Volunteers will teach recycling, organic composting, and being green to third through sixth graders at Esher Primary School, and two high schools in Lucea. We will clean up trash from the Lucea Harbor, and a local neighborhood. We will paint murals and signs focusing on community recycling and being green.
STUDY THEME:
How to change the mindset of an entire country to switch from current methods of trash handling to more sustainable methods such as RECYCLING and ORGANIC COMPOSTING. There is currently no policy in place to require that recycling be mandatory in Jamaica. You will need to prepare in advance a short presentation about yourself and where you are from. Please also be prepared to discuss the policies and procedures regarding recycling where you live with local students. If you are creative, outdoorsy, appreciate nature, and love to paint murals or work with kids, then you will be well suited for this project. **If there is a topic, hobby or sport that you would like a chance to share with students, locals or volunteers, please do so!! For example, one of our volunteers will be offering after school classes to teach karate and yoga to the students. Another volunteer loves to fish and is bringing small fish hooks in order to join the neighborhood children fishing behind their homes.
ACCOMODATION AND FOOD:
To begin the project, volunteers will stay in a simple cabin by the sea for two nights. Then you will share a home with a local Jamaican family of four for the remainder of the project. Volunteers will share responsibility for cooking meals. Open-minded and eager to learn about and interact with a new culture. Flexible to eat local foods and stay/live in simple conditions.
LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY:
Lucea is located 30 minutes from popular tourist destinations Montego Bay and Negril. It is about $10 roundtrip to visit either city. Negril boasts seven miles of beach and five miles of cliffs. During free time, volunteers can take a private chartered taxi ride to the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, waterfalls, Windsor Research Center, Appleton Rum Factory, or the Black River Safari. Side trips start at $50. Also popular is bird watching, hiking, snorkeling, cliff diving, sunbathing, and interacting with locals.
REQUIREMENTS:
Note to Asthmatics, air quality can be a challenge at times, especially around traffic exhaust and burning piles of trash. Fast acting inhalers and asthma meds are crucial to have on hand at all times.
AGE:
21+
EXTRA FEE:
US$200 Extra fee payable to VFP by 9 May for JA01 and 28 Sept. for JA02.
Volunteers will teach recycling, organic composting, and being green to third through sixth graders at Esher Primary School, and two high schools in Lucea. We will clean up trash from the Lucea Harbor, and a local neighborhood. We will paint murals and signs focusing on community recycling and being green.
STUDY THEME:
How to change the mindset of an entire country to switch from current methods of trash handling to more sustainable methods such as RECYCLING and ORGANIC COMPOSTING. There is currently no policy in place to require that recycling be mandatory in Jamaica. You will need to prepare in advance a short presentation about yourself and where you are from. Please also be prepared to discuss the policies and procedures regarding recycling where you live with local students. If you are creative, outdoorsy, appreciate nature, and love to paint murals or work with kids, then you will be well suited for this project. **If there is a topic, hobby or sport that you would like a chance to share with students, locals or volunteers, please do so!! For example, one of our volunteers will be offering after school classes to teach karate and yoga to the students. Another volunteer loves to fish and is bringing small fish hooks in order to join the neighborhood children fishing behind their homes.
ACCOMODATION AND FOOD:
To begin the project, volunteers will stay in a simple cabin by the sea for two nights. Then you will share a home with a local Jamaican family of four for the remainder of the project. Volunteers will share responsibility for cooking meals. Open-minded and eager to learn about and interact with a new culture. Flexible to eat local foods and stay/live in simple conditions.
LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY:
Lucea is located 30 minutes from popular tourist destinations Montego Bay and Negril. It is about $10 roundtrip to visit either city. Negril boasts seven miles of beach and five miles of cliffs. During free time, volunteers can take a private chartered taxi ride to the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, waterfalls, Windsor Research Center, Appleton Rum Factory, or the Black River Safari. Side trips start at $50. Also popular is bird watching, hiking, snorkeling, cliff diving, sunbathing, and interacting with locals.
REQUIREMENTS:
Note to Asthmatics, air quality can be a challenge at times, especially around traffic exhaust and burning piles of trash. Fast acting inhalers and asthma meds are crucial to have on hand at all times.
AGE:
21+
EXTRA FEE:
US$200 Extra fee payable to VFP by 9 May for JA01 and 28 Sept. for JA02.
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