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Amazon Teaching Project
The construction of a new road between the city of Puyo and the Arajuno region of the Amazon rainforest has presented new opportunities for members of local tribes. Stuck in between the new and the old, this project is working to bring about a stable and effective education for the children of these communities to ensure that they can go out in the future and find a respectable job in an ever-developing Ecuador.
Voluntary WorkIn the mornings, you will take classes of children giving the teacher/s the opportunity to concentrate on one particular level. During this time you will use your structured lesson plans to teach English - a skill that hugely enhances future employment opportunities - as well as arts, music and sports. You will be allocated lessons and assignments according to your individual talents, so you will be giving the children a varied learning environment and genuinely improving their education.
In the afternoons, you will be placed into teams with the other volunteers and you will spend some time with the project coordinators planning your lessons for the next day according to the structured curriculum.
Summer School
Ecuadorian school terms run from January to May and September until mid December. Volunteer opportunities don’t stop with the holidays though. As the children tend to have very little to do during the holidays, the project is running a summer school that gives them the chance to enjoy a bit of creative freedom! The summer school will focus on arts, sports and music as well as giving volunteers the opportunity to try out a few ideas of their own.
Community Projects
These projects run concurrently with the Summer School, but what kind of projects these will be depends entirely on funding and the specific needs of the community at the time.
Location
Along the Arajuno Road between Puyo and Kilometre36 in the Amazon Rainforest, Central Ecuador.
Accommodation & MealsAccommodation is in a comfortable communal house on the Arajuno Road, in spacious dormitory rooms.
Food is included in the project price and volunteers take turns to prepare evening meals.
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Programme Overview
Duration and Price:
2 weeks £549, 4 weeks £699, 6 weeks £849
How to book & pay:
A deposit of £195, the balance is due 12 weeks before departure.
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What is included?
Accommodation & Meals
Orientation |
What is not included?
Flights
Travel insurance
Visas
Personal items
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Programme Summary:
You could try out your teaching skills and benefit these children by providing a balanced and constant learning environment.
Other Voluntary work in Ecuador
Programme dates: Various start dates available, please contact the Latin America team for details. |
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