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ESL Youth Education Intern

Guanacaste Literacy/Abriendo Mentes

Teach ESL in Costa Rica
Job posted on 03/27/2012

ESL Youth Education Intern

ESL Youth Education Intern

Guanacaste Literacy/Abriendo Mentes is currently seeking an ESL Youth Education Intern with past teaching experience for our newest project in Playa Brasilito on the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica for Spring/Summer 2012. This intern will be teaching an elementary aged ESL class. Classes are held in the public school from 2:30pm - 5pm four days a week. Housing options for volunteers are located in Playa Potrero, and bus fee to and from Brasilito (15 minutes) will be provided. The volunteer is needed from April 23rd and a minimum three months commitment is required.

The original Abriendo Mentes project is operating in the small village of Playa Potrero, Costa Rica - the next town over from Playa Brasilito. Volunteers also have the opportunity to be involved in the Abriendo Mentes extra-curricular programs, which focuses on developing creativity and critical thinking, as well as emphasizing physical activity, environmental and global awareness.

Extra- curricular activities include:

Art Classes

Pen-pal Program

Experiential Learning Excursions

Sustainable Garden Project

Beach Clean-ups

Traditional Dance Classes

Qualifications include:

Past experience teaching ESL, preferably to young children

Knowledge of the Spanish language

Fluency in the English Language

Experience with planning lessons and curriculum development

Outgoing, personable personality

Organized and dependable

Preferably having spent time in Latin America living or traveling

Curriculum and materials are provided. Intern has access to the Abriendo Mentes office with printer, copier and scanner as well as Internet. All relevant teacher materials are available (white board, markers, pencils, paper, printer paper, books and curriculum).

Abriendo Mentes background:

Abriendo Mentes is a community development initiative under the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Guanacaste Literacy. Abriendo Mentes works to empower rural Costa Rican communities to further their own economic development by providingeducational, social and technological programs to families and youth in need.

We offer a range of innovative programs to the children and adults of Playa Potrero, Costa Rica: classes in ESL and computer literacy, extra-curricular activities, and environmental awareness projects; in an effort to enhance education and "open minds".

Impact of English classes:

Our exciting and creative teaching approach generates excitement about education and encourages continuation of schooling into High School and beyond. With a focus on English, we are able to supplement the curriculum being taught in the public school with applicable language skills needed in real life, which results in higher marks in school and important job skills for the future. It also fills the after-school hours that would otherwise be spent idle without any structured educational activities.

AM is able to offer classes 200 days a year, with an average of 1.5 hours per day, resulting in 300 hours per year. This totals to more than the amount of time the kids spend in the public school

Logistics:

Affordable housing options, including homestays, are available for all Abriendo Mentes Interns and volunteers. All accommodations will be set up prior to interns' arrival.