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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.
Vision, Mission & Values:
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
Why Volunteer with AMIGOS?
- 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.
About AMIGOS NYC:
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
Language Workshop For Children, New York
Courses / Programs
With two schools in New York City (Manhattan East & West), and one in New York State (Manhasset), the Language Workshop For Children (LWFC) provides a range of quality Spanish language learning classes for kids ages 0-9 years. Whether it's language immersion preschool, after-school lessons, school-break programs, toddler classes, baby education or summer day camps, the subtle details of the LWFC’s celebrated 'Thibaut Technique' and the quality of their colorful and professional take-home materials is what makes the difference.
At LWFC, tots and children will learn Spanish through fun immersion playgroup in Spanish. All of our teachers are native speakers.
Quality Spanish Language Classes for Kids Ages 0-9:
- Spanish For Tots (6 Months to 3 Years)
- General Spanish For Children (3 to 9 Years)
- Spanish Family Preschool (2-3 Years)
- Spanish Preschool (2-4 Years)
- Spanish Summer Program (6 Months to 9 Years)
- Spanish For Tots (6 Months to 3 Years)
- General Spanish For Children (3 to 9 Years)
- Spanish Family Preschool (2-3 Years)
- Spanish Preschool (2-4 Years)
- Spanish Summer Program (6 Months to 9 Years)
ABC Languages, Manhattan - Chinese Classes in NYC & Online via Zoom / Skype
Courses / Programs
• Are you looking for a fun Mandarin Chinese group class for your child? Or would your child benefit more from private Chinese lessons where they have the undivided attention of their tutor? Whatever your needs, ABC Languages has a solution that will suit you. • Conveniently located in the West Side of Manhattan, we are one of the leading foreign language schools in NYC, NJ, Westchester County NY & Fairfield County CT offering private lessons and after-school programs in Mandarin Chinese.
• Our popular language school is situated in Chelsea, Manhattan West Side at 146 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues, near Penn Station, NoMad, Koreatown, Flatiron and Midtown).
• Our classes are suitable for K-12 kids, families, heritage enthusiasts, professionals and schools, and can be customized to meet your specific requirements.
• We also offer high-quality language instruction for kids, teens and adults in Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Greek, Turkish, Farsi, Japanese, Hindi, Korean and more.
Mandarin Chinese Classes for Kids & Teens:
• Private / Semi-private Mandarin tutoring for kids & teens (ages 4 to 16 years old)
• School Group classes - After-school Chinese language programs for elementary, middle & high school students (All grades. We customize and coordinate a program with the public or private school as part of their curriculum, including class size.)
• Skype / Online Chinese classes – Customized one-on-one lessons for children ages 12+.
• Private / Semi-private Mandarin tutoring for kids & teens (ages 4 to 16 years old)
• School Group classes - After-school Chinese language programs for elementary, middle & high school students (All grades. We customize and coordinate a program with the public or private school as part of their curriculum, including class size.)
• Skype / Online Chinese classes – Customized one-on-one lessons for children ages 12+.
ABC Languages NJ
Courses / Programs
• 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.
One-on-One / Private Spanish Classes for Kids & Teens:
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.
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.
Hills Learning
Courses / Programs
Hills Learning is a language school located in Manhattan, New York City offering Japanese language courses for kids, teenagers and adults of all abilities. Our Japanese programs for kids combine fun and interactive language activities with quality language instruction. We offer both group classes, private lessons, and intensive Japanese courses. Group classes are held at Hills Learning center in Manhattan, but private classes can be held at the student’s home. We service all five boroughs of New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island) as well as parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.
Our Japanese Highschool class combines cultural activities with regular Japanese conversation and writing and reading skills. We include activities such as Origami, Calligraphy, and even have the students learn how to roll sushi.
Hills Learning also offers classes in English, Chinese and Korean.
- Japanese classes for kids & teens
- Japanese program for high school students
- Intensive Japanese courses
- Private Japanese lessons
- Japanese through Manga - Summer Japanese program for high school students
- Hills Learning also offers classes in English, Chinese and Korean
- Japanese program for high school students
- Intensive Japanese courses
- Private Japanese lessons
- Japanese through Manga - Summer Japanese program for high school students
- Hills Learning also offers classes in English, Chinese and Korean
El Taller, New York
Courses / Programs
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!
After-school Spanish Language Immersion Program for Children Ages 4-13 - features include:
- Games
- Short stories
- Songs (including songs written by our founder for bilingual Sesame Street episodes)
- Drama
- Dance
- Puppetry
- Music with an emphasis on auditory learning
We also provide Spanish language Summer Camp programs (1-6 weeks)
- Games
- Short stories
- Songs (including songs written by our founder for bilingual Sesame Street episodes)
- Drama
- Dance
- Puppetry
- Music with an emphasis on auditory learning
We also provide Spanish language Summer Camp programs (1-6 weeks)
ABC Languages - Bronx, Westchester County NY & Southern CT
Courses / Programs
• ABC Languages provides private & semi-private Spanish lessons for kids, teens and adult learners throughout The Bronx, Westchester County NY & Southern Connecticut.• We teach students of all levels of Spanish - from total beginner to advanced. Our tutors can come to your home, office or other location. Taking private lessons means that you can choose the schedule that best suits you and learn at your own pace.
• All of our teachers have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience and will create a customized curriculum to meet your specific learning needs.
• Whether the student needs additional tutoring to boost their grades or just wants some one-on-one time to hone their speaking skills, ABC is here to help.
NY / CT areas include:
• Westchester County NY
Ardsley, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Bethel, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Brookfield, Cortlandt, Croton-on Hudson, Darien, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Greenwich, Harrison, Hastings-on Hudson, Irvington, Katonah, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Montrose, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, New Canaan, New Rochelle, Newtown, North Salem, Peekskill, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Pleasantville, Pound Ridge, Purchase, Redding, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Shelton, Sleepy Hollow, Somers, Southport, Stratford, Tarrytown, Tuckahoe, Weston, Wilton, Yonkers, Yorktown, White Plains..
• Fairfield County CT
Bridgeport, Danbury, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Norwalk, Southport, Stamford.. (Contact us about your city or area)
Private / Semi-Private Spanish Language Classes:
• Spanish tutoring for kindergarten, elementary, middle & high school students
• Private lessons mean your child gets the exclusive attention of the teacher
• Have fun learning Spanish while playing games, singing songs & doing age-appropriate activities
Further Languages:
• For kids / teens: French, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, German, Dutch, and Polish
• For adults: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, and Polish
• Spanish tutoring for kindergarten, elementary, middle & high school students
• Private lessons mean your child gets the exclusive attention of the teacher
• Have fun learning Spanish while playing games, singing songs & doing age-appropriate activities
Further Languages:
• For kids / teens: French, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, German, Dutch, and Polish
• For adults: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, and Polish