Are you a “people person?”  Do you enjoy sharing what you know?  If you’re a native English speaker, we invite you to offer one of the greatest gifts you can give to children, teens and adults worldwide.  Teach English conversational skills as a volunteer and build a bridge of friendship and possibility.  Best of all, you need no previous teaching experience!

Increasingly, English language skills have become crucial to success in virtually any profession, as it is regarded the international language of commerce, technology and opportunity. In many places, knowing English provides a passport out of poverty through employment. Since 1990, Global Volunteers has provided valuable English language assistance worldwide. Any native English speaker can be a valuable resource in a classroom in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the South Pacific, or in ethnically diverse regions of the U.S. Even if you've never formally taught a classroom subject, you can teach conversational English skills. All you need is enthusiasm and a desire to help adult and youth students. And, we'll provide you a comprehensive, user-friendly Conversational English Teaching Guide. You can do this!

Service program fees range from $995 to 2,995 for one to three weeks, depending upon your choice of assignment.  Extended stays up to 40 weeks in some host communities.

"The best part of this experience is the children. That's why we're here. This is truly a people-to-people experience albeit the 'people' are of the small stature variety. We continue to learn from them as they learn from us."
~ Mary Fenton, Poland Volunteer

Teach conversational English to elementary and secondary school students in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Tanzania, and to immigrants in the USA’s Heartland.  Often teaching is done through simple conversation along with a local teacher in school classrooms or at intensive summer camps where lessons take place in a variety of non-traditional settings. On some days, you'll meet your students for informal English language training. At other times, instructions may take the form of field trips, scavenger hunts, games or other organized events.  You'll usually teach four to six hours a day, Monday through Friday, and have two to four hours each day to collaborate with your teammates and prepare for class.

Teach conversational English to University students in China, Mexico and Vietnam.  As a volunteer, you will enter into a privileged relationship with these young adult learners. Often, students who are too timid to practice English skills in class in front of their professors will eagerly open up in the presence of a friendly volunteer, who can relate to them in an informal, non-judgmental way. Any native English speaker can be an important resource -- no previous teaching experience is required.  You'll meet in classrooms, often in small groups and practice language skills and pronunciation.  The focus is on English conversation, not grammar, so only your own creativity is needed. Each class follows a syllabus and uses texts which guide the volunteers through daily lessons. Team members often add examples from their personal lives to liven up the conversations. 

Help English language teachers improve their understanding of the language in China.

While they are skilled in the rules of grammar and sentence structure, their ability to pronounce English correctly varies.

Travel That Feeds The Soul^®
Join a one- two- or three-week service program and work alongside local leaders and education professionals as you learn first-hand about daily life in your host community.  Each team consists of between 8 and 15 volunteers on average, and is led by local country managers or experienced staff or volunteers.  Global Volunteers prepares you with pre-departure materials and on-site cultural and team-building sessions.  Basic “survival” phrases in the local language are taught by local staff or consultants.

Nurturing long-term relationships is central to our worldwide success. We invest financial and human resources to provide continuous local program support, so you know your contribution of time and talent will have lasting effects.

There is ample time in the evenings and on weekends to enjoy the cultural, historical and natural attractions of the wider area around the host community.  Many volunteers join formal excursions once in the host community, or form loose tour groups with their teammates to explore country diversions.