Spanish & Volunteer Work
Spanish + Work Experience 20 lessons per week
- Course title
- Spanish & Volunteer Work
- Course hours
- 09:00 - 12:30
- Course days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- School admin. fee
- €0.00
- Lesson duration
- 45
- Course certificate
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 18
- Average number of students
- 4
- Course materials
- Included
Levels: Beginner, Elementary - Level A1, Pre-Intermediate - Level A2, Intermediate - Level B1, Upper Intermediate - Level B2, Advanced - Level C1, Proficient - Level C2
4-week program:
- 2 weeks of Spanish Group Course Standard (20 les/wk) at IIC in Sosua and
- 2 weeks Volunteering at a local NGO partner organization in the area.
Prolongations of each or both are possible at extra charge.
This program is perfect for you if you want to combine classroom experience with language practice and do something meaningful.
During the first 2 weeks students will study Spanish. Classes are offered on different language levels, also for Spanish beginners. The group course (max. 7 students) consists of 20 45-min lessons per week and runs from Monday to Friday, usually from 9:00AM till 12:30PM.
During the following 2 weeks students will be placed with our volunteer partners. They will take direct care of the volunteers and cater the experience to their abilities, talents, and interests. Volunteers should expect to work an average of 15 hours per week.
PROJECT Esperanza (Sosua/ Puerto Plata area): Our program partner is a community development project in the Puerto Plata area. The project is mainly, but not only, working with Haitian immigrants in the area since 2006. Volunteering experiences there include: workshops (e.g. English or art) with the children, infrastructure (painting, building, murals...), garden work, office
work (e.g. helping to organize visiting school groups), working in the organization’s office, website/social media support, photography/ videography, and more.
PROJECT Dogs & Cats, DR (Sosua/ Cabarete area): Our program partner is a Dominican NGO taking care of stray dogs and cats in the Sosua/Cabarete area. The organization runs a cost-free sterilization program, provides vaccines/ parasite
treatments, offers an adoption program, has a community outreach education program in local schools and communities and a foster program. Their intention is to provide good homes for as many dogs and cats as possible and likewise provide
local families who take care of an animal with knowledge and funding where needed. Volunteering experiences there include: working with the animals, accompanying local families in the outreach program, organizational support (answering questions about adoption, maintaining the website, organizing
fundraising events), and more. Vets and vet students are welcome to work in the spay & neuter program.
Starting date is every second Monday all year round. The first starting date for 2017 is 9 January 2017. Please note: Project availability can be limited due to holiday seasons.
Accommodation and the airport pick-up can be booked through IIC as well.
Additional week(s) of Spanish and/or Volunteering can be booked at extra charge.
Also groups are welcome to sign up; please contact us in order to make special arrangements.
IIC Sosua
La Puntilla #2, El Batey, Sosua, Dominican Republic
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About the school: IIC Sosua
Number of classrooms: 6
Average nº of student per classroom: 4-5
Minimum student age: 16
Placement test on the first day:
Distance from the airport: 6 km.
Closest airport: Puerto Plata, POP
Year the school opened: 1994
School opening times: 9:00 - 17:00
School close dates: Show
Facilities
Car parking
Cultural trips
Eating area
Fax service
Free internet access
Internet WIFI
Library
Printing service
Social activities
Table games
Tea / Coffee
Accreditations and quality seals
Student information
Sosua lies on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. It is located between Puerto Plata and Cabarete; the International Airport of Puerto Plata which serves the entire area is only about a 10-minute drive away.
The small tourist town, home to 12,000 inhabitants, is known for its beautiful beaches and water sports facilities. They can be enjoyed all year round due to temperatures of 90°F (32°C) in the summer months and 80°F (27°C) in winter.
Terms & Conditions: IIC Sosua
- Bookings are not transferable.
- Bank charges are payable by students
- Students must be 16 years of age or over
Cancellation policy
- The cancellation needs to be communicated in writing to the school by the person who booked the course.
- No refund will be made for shortening the course duration after the payment.
- There is no refund for any cancellation once the course has commenced.
- After a course has started there is no refund for any accommodation or other item booked.
- No tuition refunds are given for late arrivals, early departures or absences, for whatever reason, from classes during any course.
- If a student is absent for one or more weeks at a time, arrangements can be made for the course duration to be extended at no extra cost.
Visa refusal
- 1- No refunds whatsoever are given for Visa refusal.
Other terms
Depending on the day of receipt the IIC charges the following cancellation fees which apply to the complete price:
21 or more days prior to program starting date: 10 %
between 20 to 14 days prior to the course starting date: 20 %
between 13 to 7 days prior to the course starting date: 30 %
within the last 6 days prior to the course starting date and
in the case of ‘no show’: 40%