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La Ruta del Español - Spanish immersion & Volunteer Experience🇳🇮

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The experience

Are you ready to improve your Spanish? 🌎✍️ Immerse yourself in the local culture and make a positive impact. La Ruta del Español offers international volunteers and students the unique opportunity to support language education in Nicaragua through cultural exchange, participating in community projects in the local community.
📍 Location: León, Nicaragua – A vibrant colonial city full of culture and history, just 15 minutes from the beach.

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 10 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: The $10 daily fee covers your basic accommodation (shared bed, access to bathrooms and kitchen), essential amenities (Wi-Fi, water, bedsheets ,cleaning of shared spaces, and coffee refill), and the volunteer experience itself.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English and Beginner Spanish

Between 20 and 45 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Who we’re looking for:
Enthusiastic and committed volunteers who are fluent in English and have basic Spanish skills, and who want to contribute to the community while enjoying a rich cultural experience.

Why this project is amazing:
This program combines education, volunteer work, and cultural exchange through language. You’ll strengthen your Spanish by practicing and interacting with our local Spanish-speaking students, experience cultural immersion in the community, and create authentic experiences that leave a lasting impact. 🤝

What I Offer – La Ruta del Español:
Accommodation in a volunteer shared room at Alianza Americana LANGUAGE SCHOOL in León.
Access to shared spaces: bathrooms, kitchen, volunteers’ dining room, and opportunities to practice your Spanish through guided communicative activities in the classrooms.
100% communicative Spanish practice sessions at Alianza Americana (conversation-based, not formal classroom instruction).
Opportunities to participate in cultural workshops and recreational activities organized by "Language and Culture Class – Alianza Americana."
Discounts on local tours and nearby experiences (museums, volcano tours, excursions).
A quiet school environment, ideal for resting, reading, or working on personal projects (home office).


Work-life balance:
Volunteer 4 hours per day (Spanish classes + volunteer projects + cultural activities).
Leaving ample time for exploring León, relaxing on the beach, or immersing yourself in local culture. (FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE LEÓN AND HAVE FUN!)

Activities & Shift

What you’ll do:
-Actively participate in Spanish classes and assist with our English classes, fostering cultural exchange through language.

Schedule & Activities
Our program combines language learning, volunteer service, and cultural immersion, creating a meaningful experience for both volunteers and the local community.

Mornings (08:00 am – 10:00 am):
You will support the students in our adult English class to improve their communication skills through cultural exchange using the language. You will assist in the English class, mainly through conversational practice.

Mornings (10:00 am – 12:00 pm):

10-11AM: Optional paid formal Spanish class for those who want to deepen their learning.
11-12PM: Free Spanish communicative practice (conversation and interaction, not formal classroom instruction).

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Afternoons (02:00 pm – 04:00 pm):
Assist with the children’s English class at Alianza Americana, supporting the instructor and helping students with basic conversation and activities.


Evenings (04:00 pm – 06:00 pm & 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm):
Free time to have fun and explore León.


(Volunteers will have 1 FREE hour of daily Spanish communicative practice, focused on conversation and interaction with local Spanish speakers , not formal classroom instruction. Additional Spanish lessons are available for those who wish to deepen their learning.)

Rules

Prohibition of excessive alcohol
Access to the school dormitories is not allowed for students or any other person outside the program.