Volunteer English Teacher
English Opens Doors Program
Cabrero, Chile
The English Opens Doors Program is an initiative run by the Chilean Ministry of Education, based in Santiago. For my role in the program, which was in fall 2019 (or spring for those of us in the northern hemisphere), I:-Worked in Liceo Politécnico Oscar Bonilla Bradanovic, located in Cabrero, Bío Bío Province, about 500km south of the capital. I taught approximately 200 students aged 13-17, most of whom were in the A1-A2 level according to CEFR.-Planned my own lessons in accordance with the head teacher's curriculum, mostly working on improving the students' vocabulary, as well as their speaking and listening skills. -Planned and ran extracurricular activities for students, as well as English lessons for the school's adult faculty members.-Worked as a counselor at the English Immersion Winter Camp in Santiago at the end of my contract with the program.