Palau
Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
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Volunteers serve in small island communities across Babeldaob, Koror, and some outlying island states. Schools vary in size, resources, and access to materials. Housing is typically a private room within a host family’s home, which offers deep cultural immersion and close community relationships.
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Education
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Palau
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PCV
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Conduct classroom support sessions focused on early‑grade English literacy.
Develop simple reading and writing activities aligned with school needs.
Plan lessons with teachers and model student‑centered approaches.
Facilitate small‑group and one‑on‑one reading practice.
Create low‑cost teaching materials to supplement classroom instruction.
Support school‑wide literacy events and family engagement activities.
Collaborate with teachers on monitoring student reading progress.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as community gardening or an English conversation club.
As an English Literacy Teacher, you will be trained on foundational literacy instruction, co-teaching strategies, effective classroom management, and how to develop low-cost learning materials. Peace Corps/Palau will teach you conversational Palauan to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.
After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a rural community where you will collaborate with local schools and teachers. You will work with the community to assess the local needs and develop solutions based on strengthening elementary grade English literacy.
Be one of the first Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Palau since 2018.
Build marketable teaching and literacy‑support skills through hands‑on classroom experience and structured training.
Form lasting connections with Palauan teachers, students, and families while experiencing rich island culture and traditions.
Heterosexual and same-sex couples are accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and qualify for a position in the same sector as their partner.
Couples will live together during training but may separate occasionally for field-based activities.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart).
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As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
