PROVIDE ONLINE TUTORING FOR REFUGEES RESETTLED IN EUROPE AND THE USA.
When you can’t go in person, be there virtually.
We are setting up a few opportunities for anyone who would like to help refugee resettlement organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing online language tutoring while their classrooms are closed. If you are a student in our online TESOL course this year, then you can complete most (if not all) of your teaching requirement by tutoring students online. Some of our TESOL graduates have already used their teaching skills to bless refugee families who can’t attend their normal language and cultural orientation classes. If you would like to offer a few hours of your time to this cause each week, then inquire at the emails below to get started soon.
World Relief Western Washington
King County, Washington, USA (Time zone: PST)
World Relief in King County matches volunteers with opportunities to assist in our English classes in order to help newly arrived refugees and asylees improve their English and prepare them for self-sufficiency in the United States. As a virtual ESL Assistant, you will meet with students one-on-one for about an hour 1-2 times per week over WhatsApp or Zoom to assist with learning English through homework activities, conversation practice, and building relationships. A minimum commitment of 3 months is required for this position. Interested? Click here to apply as a Volunteer.
More info: worldrelief.org/western-wa/get-involved/esl-assistant
Coordinator: Megan Kennedy, MKennedy@wr.org
Afghanistan and Central Asian Association
London, UK (Time zone: GMT)
ACAA is looking for enthusiastic volunteer ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teachers, teaching assistants and project assistants to support refugees and migrants living in the UK. You can also enquire about current opportunities to be an online tutor with ACAA whilst you are taking the Citizens TESOL course. A background check is required for this position.
More info: citizenstesol.org/acaa
Coordinator: Justine Seligson, integrationmanager@afghanistan-central-asian.org.uk
YWAM Boston
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA (Time zone: EST)
YWAM Boston offers three semesters of in-person ESL classes starting in January, April, and September. These classes focus on reaching Boston’s local immigrant community (not refugees specifically). Come to Boston to join a ‘hybrid’ TESOL experience while you complete the Citizens TESOL course. Or you can also ask us about current opportunities to be an online teaching assistant in YWAM Boston’s ESL classes on Zoom.
More info: citizenstesol.org/ywam-boston
Coordinator: Emily Jerome, tesol@ywamboston.org
Every Nation Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (Time zone: GMT)
Every Nation Belfast is a church based in Northern Ireland that aims to be socially responsible and to serve the nations—both around the world and in Belfast. One of the ways they choose to meet that goal is by serving the refugee and asylum seekers in their community, many of whom come from the beautiful nation of Iran.
English classes happen once a week with opportunities for additional mid-week tutoring sessions as well, and all of these enable participants to build friendships, make connections, and successfully thrive in their community.
More info: everynationbelfast.co.uk
Coordinator: Una Jackson, una@enbelfast.org
DID YOU KNOW:
You can support yourself with an online teaching position.
Many of our TESOL graduates have gotten jobs as ‘digital nomads’ teaching English online. Convert your TESOL skills into a part-time teaching position that can give you the freedom to roam anywhere on the planet. Have control over your schedule so you can do the things you want to do while still having an income.
“Teachers have three loves:
love of learning, love of learners,
and the love of bringing the first two loves together.”
— quote by Scott Hayden