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Main Teacher
Coordinator | Ana
Coordinator | Ana
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
we need a main teacher that creates educational projects to develop during her or his time in the island to help impovereshed children in the island
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 20+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+
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
Typical day
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.
In your spare time you can go and visit many of the touristic attractions located in the Ometepe Island, many of them are very close to the hotel
you can also use all of the lodge's areas like the Casa Hacienda where you can watch tv, read books from our diverse library and of course just relax in a hammoc.
From time to time you will have meetings with the school's director, just to make sure that eveything in the school is working properly and to tune some other details.
At night you can interact with the lodge's guests and also go to the kitchen to learn how to cook typical nicaraguan food or even lern how to prepare drinks!
Free-time activities
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.
Water Sports
Swimming
Sightseeing
Shopping/
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
Climbing
Hiking
Museum/
Opera
Opera
Riding
Yoga/
Meditation
Meditation
Requirements
In order to join the program you need to be at least 20 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.
You need to speak English (fluently)
or Spanish (intermediate level)
required
Enviroment, agriculture, humanities, nature, resources management, arts at High School level
CV, ID and passport
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
+Skills required
+Leadership
+self-sufficient
+Agriculture
+Botanical and gardening skills
+Wildlife & Resource management
+Creativity
+Leadership
+self-sufficient
+Agriculture
+Botanical and gardening skills
+Wildlife & Resource management
+Creativity
Your helping hand will be required on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
What's Included
Our daily fee covers three meals per day and accommodation in the volunteer's house
As a volunteer, you will be staying in hostel house; it has a private bathroom, one or two beds, air conditioner, a shared patio, a kitchen a fridge and a dining table for an average daily cost of $40, but if you want to upgrade rooms you can pay the daily difference.
Dorm Room
Bungalow
Bedroom (Double)
all of the rooms include three meals per day, (we have vegan and vegetarian options) any extra item you want to order from the menu will have an additional cost.
You can see the restaurant's menu here
you can see the map with all of the places you can visit on the island
Good access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.
The nearest airport is Augusto C Sandino International Airport (MGA) in Managua. We assist you to find cheap flights to Nicaragua.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Nicaragua provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Nicaragua you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Nicaragua.
Dates & Fees
NO CREDIT CARD FEES
Details on arrival
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.
About the details of arrival, to get to Ometepe you can following the next steps: (if you need any more information feel free to contact us, we will gladly help you!)
Public transportation from Managua to Ometepe Island
we offer private transportation (contact us) or you can follow the steps below for public transportation:
If you choose public bus transportation from Managua to Ometepe Island, take a taxi in your Hotel and ask to be transported to Huembes Market in Managua (being specific, to the bus station).From the Huembes market you can take an express bus to Rivas for approximately $ 3.00. Many express buses take you directly to the dock in San Jorge.If your bus does not go directly to San Jorge, you have to get off in the road near San Jorge dock (you can ask the bus driver to drop you there) after that take a taxi to San Jorge, you can share it for about $50 cents or reach a private taxi for about $ 3.00 after that you enter the port and buy a ticket for the next ferry for about $1.50.
Private transportation from Managua to Ometepe
Traveling in a vehicle is the easiest and fastest way to go to Ometepe. This wonderful journey lasts two hours. Along the way a lot of interesting destinations are waiting for you. The colorful and exotic markets in Masaya are famous for selling pottery, cigars, hammocks and other handicrafts. We encourage you to make a 40 minutes stop at the central market “Mercado Nuevo”. You will find the opportunity to visit the colonial city of Granada, one of the oldest in Central America. It is not directly in the way to Ometepe and could lengthen your trip by about an hour, but is worth. There is a nice pedestrian mall and many places for a quick lunch. You will have the chance to take pictures in the town square. Also in the route is Catarina, a beautiful place with a wonderful Apoyo Lagoon view. After taking the ferry to Ometepe, If you need to withdraw money or any other transaction, you may make a detour to one of the banks in Rivas. Also, in Moyogalpa there are a couple ATMs and banks. Dollars and credit cards are accepted almost everywhere on the island but we always recommed having cash.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5 - 50 weeks
Program fees
5 weeks
(min. stay)
$ 1,400
6 weeks
$ 1,680
7 weeks
$ 1,960
8 weeks
$ 2,240
12 weeks
$ 3,360
20 weeks
$ 5,600
50 weeks
(max. stay)
$ 14,000
Average fees
$ 280
/week
Please note that the above shown program fees are estimated and subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
GLIFOS Arts & Culture school
will let you know about the final price during your application process.
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