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Next weekend TEFL Course:
27/28 March |
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COMMUNITY PROJECT
If a formal classroom environment isn't
for you but you'd like to lend a hand, help out and make a
difference, this is the project for you! Here you'll help out
where you can, enjoy life in Antigua with the other volunteers and make a
difference in local social centres. These centres
struggle for money and assistance, so simply by being there, you can
make a great deal of difference.
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round - you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
From 2
weeks to 12 weeks or longer, subject to visa requirements |
| Requirements |
No qualifications,
experience or knowledge of Spanish
necessary. |
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Price |
From
£595 for 2 weeks, ranging to £1,595 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Food
►Meeting you at the Airport
and taking you back again at the end of the project
►Transfer to your accommodation
►Transport to and from your
project
►Full
pre-departure support
►Local in-country team support and backup
►24-hr emergency
support
►Two
free T-shirts. |
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What's not included |
Flights, Insurance, Cost of Visas (if a
visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and assistance), |
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Who can do this Project? |
All projects are
open to all nationalities.
You need to be aged between 17 and 70+ |
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
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You DON'T
need any Spanish language
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You DON'T
need any qualifications
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You DON'T
need any experience
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You just need to have the desire to assist and a
big smile!
Activities you may be involved in...
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Organising,
packing and distributing donations of food and clothes to poor
families
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Helping with
arts & crafts lessons
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Gardening and
general upkeep of outside areas
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Repairs and
painting to help with the upkeep of the centres
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Organising
donations of books and other items
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Washing,
cleaning and cooking
These are just a few of the
activities you may take part in. If you have specific skills or
interests, just let us know and we can try to arrange for you to help in
that area if the work exists.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
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An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
Guatemala and Central America.
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The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
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New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
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An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
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And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
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ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD |
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One of our hosts outside her house!
A Volunteer's Bedroom |
Accommodation with host families means that
Travellers volunteers get to eat, sleep, work, socialise and generally
live like a Guatemalan. Most
of the families take more than one volunteer or student at once (some up
to 10!), so the atmosphere is somewhere between a regular family and
a hostel... Often very social, but with the benefit of gaining insights into the Guatemalan way of life from the inside - the
best of both worlds!!
Many of our volunteers remain friends
with their host families long after they leave Guatemala and in some
cases they return to the country later especially to visit their family.
Many offer the option of single or shared rooms, and generally houses
within the same town are in close proximity with each other. The
accommodation is comfortable, with a ‘western-style’ bathroom.
"The house I am staying at is like something out of
a travel guide, and the family I am with is sweet and so thoughtful! Flori,
Edgar Sr., Edgar, Denise and Paula are sure to be fast friends! My
housemates are great too, there are 3 guys from Germany, Colorado and
Miami, and we get along great! They are showing me around the city and
explaining important rules of thumb (like don't flush the toilet paper
down the toilet!!)" Elizabeth Collin, Teaching 2008
All of your meals will be provided from Monday to Saturday, leaving you
free to sample local eateries on Sundays. Expect to develop a taste for
corn tortillas, tostadas and tacos in plentiful supply! Western and
international dishes are also easily available in Antigua. Although
Guatemalans are big on eating meat, we can easily cater for vegetarians.
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OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Volunteers enjoying lunch at their accommodation |
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TRAVEL: |
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You'll be met at the airport by Lilian, our Guatemala Organiser,
or one
of her staff. From the airport you'll be taken to your accommodation and
introduced to everyone. Within the next couple of days you'll be taken to the
school and she will ensure that you are well settled in.
You have the option to arrange your
own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would
like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights
and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will
be fulfilled by Murray Rogers Travel Limited, ATOL No. 6856.
Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the
same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other
volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up
before leaving for your placement.
VISAS:
Visa’s are not required for a stay of 90 days if you are a British Passport
holder. If you're from another country, we'll liase with you about
your visa requirements, if any, and make the Visa process very easy.
Where possible, all flights we arrange for you have changeable return tickets because many of our
volunteers choose to extend their stay once they are in their destination
country.
Changeable return tickets enable you to do so, within the limits of your visa
and the level of your air ticket,
of course. If you choose to book your own flights, you should endeavour to get
a changeable ticket.
To read about the excellent Support
& Backup we provide before you leave and during
your programme,
please click here.
We can also arrange your flight
dates
to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling around and sightseeing - this is a
fascinating and wondrous country!
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