Volunteer Teaching English in Argentina

Gain teaching experience while helping children improve their English conversation skills

Destination

Argentina

Age

16+ y/o

Minimum Stay

2 weeks

Start Date

Anytime

Accommodation

Homestay

What’s Included

24/7 Support

Round-the-clock support on the ground and 24/7 back up from our global teams.

Accommodation & Amenities

Clean, safe, and welcoming accommodation. A home away from home with comfortable amenities.

Activities, Training & Equipment

All programme activities and equipment, including training and workshops from experienced professionals.

Certification

Certified record of service hours, workshops, and activities for your CV.

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Starting at £1,675 for 2 weeks

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Trip Overview

Develop your teaching skills

Elevate your teaching abilities, improve your Spanish language skills, and gain confidence in a cross-cultural environment.

Boost your teaching capacity

Lead lessons, create engaging activities, and give individual support to students to quickly develop your teaching capacity.

Easy access to Argentina’s culture

Discover the vibrant culture of Argentina through life with a local family. Learn to cook, hone your Spanish, and receive insider knowledge.

Explore Cordoba and surrounds

Uncover Cordoba, famous for its colonial architecture, lively cultural scene, and natural beauty.

Support students learning English

Guide students towards better English skills by assisting teachers and leading interactive activities in schools or language institutes.

What you need to know

Overview

Looking for practical teaching experience to prepare you for a career in teaching? Want to help disadvantaged people in the process? This project is a great way to do both!

You’ll work alongside qualified teachers and learn from them. You’ll also be guiding students and preparing lessons to help them improve their English.

You don’t need any teaching experience or qualifications. This an exciting opportunity for budding teachers looking to gain experience in the classroom. If you’re not sure if teaching is the career path for you, experience what being a teacher is like to help you with your career decisions.

We recommend that Teaching volunteers in Argentina speak some Spanish. If you don’t speak Spanish, you’ll work in private schools or in informal teaching settings. If you can speak Spanish, you’ll work in public schools.

This project runs all year round so you can join whenever it suits you.

A Day in the Life

You’ll wake up for breakfast with your host family and maybe drink a delicious cup of mate. Then catch the bus or take a scenic walk to your placement. On your first day, our staff will be with you to show you the way.

A typical work day will run from about 8am to 4.30pm. Start your day by working as a teaching assistant for English lessons. After supporting your supervising teacher, break into smaller groups or lead the class in a pronunciation lesson.

You’ll have a long lunch, giving you time to catch up with the teachers at the placement or plan lessons. You can even take an afternoon siesta like a local!

In the afternoon, you’ll help with extracurricular activities or get out your pen and mark students’ homework. You can take some time to plan activities for the following day or get out the colourful cardboard and make eye-catching posters.

In Argentina, dinner is usually fairly late so you’ll have time after your placement work to explore Cordoba. Then join your host family for a tasty meal and chat to them about your day’s activities.

Aims & Impact

The aim of this project is to help students improve their English speaking skills.

With these skills, students can pursue a broader range of job opportunities. This helps combat the larger problems of unemployment and poverty in this country.

You can also help with improving the quality of education by giving more focused attention to your students. You’ll also learn a lot about local teaching techniques from the teachers you work with. So, in turn, you’ll gain a broader understanding of teaching.

We’ve identified five goals in our Teaching Management Plan for Argentina. These goals are:

Improve English
Improve classroom support
Improve teaching techniques
Encourage learning through creativity
Improve the safety and cleanliness standards of the learning environment

Join our Teaching Project in Argentina and help us work towards achieving these goals.

Activities

There are plenty of different tasks for you to get involved in. Gain teaching work experience in Argentina by doing things like:

Work as a teaching assistant alongside a qualified teacher
Prepare interactive lessons to teach conversational English and pronunciation
If you’d like, teach other subjects and languages like French, German, and Italian
Make educational resources like posters and flashcards

Your teaching work will focus on these areas:

Work as a teaching assistant

Work alongside a qualified teacher to provide focused attention to students. You’ll work together to come up with stimulating educational activities. You’ll also get experience putting together lesson plans under their guidance.

Teach English

Your focus will be on improving students’ conversation skills and pronunciation. You can come up with interactive lessons to encourage your students to practice. Things like acting out short skits or singing songs are simple to do, but lots of fun. We’ll give you plenty of guidance and ideas for lessons, but you’re also welcome to bring along games and activities from home.

Teach other subjects

If you’re interested in teaching other subjects, like maths or science, just let us know. We’ll organise for you to work as a teaching assistant during these classes.

Argentine students are eager to learn new languages. If you speak French, German, or Italian, you have the option to give classes in one of these languages. Your students will also be interested in hearing about other countries and cultures. So you can incorporate information and traditions from your home country into your lessons.

Make educational resources

Want to make a lasting difference to the students at you placement? Make colourful, educational posters or design flashcards to facilitate learning. Things like matching games with word and picture cards are easy to make and help make learning more interactive.

You can work together with other volunteers or even get the students involved in making educational resources. Then, use these resources during your lessons. Teachers and future volunteers will also be able to use them.

Map & Location

Home of the tango, yerba mate, and Gaucho culture, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world. From Andean peaks to Patagonian glaciers and incredible waterfalls, you’ll never run out of stunning sights and places to explore.

While Spanish is the official language, there is a strong Italian influence, reflecting its European heritage. Considered one of the safest counties in Latin America, Argentina offers adventure in abundance.

Cordoba

Cordoba, Argentina’s second-largest city, sits in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains. This historic city blends Spanish colonial architecture with a youthful energy and is home to the oldest university in Argentina.

It is filled with busy bars, cafes, and restaurants that fuel its nightlife and it’s a popular choice for live music. With a pleasant climate, a flourishing arts scene, and access to both mountains and the plains, Cordoba has something for everyone.

Food & Accommodation

You will have everything you need for a fantastic experience in Argentina, including a place to sleep, three meals a day, and fresh drinking water. We’ll also pick you up from your host family and take you to and from your placement every day.

Experience the culture of Argentina from the comfort of your clean, safe, and secure host family home. Glide into the way of life and feel yourself effortlessly transform from tourist to local upon arrival.

Enjoy home-cooked meals, learn a recipe or two, practice your Spanish, and get the inside scoop on what’s good on your doorstep (and further from home). Whether you go solo, with friends, or stay with other Projects Abroad participants — you’ll feel part of the family in an instant.

Meet your team

Free Time and Leisure

Argentina is a vibrant South American country bursting with colour and rich heritage. Along with contributing to worthwhile projects, a trip with us to Argentina means you can explore this fascinating country.

Enjoying a coffee at the Plaza de San Martin, with its street performers and iconic statue of General Jose de San Martin, is the perfect way to spend an evening. It’s located in Cordoba, where our projects are based, so you don’t have to travel far for this experience.

For thrill seekers, you can take a weekend trip to La Cumbre where you can go paragliding off lofty cliffs. The surrounding nature is breathtaking and a horse ride around nature trails here is well worth it.

There are also enriching cultural experiences, like the Evita Fine Arts Museum or the Teatro del Libertador General San Martin. You can also learn more about the country’s history at local museums.

There will likely be other participants in Argentina with you. So you can choose to explore solo, or with a group of participants from different projects.

Your Arrival Made Easy

When you arrive at your respective airport, a member of Projects Abroad staff will be there to meet you. You can find more detailed information on arrival airports, orientation, and visas on our Argentina Arrival Procedures page.