Gap Year Chile
Why choose your Gap Year Adventure in Chile?
This is the one to do if you have a desire to teach, you want cultural immersion and a chance to really learn Spanish while living with a local family. All this takes place in a Gap Year Chile, a country of incredible diversity stretching from the tropics to Antarctica.
Changing Worlds offer placements with carefully selected schools and host families in a beautiful town in Patagonia.
You'll get a Spanish course on arrival (some knowledge required beforehand) and a three-day expedition so that you can see the amazing Patagonian scenery at its best. Interested? Then read on....
View the Changing Worlds site to see how much previous students have enjoyed their Gap Year Chile.
Where will my Gap Year Placement in Chile be?
Changing Worlds offer selected English teaching placements in Coyhaique and its surrounding area.
Coyhaique is the self-styled capital of Patagonia and lies 2000 kms to the south of Santiago. It is a small friendly town surrounded by mountains.
Patagonia has enchanted many authors and travellers with its magnificent mixture of Norwegian fjords, Scottish hills and English meadows. There are opportunities for trekking, mountain biking, kayaking and horse riding.
Chileans are kind, hospitable people despite surviving numerous hardships and changes since the Spanish invaded five hundred years ago. And in Patagonia you'll find traditional culture still has a strong place in modern life.
What will I do on my Gap Year in Chile?
The programme includes a three-day expedition camping out in the beautiful pristine Patagonian landscape. We also run a specifically tailored intensive 10 day Spanish course to prepare you for living in a Spanish-speaking environment. If you do not speak Spanish now, you must be committed to learning some before departure
After the Spanish course you will live with a Chilean family, improving your Spanish and enjoying Chilean culture.
We will place you as a volunteer in one of our selected primary and secondary schools and you have the option to live in or out of town. Typically you will find yourself assisting the English teacher until you feel confident enough to take on a class of your own.
Hard work and the ability to project your personality will be essential.
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