CHILE / English Opens Doors
English Opens Doors Program is a fee-free program serving Chile’s youth. EODP volunteers make a lasting impact on the lives of their students, motivating them to improve their English and participate in cross cultural exchange.
The English Opens Doors Program is seeking committed volunteer teachers who wish to make a significant impact on the English language level of their students in a short period of time. The English Opens Doors Program is not seeking volunteers whose primary motivations are to travel or learn Spanish. While volunteers will most likely learn a great deal of Spanish, we encourage volunteers to travel in Chile after their program ends. A volunteer’s primary focus must be 100% on teaching and supporting their students.
What do volunteers do?
Volunteers teach independent classes under the supervision of a Chilean head teacher in public schools. Volunteers are placed throughout Chile and work with students ranging from 5th grade(10-11 years old) to 12th grade (17-18 years old). The volunteer’s main responsibilities are to:
- Motivate students to learn English.
- Help students improve their speaking and listening skills.
- Share their own culture with students, thus broadening their worldview.
- Spend 24 hours a week in the classroom, 7 hours a week lesson planning, and 4 hours a week leading an extracurricular activity. Each volunteer has the flexibility to determine what specific extracurricular activity they’d like to lead with their students.
- Participate in English Camps, Public Speaking competitions, Spelling Bee competitions, and any other initiatives carried out by the English Opens Doors Program.
Volunteers receive:
- TEFL training specific to the volunteer context during a week-long orientation (food and accommodations provided).
- Online Spanish course.
- A volunteer allowance of CLP 70,000 per month served (equivalent to CLP 2,333 per day) to reimburse local transportation or other costs related to teaching.
- Facilitation of a basic Chilean bank account.
- Accommodations and meals with a host family.
- Health insurance (in-country).
- Pre-departure information and support.
- Airport transfers to accommodations upon arrival for volunteers who arrive on designated dates.
- Assistance registering the visa and obtaining a Chilean I.D. card.
- Round-trip transportation from Santiago to the regional placement site.
- In-country support from the National Volunteer Center as well as the Regional English Opens Doors Representative.
- Year-long volunteers receive a week of paid vacation, in addition to regular holidays.
Important: EODP does not charge volunteers a fee for participation. In addition, temporary residence visa fees are waived for EODP volunteers.
Applicant Requirements:
- Be a native or near-native English speaker
- Have completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university by the program start date
- Be between 21 and 35 years old (applicants over 35 will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis)
- Be mentally and physically capable of teaching children
- Be willing to dedicate their energy and time to teaching, and making students their priority
- Have experience living or travelling in another country
- Have an interest in Chilean culture and living in a developing country
- Be highly committed, responsible, and flexible
- Have access to sufficient funds in order to cover personal expenditures throughout the duration of the program
- Assume the associated costs (transportation to consulate, cost of obtaining documents) of obtaining a Temporary Residence Visa before arriving in Chile (direct visa fees from the consulate will be waived)
- Assume the cost of international transportation to Santiago according to the program start date
For more information regarding the Program and Volunteer service dates, please visit our website: http://www.centrodevoluntarios.cl/.
Expires: July 15, 2017
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