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English language skills can be a great advantage in Mexico and people are keen to learn the language and have the opportunity to practice speaking the language.

Experience Mexico works with several state run schools, in various locations from towns to very remote villages, who truly appreciate volunteers teaching English to all ages of students.

The project offers:

• A variety of beautiful settings
• An allocation of funding to help you with your teaching
• The opportunity to make a true difference to a range of students

The project involves:

• Planning and preparing your lessons
• Taking lessons with students of a range of ages
• The opportunity to get involved with other lessons

Teaching will be week days and hours will depend on the wishes of the schools and your own wishes. The schools Experience Mexico works with are all open Monday to Friday from 8am to 1pm. Weekends will be available for travelling and any paperwork and preparation.

Experience Mexico works with eight schools, both primary and secondary, all close to Rincon de Guayabitos. Teachers at six of the schools will be provided with accommodation at Hotel Peñamar, while those based in Altavista, only one hour from Rincon de Guayabitos, will be staying with a family there, though will be welcome to stay at the Hotel during the weekends.

The schools we work with are:

• Primaria in Rincon de Guayabitos
• Telesecundaria in Rincon de Guayabitos
• Primaria in La Peñita de Jaltemba
• Telesecundaria in La Colonia
• Primaria in Ursulo Galvan
• Telesecundaria in Ursulo Galvan
• Primaria in Altavisata
• Telesecundaria in Altavista

Ursulo Galvan, Rincon de Guayabitos and La Peñita de Jaltemba are located on the coast in the Bay of Jaltemba, a beautiful bay on the Pacific coast just north of Puerto Vallarta and the Bahia de Banderas. Rincon de Guayabitos is a Mexican holiday town and has a beautiful tourist beach. Ursulo Galvan is located ten minutes south of Guayabitos, a small traditional coast town. La Peñita de Jaltemba is the next town north up the coast from Guayabitos and has a wider range of small shops as well as a small weekly market. La Colonia is the next town up the coast and does not even have its own church, but at the north end of the town is the beautiful unspoilt beach of El Naranjo, one of the beaches patrolled by those working on the Turtle projects and often isolated. Altavista is a beautiful small town further inland with incredible views and people – Experience Mexico were the first organisation to send English teachers to this town.

Rincon de Guayabitos

La Penita Market

The areas where the schools are located provide for a variety of opportunities including cycling, horseback riding, swimming and walking, depending on where you are located. Communication access and transportation will also depend on where you are placed but all volunteers can use the Hotel Peñamar as a postal address, to leave telephone messages and Vicente will visit all volunteers regularly.

Volunteers will generally be teaching on their own, though teaching in pairs is a possibility. Accommodation may be shared with other volunteers or with a Mexican family, depending on where volunteers are placed.

Teachers are required all year round, with the exception of July and August, when the schools in Mexico are on vacation. Experience Mexico preferred applicants to be able to commit to this project for at least three months to offer the students stability in their studies.

Preferred project dates:

• Mid Setember to mid December
• Early January to early April
• End of April to beginning of July
  
  
• These dates relate to the periods the schools in Mexico are open - allowing for them being closed for Christmas, Easter and summer breaks and the dates may change slightly depending on the term dates.

Cost:

• £2500 for three months
• Additional months available, please contact us for details.
• As usual costs include flight, travel insurance, accommodation, food allowance and support and advice both in the UK and from our Mexican representative during your time in Mexico.

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