El Salvador Program Fees and Information

All fees include a non-refundable application fee of €250 / $360. Prices are available for any period between 2 weeks and 6 months.

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What you receive

• Orientation upon arrival
• 24 hour support
• Accommodation
• Airport/ bus station pickup
• Regular follow-up meetings
• El Salvadorian cultural introduction
• El Salvadoran cooking classes
• Spanish language classes (see below)

Spanish Language Lessons

The program fee includes Spanish language lessons. The amount of language teaching depends on the length of the volunteers stay. A four week stay receives a 20 hour course held within a week period. An eight week stay receives 40 hours (2 weeks), and a 12 week stay receives 80 hours (4 weeks) of instruction.

If you would like extensive Spanish Language instruction additional classes can be taken for € 80 / $ USD 120 per week.

Apart from our fees, you must pay for:

• Your travel to El Salvador
• Vaccinations and Visas
• Travel and health insurance
• Food (about 4-6 dollars per day) and other personal expenses

Application Process

Our application process typically takes two or three weeks, but can be speeded up if there is a need for that. When we receive the Initial application from you, we will send you our Full Application Form.

(1) Complete the Initial Application Form:
The first stage of the application process is to fill out the brief initial application form. Upon receiving this we will send you the full application form.

(2) Complete the Full Application Form:
Fill out the application form. After receiving this we will assess your suitability and place you on one of our programs.

(3) Placement info:
We will return detailed Placement Information and an Invoice. If you accept the placement you should pay the invoice and send us receipt of payment by email or fax.

(4) Program Fee:
The program fee should be paid to us at least 2 months before you are due to start your placement. However please be aware that we have a limited amount of placements, so placements will only be secured when we have received your payment.

(5) Communication:
Once you have made your traveling arrangements you should mail your time of arrival and the means of transportation and we will confirm pickup.

Project Duration and Arrival Dates

For the majority of our El Salvador programs, you can join us for any amount of time from 4 weeks to 6 months. However, some projects have minimum time restrictions. We recommend a trip of 3-6 months since it offers the best value. Regardless of the length of your stay, you will have time to get to know a new culture, come to know its people, and form relationships that will outlast the duration of your stay.

Dates of arrival:
All teaching will start on the Monday after the introduction.

Dates for the Year 2009:
Sat 11 Jul 09, Sat 25 Jul 09, Sat 08 Aug 09, Sat 22 Aug 09, Sat 05 Sep 09, Sat 19 Sep 09, Sat 03 Oct 09, Sat 17 Oct 09, Sat 31 Oct 09, Sat 14 Nov 09, Sat 28 Nov 09, Sat 12 Dec 09, Sat 26 Dec 09

Dates for the Year 2010:
Sat 09 Jan 10, Sat 23 Jan 10, Sat 06 Feb 10, Sat 20 Feb 10, Sat 06 Mar 10, Sat 20 Mar 10, Sat 03 Apr 10, Sat 17 Apr 10, Sat 01 May 10, Sat 15 May 10, Sat 29 May 10, Sat 12 Jun 10, Sat 26 Jun 10, Sat 10 Jul 10, Sat 24 Jul 10, Sat 07 Aug 10, Sat 21 Aug 10, Sat 04 Sep 10, Sat 18 Sep 10, Sat 02 Oct 10, Sat 16 Oct 10, Sat 30 Oct 10, Sat 13 Nov 10, Sat 27 Nov 10, Sat 11 Dec 10, Sat 25 Dec 10

Getting Here

Air
El Salvador's only international airport is the Comalapa airport located around 30km outside of El Salvador. Upon your arrival you will be met at the airport by one of our representatives.

Bus
If you coming overland from Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, there are a large range of possible bus routes into the country. You can choose from large and comfortable buses to small and cheaper buses. Please confirm when and where you will be arriving and you will be met at the relevant bus station by one of our representatives.

Reception

All volunteers will typically arrive in El Salvador by road or air. We will meet you at Comalapa airport in San Salvador or at a pre-arranged bus station and introduce you to San Salvador and/Santa Tecla culture and the Spanish language. Our Salvadoran representatives will then help prepare you for your placement.

Food

Our Travel to Teach volunteers pay for their own food and are responsible for their meals. Sometimes when we teach in schools, we are invited to share the school lunch with our fellow teachers.

Salvadoran cuisine varies depending on the region you are visiting. Meals on the coast will have a greater variety of seafood while meals in the further inland feature more tradional Central American foods such as Pupusas, an El Salvadoran speciality of stuffed tortilla which are found everywhere and are filled with cheese, beans and sauces. Other typical foods include chilate, nuegados, yuca plant, atole de elote, tamales and shuco.

Volunteer Work

Apart from teaching English our volunteers can teach computers and during September and December work as part of turtle conservation programs. Whilst teaching English or computers in local schools there is also the opportunity to assist teaching sports, music, art, maths, or help out running workshops. More information on our El Salvador volunteer programs.

Living

Our volunteers home stay with El Salvadoran families. You can expect a clean and friendly familly environment where volunteers will have there own room and share facilities such as the bathroom, fridge and kitchen. All of our volunteer homes are located in pleasant areas, although you will be living in a typical El Salvadoran family home so its important not too expect too many luxuries.

Vaccinations

Hepatitis A: Recommended for all travelers.
Typhoid: For travelers who may eat or drink outside major restaurants and hotels.
Yellow fever: Recommended for all areas in the north and its mountains.
Hepatitis B: For travelers who may have intimate contact with local residents, especially if visiting for more than 6 months.
Rabies: For travelers who may have direct contact with animals and may not have access to medical care.
Routine immunizations: All travelers should be up-to-date on tetanus-diphtheria, measles-mumps-rubella, polio, and varicella immunizations.

Insurance

Volunteers should purchase health and travel insurance independently. You need health insurance that will cover medical treatment and repatriation in case of accident or illness.

Visas

Please see our visa information page for details.

Certification

You will get a Travel to Teach certificate stating the time and place you have been teaching.

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