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The
Mobile School
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The perfect project for
energetic, creative, and outgoing
people
The Mobile School is a tool to teach children who are not served by
a school system, helping them to enter into the public educational
system. We also educate children who
are already in school,
reinforcing what they learn through their
traditional education.
_small.JPG) Teaching on the streets of Santa Elena
The Mobile School presents educational
material in a lively and
engaging manner. We aim not only to educate, but also to
have fun! We help raise the children’s
self-esteem by teaching them that they are valued members of their
communities. The core themes with the Mobile School are literacy,
mathematics, creative therapy, healthcare education and human rights.
We are also able
to create our own educational themes. Clean water conservation and waste/pollution
awareness are two examples of such themes.
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Santa Elena is growing
far too quickly
Infrastructural services can't keep up. The
existing school are overpopulated, which keeps them
from reaching their full potential of quality education. As
a result children
have little motivation to continue attendance,
and many children drop out at a very early age.
A rising numbers of land invasions aggravate the problem. Located in
the outskirts of Santa Elena these are residential zones of poor and
landless families. The families come to Santa Elena looking for
improved lives for their children and better economic opportunities.
These invasions often do not have basic infrastructure running water and sewage systems.
.JPG) The Mobile School visits children in the outskirts on a regular
basis
The children who live
in this poor neighborhoods are often not served by an education system
or drop out of school at a early age because they have to take care
of their siblings while the parents work in the gold and diamond
mines.
Peace Village Foundation’s Mobile School
Program focuses on three groups of
children: Those who have dropped out of the traditional
school system, the local indigenous communities, and the
children who live in poorer settlements on the outskirts
of Santa Elena.
Activities can include:
- Helping to plan and prepare the classes, and regular
maintenance of the Mobile School
- Assisting with logistics for the Mobile School to street
locations in Santa Elena and to other communities
- Helping to teach literacy, math, creative therapy,
healthcare education, children's rights and other topics
- Assist with supervising sport, recreational and
development activities, organizing special events
- Helping with administration of the Mobile School work: Reports,
Statistics, general planning, documentation
Requirements:
No previous experience or special skills are required, but
participants need to be enthusiastic,
willing to learn, ready for a challenge and have a desire to
work with children. Friendliness, care,
commitment and patience are among important qualities. Take
delight in the children’s progress through
interaction and play, as well as the charming nature of the
bonds formed between children and
volunteers. Some knowledge of Spanish language would be
advantageous. You do not necessarily need to
have previous teaching experience. Staff and other
volunteers will support you when you start teaching.
A typical volunteer with this program comes without a lot of
previous experience but has a number of ideas and
enthusiasm, takes initiative and dedicates a lot of caring
and passion to the position. However, Volunteers with
experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
 Availability:
Ongoing throughout the whole year
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