Mashikuna International School’s volunteer exchange in Cumbal, Colombia, focuses on enhancing students’ English language skills and broadening their cultural perspectives. Volunteers will teach English, promote tourism through video creation, and enjoy cultural exchanges and local activities, with food and accommodation provided.

Improve students’ English language skills, focusing on phonetics, grammar and fluency of speech. Grammar lessons will be structured so that students will be able to use the linguistic structures correctly and naturally in their daily communication. Broaden students’ cultural perspectives. Through learning English, they will be provided with access to a vast amount of resources and information about other cultures, languages and countries.

Improve phonetics, grammar and fluency of speech, help students master sounds that do not exist in Spanish and use grammatical structures in a correct and natural way. Encourage constant speech practice, creating an environment where students feel comfortable and motivated. Share cultural aspects of your own country. Talk about traditions, lifestyles, gastronomy and tourist sites. Understand each student’s individual needs and goals, fostering an environment of respect and curiosity for different cultures.

What category best describes your hosting arrangement?

• 🏡 School/Educational institution

Location – Where is your volunteer project located?

• 🌏 Cumbal, Nariño, Colombia 📍

What are you looking for help with?

• Teaching/Language Exchange 🧑‍🏫
• Film-Making 🎥

What’s the mission of your community?

• 🎯 Improve the English level of all the students and promote the tourism

Volunteers age restrictions

• 🔞 We can host volunteers of all ages (senior volunteers and minors are welcome) 💪

Note about the restrictions

• No smoke ✍
• No pets
• Good attitude

How many volunteers could you host?

• 🎎 We can host groups of volunteers

When do you usually need volunteers?

• 📅 July-December

How many hours of help per day?

• ⏱ 8 hours of help per day (Full Time)

How many days of help per week?

• 🌒 5 days per week – 2 days off

Note about the volunteer work and other expectations

• 📝 Teach English
• Promote tourism by creating videos for social media

Are accommodation and food included?

• 🏠🍜 Yes, we offer food and accommodation

What type of accommodation can you provide?

• 🏕 Private Room 🔑

Diet – nutrition information

• 🥗🥤 Traditional Colombian-Ecuadorian food

Fee transparency

🆓🔍 No fees

Visa support – Are you able to assist with visa support, and information, or provide invitation letters?

🛂 Maybe. We can help with an invitation letter if the candidate has good qualifications. 💁‍♀️

Volunteers’ benefits

• 🏆🏅 Learn Spanish
• Learn how to dance to Colombian music
• Cultural exchange

What are the activities available during your free time? 🚴🚣🦒

• Tourism: lakes, volcanoes, bars
• Sports
• Share time with us doing different activities

Language 🗣🇬🇧

English-Spanish

Geography 🌳

The weather is so cold so I recommend you wear warm clothing. We have 2 volcanoes here with an altitude of 4,765 M.A.S.L.

How to get to your site ✈ 🗺

•  Airplane: Quito (Ecuador) – Ipiales (Colombia)
  Bus: Ipiales (Colombia) – Cumbal (Colombia)

Is there internet access?

🌐 Yes!

Contact Details 🔍📧

 WhatsApp: +57 323 518 1827

Hostname 📛 Julien David Stiffler

Host Email ✉ juliandavidgomez234@gmail.com

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