Travel can be expensive, and it takes creativity to find a way to have it fit into an already stretched budget.
Thanks to a program sponsored by the Spanish Government and the Vaughan Systems, there may be an affordable and fun way for you to visit the Spanish countryside.
The program is looking for volunteer English language teachers to live and teach in Spain for two months. You’ll work as a teaching assistant helping pre-schoolers and early elementary school kids (ages 3-8) learn English using a curriculum quite similar to what is used in primary education here in the U.S. Classrooms sizes are between 25-35 kids.What do you get out of the program?
You’ll need to get to Madrid on your own, and then transportation to your town, your housing (a single, shared apartment, or with a host family), insurance, and a small monthly stipend are covered. You’ll also have opportunities for some weekend activities and trips. Most important of all, you’ll have the opportunity to live and work in Spain for up to three months (longer stays require a residence visa).
Towns where opportunities are available are in the Castile-Leon area, home of conquistador El Cid.
Vaughan Systems has hosted a variety of English language program, but this one for younger kids is a pilot program that starts April 13th, 2009. Space is limited, so if you’re interested you’ll want to act immediately.
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