Volunteer and Teach English in Ecuador

Similarly to other Latin American nations, Spanish is the official language of Ecuador, however in recent times with the onset of globalization and increasing tourism, there has been an increased demand from local people to learn English to enhance their future job prospects. . Work is mainly at schools and directed towards children but there is also demand from community groups and adult groups we work with. Volunteers are placed in community schools or public schools. Many of the students volunteers teach have only very basic English, and it is therefore a requirement for volunteers to have at least a beginner-basic level Spanish to teach effectively on this program. Naturally a volunteer's Spanish will improve over the course of their volunteering but it is highly recommended that...