Cultural Embrace offers a unique and affordable opportunity to get to know another culture while sharing a bit of your own. Teach in Honduras offers a different way to experience the country by teaching English in a quaint Honduran town. Your placement at the only full-bilingual school in Ocotepeque, Honduras will provide its students both a higher standard of education and a command of English. In a country increasingly dependent on tourism, and becoming more integrated into the global economy, being able to speak English is the path out of poverty for many. Although this position is unpaid, there is the possibility of paid work teaching adult classes at night and tutoring children from the school on an individual basis.
This is an opportunity to teach and learn, share and promote intercultural exchanges in a country rich in culture, heritage, history and tradition. Cultural Embrace offers an extensive package including placement, counseling, and support as well as an unforgettable experience!
Teaching experience and foreign language knowledge are helpful, but not required.
Cultural Embrace includes a 20-unit online TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course. This course has been designed for maximum flexibility, allowing you to work on your own computer at your own pace. The course has two main components: Teaching Skills and Language Awareness. The Teaching Skills component develops the techniques and skills required in the classroom, while the Language Awareness component provides a solid foundation in English grammar. Alternatively, you can take a 4-week certification program in an internationally recognized TEFL course. These courses are located in China, Thailand, New Zealand, Egypt, France, Spain, Italy, and Costa Rica. There is an extra fee for taking these courses and accommodations can be pre-arranged.
Your host family will be carefully selected through our local partners. These families have been chosen taking in to account that they are culturally sensitive and have a genuine motivation to share their culture and home, and to learn the participant's mother tongue. They will open their homes to bring in another world, exchange and share customs and ideas and create friendships that last a lifetime.
Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences!
Teaching in Honduras Offers:
- The satisfaction of helping others
- An opportunity to broaden your perspective and worldview
- An economical way to live and travel abroad
- An opportunity to participate in and learn local cultural activities (e.g.: language, dance, cooking)
- Memorable travel experiences with the chance to see exotic sites you have always dreamed about
- The ability to make lifelong friends from around the globe
- A valuable work experience that strengthens your resume
- A great way to develop and support your self-confidence and interpersonal skills
Cultural Embrace Offers:
- Guaranteed Teach/Tutor Position Prior to Departure
Small bi-lingual school in Octotepeque, Honduras
- Accommodation & Full-board
Shared housing and 3 meals per day, 7 days per week.
- On-line TEFL Certification
Preparation of skills and techniques required for successful language teaching at the leisure of your own schedule and computer. This 20-units course requires approx. 80-100 hours of attention.
- Visa Assistance
Cultural Embrace will assist you with information to obtain a visa, but we have no control nor the ability to guarantee government issuance and/or visa availability. Due to the nature (cultural exchange) and duration (<3 months) of the program, most participants will be able to participate in this program with a tourist visa.
- Travel Insurance: Basic Major Medical Coverage
Our policy provides basic medical coverage at your teaching location. Cultural Embrace highly recommends additional travel insurance.
- Cultural Embrace Teacher's Kit
Useful tips, advice, and information to prepare you for the adventure of living and working abroad as well as advice on teaching in Argentina.
- Full-time Representation
Cultural Embrace provides representation in the United States and Honduras prior to, during, and after your placement.
- Certification
If you wish to receive a certificate indicating the hours you taught, please let us know, and we will provide the necessary documentation.
1. Obtain the Teach Abroad Application Forms & Procedures documents in one of three ways:
(a) Download the forms: Teach Application (pdf) and Teacher Exchange Details (pdf).
(b) Fill out an online application request form and the forms will be mailed to you within 7-10 days.
(c) Call Cultural Embrace at 1-512-469-9089 or (US/Canada toll-free) 1-888-214-8570 to have the forms mailed to you in 7-10 days.
2. Read the instructions carefully and complete all forms.
3. Submit your completed application packet to:
CULTURAL EMBRACE
7201 Bill Hughes Road
Austin, TX 78745 USA
Completed packet should include:
- Teach Program Application
- Signed Teach Program Agreement
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter explaining why you want to teach abroad
- Copy of your Bachelor's degree and other significant credentials
- Copy of your passport (information page only)
- Three Letters of Recommendations (your referrer can send it directly to us via post or email)
- Police Background Check
- Medical report verifying physical and mental health
- Four passport-size photos
- One full-length picture
- US$200 non-refundable deposit (credited towards your program fee)
Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you for ~20-30 minutes phone interview to learn more about your skills, experience, needs, etc; and to discuss the program details and expectations. After acceptance to our program, we will invoice you the remainder of the program fee.
*Cultural Embrace requires an expedited application fee for those applying 12 weeks or less before the desired date of departure. Applications received 8-12 weeks prior to your desired departure date will be charged $150. Applications received less than 8 weeks before the desired departure date will be charged $250.
Upon receipt of full program fee enrollment, your placement will be confirmed by email including the following information: teach abroad placement and confirmation date, details of host family (address, family members, house rules), details of the community, hours of teaching per week, start and end dates, geographic characteristics of the host community location.
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at teach@culturalembrace.com or you can call us at 1-512-469-9089 or (US/Canada toll-free) 1-888-214-8570.
