Language school Playa del Carmen, Academia Columbus

Voluntary work

Following your language course in Mexico, you will be able to work as a volunteer in one of the following fields of activity:
• Social work : work with handicapped or retired people
• Health : work in a hospital or clinic
• Administration : reception, administrative tasks, accounting and marketing in a non-profit-organization offering medical aid to poor and sick children
• Tourism industry : work in a hotel (Reception, customer service) or in a surfing school

Programme requirements:
• Minimum age : 18
• Duration : minimum of 12 weeks
• Authorisation to stay on the territory for 12 weeks. You can get an extension on-site (Immigration office). You usually have to apply for an internship visa before leaving for Mexico or do so during the first few weeks of your stay. Leaving and re-entering the country is not an option. In many companies, students need the visa even if they are staying for less than 12 weeks.
• Language level required: beginners must take an 8-week intensive Spanish course or a 12-week standard course. Participants with an advanced level in Spanish must take a course for a minimum of 2 weeks.

Accommodation: volunteers can choose one of the options proposed by the Academia Columbus school on the three sites. When the place of intervention is too far away from the course centre, accommodation is offered by the voluntary work organisation or has to be organised by the participant.