Your Typical Itinerary
Volunteer schedules may vary, so you will have the opportunity to help with various student activities. Below is a list of general volunteer categories and the specific activities for each area in which you could work:
The Nursery
- Help and supervise at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner time
- Help organise the classroom at lunch and/or at the end of the day
- Help take children to the solarium
- Play with the children
- Comb hair and/or dress children
- Brush children’s teeth
- Lead and/or help with classroom activities
Pre-school
- Take children to the different classroom facilities when necessary
- Help at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner times
- Tell stories and/or sing songs
- Organise the classroom
- Help children brush their teeth
- Lead and/or help with classroom projects and activities
- Music is an important part of Brazilian culture. If you play an instrument, we encourage you to do so in the classroom.
1st Grade
- Tell stories and/or sing songs
- Help with field trips
- Tutor
- Help at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner times
- Take children to different classroom buildings when necessary
- Read
- Take part in school activities
2nd-4th Grade
- Help organise and/or clean lockers and drawers
- Help at field trips
- Tell stories and/or sing
- Tutor
- Help with bulletin board
- Be present at school’s activities
“Chalé” (study hall for older children)
- Tutor
- Help at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner times
- Chaperone
- Keep attendance list
- Mentor
Literacy Class I and II
- Help at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner times
- Help when class takes field trips (class control, etc…)
- Help organise the classroom
- Hand out material that will be used
- Tell stories
- Tutor the children
Administration
- Help input data in the system
- Help control stocks of uniforms as well as their sales
- File documents
- Answer the phone
- Help during autumn enrolment
- Make the Birthday Lists
- Make copies (authorised)
- Help with bulletin boards
Director’s office
- Organise and distribute office supplies
- Help organise and/or clean cabinets and files
- Feed the Volunteer Databank
- Take pictures of everyday activities in order to update website
- Make and/or answer phone calls
- Translate selected informational material
- Lead tours of Solar for visitors
- Raise donations
Library
- Be creative!
- Organise donated books
- Read/suggest books to children (0-16)
Please be aware that certain volunteer positions require more Portuguese fluency than others. Therefore, some projects are better suited to you based on your language skills.
Please note: itineraries and activities are subject to change.
