If you have a real BURNING DESIRE TO LEARN this is the place for you
Volunteers We Currently Need:
Teachers Trainers Mentors Consultants |
TeachersGood English Language skills is the primary prerequisite. All volunteer teachers need to be able to teach in English.The challange is for the students to understand you in English. The primary reason that parents send their children to our school is that they will learn to use English as a real means of communication. This will allow them to easily obtain permanent employment at twice the salary of their Spanish only peers as soon as they choose to leave school. Yes, we have a dream of getting one of our students from a dirt floor home into Princeton one day. For this reason we really appreciate the time spent here by trained and experienced professional teachers. The reality many of these children live in is if they learn to communicate in basic English and memorize their National Anthem, they can obtain a really good paying job right out of 6th Grade. We encourage anyone who thinks they would like to do it, to apply regardless of their academic level or speciality. We have a complete Internet based curriculum to aid you with subject content and lesson planning. |
2007 - 2008 School Year
Priority One: We currently need at least 4 classroom teachers to bring the team to up to a number that works comfortably for all concerned. Priority Two: We will need additional teachers in January to replace teachers who are unable to stay the entire year. Priority Three: We could easily utilize 7-8 additional people as team teachers and classroom assistants. Priority Four: We would welcome anyone with special pedogogical traing to come for a short period and run workshops for local teachers in the public school system as well as our current team. Priority Five: We ask anyone in the academic world to make themselves available by email to members of our team when they have a question about how to deal with a particular situation. email if interested |
 Agnese from Latvia, sharing a special moment The second thing we are looking for is people who can manage groups of children in an interactive and yet somewhat controlled environment. Camp counsellors, dance instructors and youth workers have all been wonderful educators for the children of Cofradia and had an incredibly rewarding and educational experience themselves while serving as teachers in Cofradia. Some international travel experience makes the culture shock a little easier to deal with and camping experience can also be helpful. Some knowledge of Spanish and/or a real desire to learn it definately makes your stay in the community more enjoyable.  Anne from Holland, managing to keep her blue eyes in the class photo. |
| Chefs Cooks Nutricionists Healers |
Can You Cook?The ability to learn is closely connected to our health and what we eat makes a substancial contribution to this dynamic. We encourage anyone who can help run a nutritious kitchen to contact us regarding improving both the variety and the nutritional value of the meals and snacks served at Joey's Cafe at CBS |
ATTENTIOn.A letter is often better than a wonderful CV or Resume.We are much more interested in learning who "You really Are" and why you want to participate in our incredible learning adventure than in the chronological order of whatever levels of certified proficiencies you have reached. |
Healers and health practicionersAnyone with training or experience in natural medicines and alternative healing modalities who might be interested in either giving some workshops or helping us improve our positive influernce on the health of children is very welcome to come and do their part for the community of Cofradia. |
| Mechanics Electricians Plumbers Carpenters Builders |
We have a number of vehicles to maintain including a small fleet of Russian built military 4 wheel drives (60's - 70's technology) and 69 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Are there any old mechanics out there who remember how to "field fix" an old carborater? We also have any number of either short or long term jobs for anyone who is experienced in any facit of the building and construction industry. |
We encourage any skilled tradesmen who have time available to contact us regarding current projects and needs, especially if you are also able to help some of the local people learn to do quality work. | |
| Swimmers Sports People Martial Artists Crafts People Sculpters Potters |
We
have recently constructed a 25 meter swimming pool and diving
area so we can teach local children to swim and they can learn to
enjoy water sports. We would like to significantly expand our influrence in the community by offering classes and workshops in many more sports and manual skills. If you think you might have a skill you could teach, please don't hesitate to let us know |
Help us achieve financial sustainability:We
are working on many ways to turn CBS into a self sustaining
entity. Teaching members of the school community a variety of
marketable skills looks like one of the promising ideas to date.
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