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English Teaching in Belo Horizonte Brazil
ORGANIZATION: Capoeira Social Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
The overall objective of the Capoeira Social Project is to benefit the entire community by exchanging knowledge and resources. The priority is to increase the education and cultural level while providing growth and work opportunities for the disadvantaged youth of Belo Horizonte. Our goal is to expose the children to various aspects of the world and different views of life through interactions with different cultures and by giving them structure, responsibility, and educational activities which are mentally stimulating.
We offer a very unique opportunity in Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil. As a volunteer you will be involved in both English and capoeira courses. If you have never taught English or trained capoeira, do not worry. You will be able to pick up both very quickly. Both you and the children will enjoy the process.
While volunteering in Belo Horizonte, you will be given the opportunity to experience the Brazilian lifestyle from various angles. As a volunteer you will be a gringo, a teacher, a capoeirista, and a friend to the children you are helping as well as the neighborhood you are integrated into. Whether it be for two weeks, a month, or more, your time will be one of learning, enjoyment, and first hand experience of Brazilian culture.
CSP believes that communication (verbal and corporal) is a universal trait and continuous learning process. For that reason, we do not require volunteers to speak a high level of Portuguese on arrival. In fact, immersion learning through interactions will be greatly beneficial for the local teachers you will be assisting as well as the children you will be teaching.
All volunteers that come to Capoeira Social Project will have to participate in social interaction with children. We currently do not have programs only teaching adults but they will be available soon.
For more info visit: http://www.capoeirasocialproject.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities-in-baltimore-and-brazil/
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About Capoeira Social Project
Location:
918 S. Curley Street, (admin only), Baltimore, MD 21224, US
Mission Statement
Capoeira Social Project (CSP) is an educational non-profit organization that provides martial, performing, visual and linguistic arts programing through the lens of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, and movement form. Capoeira Social Project has been established for the purpose of providing instruction to the greater Mid-Atlantic area, with a specific focus on underprivileged youth (ages 7-18, or grades 2-12) of Baltimore City, with affiliates in Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. Instruction focuses on the physical aspects of Capoeira and Afro-Brazilian dances: Cocos, Sambas, Maculele, Frevo. There is an innate musical aspect to these art forms and as such, the necessary musical (both vocal and instrumental) accompaniment is also be taught. The historical origins of the arts are also an integral part of the instruction. Through this organization, participants also gain understanding of the historical, philosophical, and lyrical significances of these cultural arts.
Description
With affiliates in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Capoeira Social Project brings the Afro-Brazilian martial art and movement form to school-aged youth in Baltimore, MD and connects schools and events throughout the DMV to the benefits with workshops and open classes.
In our visual arts programs participants learn to paint, stain, and pyrography wood, and basketweaving to create musical instruments. They also learn the art of screen printing to create uniforms, costumes, and fundraising campaigns.
The nature of capoeira/dance/music training provides innumerable benefits for young minds in often-overlooked communities, incorporating elements of physical education, history, music, language, and social cooperation in a single martial art practice.
Instructors emphasize the integrated benefits during lessons, including improvements to physical health in children, cognitive enrichment through second language acquisition, development of motor skills and coordination through musical instruction, cultural engagement and exchange, and continuous reinforcement of various academic concepts.
Through training of these arts, participants gain strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, rhythm, self awareness and self confidence.
Capoeira Social Project is dedicated to a justice-based approach to distribution of community resources and focuses its operations in under-resourced communities in Baltimore, with the long-term goal of improving educational attainment and life course outcomes for members of the communities it serves.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various school locations in Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil
DATE POSTED
October 24, 2018
SKILLS
- Physical Education
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- English
- Martial Arts
- Project Management
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 2 weeks to 6 months
- Passport and Visa, Program Fees