Start date
September 29, 2025

End date
February 23, 2026

Duration
21 weeks

ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Activity/project background

The Theoretical Lyceum of Tvarditsa in the city of Tvarditsa and the Theoretical Lyceum Korten Village in the village of Korten are focused on providing high-quality academic instruction and fostering personal growth within each student, preparing students for higher education and active participation in society. Students engage in a wide range of subjects, including sciences, humanities, foreign languages, and the arts.

To enhance their English education, each school requests the support of a Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to provide a more authentic and practical experience for students seeking to improve their English language skills. Each VSPP will collaborate with staff to co-develop a conversational English club curriculum and co-teach club sessions. The VSPPs will each work with an English teacher to assess the English level of one of the two age groups (ages 12-16 and 16-19) before co-developing an appropriate curriculum and co-teaching each group. At orientation, each VSPP will be assigned a lyceum and meet the relevant lyceum staff.

Both lyceums have not previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a two-year Volunteer.

Engagement and tasks

Each VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their Host Country Partners:

• Co-assess current students’ English skill levels
• Co-develop and adapt teaching resources on American culture
• Co-develop an English conversational club curriculum that includes intercultural sessions to enable students to learn about American culture, dance, music, games, and holidays
• Co-teach 10 conversational English club meetings
• Meet with the English teachers to discuss upcoming session plans and review/analyze previous club meetings
  
  

VSPPs are expected to engage on the tasks listed above for an estimated 5-15 hours per week. This engagement is estimated to be 5 hours per week.

Online collaboration will generally occur between 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Moldova time. Specific times will be determined during orientation.

The Host Country Counterpart will have access to Zoom, WhatsApp for regular communication and collaboration.

Per the Child Protection Code of Conduct, when engaging online with minors (0-18), two adults must be present.

Optional Additional Activities

The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:

• To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
• To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
• To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
  
  

Goal 1 will be achieved through the VSPP's engagement and completion of the above tasks. The counterpart and VSPP may also choose to identify an activity that aligns with Goal 2. Additionally, the VSPP may identify a Goal 3 activity to implement during their engagement. See recommendations and tools for Goal 3 activities.

Essential Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in any field and relevant certification: TEFL, TESOL, Cambridge, or similar

Experience: 1 year of TEFL/TESOL in the U.S. or abroad

Intercultural skills and motivation: Flexible, strong cross-cultural agility, high tolerance for ambiguity, able to work independently, resourceful, creative, and genuinely motivated and capable to serve virtually