Get prepared for your gap year by completing an online TEFL course allowing you to earn your way around the world when the time comes to set off.
If it’s the career you’re after or you just fancy yourself writing on a chalkboard, the opportunity to teach abroad is a great experience for a gap trip. The English language is a valuable commodity in the less developed world. Use something that comes naturally to you to help others out!
Learn about the Thai culture, food and people on this unforgettable introduction of Thailand. Enjoy temples, markets, cooking lessons and tours and take part in a variety of volunteer projects or enjoy trekking in the hills of Sangkhlaburi. Spend your last week relaxing on the beautiful island of Koh Pha Ngan.
Get involved with teaching, playing, singing and ultimately ensuring that you enthuse the local children about their education on this rewarding programme on the beautiful island of Zanzibar.
Get your TEFL certificate and work as a professional, paid English teacher in China. You’ll be introduced to the culture, be taught basic Mandarin and have time to travel in the school holidays.
Enable school children from poor backgrounds the chance to a better future by helping to teach English, Maths, Science and Sports. This is a truly life changing project for both you and the children.
Make a real difference to the lives of people in Himalayan India. Your work in orphanages, day centres and schools will have a direct impact and will be much appreciated. Cultural activities and a trip to the Taj Mahal included.
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Help relieve the pressure on teachers who have up to 200 children to look after! Any assistance with core and creative subjects, and sport, will be much appreciated by everyone in the community.
Help improve the literacy, numeracy and communication skills of children in Port Elizabeth; you can really make a difference to the lives of your students and their future prospects.
Choose the 14 week placement which includes accommodation and meals during the 2010 Football World Cup!
Care for sick and orphaned children in a rehabilitation centre or boarding school. You’ll play with the little ones and teach the older ones. Mainly, though, you’ll give them much-needed love and affection.
Combine trekking, a stay in a tribal village, a yoga course and volunteering with children or adults. You’ll get a real taste of India and help areas that haven’t benefited from international money.
Work in a school, a childcare centre or a school for children of snake charmers! Your time in any of these places will be rewarding and gratefully received. Excursions including camel and tiger safaris are included.
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Assist in this local community which is still suffering the effects of the 2004 Tsunami in South East Asia. You will be concentrating on the welfare of the local women and children; improving their knowledge and skills in order to earn a better living.
Teach at a school, an orphanage or in a monastery, work on a medical project or help with building and construction work. Jungle safaris, elephant rides and dance lessons will teach you about Nepal, too.
Give children in Moldova the chance of a better life and teach them English or French. Be creative, be enthusiastic, take along games or toys, and you’ll make it fun for you and them.
Help make a difference at a unique school that is part of an amazing floating village in Cambodia. Assist the teachers during the week and then see the incredible temples of Angkor and so much more in your free time.
Immerse yourself in the fascinating Ecuadorian culture and explore this beautiful country, whilst teaching conversational English to a host family. You will be helping Ecuadorian families to develop their English skills as well as gaining a greater insight to the daily lives of a typical Latin American family and forming long lasting friendships along the way.
Channel the enthusiasm of poor but extremely eager children into learning. Teach English, run after-school activities, organise sports lessons and give them a chance to make a success of their lives.
Teach English or computer skills or organise fun activities such as plays, arts and crafts and sport in schools or centres around Costa Rica. Living with a family will give you an excellent opportunity to practise your Spanish.
Experience the real French lifestyle and improve your linguistic skills whilst teaching English to a family in Southern France. By immersing yourself in the language and culture you will gain a real insight to French life whilst sharing your own language and culture with a local family.
Get a recognised TEFL certificate, teach English to disadvantaged children and make a valuable difference to many lives. Any extra time you spend with them – even just helping brush their hair - will be gratefully received.
Help give children in Quito a better future by working with them on the streets or in a special summer school. Your work improving parent-child relationships or planning activities will make a difference. Project Video Now Online
Teach English and other activities to underprivileged children on two of the most remote and beautiful islands in the world. The help you give them will greatly improve their chances of working in tourism or other industries.
Spend your time in Malawi introducing children to community sports and getting involved with community projects. Based in an idyllic but desperately poor country, you’ll make a real difference to young people’s lives.
Lend children your skills and experience and help them out of poverty. Teach English, take drawing and painting lessons, draw up lesson plans, encourage children to develop their vocational skills and give them hope for the future.
Help teach invaluable computer and sport skills set amongst Africa’s most spectacular scenery. This is a great teaching project, especially for first time travellers or those who may be nervous about taking the first step to teach. Project Video Now Online
Internationally recognised all over the world, the online TEFL courses will enable you to teach and travel wherever you want, the only question is deciding where you want to teach!
Make a difference to a country crippled by AIDS and unemployment. Help teachers with English classes or give your own lessons, set up new sports clubs, put on plays or get involved in building new facilities for the schools.
Make a difference from heart of the Amazon Jungle by teaching English and other subjects to local children – vital if they want a job in the future. Help preserve the traditional values of Ecuadorian tribes too.
We’ve spiced up our complete South America gap year option with a Galapagos adventure! Combine volunteering with intrepid exploration, a linguistic challenge and a trip to these awe-inspiring islands! Ecuador - Galapagos Islands - Peru – Bolivia
Play a vital role in improving levels of English – vital for people’s futures. Work with children or adults in a school, orphanage or language centre, and get a unique insight into a fascinating culture.
Immerse yourself in a very different, very welcoming but very poor community and help with academic lessons and sports coaching. Perfect for people wanting to put their interest in a range of sports towards a worthwhile use.
Ever wanted to travel to China but do more than scratch the surface as a tourist? This rewarding programme is a great way for you to discover China, its culture, customs and people. You will be teaching in schools in the stunning province of Guangxi. As a volunteer your time will be spent mainly teaching conversational English.
Help children develop a love of reading on this literacy and language programme. Read with them, help out in literacy hour and also get involved assisting in the library and more besides.
Help provide vital teaching assistance at two schools within underprivileged communities of Fish Hoek, on the outskirts of Cape Town. Assist in community work and development initiatives and gain an insight into the lives of underprivileged individuals in Cape Town.
Volunteer in a desperately underprivileged township and set children up for a better future. Give them some individual help with English, maths and basic skills – you’ll be amazed at the difference you can make!
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