2019 Response

Basilian Volunteer Teaching Corps 27907 Flanders A Warren, MI 48088 313-303-7970 vicki@bvtc.org w bvtc.org CONTACT: Victoria Koivu-Rybicki, Coordinator AFFILIATIONS: Basilian Fathers GOAL OF PROGRAM: To provide opportunity for talented and creative college graduates to teach or tutor in under-served areas of the inner city of Detroit or on the economically challenged Caribbean island of Montserrat. These hardworking and dedicated Basilian Volunteers bring hope to their students while at the same time gaining valuable skills friendships and professional development. During their service, Basilian Volunteers grow through their experience of Gospel-based community life and inner-city/Caribbean teaching. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: The Basilian Volunteer Teacher Corps provides education to under-served communities in the tradition of the Basilian Fathers. Basilian Volunteers give direct service to the poor and marginalized by working as tutors, classroom teachers, and campus ministers in the economically devastated city of Detroit or Caribbean island of Montserrat. AREA OF SERVICE: Southwest Detroit: Current volunteer placements include possible teaching opportunities at Detroit's Cristo Rey High School, Holy Redeemer Elementary School, and Southwest Solutions, a community organization. International location: British West Indian Island of Montserra. LENGTH OF SERVICE: Ten/Eleven months: mid-August through mid June. REQUIREMENTS: The program is open to single women and men, college graduates with a passion to serve the educationally marginalized poor through teaching. Teaching certification is not required, but is helpful for many of the placements. Basilian Volunteer Teaching Corps is ecumenical but volunteers should be comfortable living and working in a Catholic environment and embracing Catholic social teaching. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Volunteers are provided with housing, food, a monthly stipend, and health insurance to support them during their time of service. Local transportation costs are also included and, for those serving in Montserrat, transportation costs to the Caribbean. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Basilian Volunteers live a communal life sharing cooking and house chores. They are visited weekly by the members of the Basilian Volunteer Teaching Corps Working Group, who offer spiritual, emotional, and professional support. Volunteers also engage in activities in the local area to deepen their bonds of service and community. SIZE OF PROGRAM: Two to Five Volunteers TRAINING: The program begins with a two week orientation in communal living and shared reflection; the neighborhood in which they live and work; pedagogy and spirituality for teaching those who live on the periphery of society; connecting with the Basilian Fathers (or the Divine Word Fathers in Montserrat). Basilian Volunteers will also enjoy retreat time during the school year. APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1st BECA—Bilingual Education for Central America PO Box 7400 New York , NY 10150 646-820-2322

CONTACT: Erin Rudegeair, Director of Program Development GOAL OF PROGRAM: Bilingual Education for Central America (BECA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2002. What began as an idea born in the homes of several Honduran families has since grown into a community-supported bilingual school model run in partnership with low-income communities in Honduras. BECA’s mission is to provide quality, affordable bilingual education to the educationally disenfranchised, while at the same time fostering meaningful cultural exchange between our volunteers and the communities in which they are immersed. As BECA has grown over the past decade, we have distinguished themselves from other education programs by the breadth and depth of our community engagement and volunteer training program. At each BECA school, local Honduran stakeholders maintain responsibility for effective school management while BECA recruits, trains, and provides support to English-speaking volunteers. Our provision of bilingual education to low-income students is a solutions-oriented response to multiple issues (economic development, jobs, drugs, violence) that impact both Central America and the United States. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Long-term: Every year, BECA assembles a team of committed volunteers who want to dedicate themselves for a year of service as full-time classroom teachers engaging the difficult but rewarding work that we do in Honduras. BECA recruits, trains, and provides support to English-speaking volunteers with 6-weeks of community induction and teacher training, custom-made curricula and materials, year-long covered living expenses, and the opportunity for Spanish language and cultural immersion. All selected volunteer teachers are assigned to an elementary classroom, a middle school classroom, or a resource teacher role. Short-term: Summer Camp Counselors who join BECA will live in BECA's volunteer housing in Cofradia and will be responsible for planning and executing all of the daily activities at our camps in Cofradia. You will work with students in 1st through 5th grades. The goal is to make the summer program a fun way for students to maintain their English language ability and to reduce summer learning loss. Instructors will plan activities across all disciplines including art, reading and writing, and physical activity. AREA OF SERVICE: Long-term: Cofradia, Vida Nueva, and Macuelizo, Honduras. Short-term: Cofradia, Honduras LENGTH OF SERVICE: Long-term: 1 year minimum (July 9, 2019 to June 2020). Short-term: 4 weeks (June 27 - July 21, 2019). REQUIREMENTS: Long-term: We seek enthusiastic, curious, diverse, and thoughtful volunteers who have a passion for social justice. For every application, we consider the applicant's volunteer service, international engagement, teaching experience, and academic record. BECA volunteer positions are competitive, and the work we do is challenging. Please note that applicants need not be certified teachers or fluent Spanish speakers. Short-term: We seek creative, independent, responsible, and fun volunteers to run our Summer Camp for 3 weeks every Summer. Summer Camp Counselors are typically current college students, recent college graduates, or teachers. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Long-term: In recognition of your service, BECA provides full year volunteers with room, board, coverage of incidental costs and full-year temporary residency status. We encourage volunteers to think of these basic amenities not as compensation, but rather as our means of facilitating their ability to make this commitment to their own learning. BECA volunteers also receive an intense and comprehensive 6-week summer training run by veteran teachers and teacher trainers. Following this BECA provides quarterly professional development opportunities to continue facilitating volunteers' personal and professional growth. Short-term: Because the Summer Camp is a supplemental program, BECA recoups the program's expenses through donations paid by Summer Camp Counselors who wish to participate. In exchange for this experience, we ask that you contribute or fundraise $1,000 for the BECA program to help defray costs (food, accommodation, training, and materials). A reduced contribution may be available for college students with demonstrated need.

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