Main Teacher

Highlights

• 1) You will be living in an authentic island lodge, located in front of the sandy Santo Domingo Beach, inside a working century-old spanish hacienda that's also a fruit farm and private nature reserve
• 2) Enjoy stunning views of Ometepe's towering volcanoes, the rugged active Concepción and the misty, cloud forest wrapped Maderas volcano.
• 3) You will be able to contribute to the children's life education by preserving the island culture against the pressures of international tourism and opening doors for future employment opportunities
• 4) Ometepe island is one of the most interesting places in Nicaragua for archaeology with a precious past of great pre conquest cultures who have left unique remains
• 5) Besides living in a World Biosphere Reserve, you can visit many of other Nicaragua's destinations during your free time, such as Granada, León and San Juan del Sur

Being the education a primary need, having teachers that guide the classes is imperative to help the children have support when they attend the sessions.

In a region where 20% of the public school students do not continue education beyond the age of 10, it is critical that learning become stimulating and engaging, that has been the root of success of GLIFOS

We always need a main teacher that guides the course and the interactions, between the foreigners (other volunteers) and the local children. As a main teacher you will execute a personal programs and projects based on your personal skills and preference, for instance, if your specialty is music, you can help kids learn about guitar, flute, etc.

Classes are one or two months long and offered all year long (depending of the program that our volunteers develop) out volunteers need to be at least 20 years old to apply fot his position. Our school schedule gives the children of Ometepe Island opportunities to continue their English and arts education for the entire year or break it into on or two-month blocks that they can combine annually with their normal study hours and helping their family at home and/or on family farming plots. 

Responsibilities

• Create or bring an educational project that will be continuously developed in the time of the stay·        
• Supervise and assign tasks to the assistants, in this case, the regular volunteers·         
• Knowledge about wildlife conservation and enviroment·         
• Help the children feel comfortable around the new volunteers·         
• Help with administrative tasks·         
• Host visits or donators 

If you wake up early you will be able to go jogging or swim in the Lake Nicaragua, you can also listen to the birds and howler monkeys before starting your day, around 7 or 8 am you will have brakfast in the lodge's lakefront restaurant. Depending on the schedule that you have, you will go to the school in the morning or the afternoon, it will depend of the children's regular school schedule.

We like to start the classes at the beginning of the month, so we woud like you to come before that day so you can show us your educational program.

During your free time you will be able to do activities such as hiking, swiming, watersports, visit museums, go fishing, meditate, yoga, visit the towns nearby and enjoy the island beauty.