📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Green Lion Argentina
💼 What the programme involves
Program Description - If you love teaching and being with children, experiencing Argentina as a community teacher is something you will really enjoy! English is a language used for communication worldwide, so by helping to teach these children you are giving them an invaluable skill that broadens their opportunities. You will be teaching in primary, secondary, or high schools around the Buenos Aires province and will have plenty of guidance working together with local teachers while following their school curriculum. But it's not always so formal, and in fact, it's the informal interactions with them that will have the most impact! Simply by having someone to practice with and prompt conversations in english, you'll be able to help them work on their pronunciation and vocabulary. Exchanging your experiences and culture will be great way to open dialogue and broaden their worldviews...and yours too! -- Aims & Objectives - Improve the English level of the youth of Argentina and widen their cultural interactions, Provide you with teaching experience, an invaluable life skill! Assist the school staff with extra hands
🏠 Accommodation on site
As a homestay, you will be a guest in an intimate setting with your host family! A great way to get up close and experience the lives of the locals. Your hosts will be cleaning your room weekly, but you are expected to contribute in keeping a general tidiness around the home and your room. -- Your hosts will be serving you from your home at the accommodation. The food will be typically local argentinian food that the family themselves would be eating!
📍 About the location
General La Madrid is a town in the wider Buenos Aires Province about 5 hours away from the Buenos Aires township. Its calm surroundings are very relaxing and its quaint buildings have rich history. The area is surrounded by greenery and friendly faces and it's a great place for anyone who does not like crowded places or those getting bored or stressed out by city life! -- Being in a small town district, nearby to this facility you will find a range of facilities including: ATMs, Restaurants, Coffee shops, Mini-mart and supermarkets, Gym, Swimming pool -- On your spare days we can recommend some nice ideas for day trips such as hiking up north of the city, where there is a famous local waterfall, or the beautiful beaches down south!
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, see starting dates in description, participation fees 315€ per week. Cultur week mandatory to start program (385€)