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Mobile School -
The perfect project for
energetic, creative, and outgoing
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The Mobile School consists of five interconnected boxes on wheels. These boxes slide in and out of each other and provide for a
constantly changing and transportable classroom. With the boxes extended we can attach a
variety of fun and educational exercise cards.
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in level of difficulty and contain a broad range of
educational material. The core themes 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.
The Mobile School was orginally invented by a Belgian organization which sought to serve
street children. Peace Villages has adapted this original purpose to use the school as a tool to teach children who
are not served by a school system, helping them
with the goal of getting 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. Traveling through 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.
Read the report from long-term Mobile School Volunteers Sofie and
Lena
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.
Background: Santa Elena is a town which is growing far too
quickly for infrastructural services to keep up. The
existing school systems are overpopulated, which keeps them
from reaching their full potential of quality education. As
a result of the poor quality of education, children
have little motivation to continue attendance,
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Further out of the town limits are the indigenous
communities, which are served by school systems
with fewer resources and which do
not rely on the common teaching material of the national
educational systems. This can create a population of children and
adolescents who are disenfranchised from their peers.
The problem is aggravated by the rising numbers of
“invasions.” 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. Electricity,
running water, and sewage are unlikely to
be found, and the children who live
there are often not served by an education system. The Mobile School visits children in these three groups on a weekly basis.
Activities can include:
- Helping to plan and prepare the classes, and regular
maintenance of the Mobile School (MR: E1, L0, C0)
- Assisting in the movement of the
Mobile School to street locations in Santa Elena and to
other communities (MR: E0, L0, C0)
- Helping to teach literacy, math, creative therapy, healthcare education,
children's rights and other topics (MR: E0, L1, C0)
- Assist with supervising sport, recreational and
development activities, organizing
special events (MR: E0, L0, C0)
- Helping with Mobile School administration work: Reports,
Statistics, general planning, documentation (MR: E1, L0, C0)
 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.
Please check each activity for
its specific Minimum Requirements ( MR )
Level of Experience
None: E0; Little: E1; Advanced: E2; Experts: E3
Spanish Language Skills None: L0; Basic: L1; Conversational:
L2; Fluent: L3
Minimum Time Commitment None: C0; 1 Month: C1; 2 Months: C2; 3 Months: C3
Availability:
Ongoing throughout the year.
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