• Do you have passion for teaching?

• Are you enthusiastic?

• Would you like to get some valuable teaching experience?

• Would you like to get to know about Kyrgyzstan, one of the most remote and beautiful parts of Central Asia?

• Are you keen to share your culture and to get to know someone else’s?

• Are you able to commit to teach English as a volunteer ?

• Do you hold a UK /EU / USA (EEA or CH) passport and are you at least 18 years old ?

 

 

If you have answered YES to the above questions, then we want YOU!

 

Overview

 

Our goal is to promote the cultural diversity, friendship, education and the most importantly, is to make your volunteering experience an unforgettable event in your life.

 

We offer:

 

• + accommodation

• + breakfast

• + city tour

• + 24/7 support

• + local Sim-Card

 

Location: 

 

Karakol town

 

What to expect.

 

The student who attend lessons are aged from 9 to 25. The classes consist of 5 to 10 pupils and are based on ability and age, from Beginners to Advanced. All children receive regular English tuition at their ordinary state schools from the primary level during the year, so you expect them to know the Roman alphabet and the basics.

The project might be their first opportunity to hear native speakers. You teach the same children every day, so they benefit from an intensive course. The children are usually very well behaved and are usually enthusiastic to talk about their culture and to learn about yours.

 

Educational material

 

You will be provided with appropriate text-books and some interactive language games. However the best teaching materials are the ones you feel comfortable with, so volunteers are encouraged to collect pictures, photos, calendars, comic strips, songs, games, jokes and poems, which they feel could be used as teaching aids. It is possible to photocopy at school and in the towns, but this needs to be planned in advance.

 

Practicalities

 

You will be teaching from 3 to 5 days a week, 2-5 hours each day.

The length of the program - min. of 4 weeks to 3 months.

 

Living arrangements and costs :

 

Accommodation

 

Volunteers live with local families, where they are taken very good care of. At weekends, the host families often organise parties, picnics or visits to their relatives in the countryside which offer opportunities for discovering new areas further afield.

 

Travel

 

Volunteers are responsible for purchasing their own flights and for informing the organisers of their anticipated arrival time in Manas airport, Bishkek. The earlier you book your flights, the cheaper they will be.

 

Visa

 

A visa is no longer required for most European citizens.)

 

Insurance

 

It is your responsibility to provide for your own medical and travel insurance. It is a requirement of the project that you have a comprehensive repatriation medical insurance, as medical care locally might not be of a standard that one would accept in case of a serious emergency.

 

Health

 

It is your responsibility to get the appropriate inoculations.

 

Food and Water

 

You can look forward to home-baked bread, rice, potatoes, pasta; lamb and beef but no pork; courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage; melons, water-melons, apples, pears and grapes; apricots and peaches sweeter than you have ever tasted. Water may not be safe to drink. You will be offered tea (safe boiled water) everywhere. Bottled water can easily be bought in most places. Always have your next un-opened bottle of water with you when you travel or teach.

 

Weather

 

Temperature is between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius (summer); but usually pleasant because the air is dry; hardly any rain. It could be much cooler at night in the mountains, if you are invited to go there.

 

Pocket Money

 

You are advised to bring some pocket money for souvenirs and personal expenses. Food and souvenirs will seem cheaper than in Europe.

 

 

 

Entry requirements and selection In order to qualify to take part as a volunteer you should:

 

· Hold a UK/EU/USA (EEA or CH) passport. (EU, EEA or CH passport holders will be considered if they have native or near-native English speaking ability).

· Be aged at least 18

 

Selection Process

 

In order to be considered for a place on the programme, applicants should first make contact with an organiser, Anara  at munatravelkg@gmail.com   You will then be sent a detailed application form. European candidates whose native tongue is not English may be asked to have a Skype interview to determine their standard of spoken English.

 

The Selection material consists of:

 

· CV

· An application form (which will be emailed to you by Anara)

 

Program cost

 

$50 USD/week

 

MunaTravel

Kyrgyzstan

Tel:  + 996 707 703 828

e-mail: munatravelkg@gmail.com

Skype:  muna.travel

website: http://munatravelkg.wix.com/homestayvolunteer

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