Be a volunteer teacher in Argentina

Students of a class in Argentina

On this voluntary teaching project you will work at a primary or secondary school teaching English.

All of your pupils will either be beginners or intermediate English speakers. You can improve their chances of finding employment in the future by helping them improve their spoken and written English.

Here you will find answers to the following questions:

How can volunteer teachers help in Argentina?

What will I gain from this project?

What will Projects Abroad PRO provide?

What skills or qualifications do I need?

How do I apply to join this project?

How can volunteer teachers help in Argentina?

You can use your knowledge and training to help local staff as a volunteer teacher. You can work on tasks such as:

• Teaching English abroad in either a primary or secondary school, depending on your experience, including tasks such as:
  • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of classes.
  • Marking work, giving appropriate feedback and maintaining records of pupils' progress and development.
  • Supervising and supporting the work of teaching assistants, trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers.
• Working with existing staff to assess and improve lesson content.
• Observing classes in order to offer advice and set goals for teachers’ development
• Organising and running training clinics for Projects Abroad volunteers working with other schools (optional).

This project runs with two different public schools. Ricardo Nassif is a primary school for pupils aged 7-12. For older children up to the age of 18, you can work with the Villa el Libertador school.

If you do not speak any Spanish then it may be possible for you to teach English in a private school.

This project runs all year round so you can join at any time. You decide how much time you can spare and we will help you get the most out of it.

What will I gain from this project?

You will gain experience of teaching English as a foreign language in a challenging environment. In some public schools there are no English teachers so you will be in a position of responsibility. You will learn a lot by working with Argentinean teachers and finding out how they teach their pupils.

Through educating the children at your chosen school, you will learn about Argentina’s culture and way of life. Staff and pupils will want to hear about your life back home and your family and friends. We call this ‘cultural exchange’ and we think it helps our volunteers gain a new perspective on life.

What will Projects Abroad PRO provide?

Teaching english in Argentina

We have over 20 years’ experience of running volunteer projects. We provide you with the following support to make sure your time in Argentina is successful and enjoyable:

• Safe accommodation with an Argentinean family close to your project.
• Friendly and dedicated local staff available to help 24 hours a day.
• A member of staff to meet you at the airport when you arrive.
• Comprehensive medical and travel insurance.
• Social events with other volunteers such as a weekend trip to a local tourist destination.

What skills or qualifications do I need?

If you have attained Qualified Teacher Status (or the equivalent qualification in your home country) then you are perfectly suited to this project. You will also need to speak Spanish to an intermediate level.

Please contact us if you think your knowledge may be useful on this project but do not have the required qualifications.