About The Job

Apply by :

January 1, 2026

Know By

March 1, 2026

Depart On

August 29, 2026

Duration

2 years, plus 3 months training

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

Project description

The Rwandan Ministry of Education has asked the Peace Corps to support the knowledge and use of English throughout Rwanda’s school system. As a Primary Education English Co-Teacher Volunteer, you will provide classroom instruction for primary and/or lower secondary school students, as well as collaborate with Rwandan colleagues to exchange best practices for teaching all subjects in English. This will be a challenging assignment, but you will find students and teachers who are extremely motivated to work together to develop ways to incorporate locally available resources, including books and IT, in English language learning.

Requirements

You will also participate in Peace Corps Rwanda’s Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) training program which allows you to earn a Peace Corps TEFL Certificate upon successful completion of program requirements. This program provides 120 hours of standardized training and practice teaching along with two years of supervised teaching experience, framed through quarterly online learning events facilitated by Peace Corps Rwanda staff. This training is designed to meet the goals of TEFL Volunteers:

• Building counterpart teacher capacity through teaching Communities of Practice
• Improving student achievement in English
• Increasing community engagement in student learning through school and/or community-based activities
• Establishing or improving school libraries to increase availability of reading materials to students.
  
  

The Certificate program is validated by SupportEd. The U.S. State Department and the English language learning sector worldwide have touted the Peace Corps’ TEFL Certificate program as a high-quality credential.

Among the points that we will be emphasizing during your TEFL training are:

• Understanding the structure of the educational system/issues in Rwanda.
• Reviewing relevant curricula documents including Rwanda’s competence-based curriculum framework and related documents such as grade level syllabi, textbooks and supplementary resources.
• Practicing/modeling learner-centered methodologies for colleagues who are accustomed to a traditional, teacher-driven system/classrooms.
• Reviewing relevant curricula including the curriculum framework, grade level syllabi and school documents all teachers are expected to utilize.
• Lesson planning to engage and motivate teachers, accomplished through co-planning/teaching and the Certificate in Classroom Participation (CICP).
• Taking advantage of opportunities to work with colleagues to share lessons, model approaches, and collaborate on innovative strategies.
• Supporting students and teachers to improve basic computer skills and incorporating technology in teachers’ daily teaching activities.
• Dressing appropriately as an education professional and a community member.
  
  

As part of their primary project, all Primary Education English Co-Teacher Volunteers will be expected to work closely with their Rwandan colleagues to help them earn the Certificate in Classroom Participation, a credential awarded by Peace Corps Rwanda. The number of English teachers you will support in this capacity building initiative will be specific to your community and determined by school leadership before your arrival, but it is typically a minimum of three teachers.

Promoting a culture of reading by helping schools to access and utilize high-quality reading materials through libraries has been made a priority by the Ministry of Education.

Required Skills

• Competitive candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach English.