Gap Year Teaching Opportunities

Are you considering a career in teaching? A gap year is a really useful way to gain practical teaching experience through a diverse range of international teaching projects. Whether interested in volunteer teaching, teaching internships, or short term placements, there are numerous gap year teaching projects around the world designed to help you develop your skills while making a positive impact. What is ideal is these programmes often do not require formal teaching qualifications, making them accessible to students and recent university graduates eager to get starte in teaching.

Travelling to different countries during your gap year offers a fantastic way to see new cultures, learn a language, and explore. Many of these teaching projects combine hands-on classroom experience with cultural trips, giving you a well rounded and enriching experience, rather than just being stuck in a classroom from dawn until dusk. Working alongside local teachers, you will receive plenty of support, ensuring you gain valuable insights into education systems worldwide while building your confidence and teaching abilities.

Maybe you are looking to teach English abroad, assist in community education projects, or participate in specialised teaching courses, the gap year programmes below provide an excellent platform to boost your CV and help your career path in education. Take advantage of the chance to travel, learn, and teach during your gap year.


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Current TEACHING Projects & Courses


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Camp Counselor in France

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We've been running English camps for French children since 1994! With multiple locations across France, American Village Language Immersion Camps welcome thousands of kids each year. Our caring, fun, and professional counselor team is a part of what makes our camp so loved by our campers!



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Go Make A Difference in Tanzania

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Go Make A Difference in Tanzania (Go MAD) is a small independent Christian charity headed up by experienced leaders, some of whom have led groups to Tanzania for 23 years. We offer people the chance to visit Tanzania and get involved in community development projects.



Safari to Coast - Southern Africa Adventure

Safari to Coast - Southern Africa Adventure

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Not only will you have the amazing opportunity to see some of Africas most incredible wildlife, snorkel with Whale Sharks and paddle to a tropical palm fringed islands but you will also have the opportunity to participate in an important community development projects. Experience the best of SA!



Social and Community Development in the Kingdom of Swaziland

Social and Community Development in the Kingdom of Swaziland

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Volunteer to help care for orphaned and vulnerable children in Swaziland or South Africa. Assist with pre-school education and facilitating the All Out Africa syllabus of activities, provide meals, helping to guide the children, while giving them care and adult support.



Various Volunteer Programs in Uganda from as low as  £100

Various Volunteer Programs in Uganda from as low as £100

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You Volunteer with different Volunteer projects around Uganda, These include Teaching, Childcare, Women Empowerment, Special Needs Care, HIV/ AIDS Support, Sports Education. Street and Slum Children Support around Uganda.



Teaching and Literacy Projects in Victoria Falls

Teaching and Literacy Projects in Victoria Falls

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As a volunteer on this rural school literacy programme you will provide much-needed assistance to schools in Victoria Falls. Using literacy packs, you will help teachers in the classroom plus introduce children to their wildlife heritage and give them the skills they need to meet life's challenges.