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Hello everyone, Welcome to Guatemala. Please * READ ALL
Full house 2024 thank you ❤️
Next volunteer position begins January 15th 2025 (please send your request on November 2024, thanks)
Our community will have double chance to improve their lives now. That’s why were looking for French and English teachers the whole year, welcome all of you and thanks in advance.
In 2024 we’re turning 12 years and we would love to begin our French classes as well in 2025 and continue the following years, learning this language.
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NOTE: Please check your e-mail at least every 24 hours... you could lose your opportunity if you don't! And please read all our profile!
We’d love to give our volunteers a meaningful, safe, educational and special experience. Our project it has been all these twelve years an important contribution to the community, we are making a big difference. We’d would love to continue with this important experience and we have more and more volunteer positions available every year. It means we could change the life of more people through education. Thanks for being part of this important mission.
Please check your e-mail at least every 24 hours... you could lose a great opportunity if you don't! Best regards!
I am from Guatemala, I am hard-working. I’m running by myself a small English academy and I would love some support teaching English to my students (we have regular students and students with a scholarship that I gave them. For most of our students this is the only chance they have to improve their lives, most of them don’t have the chance to get superior education, but learning English they will have more opportunities for that, working in a call center and paying their own university and bills.
The students are respectful, friendly, always eager to learn and they’re always excited about meeting new people from other countries, the students will help you with the classes and to make this experience very special. Teaching experience is not required but we will help you to be a professional here with our advice. Always remember to prepare your classes, have fun and your main objective is to change lives in a small town sharing your knowledge and your time with the students. Let’s make a meaningful change in this community together. Remember: repetition is the mother of knowledge and being a teacher will change your life for ever, even if it’s just for a while in this project. So are you ready for this meaningful challenge?
Palin is a beautiful indigenous town, you could relax here! Kindly note that this is not a party town, it's full of culture and indigenous tradition! You will live in the real Guatemala life here, not tourist area at all... with a beautiful town and people to practice your Spanish every day. We have other cities nearby (Antigua Guatemala for example)
You will have your own private bedroom in an apartment, it’s nice to say the project bought big new comfortable beds, you will share the apartment with other volunteer, you won’t share the bedroom. Please wash your dishes and clean up. The apartment has all the services (hot water, wifi, laundry) and you will find fruit, vegetables, pasta, oatmeal, beans, rice, milk, eggs, etcetera. If you have a special diet or you cook with special ingredients it’s on you.
If you study Spanish at school or university this is a good project to improve your skills as well, or maybe you would like to be a international teacher around the world. Kindly note that we are waiting for people with good intentions and people who know the meaning of “support”; our students deserve respect as anyone else, romantic relationships are not allow between volunteers and students or volunteers and local teachers; we do not accept drugs or people with drinking or smoking issues (a hostal position is better for that, not an education position) we need to be very clear about this. Please!
School schedule: our classes are from Wednesday to Friday from 3:00pm to 8:00 pm (1 hour break) only 1 day we have to go 1 our in the morning per week from 9 to 10 am.
Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 (we work with schedules that people can attend our classes and they have extra time for it. This means you have free time from Sunday 4pm to Wednesday 3pm. Saturday morning is our busiest and most important schedule.
Update: We need fluent communication. If you send a message please reply as soon as possible to confirm your Volunteer position with exact date... we work with annual schedule! If someone cancel, of course you could have a chance! This is a beautiful project and your visit will be a very important fact here!
Best regardsTypes d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langueEnseignementAide à la maisonEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
You will learn spanish, have a lot of fun and new friends
Aide
English teachers... have fun with the students, funny activities, classes, oral test one by one. Real situations (play roles)
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Italien: Intermédiaire
Français: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
The apartment is full-equipment you’ll have your own bedroom, gated community, safe and Swimming pool
Autres infos...
You could visit a lake, volcano, beach, Antigua Guatemala, view point
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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It was special to see how eager the students were to learn English, and I… read more
Raul is super helpful and a great host, the accomodation is brilliant with a lovely swimming pool, and the experience was a super way to get to know the local culture more.
Hopefully I can return one day!
If you are looking for a local experience and a meaningfull volunteering don't hesitate. Raul is a kind, respectfull and friendly guy who's always ready to listen and answer your questions. Plus, he will show you many things a about Palin and around. What could I say about the team, amazing and passion passioned… read more
We were teaching before the term began so we were teaching adults and teenagers at beginner/intermediate level and the students are lovely.
Raul is an amazing, welcoming host and he took us to many of his favourite spots in Palin. We had some… read more
The volunteer house… read more
It can feel like a lot of work at times, teaching is demanding work, but the expectations are fair and I felt incredibly welcomed and… read more
The best thing about this Workaway is the team. Raul’s enthusiasm is infectious and he has a phenomenal team of teachers such… read more
Rory is a wonderful person, kind, smily, responsible, professional, and more.… read more
We've researched all workaway possibilities in Guatemala and Raul had (and still has) the most beautiful reviews we could find, and none of them was lying. Raul himself helped us during our stay with everything we needed, took us on several brunches and lunches, showed us many things in Palin,… read more
Below I left my written response to this incredible experience.
Yes, yes, yes. Don't think twice, Raul is an amazing person. This was my first Workaway experience and I was very nervous and so were my parents. Even after reading all the positive feedback left here I was still… read more
The accommodation Raul provides is perfect and in a very safe community with all the amenities you need.
Thank you Raul and everyone at the academy for this amazing experience in Palin. We are already thinking about going back!
I cannot recommend this workaway enough!
And to everyone who enjoys to teach: come here, you won't regret it, I… read more
Starting off with Raul who is the best host you can ask for. He genuinely cares about every volunteer. He wants to do activities with you and provide the best conditions possible. I adapted so well that I really became part of his family.… read more
Raul is so passionate… read more
Amazing experience, jacki is a very sweet person. She did everything very well. Students and all the staff were very happy with Jacki around. Jacki had her own schedules and activities and she did a great job. Jacki is very responsible, kind, respectful, friendly and smily. You are a great teacher. We hope to see you… read more
It's a really nice project where you make a lot of new friends and I have made experiences for the rest of my life.
I am very happy that I stayed for a month… read more
I will be forever grateful because Melisa chose this project on her trip and did an… read more
I volunteered Tuesday - Sunday, a couple of hours each day. The students are… read more
I loved working with the little kids and even more with the teenagers.
I found a lively and lovely atmosphere in the Academy and in Palìn, I felt warmly welcomed and loved from both the students, and the other… read more
If you go there, make sure you like teaching and wanting to help the people in the school with English.
You dont… read more
I AM SO JEALOUS! I would absolutely LOVE to go back! Please say hi to the kids for me, drink a beer or two with Shamir your future fellow teacher and friend, to the pool I swam in, to the lovely volcanos and give Raul the biggest hug!!!
I had the best time there! Raul is the… read more
As I told Thomas, I am very grateful with him and his awesome… read more
Raul, as well as Morena and Shamir, have been some of the friendliest, welcoming people I met on my travels. Raul is a great host. From arriving in Guatemala (he picked me up from the airport) until the goodbye (he… read more
Raul is an amazing host, he always went above and beyond in taking care of me. He picked me up from the airport and drove me to and from the academy. He… read more
You teach a few classes in the morning or afternoon to some great students and also have two days off per week.
Accommodation is a private room in an… read more
Estaba una super experienca de trabajar en la academia con mis super alumnos que se… read more