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THE
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Description
n:
This project teaches
t
childdren in the
affternoon whhile their parrents are at
w
work.
The
school
follows
f
a
coontemporaryy guideliness: valuing
edducation,
bbeing
in
a
loving
ennvironment, encouragees respect
annd disciplinne, aiming for
f quality
sttandards andd pursuing excellence
frrom an earlyy age on.
Goal: Guide and
d promote the
t
developpment of thhe children based on appropriate
a
w
and
educattion, stimulaation and nuutrition in ann environmeent that ensures their welfare
securitty for their parents.
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Location: The Ceenter is locaated approxim
mately 45 minutes
m
from
m the Academ
mia by bus
and walking. Climaate: The tem
mperature varries betweenn 10 ° C (50 ° F) and 22 ° C (71 ° F)
Sched
dule:
8h00 to
t 18h00
Availaable Dates: All year
Imporrtant inform
mation:
The voolunteer must support for
f the teachers all the time. All activities are orrganized by
the teaachers and requires con
nstant comm
munication. There are ttwo centers,, the first
receiving children
n from 3 moonths to 3 yyears, the second
s
agess 4 to 5 yeaars. All the
voluntteers must haave a good disposition.
d
Daily activities:
or the mornin
ng arrival off the childrenn.
 wait fo
 help orrganize musiic and singinng.
 give baaths and acccompany to the
t bathroom
m.
 organizze games.
 help at lunch time.
a
 teach art.
 create fun and eduucational actiivities.
 teach English,
E
math
hematics, history, geogrraphy, sociall studies.
 accomppany childreen to the parkk for walks and
a games.
 organizze parties or other speciaal events activities.
 help th
he teachers ass needed.
TIMONY:
TEST
y Dentler (E
EEUU)
Ashley
“La guardería mee dio una exp
periencia dee voluntariaddo fantásticoo. Los empleeados y los
estudia
antes son muuy cariñososs. Los empleeados son muuy amigabless y me ayudaan en todo,
los niñ
ños están muy
m
contentoos y son am
migables, quiieren aprendder de todass las cosas
que lees enseño. Tuve
T
la oporrtunidad de trabajar co
on niños de dos a cuatrro años, he
aprenddido mucho y gane experiencia parra mi trabajjo en el futuuro. Cada díía tengo la
oportuunidad de apprender sobrre la educacción, la cultuura de Ecuaddor y mis cap
apacidades.
Para practicar
p
esppañol y obteener experienncia en la esspecializacióón de educacción inicia.
Es un lugar perfeccto, gracias por las opoortunidades y la experiencia que he recibido.”
´´The primary
The staff an
p
schhool gave mee a fantasticc volunteer experience.
e
nd students
are veery lving. The
T employeees are veryy friendly an
nd helped m
me in everytthing. The
studennts are mostt content, frriendly, and want to lea
arn everythinng I teach. I had the
opporttunity of woorking with children froom ages 2 to
o 4 years, I learned so much and
gained
d experiencee for my futuure job. Evvery day I had
h the oppoortunity to leearn about
generaal educationn,Ecuadorian
n culture annd my abilitiies. To pracctice Spanishh and have
experiience in prim
mary educatiion was veryy valuable. This
T was a peerfect place and i´m so
thankfful for the op
pportunities and experiennce I receiveed.’’
dentleer1an@alma
a.edu