Expanish Volunteer Environmental and Conservation Opportunities

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: The Expanish Volunteer Environment opportunities are efforts towards educating communities on their environment and natural resources. The volunteers help community members find ways to make positive contributions while advocating for environmental stability. Through these programs, volunteers have the opportunity to connect communities' to their environment and create positive change.

Volunteer Positions Include the Following:

Volunteer Environmental Opportunities:
- Volunteer Education
- Volunteer Recycling
- Volunteering Campaigns
- Volunteer Farming
- Volunteer Sustainability
- Volunteering Ecology

Volunteer Conservation Opportunities:
The volunteer conservation opportunities in Argentina are for those volunteers who are interested in the environment and have a desire to reconnect communities to their environment creating a prosperous future for both.

Positions Include:
- Local Communities
- Community Centers
- Local Gardens
- Schools
- Educational Farms
- Recycling Plant

Highlights:
In addition to providing great volunteer opportunities, Expanish also has a top language school located in downtown Buenos Aires. Our school is located just three blocks from the Obelisk and serves as a home base for all Expanish participants. We welcome you to find comfort in our beautiful building with large comfortable couches, WiFI internet, weekly activities, weekend excursions. Expanish is home to a knowledgeable and helpful staff to answer all your questions! The Expanish building is a great place to meet other travelers and make lasting friendships.

Qualifications:
- Age: 18, some specific placement available for minors.
- Experience: None
- Spanish: Intermediate level
- Insurance: International health insurance is a requirement.

Cost in US$: Please see website for prices.

Experience Required: no

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

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Expanish's Mission Statement: Expanish is one of the most innovative Spanish immersion programs in Latin America: students do not just take classes, they actually live and breathe the South American culture. Our base in metropolitan Buenos Aires and our strong contacts all over South America provide a unique experience for visiting students and our unconventional approach to studying abroad combines Spanish language and university-accredited courses with exceptional cultural experiences and local accommodation resulting in a well-rounded educational program tailored to each student's strengths. Expanish offers an extracurricular component to every course of study consisting of skill workshops from photography to rock-climbing, local homestays and shared student apartments, weekend excursions, and daily activities with local inhabitants that take the experience of learning Spanish and studying abroad into a new dimension.

Year Founded: 2006