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Kids English Teacher
Highlights
- Become more passionate and teach others as you gain hands-on international language teaching experience.
- Make lifelong memories as you explore the area, see secret waterfalls, surf amazing waves, and watch breathtaking sunsets in between classes.
- Learn effective and meaningful ways to create and deliver language lessons.
- Enjoy local cuisine while living at our modern yet rustic lodge located one minute from the waves.
- Experience local beach town life while working hand-in-hand with children and adult learners in Matapalo, Costa Rica.
- Become more passionate and teach others as you gain hands-on international language teaching experience.
- Make lifelong memories as you explore the area, see secret waterfalls, surf amazing waves, and watch breathtaking sunsets in between classes.
- Learn effective and meaningful ways to create and deliver language lessons.
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About the program
Become an important member of our language school in a tropical beach town. Join the fun & make a long lasting difference for learners in beautiful Matapalo, Costa Rica!
Our program empowers volunteers to gain professional and personal experience while helping children from a low-income community learn English. WeVOL is located on the pristine Matapalo beach just fifteen minutes north of Dominical and thirty minutes south of Quepos-Manuel Antonio. Known for its ...
Typical day
9:00: Breakfast (provided, but on your own)
10:00: English Teaching at WeVOL or Primary School
11:00 - 12:00: Free Time
12: 00 - 13:30: Cleaning up, preparing lessons and materials, organizing for the next day
13:30: Lunch & Free Time (on your own)
14:30 - 17:00: Kids After School Camp
17:00 - 19:30: ...
Free-time activities
In addition to the stunning beach, Matapalo also has a great skate park, paved roads for running and cycling, and a well-maintained soccer field. Located in between Dominical and Manuel Antonio National Park, ...
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Details on arrival
Volunteers can arrive any day and WeVOL provides local bus
transportation from the Tracopa bus terminal located near SJO airport.
The bus ticket is provided by WeVOL and the bus takes you to the
entrance of Playa Matapalo. WeVOL leaders will meet you there and we
will be in communication using WhatsApp prior to your arrival and during
the bus trip. The ride is about 4 hours from the bus terminal to
Playa Matapalo.
Participants stay at Guava Lodge located in
Matapalo, Costa Rica. Guava Lodge is a five-room modern lodge with a
studio apartment and a restaurant on-site. Guava Lodge is located 200
meters from the ocean and has a lovely tropical garden with lush flora
and fascinating fauna - imagine monkeys, scarlet macaws, avocado trees
and hibiscus flowers! Each room has a private bathroom. Towels and
linens are provided. Our staff will make sure that you will feel at home
as soon as you arrive.
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