Let's Speak English (2nd semester)

CODE: WECO2024-MTV3

Work:

As a volunteer, you will teach English for about 20-25 hours each week. Most of your teaching will be in a local primary school, working alongside a local teacher. You'll also get help from different professionals to plan your lessons.

There is a total of 4 schools, with 2 in Medellin and 2 in El Carmen de Viboral. Volunteers will be placed in one of these schools to teach.

Accomodation and food

The volunteer receives monthly $1.600 000 COP (approx. 360 EUR) for accommodation, transportation and food. The local foundation will help you finding an accommodation.

Location and leisure

Medellín, 'the city of eternal spring', capital of the Antioquia department, has a pleasant climate of around 24°C; it offers modern transport systems like Metro and Metro Cable. Located in a valley surrounded by mountains, this city is always friendly to visitors.

From the mountains that surround the capital of Antioquia you can see how the Medellín River runs parallel to the Metro, which connects various parts of the city. There is an abundance of parks, libraries, museums and public spaces where many cultural events take place. There is a flower festival and in the surrounding villages life is simple with relaxing landscapes and nature reserves.

Places such as the Botanical Garden, the Pies Descalzos park, the Berrío park and the Lleras park are places that you cannot miss.
In addition, Medellín has Parque Explora, an interactive science and technology museum in which children and adults can learn and try a large number of activities. Nearby you find the Planetarium and the Parque de los Deseos.
For more information visit: https://colombia.travel/en/medellin

El Carmen de Viboral (1h from Medellin) is a small municipality located in a rural area where you can find many cultural activities.

Project hosted by

This project will be carried out in cooperation with a non-profit organization whose volunteer program is an opportunity to support public institutions and rural educational institutions in Medellín and El Carmen de Viboral.
With your support in teaching English you can contribute to the foundation's purpose of reducing inequality in Colombia.
Help us achieve the national goal of being a bilingual country and train children to be global citizens!

Directions to meeting point

In Medellin. The exact place and time will be in the infosheet

Additional comments

Extra fee: 80 EUR / month (The extra fee can change a bit due to the exchange rates). The extra fee includes WeCollab admin fee, a walking tour in Medellin, and a local insurance during your volunteering. The free time activities are not included in the extra fee. The volunteer is needed to stay the whole duration of the program (4.5 months). If you want to stay longer, you can volunteer also in the WECO2024-MTV1: Let's Speak English (1st semester) 15th Jan - 22nd June 2024.