Co-facilitate American Culture and English Club for School Students - Onsite in Moldova
Peace Corps
People & HR
United States
Posted on May 30, 2026
Start date
September 28, 2026
End date
March 1, 2027
Duration
22 weeks
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Activity/project background
Gymnasiums and lyceums in Moldova are secondary and high school educational institutions that provide formal curriculum education and afterschool activities for children (aged 11-14) and youth (aged 15–18) to foster their personal development (intellectual, emotional, and physical) and to ensure their social responsibility, civic engagement, and leadership.
As Moldova’s economy continues to grow and diversify, foreign language abilities are a critical skill for Moldovan youth development. Such proficiency enables youth to obtain and retain competitive jobs and make international connections. Because English is an international language that opens opportunities for communication, education, travel, and work, there is great demand among students to improve their English skills. To meet the national goal for a population trained and confident in English language skills, Moldova is committed to providing high-quality English education courses to children at the primary, middle, and secondary school levels across the country.
Seven educational institutions are each requesting a Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to co-teach an English club of 15–20 students each. VSPPs in this engagement will be assigned to one of seven educational institutions to enhance the students’ English communication skills, build their confidence to use English, and develop intercultural competencies all through virtual English clubs. By engaging with a VSPP, students and youth will immerse themselves in an English-speaking environment and get opportunities to communicate with native speakers.
Four of the educational institutions have previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a Peace Corps Volunteer or Peace Corps Response Volunteer.
Engagement and tasks
The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their host country partners:
Online collaboration will generally occur between 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Moldova time. Specific times will be determined during orientation.
The host country counterpart will have access to Google meets, Zoom, Teams, and 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:
Essential Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in any field and/or relevant certification: TEFL, TESOL, Cambridge, or similar
Experience: 1 year of TEFL/English teaching for primary or secondary school students
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
September 28, 2026
End date
March 1, 2027
Duration
22 weeks
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Activity/project background
Gymnasiums and lyceums in Moldova are secondary and high school educational institutions that provide formal curriculum education and afterschool activities for children (aged 11-14) and youth (aged 15–18) to foster their personal development (intellectual, emotional, and physical) and to ensure their social responsibility, civic engagement, and leadership.
As Moldova’s economy continues to grow and diversify, foreign language abilities are a critical skill for Moldovan youth development. Such proficiency enables youth to obtain and retain competitive jobs and make international connections. Because English is an international language that opens opportunities for communication, education, travel, and work, there is great demand among students to improve their English skills. To meet the national goal for a population trained and confident in English language skills, Moldova is committed to providing high-quality English education courses to children at the primary, middle, and secondary school levels across the country.
Seven educational institutions are each requesting a Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to co-teach an English club of 15–20 students each. VSPPs in this engagement will be assigned to one of seven educational institutions to enhance the students’ English communication skills, build their confidence to use English, and develop intercultural competencies all through virtual English clubs. By engaging with a VSPP, students and youth will immerse themselves in an English-speaking environment and get opportunities to communicate with native speakers.
Four of the educational institutions have previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a Peace Corps Volunteer or Peace Corps Response Volunteer.
Engagement and tasks
The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their host country partners:
- Co-assess current students’ needs, English skill levels, and available resources
- Co-develop a curriculum for an English conversational club for students (aged 14–18) that includes intercultural sessions to enable students to learn about American culture, dance, music, games, art, education, and holidays (1-hour meeting/week)
- Co-teach two 90-minute conversational English clubs per week to a group of 15–20 students for 20 weeks
- Meet with host country partner on a weekly basis (2 hours per week) to monitor progress, adjust the curriculum, and update plans
Online collaboration will generally occur between 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Moldova time. Specific times will be determined during orientation.
The host country counterpart will have access to Google meets, Zoom, Teams, and 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.
Essential Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in any field and/or relevant certification: TEFL, TESOL, Cambridge, or similar
Experience: 1 year of TEFL/English teaching for primary or secondary school students
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