AIESEC in Colombia selects 200 trainees to share languages and culture in public schools of Bogotá

If traveling more is one of your resolutions for the New Year, this might be your chance to start 2015 with a little bit more of possibility of making it come true. The National Committee of AIESEC in Colombia is selecting 200 International Cooperators (ambassadors) to be part of an opportunity in the capital, Bogotá, teaching languages and culture in public schools. “Shape Colombia Project” is looking for young people from all over the world to share their culture with children in the city, using English or French + Culture to provide a bilingual and cultural class for the students. It was created in 2013 by Secretaría de Educación del Distrito, in association with AIESEC in Colombia, to broaden the perspectives and opportunities for the youth, manly by offering innovative, diverse and wider options of education.

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According to AIESEC in Colombia, the Cooperators will be at the schools eight hours daily, from Monday to Friday, planning and teaching the classes. The opportunity starts on March 1st and goes until June 30th, with an allowance subsidy of COP $1.707.225 pesos (approximately USD 720) per month. Each person will have the support of a professional Language Teacher that already has experience in the schools, what makes the opportunity a way easier.

Besides the classes, the trainee will be part of the implementation of cultural awareness events, such as “Global Villages”, “Country Talks”, presentations, workshops, meetings and other activities, which can be planned by the school, Secretaría de Educación del Distrito or AIESEC. All of the internationals will receive a training and orientation for the opportunity before leaving their home country and after arriving in Bogotá. They will also have support to apply for the Visa and a subsidy of COP $600.000 pesos (USD 250 approx.) for travel expenses or international insurance.

This is the 4th edition of the project. In the last semester of 2014, 200 people from around 45 nationalities came to Colombia to be part of the initiative. If you are interested in applying for it, the first step is becoming part of the AIESECNetwork (choose Professional Internships when registering online). If you are already in the system, you can access the Opportunity in here or just search for “Shape Colombia” to read all the details of the job offer. After doing it, send your information to this form.