We are an easygoing education-focused nonprofit that, since our founding in 1992, has recruited hundreds of college-age volunteers to spend their summers teaching conversation-based English language in rural villages and developing areas around the world. We are entirely staffed by volunteer alumni who return to LE to continue serving our mission of expanding horizons and spreading volunteerism around the world.

Our 11 programs are located in 13 countries, and our volunteers teach approximately 6,000 students each summer! Check out the Our Programs tab for further information on each or view Which Program is Right for Me? for a side by side comparison. If you are ready to apply, you can do so from this website. We also invite you to join us in service by donating to our Village Sponsorship Project.

• Applications for summer 2010 will open on December 15, 2009

• Programs for 2010: Cambodia (Pilot), China, Croatia/Romania, Guatemala (Pilot), Hungary/Slovakia, Mauritius, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Thailand, Turkey (Pilot)

• Look for info sessions coming up at: Brown, Duke, Georgetown, GWU, UW-Madison, UMD, Temple, and Stanford

• You will be required to teach conversation-based English language classes for between three and six hours per day (depending on location), with the weekends off. You are required to create your own lesson plans, tailored to both your skills and interests and also to the abilities and interests of your classes. Beyond that you are free to spend your time as you wish, and we encourage you to do so with your host family and host community. Your host family will receive no money for hosting you, so, in essence, you are their personal guest and should act as such. To qualify for a position we ask that you b e: * Independent: there is little in-country oversight, and villages are often in isolated areas with limited outside communication * Resourceful: teaching and living abroad always provides unexpected challenges * Adaptable: living conditions are often considered uncomfortable by US and UK standards. * Service oriented: being an LE volunteer is hard work! * A current undergraduate or graduate student, or a recent college graduate (at least 18 years old) * Available for the whole duration of the teaching assignment * A native (or equivalent level) English speaker * Competent to the required level in the host community's language, if applicable (see Our Programs) * Teaching experience is helpful, but IS NOT required * Regional or travel experience is helpful, but IS NOT required