Volunteer Teaching & Travel in China

  China

• All Other Areas in China: 
Guilin

Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks

Description:
This rewarding program is a great way for you to discover China, its culture, customs and people. You will be teaching in a school in the Gongcheng County, Guilin City--- a relatively underdeveloped area, but with excellent scenery all around. As a participant, you will be working as an English teacher teaching mainly conversational English to students of all ages.

The local schools we co-operate with offer great hospitality and expect the participants to be committed English teachers. The participants are not expected to be graduate teachers; but those who enjoy teaching in a fun and creative way. You will be working as a regular assistant English teacher (every school participating in the project does have a Chinese English teacher too) or you may have special activity classes (sports/environment etc).

Highlights: After participating in the Introduction Week and Training Week, you will be placed in a local school that cannot afford Foreign teachers in or around Gongcheng County, since they lack English teachers.

Your placement is decided during your training period. We work with schools all over Guilin and with students of all ages from kindergarten age to secondary school. Most schools are located in rural areas, where there are few foreign teachers. Most probably, you will be the first foreign teacher for the children.

Your main role is to teach conversational English, so you can be creative and have fun doing this. Current volunteers often use songs and games to aid them in their teaching, which is great fun for you and your students! The students are very keen to learn and enjoy having foreign teachers at the school.

To teach in Chinese schools it is a requirement that you must have a medical examination, by a local doctor during the training period. If you wish to be with another volunteer on your teaching placement, please let our onsite staff know during your training.

Qualifications:
* Min age 18
* Minimum period of participation is 3 months
* Hold a 3-month Visa when you come to China
* High level of English
* The participant is psychologically fit
* Motivation to work with children
* Full travel & medical insurance
* Immunizations (please consult your doctor)

Cost in US$: USD1300 for 12 weeks

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and South African Participants.

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