Market Value up to US$810*

Join our volunteer program in Bolivia and receive FREE Spanish lessons - 1.5 hours a day (7.5 hours per week) for up to 12 weeks!

Bolivia - rugged terrain, a stunning and dramatic variety of vividly contrasting landscapes, and a surprising lack of development makes Bolivia a truly enigmatic country in South America . With a picturesque skyline dominated by the Illimani - a forbidding peak soaring impossibly into the sapphire azimuth, gives the impression of the Tibetan Plateau in many ways. In many ways, our volunteer program in Bolivia will satisfy your wandering urges - placing you under a mystifying spell while offering unlimited opportunities to explore Bolivia 's local people and attaining some Spanish-speaking skills.

The School

Global Crossroad's Spanish lessons in Bolivia are taught in the capital city of Santa Cruz - a bustling city offering vibrant city streets organized in beautiful, concentric circles looping round-and-round the densely populated city. Our Spanish classes are taught by professional Spanish teachers and tailored to meet your current Spanish level and specific needs.

How does it work?

On your first day, you will participate in a brief orientation followed by a diagnostic, language placement test determining the optimal placement at an appropriate level. Throughout your language training, the teacher will continuously assess your ability in the 4 language skills - Speaking, Listening, Reading , and Writing - and the 4 language systems - Grammar, Vocabulary, Phonology, and Function.

We offer 1.5 hours of group Spanish lessons each day (7.5 hours per week) for beginner and intermediate levels of Spanish. We do not offer advance Spanish language training. Students study Spanish while simultaneously working in their respective volunteer project for the entire duration of the program (maximum 12 weeks). For example, volunteers can take Spanish classes from 9:00-11:00 AM (before lunch) followed by volunteer activities. Alternatively, volunteers may take Spanish classes from 3:00-4:00 PM (after their day's volunteer work). Global Crossroad's In-Country Coordinator will organize your Spanish classes and volunteer work in collaboration with our Spanish teacher and your project site

*Generally, group Spanish lessons costs $9 per hour. Volunteers joining programs for the duration of three (3) months can receive 90 hours of free Spanish lessons - a market value of approximately $810.

Note: Spanish classes are not required and participants may choose to discontinue their Spanish classes whenever they choose to.