Volunteer Work - sample options

The following is an outline of current voluntary work options. We hold more details for each placement and can send these out to you when you identify a project that interests you.

BOLIVIA

We offer an all-inclusive programme based in Sucre which combines Spanish tuition, some volunteer work and cultural trips to various areas of Bolivia. Students may choose to do either 3 or 4 weeks. Accommodation is included, in either local homestays or a student residence.

Click here for details of this programme and our school in Sucre

COLOMBIA

We offer a programme based in Bogotá which combines morning Spanish tuition with 3 or 4 hours of afternoon volunteer work with children, the elderly or internal refugees. Activities may include: teaching basic English, playing games, leading recreational activities, assisting with daily activities, reading to the elderly, etc. Course fees include a placement test, course certificate, use of school facilities including internet and some cultural/social activities, as well as the volunteer placement and support. 

Click here for details of this programme and our school in Bogotá

ECUADOR

We offer a 4 week all-inclusive programme based in Quito which combines Spanish tuition, volunteer work and cultural trips to various areas of Ecuador. Accommodation is included, in either local homestays or the student residence.  

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PERU

We offer an all-inclusive programme based in Cusco which combines Spanish tuition, volunteer work and cultural trips to various areas of Peru, including Machu Picchu. Students may choose to take the train up the mountain or do a 4-day trek to reach this famous landmark. Please note that the trek requires a good level of health and fitness. Accommodation is included, in either local homestays or hotels/hostels, whilst travelling. The programme finishes in Puno, on the edge of Lake Titicaca. There are arrival and departure packages which can be added to this programme.

Click here for details of this programme and our school in Cusco

VENEZUELA

We offer an award winning programme based in Merida which combines studying Spanish and getting involved in local volunteer work. Projects in Merida either involve working with children in need or with injured and sick wild animals, in an animal sanctuary. The programme fees include Spanish tuition, volunteer placement and support, half board accommodation for duration of programme (breakfast + dinner included, with use of kitchen facilities to prepare own lunch). You can opt for 5 or 8 weeks and additional volunteering is also possible. 

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We also offer the same programme as above, based in the fishing village of Playa Colorada. There is a project involving conservation work to protect the local environment and wild animal species. The other project starts in Playa Colorada but involves being based at a remote location in Orinoco Delta, working in a school for the indigenous Warao population. For both projects, the programme fees include Spanish tuition, volunteer placement and support, half board accommodation for duration of programme (breakfast + dinner included, with use of kitchen facilities to prepare own lunch).

Click here for details of this programme and our school in Playa Colorada

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