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Teaching Ecuador Volunteer Projects

There is a major shortage of qualified teachers in many schools of Ecuador, South America. Your contribution to teach English as a second language abroad in Ecuador or to teach other subjects will be highly appreciated by the community and fulfilling to yourself.

Option A: Early Childhood Intervention

International volunteers in this South American teaching program work with children less than 5 years old. In this Ecuador volunteer teaching program, voluntary work includes helping teachers in class, playing and leading activities and games, and participating in parent outreach work.
Spanish Language Requirement: Basic Spanish required.
Minimum Volunteer Duration: 1 month

Option B: Pre-School Teaching Volunteer Work

Overseas volunteers in the South American country of Ecuador can work with children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old. Voluntary work with the Ecuador Pre-School Teaching Program basically entails teaching English as a second language (TESOL) and participating in organized games with the children.
Spanish Language Requirement: Basic Spanish preferred but not required.
Minimum Volunteer Duration:  2 weeks
Schedule of work: Mondays to Fridays; 4 to 8 hours

Option C: Drop-In Tutoring Center Volunteering

The Ecuador drop-In Tutoring program is a flexible program that gives overseas teaching volunteers in South America the opportunity to work with children in Ecuador primary/elementary schools. Overseas volunteers in this program will serve as tutors and assist with basic academic work in subjects of their interest including English, Spanish, Math, and the sciences. Other duties for participants volunteering with children in Ecuador include helping with homework and organizing recreational activities for Ecuadorian children who have completed their homework.
Spanish Language Requirement: Basic Spanish recommended but not required.
Minimum Volunteer Duration:  2 weeks
Schedule: Overseas volunteers can work for 2 hours in the morning session and 2 hours in the afternoon session.

Option D: Vocational High School Volunteering/Community Service

The Vocational High School Program is a community project designed to equip teenagers in high school with basic vocational skill and other non-academic but educational programs such as sex-education, hygiene education campaign, theatre and athletic programs. International volunteers will also assist in teaching vocational skills such as sewing and carpentry or develop and organize the non-academic programs.
Spanish Language Requirements:  Basic Spanish required
Minimum Volunteer Duration: 1 month
Schedule of work: Mondays to Fridays; 4 to 8 hours

Other Ecuador Programs

Volunteers abroad in Ecuador can also sign up for our Basic Spanish Program and the Ecuador Adventure Holidays program.

Spanish Language Requirements: Where Basic Spanish is required, international volunteers without basic Spanish can meet this requirement by taking the Basic Spanish Program.

The Application Process

To contact us, click here. To submit an application, click here. To read more about how to apply to the International Volunteer Travel program, click here.

Questions and Other InformationTo access more information on any aspect of our South American programs in Ecuador please click on any link on the left or top links bars. For answers to your questions not provided on the link pages, please go to the page on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ?s).