Volunteer on Italy’s largest Mediterranean island.
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Genuine development projects to help children thrive. Exceptional service-learning for families, groups and individuals.
English has become the language of commerce, technology, and opportunity worldwide. Especially in times of economic distress, Sicilian students crave the opportunity to learn American English (the language of the internet) from native speakers to enhance their educational and employment opportunities. On a typical day, you create your own lesson plans from standard curriculum texts and our Conversational English Teaching Guide, engaging groups of kindergarten, elementary, middle, or high school school students in games and diverse interactive activities. In practice conversations, you may discuss North American culture, history, daily lifestyle, sports, and school systems. You might team teach, work one-on-one, or conduct classes on your own – depending on your style and comfort level. Volunteers with mechanical & electromechanical background, or those who have experience with hairstyling & cosmetology may be engaged at TED Vocational School to teach basic English terms related to those fields in respective workshops.
Giovanni Parrino manages Global Volunteers’ service programs in Sicily and leads all volunteer teams. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Sciences and a Master’s Degree in European Project Management. Before joining Global Volunteers, Giovanni managed international projects for Caritas in Djibouti, Somalia, Jordan, Ecuador and Peru. He also worked as a counselor for social policies for the Municipality of Castelvetrano.
