ANGLOVILLE

HOW TO TRAVEL ACROSS

EUROPE FOR FREE

EDITION 2020-21
WWW.ANGLOVILLE.COM
 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

Introduction
So you’ve decided to travel
Angloville across Europe and make your
travel count? Welcome to the
Why volunteering?
Angloville community!
Travelling for free
Volunteering in exchange for

accommodation and meals is a

Making new friends
smart way to help others, learn new

Developing new skills, experience different lifestyles

and… save money. While these are

professional skills
all great ways to enrich your life,

there are a few things you’ll need to

Where can I go?
watch out for before making your

Who are my fellow volunteers? decision.

This guide is designed to help you in

Am I capable of teaching
understanding:

English? - what Angloville programmes are

- what local students expect from you

Angloville programmes - what the benefits of volunteering

are
Angloville benefits for
- how a volunteering experience can

volunteers make a difference in your life.

In other words, this guide is meant

Things to know about
to help in making the right choices
volunteering
and finding the best programmes for

Tips and important links you!


CONCEPT
Angloville is a unique
experience that enables
linguistic and cultural
exchange between native
English speakers and language
students, most of whom are
successful professionals or
ambitious youth; depending on
the programme you attend. As
English speakers, our
participants stay in our
beautiful venues in Central
Europe, Malta and the UK for
1-8 weeks and help local
students improve their English
through a series of
conversations and activities.
During each programme, their
stay with full board is covered
and an unforgettable cultural
exchange experience is
guaranteed.
ANGLOVILLE
HISTORY
WHO ARE WE?
In 2011, our two co-founders
We are a team of 50 young
(Michal Zak and Michal Kelles-
internationals, all passionate
Krauz, who are school friends,
about English language and
came to the conclusion that the
culture, cultural experiences and
present English teaching
travelling. We have a wide range
methodology was not efficient
of positions and roles:
for language students. Books
Programme coordinators,
and classrooms don't offer what
pedagogists, health and safety
an intensive stay in an English-
specialists, recruiters, trainers,
speaking country does. Both of
sales representatives, etc. We
them learnt English this way. In
are based in different regions of
the meantime, many of their
the world. Angloville has offices
university friends in the UK,
in various countries in Central
where they studied, asked them
Europe and Asia: Kielce in
about visiting Poland and
Poland, Prague in Czechia,
travelling in Central Europe.
Bucharest in Romania, Budapest
They would love to experience a
in Hungary, Manila in the
cultural immersion. They saw a
Philippines and Cork, in Ireland.
great match there so they
researched the language
Each year, we run hundreds of
immersion methodology and this
programmes in Europe and we
is how Angloville was born - by
welcome 8000+ local
bringing these two worlds
participants and 4000+
together.
mentors coming from the
entire English speaking world.
 WHY VOLUNTEERING?
NATIVE SPEAKERS

Angloville is proud to say that

Our native speaker (NS) Mentors choose
volunteering can be a route to
to volunteer for a variety of reasons. For
employment, or a chance to try
some, it offers a chance to give
something new which may lead to a
something back to the community or
career change.
make a difference in other people’s
However, you might be willing to
lives. But all our volunteers agree that
volunteer for a number of other reasons:
volunteering provides an opportunity to
- Making friends from all over the
develop new skills and build on existing
world and getting to know the local
experience and knowledge: they all find
community
it both challenging and rewarding.
- Enriching your experience by

Why do you want to volunteer? Don’t you working with people from various

want to volunteer because helping cultural backgrounds

people and changing their lives is - Sharing your teaching skills and

important to you? Volunteering allows knowledge or gaining new skills

you to connect to your community and - Expanding your professional network

have a positive impact on people. and improving your employment

Helping out even with the smallest tasks prospects

can make a real difference. - Enhancing your resume and gaining

an accreditation
Volunteering is a two-way street: It can
- Becoming an AngloTEFL certified
also benefit you. Dedicating your time as
teacher (optional)
a volunteer helps you in feeling valued

while gaining confidence and self- Whatever the reason is, welcome on
esteem, in spending quality time away board! This is going to be one of the
from work or a busy lifestyle and best experiences of your life.
boosting your social skills.
 MAKING NEW FRIENDS

Travelling across the world, visiting a new place every week, meeting dozens

of people is the best way to make new friends. Angloville is a unique place to

meet international volunteers from all over the world.

