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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

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Experiential Learning International (ELI) partners with local organizations to provide international volunteer placements in various fields including social work, education, conservation and health care. Placements include positions in schools, orphanages ...
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Channel Crossings is an established language training company, founded in 1993 and getting bigger all the time. They are based in brand new premises in the town centre with six classrooms and extensive teachers' resources. Between these two centres, Chann ...
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Students may also like to consider combining a language course with a period of Work Placement. This provides participants with extra language practice, as well as enabling them to come to a deeper understanding of the culture, customs and way of life of ...
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Teaching Nomad was founded in March 2011 on the basis of connecting great teachers with great schools in Asia. After moving to Shanghai, our founder, Brett, discovered a need to fill the gap between these two groups. A school’s reputation relies on its te ...
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Anglo English School is always interested in meeting new freelance trainers with qualifications & business training experience. Anglo English School offers open contracts and negotiable salaries. Assistance finding accommodation is provided, as is assista ...
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Set up as an educational charity, Bell provides high-quality language training and related educational services. Bell International offers EFL teaching positions around the world to qualified applicants.
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International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL) programmes unite academic learning with volunteer service to the community. IPSL programs offer academic, credit-bearing courses combined with amazing service-learning opportunities in H ...
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Languages at Work seeks to deliver top quality language instruction directly to the student's workplace and tailored to their needs and learning styles. They require teachers who are energetic, creative, improvisational, and not least, fun. They also look ...
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We offer CELTA courses in more than 60 different locations in the world. You may be looking to begin a long term career in English Language teaching and see CELTA as a springboard into a good teaching post in the country of your choice. You may be a grad ...
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World Challenge offers long and short term adventure travel expeditions. Expeditions take place all around the globe, and range from one to four weeks. While short term expeditions focus on adventure travel, long term expeditions incorporate volunteer com ...
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The institution recruits passionate and dynamic English Language teachers and IELTS Trainers to teach English from beginner to Advanced. Applicants should be committed to work long term. They must have excellent communication skills and good command over ...
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World Camp is committed to empowering children in impoverished communities around the world through education. They currently offer volunteer programs in Malawi, Africa. World Camp focuses on education and projects include programmes on HIV/AIDS preventio ...
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Teachers Latin America offers TEFL courses with classroom or online options. It is a 75+ hour programme designed for those who want to teach English as a Foreign language in Latin America and the rest of the world. Teachers Latin America also offers a job ...
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Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad (CIS) offers opportunities for volunteers in the areas of education and social programmes. More specifically, volunteers can donate their time as English teachers or as election volunteers. Volunteers must cover the cos ...
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You will grow and learn so much on your year but it can be overwhelming to get started. This Gap Year Certification Community will provide you with tools for designing your gap year, a community of people on the same journey, access to gap year experts an ...
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Language Studies international offers a CELTA programme to certify participants to teach English abroad.
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Expeditions with Trekforce Worldwide last from 4 weeks to 5 months and include volunteer work on projects including carrying out research work, building up the infrastructure of national parks and constructing research and visitor centres. These exciting ...
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The UCSB Extension TESOL Programs are designed to prepare adults of all ages to teach English to speakers of other languages in the United States and abroad. A variety of program formats are available to help you balance school with your work and family c ...
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