🏢 About the local organisation
This project will be organized at International Education Center in Morelia. The aim of the project is to make the young people from Morelia to meet with international volunteers. An important aspect of the project is to help the young people practice diffeernt languages and improve abilities such as 'high order skills'.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will be the facilitators of workshops and classes essentially prepared to practice mainly English also the other languages if the volunteer would like to share. Some of the activities to be developed are:
1. To prepare and provide classes in English and the volunteer’s native language for the students.
2. To prepare workshops and activities to practice English and share their culture in an entertaining way.
3. To promote cultural exchange and international volunteerism
4. To produce creative teaching materials for language classes such as movie screenings and cooking classes
Volunteers also will encourage cultural exchange with students, through English speaking clubs.
📍 About the location
Activities will be organized at and around Morelia city, a very beautiful place and the state capital of Michoacan it’s a most dynamic and beautiful city, Morelia is an increasingly popular destination, and rightly so: the colonial heart of the city is so well preserved that it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991, and its cathedral is not just gorgeous, it’s inspirational.
Morelia, founded in 1541, was one of the first Spanish cities in Nueva España. The first viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza, named it Valladolid after the Spanish city and he encouraged Spanish nobility to move here with their families. In 1828, after Nueva España had become the Republic of Mexico, the city was renamed Morelia in honor of local hero José María Morelos y Pavón, a key figure in Mexico’s independence.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/western-central-highlands/morelia/introduction#ixzz4WVZJrpPP
Read more: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/585/gallery/
You can walk in downtown which has many cultural activities and discover the variety of historic buildings and monuments, for those looking to surround themselves by natural wonders, such as the Island of Janitzio or the ancient pyramids of Tzintzuntzan, the magical towns of Patzcuaro, Santa Clara del Cobre, and several ceremonial centers of the Mesoamerican pre-Hispanic culture. During the weekends you can visit two of the biggest cities in the country, Mexico City and Guadalajara, both cities are 3 hours from Morelia, there are also many interesting places that you can visit during your stay.