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Teach Performing Arts to Disadvantaged Children

by: Volunteer for the Visayans

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If you have a flare for the fine arts, then Volunteer for the Visayans' Teaching Fine Arts to Disadvantaged Children project might be just the volunteer project you are looking for. You have probably seen YouTube videos of Filipino street children break dancing, Filipino prison inmates dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller, and local flight attendants dancing to Lady Gaga. So you know that Fili...

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Program Highlights

Conduct after-school tutorials for children in a child sponsorship program.

Live with a Filipino family and immerse in their culture.

Teach performing arts to disadvantaged children in a volunteering project in the Philippines.

Participate in a wide variety of community-based projects, such as adolescent youth groups and local mothers' groups.

Assist a local nonprofit organization with outreach projects, such as building houses and emergency relief.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Tacloban City, Philippines
Availability
Year(s) OfferedYear RoundDuration:
  • 1-2 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
Cost Per Week$100-300
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • Arts
  • Community Development
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Music
  • See more
Guidelines:
  • All Nationalities
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Program Reviews

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Overall Rating

9.11

Total Reviews

1

Dance Lessons with Blossoming Beauties

by: Elsa T. - Tacloban CityProgram: Teach Performing Arts to Disadvantaged Children
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In 2011, I taught dance lessons to some of Volunteer for the Visayans sponsorered children at their main community center in Bliss. The center was conveinently located within 20 feet of my homestay and living amidst the community members and sponsored children made it super easy to connect with my dancers. We started off with all girls but I was able to collect one little boy along the way. We started our dance lessons with just basic rhythmic exercises sprawling the width of the center, prac...

Program Details

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Locations

  • Tacloban City, Philippines

Types and Subjects

  • Causes
  • Arts
  • Community Development
  • Education

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Teach Duration:
  • 1-2 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • All Nationalities
  • This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Group

Cost per week

$100-300

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Some Program Activity Costs
  • Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support

Accommodation Options

  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Resume
  • Online Application

Interviews

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Elsa Thomasma

Participated in 2015

Alumni

I had volunteered with VFV in 2009 and fell in love with the organization, the community, and the Filipino people. There was no doubt in my mind after that trip, that I would have to go back and volunteer again. Also, I needed to fulfill a practicum requirement for my sociology degree, so it was a win-win.

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