Posted by Kaya Responsible Travel on July 14th, 2011.
Voluntary Jobs
Location: San Ignacio, Belize
Closing Date: August 13th, 2011
Job Description
The Project
Volunteer abroad in English-speaking Belize and work as a teaching assistant at a local high school and community college. With a combined total of approximately 1200 students enrolled at the campus, there is a staff base of around 105 who teach children aged between 12 and 18 in the High School and those between 17 and their late 20s in the College. Located within the Cayo District, college is government and grant aided which has allowed it to significantly expand over its 50 years and has recently enabled the college to develop an Adult Learning and Continuing Division, which will officially be opened in August 2011. This wonderful service will provide the equivalent experience for out of school youths and adults, and give them a structured and formal education to assist in their future life and job prospects. For many of these young adults, high school has never been an opportunity for them, so this incentive will also provide much needed support to young adults all over the country.
Why the project needs you
The College is very open and enthusiastic to receiving skilled volunteers to further the education of its student population. They are particularly keen to help youngsters overcome their inadequacies in English and Maths and as a volunteer you can provide the tools to do just this. Volunteers are needed to provide support to those students who are at risk of falling behind in their subjects and who are often overlooked by teachers who have so many others to attend too. You can help to equalize the educational levels within the school and provide much needed attention to those who most need it.
Role of the volunteer
Depending on the length of your placement, you project activities will vary, however we are looking for Science, Maths and English teachers to support our Community Outreach program developing and conducting workshops within the areas of Maths and Science as well as teaching methods for elementary and primary school teachers across the country. You will also be asked to provide tutoring to English and Maths students who are at risk of failing their major subjects and courses to improve their prospects of passing both their college assignments and their exams.
If you have experience with adult education, you can get involved with our Adult Literacy Tutoring Program where you will be involved with teaching adult numeracy and literacy to the disadvantaged community of Belize.
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