Change
the lives of underprivileged children when you volunteer
with our Teach English Program in Rio de Janeiro.
In our Teach English Program, you will be working with
local children in a Community Education Center near the
favelas (shantytowns) in Rio de Janeiro. As a volunteer,
you will be working directly with the children, helping
with all ages from infants to teenagers. Volunteers will
be assisting in the English education program at the center,
including teaching classes, tutoring students, and helping
organize scholastic activities.
Besides working with the students in the English classroom,
volunteers will have the opportunity to help in specialized
areas such as sports, art, computers and childcare in
the nursery. Volunteers in Rio de Janeiro will be helping
promote the health and education of underprivileged children,
as well as giving them individual attention they crave
and deserve.
As a volunteer you will be: Organizing
and teaching English classes Reading
stories to children Tutoring
kids in English and math Assisting
with meal time Helping
organize the library Assisting
in administrative tasks
Choose from the following volunteer packages: Bronze
– volunteer work + hostel stay, including breakfast Silver
– volunteer work + home stay, including breakfast
and dinner Gold
– volunteer work + home stay, including breakfast
and dinner, + 20 hours of group Portuguese lessons
per week at Bridge-Linguatec's school in Rio de Janeiro
Volunteers will work a minimum of 6 hours per week in the afternoons. Volunteers can choose to add language classes, which are typically 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Mon-Fri. Exact schedule may vary.
Brazilian
host family or hostel, depending on volunteer package.
"Teaching in a socially
and economically disadvantaged area of Rio de Janeiro
—minutes from the glorious beach, but a million miles
from luxury— is eye-opening and surprising.
I've been impressed with the integrity with which the
community center pursues its mission of holistically educating
children in a difficult environment. I've learned how
flexibility and humor are keys to that success...and I've
savored collaborating with other volunteers."
Tristan
Montoya
"My students' appreciation
showed on their faces each time they showed up and in
their endless thank you's at the end of each lesson. What
added to my experience was organizing some extracurricular
activities with the school kids, which included [being
involved in] the basketball program. It was a great experience
to watch their development not only in English but in
sports as well."
Organizing
and teaching English classes
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