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Espaanglisch offers volunteers an opportunity to come and help out people in Peru and learn something about our culture! We do not charge any fees, simply cover your own living costs whíle you are here!
Espaanglisch School is situated in a central neighbourhood of Trujillo and currently provides English Language Classes to both children and adults.
Our students:
The school initially provided low-cost classes to a mainly adult population when it was founded in 2005. Overtime however this focus has changed with the majority of classes now given to children from the extremely impoverished neighbourhood of El Porvenir. We also continue to teach Adults in Basic English and Conversation Class. These classes are offered at the honourary fee of $2 US a month to locals who volunteer with SKIP, an affiliated organisation which works in the Pobrevenir neighbourhood.
Our Aim:
Our aim is to provide quality language education to those in Trujillo who routinely miss out on a quality education due to a lack of money. In Peru education is not free so, quite simply, those with little money cannot afford an education, let alone a quality education.
Why English?
Here in Peru, just like the rest of the world, English as a Second Language is becoming (whether for better or worse) more and more of a necessity. In Peru, to obtain a university degree or master’s degree in some fields, it is now necessary to have a proficiency in English. Furthermore, in Peru, tourism is a burgeoning field which provides 1000’s and 1000´s of jobs. Considering the majority of tourists arrive not speaking Spanish, those working with tourists need to possess English. Finally, a gateway for many Peruvians out of poverty is employment on American cruise ships, for which individuals also must have a proficiency in English. For these reasons, we believe the provision of English classes is of high importance to assist individuals break free of poverty.
Curriculum:
As part of our ethos to provide quality education, Espaanglisch uses up-to-date materials for all our classes. We teach English according to the Communicative method, which takes a flexible approach to language teaching with a focus on the ability to communicate as the primary goal.
In terms of material, for our adult classes we use the Interchange series and for our children classes the English In Mind series.
Teachers:
We recruit native speaker or fluent English speaker volunteers from all over the world to teach English at our school. We carefully select our volunteers to ensure they are committed to working with us and have the right approach which will see them adjust to life in Peru with ease. Both the founder and director of Espaanglisch are on hand to provide volunteer teachers with training, guidance and also an introduction to the local area. The idea is that if the volunteers are happy and secure, they will be able to bring this into the classroom and in the end it is the students who benefit.
More info on volunteering:
Whenever one thinks about volunteering somewhere, some of the first questions that they might come across are; “how long am I going to work?” and “what am I going to do?”
For us here at Espaanglisch, volunteering does not mean all work and no play. Of course we want volunteers that are motivated and passionate about their classes. But we also ensure our volunteers have plenty of free time to enjoy the delights of Peru. From surfing to learning Spanish to dancing Salsa, there is much more to your time than simply volunteering!
Weekly tasks and expectations:
*You will be providing language classes according to the schedule and also you will be teaching about 2 or 4 hours per day during weekdays (except Monday when the school is closed). Weekends and Mondays are free. Apart from the time spent teaching you will be working about 1 to 2 hours a day to prepare your classes and homework. The cleaning of the classrooms is shared by all teachers and requires about one hour per week per person.
*When you first arrive David will sit down with you and discuss the teaching plan. You will then be empowered to plan classes independently and David will be available for guidance as you need it.
*From Tuesday to Friday one volunteer will have a minimal of 8 hours ( 2 hours a day) and a maximal of 16 hours ( 4 hours a day)
teaching any language.
*From time to time we need help with the promotional work for the school in places such as churches, universities, markets, etc. This includes; handing out flyers, and painting signs and walls with our logo and information, in order to inform the locals about the school. These tasks are usually done in the beginning of the month, and range from about 3 to 4 hours on any given day
Benefits of this program:
- Build a relationship with your local Peruvian students, make local friends!
- Previous teaching experience is not necessary as some guidance is given.
- Obtain teaching experience in a different setting.
- Teaching methods are ready to be used by you or will be made by you. Feel the freedom to experiment.
- Get to know a nice Peruvian city like Trujillo from an inhabitant's perspective instead of the short stay tourist perspective.
- Cheap long term accomodation in Trujillo for all volunteers. An introduction to the area where you are working and constant advice on where to go and how to get there.
- Get to know other interesting parts of Trujillo while promoting the language school.
- Extend your travelling time in Peru at a very low cost of living and recharge your travelling batteries.
- Cheap and great Spanish lesson in Trujillo and Huanchaco Peru.
- discount on services for all volunteers including
10% discount on all your Salsa lessons at Salsexy (salsa school)
25% discount on surf lessons, surf equipment rental and trips to Chicama at Muchick Surf School in Huanchaco
25% discount on Peruvian Cooking Lessons at Ce-beache with María.
Minimum requirements:
- Have a minimal knowledge of the Spanish language, basic! (you don't speak Spanish and still want to volunteer teaching English, click here).
- Have an enthusiastic and lively character in a classroom environment.
- Be self-confident.
- That you commit to at least one full course of exactly one calendar month.
- to show up a few days before the end of the month and stay at least till the end of the next. The longer you can stay the better of course. Past volunteers have recommended a longer commitment to get more out of the experience.
- That you stay onsite OR if you choose to live offsite that you take responsibility for commuting to and from work.
- Be a very responsible and punctual person.
- Teaching experience is not necessary, but very beneficial.
- It is expected that you take your job seriously, and be a realible, fun teacher for all of your students.
- Must be able to survive in conditions that might not be as "perfect" as in the Western World countries. This may include living in basic conditions but also getting accustomed to the Peruvian way of life. Can you cope with things not running on time, changing situations etc?
- That you will send us the necessary information we ask for below. We cannot place you before we have this information as we need to get to know you a little first.
Volunteer Application
Please send an email answering the following questions to
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a) Do you speak another language besides your mother tongue?
b) What is your personal motivation to volunteer at Espaanglisch Language School and why the teaching vacancy suits you?
c) We also wonder what your expectations are. Could you describe us how you imagine a teaching day at Espaanglisch Language School?
d) Your Resume (stating age, education and past work and volunteer experiences).
e) Your availability: when exactly do you want to come and for how long do you want to stay?
Only complete applications will be taken into consideration, so please send everything in one go.
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