📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Green Lion
💼 What the programme involves
This program has been developed for passionate, sporty people who would love to introduce and coach sports to the children of disadvantaged township communities in Argentina.
You'll work with local children who otherwise would have little or no access to positive participation in fun and physical activities. The programme allows the children to benefit from the health improvements, emotional wellbeing and greater direct life skills (leadership, communication, teamwork) from participating in structured sports coaching.
These children, aged 6 to 17 are always excited and thankful to visiting coaches from overseas who are willing to dedicate time working with them on a daily basis.
During your time here you can expect to take part in training them in the rules, motor skills and techniques found in:
Tennis
Basketball
Football
Hockey
Rugby
and/or Baseball
For your first week here, you'll also have the option to take part in an introductory course of 20 hours of Spanish immersion classes. We highly recommend this as it prepare you with specific Spanish vocabulary related to your chosen sport. It also helps get exposed to some of the local Argentinian expressions that you'll surely come across in your time coaching!
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation
This bustling guesthouse accommodation in Buenos Aires is known as 'Casa Pichincha', which in Spanish means 'home'. The accommodation comprises of mostly dorm rooms, and each room is equipped with lockers, drawers and shelves as well as lockable doors. All bathrooms are shared but split by gender.
All communal areas of the facility are cleaned daily and bedding is washed once a week. The accommodation is very secure with security cams 24/7, lockable buildings and rooms and a night security guard.
For your relaxation there is also a dining room and lounge, equipped with TV and Wi-Fi. There is also table tennis and a patio for barbeques.
Food Arrangements
Only breakfast is provided as part of our service every day, and there is a kitchen here for you to store and prepare your own food for any further meals. There are various local eateries you can enjoy too!
📍 About the location
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America. As a top tourist destination, known for its European style architecture and rich cultural life, Buenos Aires has the highest concentration of theatres in the world.
On top of this, Buenos Aires has great places for everyone to practice any kind of sport. It also acts as host to a number of high level sporting events in football and hockey each year, because of its world class stadium facilities.
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Monday, minimum duration : 2 weeks. Participation fee 280€ per week. Mandatory to start program : 385€