In many Urubamba schools, learning English is considered important despite the fact that local teachers often lack knowledge about how to teach it effectively. Tourism is one of the biggest industries in Peru, and is an especially important economic force in the Cusco region, where Urubamba is located. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to provide quality ESL instruction to the students by developing creative lessons and leading classes at local schools and in this way help to empower them with an invaluable tool for the future. Come teach English as a volunteer in Peru, and make a difference in the lives of the country’s most disadvantaged citizens.
Teaching English
Education: Teaching English
The Project
Began in September 2008 in Urubamba
Carried out by NeVo , with future support from the UGEL (Unidad de Gestión Educativa Local), which manages local education and promotes uniform teaching by qualified educators
An initiative to promote quality teaching of the English language in Urubamba
Progress
Implemented the use of new materials to complement existing classes
Conducted original analysis to identify different needs related to English classes
Goals
Continue to identify weaknesses of existing English classes
Propose revisions in order to provide low-cost community English classes at a convenient time and location
Collaborate with the municipality of Urubamba to recruit volunteers to teach classes and to standardize teaching materials and methods throughout Urubamba
Open Positions
Educator to develop and lead English classes at local school and with the artisans
Analyst to evaluate current efforts to teach English in Urubamba through the use of interviews with different organizations and students
"Kuychi Wasi"
Better Nutrition, Brighter Future
Design a strategy to improve nutrition for students of Urubamba-region grade schools, with the goal increasing their mental ability and enabling them to have and improved educational experience as well as better overall health.
Kuychi Wasi is a combined nutrition/education initiative that depends on volunteer support and attempts to address malnutrition as a factor contributing to low educational levels in Urubamba, Peru. Malnutrition inhibits optimal mental development and a productive educational experience, which, in a country like Peru where education is poor anyway (according to the Interamerican Development Bank, 85% of youth in Peru do not have enough education to obtain a well-paid job), means that undernourished children have very little hope of attaining the skills they need to be successful in life. As a volunteer working on this multi-faceted project, you can help implement a school lunch program to increase students’ nutritional intake, and design and carry out multiple initiatives to promote awareness about nutrition amongst students’ parents.
FRONTS
POSITION RESPONSABILITIES
NEXT STEPS
School Farm
Help implement a vegetable garden at the school.
This project is in the planning stage. A plot project will be carried out with Villa Marcelo grade school after planning is complete before implementing the project in other regional schools.
School Lunches
Plan nutritious menu for shool lunches with the help of a nutritionist, develop budget for lunches and create schedule for lunch preparation by students parents on a rotating basis.
Measuring changes
Whith the assistance of professionals in the areas of nutrition and education, evaluate the students physical, mental and academic progress though data collection involving performance in classes, nutrient deficiencies and height-weight ratios, and social interactions at shool
