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Escola Casa Do Mar

Rio de Janeiro, XA, Brazil

    • Mission

    This is truly a volunteering experience, as opposed to a working experience, with plenty of time to explore the city and shift into vacation-mode. You will not be expected to do any class prep or admin work outside of class hours. We employ two long-term teachers (including a now-fluent former student), who know all our students well, providing much needed continuity to our classes. By teaching in our classes, you allow us to bring down student:teacher ratios (1:3 is our goal), speeding up our students' progress by making the lesson more student-focused. While there is no pressure to design classes yourself, we greatly value the ideas that come from the 10-15 volunteers who stay with us each month from all over the world, and we are always excited to improve our curriculum. Our classes are 100% free for all favela residents.

    About Us

    The Escola Casa do Mar (ECDM) hosts 10-15 volunteer English teachers at houses in Santa Teresa and Vidigal, teaching 120 students, free of charge, at 4 sites across the city.

    Please read the full program description here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PvaA07wlfPokQf6zOpDD6YLWCXMk3JW1OOl1xR3_T4Y/edit?usp=sharing

    You will make a meaningful contribution in three low-income favelas, and appreciate the great sense of community. "Tamo Junto!"

    Sharing a beautiful house with a dozen of your fellow volunteers, you’ll live in community, united in a shared mission, and eager to enjoy the beach, go out to dance, and embrace life in Rio.

    Live at our charming villa in Santa Teresa, Rio's bohemian, hilltop neighbourhood. Or live inside Vidigal, Rio’s safest favela, at Casa do Mar, a glass-fronted house opening out directory onto the rainforest, and uninterrupted ocean views.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Education
    • International Relations
    • Seniors & Retirement
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Volunteering

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