Nomads Language Project
English classes in the towns around Cuenca.
We teach English to children, teens and adults in small communities on the edge of Cuenca, working with the local leaders who invite us in. For the last three years our classes have been in Llacao, and we plan to keep going there.
Every class has at least one native English speaker, and we try to mix native English and native Spanish speakers in each classroom.
Where
Llacao, Cuenca
When
Saturdays, 9:00 to noon
Students
Children, teens, adults
Director
Rick Wedge
Llacao classes
Classes run January 9 to February 27, 2027.
Saturdays from 9:00 to noon at the Alfredo H. Mora School in Llacao. Parents and students, register here.
More about the classes
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How we teach
People pick up a language by spending time in it, understanding real messages, more than by memorizing rules. So our classes are built on comprehensible input: stories, conversation, songs, games and role-play, pitched just above what each student already understands.
We focus on meaning, keep the room enjoyable, and treat mistakes as part of learning. Our thinking owes a great deal to Stephen Krashen’s work on comprehensible input.
Volunteer roles
No teaching experience and no Spanish needed for the classroom roles. We train you and give you the materials.
- Teacher: leads the class, plans the lessons, and keeps track of how students are doing.
- Assistant teacher: works alongside the teacher, helping students during class and with classroom management.
- Local director: runs a community’s program: schedules, transportation, tuition, the budget, and the relationship with parents and local leaders. Needs enough Spanish to work with them.
Where we have taught
Before Llacao we taught in Barabón, Nulti, Chocarsi and San Juan Pamba, some of them through the public schools. We go where a community asks us to come and where we can staff the classes well.
Bringing classes to your community
We work through local leaders: a parish president, a librarian, a school, or simply people the community looks to. If you would like affordable English classes where you live, tell us about your community and we will come out and meet you.
Signing up for a class in Llacao
Classes run January 9 to February 27, 2027. Students and parents register on the Llacao class page.