La Esperanza Granada

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rating

4.5

Fantastic

8

Reviews

22

Years in business

By providing opportunities for educational advancement and community development of Nicaraguan barrios we hope to brighten the future of the children

La Esperanza Granada is a volunteer group focusing on children’s education. Our volunteers assist teachers, tutor young children, introduce children to computers, teach English and stimulate an interest in learning. By providing opportunities for the long term educational advancement and community ...

Review Description

La Esperanza Granada is a volunteer group focusing on children’s education. Our volunteers assist teachers, tutor young children, introduce children to computers, teach English and stimulate an interest in learning. By providing opportunities for the long term educational advancement and community development of Nicaraguan barrios we hope to brighten the future of the children by empowering the people of the villages to improve their current living conditions and break the cycle of poverty.

Contact Person

Pauline Jackson

Spoken languages: English, Spanish

La Esperanza Granada reviews

Clara Unknown rating4.6

2015 at Primary School English Teacher

I really loved playing games with the kids and showing them that learning English is really fun. It has been great to speak a lot of Spanish in class and I feel like my ability to communicate has improved a lot. Our ayudante Yessenia is really good at communication and helps us with everything so ...
Tiffany Unknown rating4.6

2015 at Kindergarten Assistant

Best experiece was playing with children, seeing their smiles as they were playing. Seeing preschool children with many difficulties achieve, write, and understand. ..
Stefanie Unknown rating4.4

2015 at Primary School English Teacher

Besides the fact that I love working with kids and teaching them because I am a primary school teacher, I also learned a lot for myself during the time I spent with the children. I found out how to handle ¨difficult¨ kids and situations and how to deal with children who don´t want to learn at ...
Carlota Unknown rating4.2

2015 at Grade 1 classroom assistant

The great connection I established with some of my students, well beyond a teacher-student relationship. I am more like an older sister in which they can trust , have fun and even learn ...
Maria Unknown rating4.0

2015 at Summer School Teacher or Assistant

The best experience was bonding with the kids and other volunteers. Seeing progress. Seeing that students that usually don´t care, do their work because you have made them motivated. The worst experience was needing to be strict when kids were very disrespectful. Not knowing enough Spanish to ...
Mariana Unknown rating5.0

2014 at Primary School English Teacher

I really wanted to volunteer with an organization that actually needed 'hands on the ground'. I do feel that the work I've been doing here is necessary and important. I'm finishing up week 3 of my 10 week stint in Granada with La Esperanza and while there are challenges, it has been a wonderful ...