Study and Teaching placements in Chile with Teaching Chile

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Spanish and Work Programme

Company:

TeachingChile

Location:

Chile

Benefits:

Intensive Spanish course +accomodation with wifi +pre-paid phone +transfer from airport +three Santiago excursions +20% discount for a two-month health club membership

Start:

Various Start Dates

Duration:

9 weeks

Description

Learn Spanish whilst inproving the lives of young Chileans!

The Study Spanish and Work Practicum Nine-Week Program ("Study and Work") provides accepted participants 60 hours of intensive Spanish-language courses in Santiago Chile, plus over 150 hours of volunteer work service in order to obtain real-world conversational Spanish practice skills and to help young Chileans in their local Santiago school and community at large.

Aside from gaining an unforgettable cross-cultural experience, participants will also receive a certificate of completion – both valuable and enriching for the participant's resumé.

The "Study Spanish" Component

Escuela Bellavista is Santiago's most highly reputable Spanish-language institute, located in Santiago's prized bohemian district of Bellavista. Group classes are provided at eight different levels, depending on the participant's knowledge of Spanish. Accepted applicants in our program will receive via email from TeachingChile an evaluation test to help the experienced staff at Escuela Bellavista place them in the appropriate level of instruction. At Escuela Bellavista, you will receive 60 hours of intensive classes during the first three weeks.

The "Work Practicum" Component

Participants will work in one of eight schools. The schools are located in the Santiago comunas of Puente Alto, Maipu, La Pintana, San Joaquin, Pudahuel and Quilicura. Work responsibilities will include creatively providing recreational activities such as arts and crafts, sports, English classes, and more.

The students that you will be working with are kids that come from low income families with not many opportunities for a good education. Your assignment will be to act as a "big brother" or "big sister" to these young Chileans. The non-profit organization that helps manage this volunteer program is Belen Educa.

Requirements

Intermediate conversational Spanish
At least three years of university completed
Minimum age of 20 years at time of entry into Chile
Strong passion to assist, teach and be a role model for Chilean youth

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