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Volunteer Teacher in Honduras 2018 - 2019 (room + board included)

BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America)

BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America)

Volunteer Teacher in Honduras 2018 - 2019 (room + board included)

National
One Time
Unpaid
  • Responsibilities

    All selected volunteer teachers are assigned to an elementary classroom, a middle school classroom, or a resource teacher role. BECA interviewers will explain the differences between the three positions in detail, but here are the general job responsibilities:

    • Planning lessons and teaching all subjects (in English) except Spanish and Social Studies;
    • Collaborating with the teaching team (Honduran and International) on school projects, events planning, curriculum development;
    • Providing consistent communication with parents and other community members;
    • Contributing to collaborative and respectful group living experience.

    Job benefits include (but are not limited to):

    • The opportunity to participate in a true grassroots community development experience;
    • The opportunity to live & work with Spanish speaking colleagues & community members;
    • The opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience while learning more about yourself;
    • The opportunity to foster long-lasting friendships with Honduran families and other members of the volunteer team;
    • Career development assistance and access to BECA's growing network of successful alumni.

    BECA aims to provide you with a challenging, transformative experience that gives an in-depth understanding of grassroots international development, underserved Central American communities, bilingual teaching strategies, and community capacity building techniques. As a result, you will develop the skills and responsibilities to be an effective teacher, communicator, and leader. Afterward, BECA teachers go on to become Fulbright scholars, microfinance specialists, US Foreign Service Officers, charter school teachers, World Bank employees, non-profit executives, law and public policy students.

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  • Qualifications

    Every year, BECA assembles a team of committed volunteers who want to dedicate themselves to the difficult but rewarding work that we do in Honduras. We seek enthusiastic, curious, diverse, and thoughtful volunteers.

    For every application, we consider the applicant's volunteer service, international engagement, teaching experience, and academic record. BECA volunteer positions are competitive, and the work we do is challenging.

    If you feel you are up to it, we want to hear from you! Please note that applicants need not be certified teachers or fluent Spanish speakers.

  • Compensation
    Room, board, food stipend, and coverage of incidental costs.
  • Benefits

    As a BECA volunteer, you will begin your volunteer year with a comprehensive teacher training that will prepare you for the duties and challenges you will face once the school year starts.

    Apart from our signature training program, we ensure the ongoing professional growth of our volunteers through quarterly professional development days. We want your year with BECA to be a professional leap forward!

    We want you to be the “best you” during your year with BECA and beyond. Upon completion of service, we offer career development assistance and access to BECA’s extensive and growing, network of 200+ successful alumni.

  • Industry
    Non-Profit
  • Fun Fact
    BECA teachers go on to become Fulbright scholars, microfinance specialists, US Foreign Service Officers, school teachers, World Bank employees, medical doctors with a social justice approach to patient care, immigration lawyers working on the border in Texas, and so many other things.
  • About Us

    Bilingual Education for Central America (BECA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2002. An idea born in the homes of several Honduran families has grown into a community-led bilingual school model run in partnership with low-income communities in Honduras.

    BECA’s mission is to provide quality, affordable bilingual education to the educationally disenfranchised while fostering meaningful cultural exchange. Providing educational access for at-risk youth and the most financially disadvantaged members of a community is a defining characteristic of our program; it is no mistake that “beca” means “scholarship” in Spanish.