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Teach English in Southern Italy!
Location: Italy: Rural Areas
Length of Position: one or two weeks
Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Year-round
Global Volunteers
http://www.globalvolunteers.org
375 E. Little Canada Rd. St. Paul, MN 55117 United States
Call Us
Phone: 800-487-1074
Fax: 651-482-0915
Description
Experience Italy as a volunteer! Our partnership with teachers and administrators in several small towns in the Pulia region puts you directly in touch with students on a daily basis. Volunteers help plan each day's work using English texts and established lesson plans, reviewing exercises the students have completed and will be studying in the near term. Volunteers also serve as resources on topics of American culture, including discussions on American history, lifestyles, sports and school systems. Some volunteers teach American songs and games while others provide instruction on continuing dialogues and writing letters.
Highlights
As a lauded tourist destination, Italy exudes familiarity to international travelers. But what many tourists miss is a meaningful connection on a human level. Building relationships based upon mutual respect and seeing another country as a "non-tourist", this is the goal of the Global Volunteers Italy Program. In the afternoons and evenings, you might share a meal and conversation with teachers, students and their families. On the weekend, art enthusiasts can visit one or more of the many local churches showcasing magnificent paintings and sculptures. Among the nearby historic destinations, the brilliant coastline will lure nature lovers, while culture buffs can tour the Peninsula of Salento, sometimes called the 'Spur of Italy.
You'll stay in a lovely full-service hotel, centrally located within walking distance of the area's attractions. You'll enjoy team meals at wonderful restaurants featuring authentic Italian cuisine.
Qualifications
If you are a native English speaker, have energy to work with kids, an open mind and are willing to serve as part of a team and take direction from local leaders, you will make a positive contribution to this exciting volunteer program. You need not have previous teaching experience.
Languages
- English
Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching
- English
Cost in US$:
USD 2,795 - USD 3,195 - discounts available.
Cost Include Description:
Your service program fee supports the community's on-going English development programs and covers your meals, lodging, transportation within the work site, project expenses, administrative costs and the services of a trained team leader. The service program cost does not cover free-time expenses or your airfare or other travel to the host community. All costs, including airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S. tax-payers.
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- Adult Education
- Community Development
- Education
- English Teaching
- Literacy
- Peace
- Teaching
- Youth Development
- Childcare/children
- Curriculum Planning
- Primary Education
- Public Education
- Secondary Education
Typical Volunteer
Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to contribute to a community development project and to improve their understanding of different ways of life. They are all ages, from various ethnic backgrounds and of all different professions, such as educators, students, laborers, medical professionals, full-time parents, computer professionals, artists, lawyers and the like.Age Range
adults of all agesThis Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
Participants Travel to Italy
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Phone/Video Interview
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
12 hoursPost Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Global Volunteers's Mission Statement
Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit (501C-3) tax-exempt organization in consultative status with the United Nations working at the invitation and under the direction of local leaders to deliver the 12 Essential Services to partner communities worldwide. We engage short-term volunteers on long-term development projects to create, nurture and sustain the wellbeing of the world's children - so they can realize the full promise of their human potential. Each year, we mobilize up to 300 teams of volunteers to work alongside local people on work projects central to their advancement. We also raise funds to support our international and domestic partners and to provide sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance.
Year Founded
1984
