guatemala makes a huge difference to the children as English is a valuable skill to have. The English they learn in school is often from a Guatemalan teacher who has no grasp of the English language, and is teaching from a book. These GVI projects focus on teenagers, so the shorter timescale of the volunteer's involvement has a less psychological effect on the children and allows them to interact with a wide range of English speakers.

* Please note due to the varying group dynamics of different families (for example the number of children and ages of children), each application is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Please call us directly to discuss your family's volunteer travel requirements.

Highlights:
* Live with a host family in Antigua
* Learn Spanish (optional)
* Work with trained TEFL instructors
* Teach indigenous children in remote communities
* Work in small dynamic groups
* Assist in the long-term English-teaching program
* Go on an adventure weekends
* Attend various cultural workshops and/or events

Qualifications: No special training or qualifications is required as you will receive training in the field.

Cost in US$: From $650 for 1 weeks

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families and Individuals

Participants Travel to Guatemala Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 3 per community

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Global Vision International's Mission Statement: 2008 marks a decade of commitment from GVI to all volunteers and partners. Global Vision International aims to promote the advancement of sustainable development through the creation of partnerships, promotion of local and global education, opportunities and via direct financial support. GVI remains committed to its local partners by ensuring they receive full credit for any research undertaken or achievements reached.

Year Founded: 1998