Boomers Abroad

Highlights

This volunteer programme is a great opportunity to experience French lifestyle and improve your linguistic skills. You will live with a host family and in exchange for your own room and meals, you share your language with the host family for around 15 hours per week.

This programme has a focus on cultural exchange, designed for flexible people wishing to experience the French culture in depth. Participating in this programme implies sharing daily life with a French family, learning their language and culture and adopting it as their own for a period of time. At the same time, you as a participant will share your own language and culture with the members of the local family.

You will help the family, usually the kids, with their English studies for up to 15 hours per week. Lessons can be as formal or relaxed as the family and you desire.

When a placement has been agreed by all parts, you will have to discuss with the family what form the lessons will take: the number of formal lessons, dinner conversation, sharing activities with the children, playing games in English, etc. It is also important to agree a schedule so everybody is clear about when you will be teaching and when it is your "time off".

We suggest that you prepare teaching tools in advance using the many web resources, as well as bringing a dictionary and a grammar book to refer to.

Responsibilities:

As being part of the family, you will be expected to keep your room tidy and clean and respect the host family's rules. You will not be requested to act as a domestic help or an au pair - namely cooking / cleaning or child-minding. However, you will be expected to take a reasonable role with day to day household chores, such as helping to prepare meals, washing up, general tidying etc.

Qualifications

Project Age Limit:

- Minimum 18 years, maximum decided on potential participants' health.

Program Requirements:

- Be a native English speaker
- Have finished Secondary School
- Be flexible, open-minded and willing to adapt quickly to your new environment
- Respect the host family'’s rules
- Have some knowledge of French. The program is not suitable for total beginners.
- Previous teaching experience is not a requirement but may be of benefit

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English
• French

Cost in US$:

Cost Includes:

Credit Available

no

Salary/Pay

This Program is open to

American, European, Canadian, Australian, South African, Kiwi, Worldwide, Asian Participant.

Real Gap Experience's Mission Statement

We offer over 250 projects and travel options in over 35 countries. So whether you are interested in volunteering, community work, conservation, paid work overseas, teaching English, learning a new skill, adventure travel or sports and expeditions, you will find what you are looking for with Real Gap. Not only about we passionate about responsible travel, we also want to make sure you have a good time too! Our travel advisers have traversed the globe and taken their own gap years, so they can give you all the advice you need to plan yours. You will also get support from both our on-site and office staff who understand the needs and expectations of Real Gap travelers.

Year Founded

2005