Take a week or two to each English in Portugal! Since 2007, our teams have worked with teens and adults with varying English abilities in classrooms, offices, and community centers. In the picturesque town of Beja – off the tourist trail – you help students improve their educational and career opportunities through easy lessons, instructional games and your own creativity.
Your service program contribution is tax-deductible when you follow our itinerary. Select a date for a specific program and register to teach English in Portugal with your $350 deposit. Available discounts are explained here. If you prefer, you may print a text registration form and submit it by mail or fax. Children under age 18 must register as a minor and travel with a parent or adult legal guardian. Please call a volunteer coordinator at (800) 487-1074 for help if needed for any of these steps.
Most partner community lodging is double-occupancy, with a single room option for an additional fee. See single room fees here for countries where this option is available.
Note: Those who register six months (180 days) in advance for international programs, receive a $233 discount (one per family or group). Register early and help us confirm our commitment to the communities we serve.
1 & 2 week programs available
Contribution:
$2,362* – $2,995
* with qualifying discounts.
Projects Include:
Teaching English
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When you teach English in Portugal, your health and safety are our primary concerns. On the first night of the program, you stay in Lisbon at a four-star hotel near the Orient train station. After your train ride to Beja, you check into the popular Residencial Bejense, a lovely 24-room family-run hotel just steps from several outdoor cafés. All rooms are double-occupancy in air-conditioned rooms with telephones, private bathrooms with hot and cold water, closets and a small balcony.
Portuguese cuisine is a mixture of Mediterranean and Atlantic traditions – seafood, olive oil, fresh vegetables and pork with interesting sauces containing cinnamon or curry powder. Hearty soups and breads are also served very often. Bottled water is provided daily. Vegetarian diets can generally be accommodated.
Be The Change.
Through important, full-day volunteer assignments, cultural activities and time for personal adventures, you’ll learn about the Portuguese people and remain forever invested. Our time-tested and proven philosophy of service ensures your efforts help advance the host community’s vision and goals. You contribute to genuine development projects, and in doing so, you’re accepted as family. Our commitment to work in partnership on long-term community projects enables you, in just a short time, to serve as a critical link in a chain of volunteer support spanning three decades.
Learn how to teach English in Portugal by reading about our volunteers below or on our program blog.
