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Polisuperior
In your free time you can visit tourist places like hacienda napoles, Armero guayabal do ecotourism, visit termales, play Soccer, go to the waterfalls, go to some farms to relax etc.
We are 7 teachers. First of all, we help volunteers by providing housing and a help with food. You will also get to know our Colombian culture, typical food, travel to different places and help children and young people have a better future by learning a new language. Also, if workawayers want to learn spanish, we can help them. We have different places to visit (waterfalls, rivers, cultural towns like Honda and in Colombia this is the only place where you can enjoy a cool weather and if you go 30 minutes you can enjoy hot weather....you can do horseriding and if workawayers like farms we can take them to a farm to enjoy the weather, animals and hiking
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About the experience in: Mariquita, Colombia
Canada
I thought they were very professional and nice people. Very helpful and honest. I wish there were Spainish lessons but everything else was great.
2 months ago
Eduin replied
Duncan was sick from a yellow fever vaccination, and he helped us out at times, doing everything he could. Duncan is a good person, and we communicated very well. Thank you, Duncan.
About the experience in: Mariquita, Colombia
United States
Polisuperior is a great school, and Edwin and the staff are so welcoming and helpful! One thing I wasn’t aware is that they have different locations, so I went to La Dorada (one hour away) for my first week. It can be a little isolating if you’re on your own, but my second two weeks were lovely as I shared the apartment in Mariquita with another volunteer. There was an unexpected weather situation while there, but no fault to the school! You need to be a little flexible with your schedule, but Edwin listens to what you want. I also recommend visiting local gems like Cuidad Perdida de Falan!
5 months ago
Eduin replied
Savanna is a very good girl, she is very friendly and a very good teacher, students and our school team love her. Savanna is always on time, responsable and extrover. She helped us a lot with our students, she prepared every activity to teach with love and passion, we highly recomend Savanna.
About the experience in: Mariquita, Colombia
Colombia
I loved the experience at Poli Superior Institute. I was able to have a real impact helping the students with their English studies while at the same time exchanging stories and having fun. The hosting experience was really good and left plenty of time for me to explore the town and go to the gym. The town is really friendly and safe and it’s a nice change from the chaotic environment of big cities. The other teachers at the institute are really helpful and they will let you know how to prepare materials and how to handle the classes. Would recommend the volunteer work and would do it again!
10 months ago
Eduin replied
Christian is an excellent person, he is very responsable, proactive, on time and creative. It was an amazing experience. Our students and teachers really enjoyed the time he was with us. All the time he was ready to help us, because he is very friendly, children and students in general loved his english classes.
About the experience in: Mariquita, Colombia
Norway
I had a very good experience at Poiltechnico! Eduin is amazing, very helpful and super accommodating. You meet amazing local students who are very curious and willing to learn. It is also a great way to practice your Spanish. Be prepared that most people in Mariquita do not know English, so some basic Spanish phrases I would say is necessary. The teachers are also very nice and helpful. At times it felt a little difficult to immerse in the local culture but after a while I got more into it and I felt sad to leave. I would recommend to stay for at least a few weeks.
10 months ago
Eduin replied
Frida is a very good girl, she is very friendly and a very good teacher, students and our school team love her. Frida is always on time, responsable and extrover. She helped us a lot with our students, she prepared every activity to teach with love and passion, we highly recomend Frida.
About the experience in: Mariquita, Colombia
Denmark
It was really great!
12 months ago