At a glance
- This is a volunteer opportunity with Projects Abroad. Devxchange will assist you in choosing the right fit, raising funds with your own campaign page, issuing tax receipts to donors if project meets CRA criteria as a charitable activity. Devxchange will also assist you in onboarding with Projects Abroad.
- Volunteer in Argentina and help children or adults improve their English. You’ll assist with or lead classes.
- You’ll work in a secondary school, language institute, or a university. By helping the students gain confidence, you’ll help them with their future career.
- You can also teach French.
- Based in Cordoba, you’ll have the chance to explore this city during your free time.
Details
- Work as a teaching assistant
- Teach English
- Teach other subjects
- Make educational resources
Includes/Excludes
Food and accommodation
- Food (three meals a day)
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Full induction and orientation by an experienced staff member on arrival
- Transport to and from your work placement
- In-country support and 24-hour back-up from our team of full-time local staff
- Emergency assistance from our international emergency response team
- Project equipment and materials, including access to our database with thousands of resources
- Training and workshops from our experienced local staff
- Regular social events and community activities with other volunteers and interns
- Access to our local office with internet connection
- Certification of project completion
- Access to our alumni services and discounts
- Visa support and advice
- Fundraising support, including your own personalized fundraising website with DevXchange
- Tax Receipts for your donors if activity meets CRA criteria for charitable activity.
- Pre-departure preparation by your own specialist Volunteer Advisor
- Personalized MyProjectsAbroad website, with all the information you need about your project, accommodation and destination
- A free cultural awareness course
- Membership to our volunteer social media groups, to share information and to get in touch
- Support to help you complete registration or internship documents, if applicable
Not Included
- Flights
- Visa Costs (where applicable)
- 10% Admin fee for donations involving tax receipts.
Itinerary
Looking for practical teaching experience to prepare you for a career in teaching? Want to help disadvantaged people in the process? This project is a great way to do both!
You’ll work alongside qualified teachers and learn from them. You’ll also be guiding students and preparing lessons to help them improve their English.
You don’t need any teaching experience or qualifications. This an exciting opportunity for budding teachers looking to gain experience in the classroom. If you’re not sure if teaching is the career path for you, experience what being a teacher is like to help you with your career decisions.
We recommend that Teaching volunteers in Argentina speak some Spanish. If you don’t speak Spanish, you’ll work in private schools or in informal teaching settings. If you can speak Spanish, you’ll work in public schools.
If you’re interested in teaching other subjects, contact Project Abroad’s Experts. They’ll advise you on what subjects you can teach in Argentina, and whether you can teach those subjects part-time or full time.
This project runs all year round so you can join whenever it suits you. The minimum duration is three weeks, but there is no maximum duration so you can volunteer for as long as you’d like.
There are plenty of different tasks for you to get involved in. Gain teaching work experience in Argentina by doing things like:
- Work as a teaching assistant alongside a qualified teacher
- Prepare interactive lessons to teach conversational English and pronunciation
- If you’d like, teach other subjects and languages like French, German, and Italian
- Make educational resources like posters and flashcards
Work as a teaching assistant
Work alongside a qualified teacher to provide focused attention to students. You’ll work together to come up with stimulating educational activities. You’ll also get experience putting together lesson plans under their guidance.
Teach English
Your focus will be on improving students’ conversation skills and pronunciation. You can come up with interactive lessons to encourage your students to practice. Things like acting out short skits or singing songs are simple to do, but lots of fun. We’ll give you plenty of guidance and ideas for lessons, but you’re also welcome to bring along games and activities from home.
Teach other subjects
If you’re interested in teaching other subjects, like maths or science, just let us know. We’ll organise for you to work as a teaching assistant during these classes.
Argentine students are eager to learn new languages. If you speak French, German, or Italian, you have the option to give classes in one of these languages. Your students will also be interested in hearing about other countries and cultures. So you can incorporate information and traditions from your home country into your lessons.
Make educational resources
Want to make a lasting difference to the students at you placement? Make colourful, educational posters or design flashcards to facilitate learning. Things like matching games with word and picture cards are easy to make and help make learning more interactive.
You can work together with other volunteers or even get the students involved in making educational resources. Then, use these resources during your lessons. Teachers and future volunteers will also be able to use them.
You’ll wake up for breakfast with your host family and maybe drink a delicious cup of mate. Then catch the bus or take a scenic walk to your placement. On your first day, our staff will be with you to show you the way.
A typical work day will run from about 8am to 4.30pm. Start your day by working as a teaching assistant for English lessons. After supporting your supervising teacher, break into smaller groups or lead the class in a pronunciation lesson.
You’ll have a long lunch, giving you time to catch up with the teachers at the placement or plan lessons. You can even take an afternoon siesta like a local!
In the afternoon, you’ll help with extracurricular activities or get out your pen and mark students’ homework. You can take some time to plan activities for the following day or get out the colourful cardboard and make eye-catching posters.
In Argentina, dinner is usually fairly late so you’ll have time after your placement work to explore Cordoba. Then join your host family for a tasty meal and chat to them about your day’s activities.
Cordoba
You will work in secondary schools, language institutes, or universities in and around Cordoba. The placements are well-equipped and the professional teachers are skilled. Your role will be to help specifically with English pronunciation and conversation skills.
Cordoba is the second most populated city in Argentina after Buenos Aires. It’s a vibrant mixture of historic sites and modern cultural influences. During your free time, explore the famous Jesuit Block or visit the narrowest building in the world!
Food and accommodation
You’ll stay with a host family in Córdoba. They will welcome you into their home, eager to share their customs and have you teach them about your own culture. We believe that this is the best way to immerse yourself in the culture of Argentina and have a truly unique experience.
We will always try to let you live alongside at least one other Projects Abroad volunteer or intern at the same host family. Your room will be modest, but comfortable, clean, and safe.
Your programme fee includes three meals a day.
Free Time and Leisure Activities
Argentina is a vibrant South American country bursting with colour and rich heritage. Along with contributing to worthwhile projects, a trip with us to Argentina means you can explore this fascinating country.
Enjoying a coffee at the Plaza de San Martin, with its street performers and iconic statue of General Jose de San Martin, is the perfect way to spend an evening. It’s located in Cordoba, where our projects are based, so you don’t have to travel far for this experience.
For thrill seekers, you can take a weekend trip to La Cumbre where you can go paragliding off lofty cliffs. The surrounding nature is breathtaking and a horse ride around nature trails here is well worth it.
There are also enriching cultural experiences, like the Evita Fine Arts Museum or the Teatro del Libertador General San Martin. You can also learn more about the country’s history at local museums.
There will likely be other volunteers in Argentina with you. So you can choose to explore solo, or with a group of volunteers from different projects.
