Summer Volunteer Abroad Programs in Latin America
Amigos de las Americas:
Based in New York City, Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) is an international, not-for-profit organization that provides summer abroad, service learning programs for high school and college students. Our program empowers young adults to grow as leaders and increase their multi-cultural understanding through training and community service projects in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, and more.
Our Vision:
A world where each young person becomes a life-long catalyst for social change.
Our Mission:
Amigos de las Américas inspires and builds young leaders through collaborative community development and immersion in cross-cultural experiences.
Our Values:
- Safety First and Always: We prioritize the health and safety of AMIGOS participants above all else
- Youth Leadership: We believe in the capacity of youth to become leaders for positive change
- Transformational Outcomes: We strive to transform participants and communities in measurable ways
- Community-Led: We create socially and environmentally conscious partnerships, through collaboration with communities throughout the Americas
- Diversity Throughout: We promote diversity of volunteers and stakeholders and work to break down barriers
- Respect: We maintain respect, transparency and high standards in everything we do
- Address Health & Education Priorities in Latin American Countries
Supported by a strong network of Pan-American chapters, teenagers and young adults from diverse backgrounds work successfully with host communities and partner agencies to address health and education priorities in these countries.
- Make a Difference
AMIGOS provides unparalleled leadership and community service opportunities for young people while concurrently contributing to the well-being of hundreds of communities throughout the Americas.
- Gain Life-Changing Experiences
Through their training and service experience, they gain life-changing insights about other cultures, effective civic engagement and their personal potential.
Since its founding in 1965, more than 20,000 high school and college-age students have served as AMIGOS Volunteers. The New York Chapter was founded in 2002 to provide the Amigos opportunity to students living in the New York City area. Throughout the school year, the New York CIty Chapter prepares its members for their Latin America experiences through training in cross-cultural sensitivity, networking, technical skills, personal health & safety, and the culture of Latin America.
Summer abroad Volunteer Programs for High School & College Students:
Features include:
- Community Nutrition
- Community Health
- National Parks & Environmental Conservation
- Youth Leaders in Action
- Service Learning & the Environment
- Youth and Media Arts
- Environmental Health
- Reforestation & the Environment
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• Our private and semi-private Korean lessons serve children, adults, and families in Westchester County / Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Greenburgh, White Plains, Peekskill, and Rye as well as in Southern Connecticut - Stamford, Norwalk, Darien and New Canaan.
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El Taller Latino Americano, (The Latin American Workshop) is a non-profit cultural arts center on Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York - a space alive with color, sound, movement, and creativity - music, art and language converge to educate and entertain. We offer a year-round after-school Spanish language immersion program for children ages 4 to 13 years, covering thematic units that include games, short stories, songs (including songs written by our founder for bilingual Sesame Street episodes), drama, dance, puppetry, and music with an emphasis on auditory learning.
El Taller's expert team of teachers are also professional artists and musicians who fuse El Taller's 30-year-strong language method with unique games and activities that will excite and enrich your child. Fusing art, music, and drama, our native Spanish speakers will guide your child in a full cultural immersion that blends our successful Spanish of the Americas methodology with dynamic fun!
- Games
- Short stories
- Songs (including songs written by our founder for bilingual Sesame Street episodes)
- Drama
- Dance
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- Music with an emphasis on auditory learning
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At LWFC, tots and children will learn Spanish through fun immersion playgroup in Spanish. All of our teachers are native speakers.
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We offer group Mandarin Chinese classes which are held at the Hills Learning center. Private Chinese lessons can be held throughout the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island) as well as in parts of Connecticut and New Jersey.
Our teachers are available to do lessons at the child’s home, just as long as a parent or legal guardian is present. We also offer online Chinese classes.
Parent Testimonials:
“In a very short time period our son has learned more from your program then in the prior year with another. We very much like this teacher and program and we will return next year.” - Parent
“I’ve recommended your teacher and your program to many and we are so happy. Thanks!” - Sheryl
- Private Mandarin Chinese lessons
- Online Chinese classes
- 2-4 week summer program for elementary school kids (ages 5-12) that combines Mandarin Chinese classes with an interactive Chess program.
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Hills Learning offers programs year round, including summer programs that make it perfect for families that would like their kids to get exposure to this new and exciting language.
• Give your child a head-start with private Spanish classes from ABC Languages! We provide high-quality Spanish tutoring for kids (ages 5+), teens and adults in cities and counties across North Jersey and Central NJ.• ABC Languages offers private Spanish lessons for elementary, middle, and high school students of all levels - from basic beginner to advanced.
• Lessons can take place in your family home, a local library, or similar location of preference. We also provide private Spanish language classes for adults.
• Our experienced and qualified Spanish language teachers make learning fun. Your child will start speaking Spanish from day one, helping them to gain real-life skills that he or she can take out into the world. Our teachers are native speakers of the language they teach.
• As well as providing private lessons in major NJ cities (Jersey City, Newark, Elizabeth, Edison, Clifton, and Paterson), we also offer classes in convenient locations in Bergen County, Hudson County, Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Somerset County, Morris County, and Passaic County.
For children ages 5+ from Basic beginner to advanced levels
• Private or at-home Spanish tutoring
• Enrichment & homework help
• After-school Spanish program
We also provide Spanish language classes for adults
Further Foreign Languages:
- French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic and Farsi. We also teach English as a second language.
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• Our school is located in Chelsea, Manhattan West Side at 146 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues, near Penn Station, NoMad, Flatiron, Koreatown and Midtown).
• We work with schools who want to offer a Spanish language program as part of their curriculum. Whether you want a weekly after-school Spanish program, an at-home Spanish language play group or more intensive Spanish classes that meet several times a week, we can design a program that suits you.
• Private Spanish lessons mean your child gets the exclusive attention of the teacher and can learn faster. You can choose the days and times of the lessons which can be held at our school or your home (or other location of your choice) in NYC, NJ, Westchester County NY & Fairfield County CT.
• Private / Semi-private Spanish tutoring for kids & teens (ages 4 to 16 years old)
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• Skype / Online Spanish classes – Customized one-on-one lessons for children ages 12+.
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