High School Volunteer Abroad

Create a positive learning environment to enable students to find their passion for language and literacy, for a classroom culture where learning is fun. CCS high school volunteers provide hands-on tutoring and instruction, while completing a meaningful group project that the partner school has identified as critical to the developmental goals of the children. Projects involve creating inspiring learning spaces within the school including painting, building, or refurbishing equipment and infrastructure.

Globally, 122 million youth are illiterate as well as 17% of the adult population. The individual attention, English-language instruction, and engaging learning techniques high school volunteers bring to the classroom directly impacts student attendance, retention, and ultimately their ability to further participate in continuing education.

Sports and recreation not only benefits health, it also provides valuable incentive and leadership skills that keep students engaged in school. Many under-served schools lack basic facilities, equipment, and staffing to make sport an integral part of the education experience. CCS high school volunteers coordinate sports activities for youth, while completing a meaningful group project that the partner school has identified as critical to the developmental goals of the children. Projects involve creating inspiring learning spaces within the school including painting, building, or refurbishing equipment and infrastructure.

In communities where girls in particular are often left out of organized sports, these activities can create community-building and gender equality opportunities. Through demonstrating the positive impacts of active sports engagement in communities, high school volunteers are doing much more than providing an activity - you're providing a path toward greater equality and life skills for students in need.

Students in many underserved schools lack the basic health education and services essential to their educational development. CCS high school volunteers will work on healthcare initiatives in a school related to Vision, Dental Hygiene, and Nutrition. Volunteers will conduct screenings, workshops, and support teachers, nurses, and medical professionals in efforts to address public health challenges in the school.

High school volunteers will engage with early education and primary school programs to operate clinics that meet the immediate needs of students, including providing necessary eyeglasses, dental screenings with licensed professionals, and hand-washing and nutrition educational campaigns. Providing children in need with these essential services directly impacts their immediate health and educational needs.