ESL Volunteer Program at the Beach in Chile

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Pichilemu
• Rural Areas: 
Rural Areas

Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months

Description: Volunteers will work 20 weeks assisting in local Municipal school English classes in exchange for room and board with a local English teacher.

Primary classroom goals: pronunciation help, ESL activities, assisting teacher.

Volunteers must have an intermediate level of Spanish. If not, the Pichilemu Institute of Language Studies offers a discount rate on classes for volunteers.

Volunteers must pay their airfare to Chile, and need their own spending and traveling money. Only a private room, 3 meals, laundry, and a bike for local transport are provided. Health insurance not provided.

Registration/application forms must be completed by February 1st for the fall semester (March- mid July) and by July 15th for the spring semester (August 15th-late December).

Highlights: Chilean municipal schools are over-crowded and under-funded. The English teachers often need help with English pronunciation, speaking, and listening skills. This is your chance to give back to someone with the help of your native language skills.

20 hour work weeks are light, leaving plenty of time for surfing or relaxing at the beach.

Pichilemu is a small fishing village/international surfing destination. It is 3.5 hours from the capital city of Santiago.

Qualifications: Volunteers must:

* Have a working knowledge of Spanish or take Spanish classes (at volunteer discount rates)
* Commit to a semester long program: March-July or August-December
* Be native English speakers
* Be over 19 years old
* ESL teaching experience helpful but not necessary

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Spending USD est: USD 900

Does not include: health insurance, transport, spending/traveling money

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: This is a new volunteer program designed by the language school, PILS, and the local English teachers association. Our goal is to provide assistance in the over-crowded, under-funded municipal school English classrooms. Proposed to start in March 2009, our volunteers can expect to be challenged in the classroom, but also find an incredibly rewarding experience.

Age Range: above 19

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

Participants Travel to Chile Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview

Pichilemu Institute of Language Studies's Mission Statement: The Pichilemu Institute of Language Studies is a Spanish language school offering intensive, semi-intensive, and University credit Spanish classes. We are located in Chile's surf city, Pichilemu. At PILS you can learn Spanish, receive college credit, go surfing, windsurfing, mountain biking, wine touring, and more!

Year Founded: 2005