WorldTeach provides opportunities for volunteers to teach in developing countries, making a meaningful contribution to schools and communities that are in great need of teachers.  Most volunteers teach English, and students range in age depending on the placement.  In some countries, volunteers may also teach math, science, computer skills, or HIV/AIDS awareness.

Volunteers work as full-time teachers, as employees of their host school or sponsoring institution in their placement country.  Most volunteers live with a host family or on the school campus, and participate fully in the life of their host community.  WorldTeach year programs are 10-12 months in length, and the summer programs are about two months in length.  There are programs in a variety of countries around the world.

For year-long programs, volunteers must have a bachelor’s degree. Summer program volunteers do not need to have a college degree, but must be at least 18 years of age.  WorldTeach programs are open to native speakers of English; volunteers do not have to be US citizens.

Because WorldTeach receives no government or significant outside funding, we must ask volunteers themselves to cover most of the expenses associated with their placement, travel, training and support. The reality is that the cost of traveling abroad is very expensive, and thus we discourage people from thinking of the program cost as "paying to volunteer," but rather "paying to live abroad."

Year-long programs in Samoa, Bangladesh, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Kenya, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Namibia, Rwanda, and Thailand.

Six month programs in Chile and Namibia

Summer programs in Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Namibia, Poland, and South Africa.