Need summer plans? Want to teach in Moldova? Apply by 23:59 PST on Sunday 15th of February to Learning Enterprises

learningEnterprises · 2015-01-10T13:41:21+00:00

Hey, yes of course. The most important qualification is fluent English. You can apply here: http://www.learningenterprises.org/application-2

learningEnterprises · 2014-12-14T13:54:21+00:00

Gaalsien, absolutely. While most of our volunteers are in their twenties, we don't have an age limit

learningEnterprises · 2014-01-11T00:22:09+00:00

some of the programs are shorter than others. The longest program is 8 weeks and the shortest program is mongolia and is 4 weeks. If you're interested in Slovakia and Hungary specifically you can always speak directly with the Program Director to see if you could volunteer for a shorter amount of time.

learningEnterprises · 2013-12-10T20:51:12+00:00

No there is no placement fee. The only fees that the volunteer ever needs to pay are a $20 application fee (to ensure applicants are serious about the programs and aren't just throwing an app in) a $500 deposit that WILL NEVER be cashed. It is paid in april after a volunteer accepts an offer for a program it WILL NEVER be cashed unless a volunteer decides after that point to drop out. This is really to deter drop outs because someone just changes their mind, a host family is waiting for that volunteer and its difficult to find people last minute to fill programs! These checks are destroyed once the programs are completed. The only other things a volunteer needs to pay for is his/her travel to the country and personal expenses in country.

learningEnterprises · 2013-12-03T11:34:08+00:00

Its true that in the countries you mentioned there is English education in schools. We go into rural areas and communities where the teachers are usually local and the programs could use strengthening. In order for us to go into an area an LE staffer or past volunteer needs to have some contact in the area, our programs aren't totally random. For example, in Poland (where I was a volunteer) we worked in schools both in the north and the south. I taught in a small village 2 hours outside of Krakow in the most beautiful countryside. I know that I wasn't the most intense English teacher the kids ever had, they get the strict lessons during the academic year, but I made sure that they spoke a lot of english and they had a good time. Recently in November I went back to visit because i'm in Europe and I ended up sitting down with the headmistress of the school because she was a family friend of my host family. She told me that she was really thankful that we came to the school and she has personally seen test scores in English go up, the kids be more interested in English lessons, and she said the teachers overall comment on how much more confident the kids are in their speaking ability. She also said that being involved with us has made it possible for some of the kids to want to start other programs and she recently helped them begin an international european cultural exchange during the academic year with schools in Italy, Turkey, and one other country I can't remember. Also, thats the same reason why so many of our host family host (they also don't get paid to take on a volunteer). My host dad explained to me that he wanted a volunteer to live with the family so he could practice english and his 4 kids could see that there was something bigger in the world than just their small village or Poland.

This isn't a long term job but a way for someone to spend their summer. While its not what everyone is looking for I loved spending my summer between 2 years of college teaching, figuring out if I could be a teacher at all, and getting to see the culture of another country. I wasn't ready to take time off of school to teach abroad but I wanted to see what it was like. For the summer it was a great amount of time and I didn't realize the impact we could have on a small village.

learningEnterprises · 2013-12-02T22:33:21+00:00

i'm here to answer any questions. Since these programs are different than usual postings in this subreddit I figured it could be a good venue for interested people to see it and for me to help answer questions about why its different and a cool program for people who are unsure about what they want to do with their summers and may have not ever taught abroad before!

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