Elementary School Science Teacher - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Guyana • South America - 2 years, plus 3 months training

About The Project

The youth in Guyana are looking to learn about nature-based solutions. Educators in Guyana partner with communities to identify environmental challenges and implement sustainable initiatives, such as waste management, eco-tourism, natural resource management, or environmental awareness and resilience projects.

Many Guyanese teachers are young and lack training in modern, inquiry-based science methods, leading to reliance on traditional teacher-centered methods and limited coverage of key concepts. The Ministry promotes the 5E Model, grounded in constructivism, to help learners build understanding through hands-on experiences and improve critical thinking and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers for grades 3–6 to plan and teach engaging science lessons.
• Improve teaching practices and enhance the students' learning and critical thinking.
• Strengthen the community’s ability to sustainably manage natural resources and adapt to extreme weather.
• Bring science to life by connecting lessons to students’ everyday environments.
• Facilitate community assessments to identify community priorities.
• Develop lesson plans and supportive educational materials.
• Teach engaging environmental science lessons.
• Facilitate outdoor education and activities for youth clubs and camps.
• Build awareness of the country’s biodiversity while fostering leadership skills.
• Develop and strengthen existing training modules on nature-based solutions to environmental issues.
• Support team projects and activities to address community-identified priorities.
• Work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as strengthening organizational development through the adoption of improved practices, enhanced tools, or strategic resources.

Requirements

• Associate degree in any field and at least two years of full-time, post-high school work experience (from any combination of roles).
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• High school diploma or GED and four years of full-time, post-high school work experience (from any combination of roles).

Qualifications

There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.

Skills

Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:

• Associate degree in any field and at least two years of full-time, post-high school work experience (from any combination of roles).
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• High school diploma or GED and four years of full-time, post-high school work experience (from any combination of roles).

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

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Schedule

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