T2T Trip to Quito, Ecuador!

Registration Information

Trip Coordinator

This is registration is for the trip coordinator

$1.00

Trip Cost

$0.05

Trip Fees

$1.05

Total Cost

Not Available

Team Member

This is the registration for a team member (teacher or support ). In country costs are $1000 plus airfare. Note that the total trip costs includes airfare up to $1900. There is a $300.00 deposit that goes toward the total cost due January 14, 2015. The in country cost for this trip is $1,000 and due by February 14, 2015. All payments can be made by post with no extra fee or online with a 5% fee from PureCharity. Checks can be mailed to: Teachers2Teachers-International 1920 S. Lakeshore Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA All checks should be addressed to Teachers2Teachers-International with the memo including city, country, and date. The trip cost seen below, totaling $1,995.00, includes a 5% Purecharity payment fee and an estimated airfare cost up to $900.00 set for fundraising goals. It is the responsibility of the team member to arrange airfare and other out of country costs. T2T-I does not arrange airfare. *To receive a Document of Intent please contact Sarah at sarah@t2t-i.org.

$1,900.00

Trip Cost

$95.00

Trip Fees

$1,995.00

Total Cost

Not Available

About this trip

This is a Teachers 2 Teachers service and professional development trip to the Amor y Esperanza school in Quito, Ecuador, lead by Linda Goeller.

Ecuador (Quito) Trip Details

The city of Quito, Ecuador, has much to recommend it. Not only is it the closest capital city to the equator, it was named an inaugural World Cultural Heritage Site in recognition of its well-preserved historic center. On either end of the school visit, you will have ample time available to explore the area’s churches, artisan workshops, and architecturally significant buildings. The school you will visit in Quito is called Amor y Esperanza, which translates as “love and hope”. Students at this faith-based K-8 school come from the impoverished Carmen Bajo neighborhood. During your week, you will partner with a classroom teacher and provide crucial support to the faculty of this fast-growing school.

Itinerary

Day 1: Saturday

After arriving from the airport, you’ll make your way to the guesthouse to settle in.
If time allows, the team will have dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Day 2: Sunday

The first part of the day will be spent holding a brief meeting and then adjourning for optional church attendance.
Beginning mid-afternoon, the team will gather to plan for the week. Dinner will be eaten at the guesthouse.

Day 3: Monday

Your first day will begin with the school's morning devotion, singing, and introductions.
Today will provide opportunities for you to observe your partner and her/his classroom, to meet one-on-one, and to participate in the first professional development session.

Day 4: Tuesday

During the morning, you will deliver the lesson you have prepared the night before. One-on-one meetings and a group professional development session will occupy the afternoon.
You will eat dinner in town with the team and then discuss answers to the question, “What surprised you today?”

Day 5: Wednesday

While the students are at school in the morning, you and your partner will co-teach a lesson. Another 90-minute professional development session will follow. Questions to process as a group in the evening are “What did or did not go as well as you’d like?” and “How will this knowledge affect your strategies tomorrow?”

Day 6: Thursday

Our final observations will focus on how your partner delivers the lesson you and she prepared together. You will have very brief individual meetings to plan for maintaining contact in the future.
The afternoon and evening will be free for you to explore the city or just relax.

Day 7: Friday

Today is all about the students! They will take turns leading the class through the problems they wrote. During the afternoon, you will process the morning with your partner and with the entire team.
This evening you are free to explore Quito.

Day 8: Saturday

You’ll want to wake up early today for the 90-minute journey to the popular town of Otavalo. Its Saturday market is renowned for textiles, leather goods, tagua nut jewelry, indigenous costumes, and musical instruments. If shopping doesn’t interest you, the surrounding volcanic hillsides offer excellent hiking.

Day 9: Sunday