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!
Spend the night in a Buddhist temple, take part in a community project or trek through a national park, watch some fire dancing and snorkel off the island of Koh Samet. An unforgettable introduction to Thailand! Project Video Now Online
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.
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.
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!
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.
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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An excellent opportunity to teach Thai children and contribute to the local communities in a positive way – they’re really keen to learn English as this enhances their future employment opportunities.
Feed the children’s appetite for learning and help relieve the pressure on the schools’ teachers. Teach English, set up arts, sports or social clubs and get immersed in the culture through a homestay.
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.
Help brighten up the lives of underprivileged children in Rio. Whether you teach them English, play games with them or run arts and crafts sessions, you’ll improve their self-confidence and social skills.
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.
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.
Put your interest in rugby to good use and develop talent in a country becoming more and more interested in the sport. Coaching is needed at all levels – you could teach beginners or the international team.
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
A rewarding experience in an awe-inspiring setting. Your time in Ethiopia will involve helping children transform their lives through education. Your role offers diversity ranging from teaching English at an elementary or secondary school to supporting community activities.
Use songs, games and anything else your imagination comes up with to make vital English lessons fun. Relieve some of the pressure on the schools by helping with homework, conversation, sports coaching, computer classes or music tuition.
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.
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.
Take your TEFL, then help out with lessons or lead your own. Teach deprived children or teenagers, or adults that need English to improve their job prospects. Combine it with Spanish lessons to make communicating easier.
A four-week training course covering principles of the Chinese education system, basic Mandarin, teaching practice and other topics that will set you up to find paid work and fund your stay there.
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!
Work with the traditional hill tribes of northern Thailand, teaching, building and getting involved with new projects. If you’re patient, compassionate and creative, and interested in new cultures, this is an ideal project.
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.
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.
Help children develop a love of reading with one-on-one sessions. Read with them, and work in the library, and also get involved in teaching, running garden projects 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.
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.
This programme gives you the exciting opportunity to experience
learning, paid teaching and living in China. You will start will a week orientation
course aimed to develop your teaching skills and then you’ll go on to teach
English to Chinese students on their Summer Camp Programme.
If you like tennis, this is an opportunity to teach it to deprived children in Belo Horizonte. You’ll also learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, with time to explore some of the most beautiful areas of Brazil.
Teach English, take part in vocational and health workshops, organise leisure activities and help with fundraising. You’ll give people of all ages the chance of a better education and a better life.
Use your love of football to inspire and educate children from disadvantaged backgrounds. You’ll work on a street project or a talent academy, organising training sessions and tournaments, refereeing, advising on tactics and teaching new exercises.
If you’ve ever played or coached Netball and would like to use your skills and knowledge to help improve and develop young talent whilst experiencing an amazing country then this is the programme for you! You will have the opportunity to organise training and matches whilst playing the sport yourself and meeting some fantastic people in this stunning country.
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.
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.
Based in the Indian Ocean paradise of Zanzibar, this invaluable project helps local communities affected by poverty, lack of education, training and employment. By getting involved in the local nursery and primary and secondary school programmes as well as aiding community development, you are able to offer skills and knowledge to many on the island.