Travelling solo has a lot of benefits, the main one would be bringing you out of

your shell and forcing you to fully immerse yourself in the place and local

culture. Therefore, it becomes very easy to meet people to grab a bite with, to

join you on a tour or an excursion, or just to talk to. Why not make a travel

buddy and travel together?

On our programmes, we blend over 12 nationalities: local participants from

Central Europe meet Mentors from the English speaking world. For that reason,

we vary the opportunities for you to make new friends: we organise a city tour

and a welcome lunch before each programme, where you can meet your fellow

volunteers, we encourage conversations and interactions during your free time

and social time, we build a community via our social media and we even

organise leisure trips especially for you.

Be approachable, be spontaneous and strike up conversation during your bus

ride, train journey or flight and friends will come to you!

Connect with your fellow mentors on:

- Facebook: Angloville Past Mentors

- Instagram: AnglovilleMentors
 DEVELOPING NEW PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Volunteering with Angloville is more than just your opportunity to do something

great for our local students, it can also have a major impact on your job

search and professional development and reputation. It looks good on your

resume, it presents an opportunity to meet new people, it helps you to

determine your career goals and allows you to refine new competencies.

As an English speaking mentor, you will have conversations with our student

participants in English. Each day is packed with business or fun workshops,

serious or laid back discussions, and connecting with new friends. The

programme is all about conversing and your conversation partners will change

each hour. You must be ready to talk for 12 hours a day, but don’t worry as

each day is full of fun and 8,000 people a year who visit us, love the

experience! In addition to our AngloTEFL certification training, Angloville

offers online training before the programme starts.

In return, we provide you with:

- An AngloTEFL certificate to become a qualified ESL teacher (optional)

- An English mentor certificate after each programme

- A letter of recommendation for future opportunities

- Constant help and training during our programme by professional teachers

and coordinators

An expanded network. Increased knowledge. Improved skills. They all

help you to present yourself as a more impressive and well-rounded
candidate.
OUR PROGRAMME IS A CHANCE TO:

- Meet locals, travellers, expats and

international profiles working in the host country,

- Share business experience s: a lot of our

participants are successful businessmen and

women, with a lot of experience and expertise in

their field,

- Extend your network and discover new

studies, business or travel opportunities,

- Gain new skills : during the programme, you

will coach, manage, train, teach, solve, innovate,

etc.

- Make your own way in the country you are in:

participants are active locals, involved in

business and social communities, they will have

plenty of tips for you.

 WHERE CAN I GO?

CENTRAL EUROPE Hungary

There is no more breathtaking
With Angloville, you can travel for
experience than having a 38°
free in 12+ destinations in Central
outdoor bath while watching the
Europe:
snow falling over Budapest. The

Poland mix of architectural styles,

Authentic, traditional and in the traditional cuisines, bars, parties

meantime avant-garde, Poland has and thermal baths are must-see

so much much to offer: Krakow, and do assets of the capital.

Poznan, Wroclaw, Warsaw and many

Romania
more historical cities you don’t want
Exotic, incredibly diverse and
to miss.
largely undiscovered, Romania is

Czechia one of Europe’s last genuine travel

The most romantic country ever! Join frontiers. A nation rich in colourful

us in Prague, Ostrava or Brno and culture, warm-hearted locals and

let yourself be enraptured by the off-the-map adventures.

beauty of the architecture and the

charming atmosphere of Bohemia.

Slovakia
Meet us in Bratislava to discover the

best hiking trails and ski slopes in

Central Europe. Cheap, accessible

and beginner friendly, Slovakia

offers the best initiation to mountain

sports.
INTERNATIONAL London, the capital of Europe
PROGRAMMES Enchanting, beautiful, enormous,

historic, exciting, fun… there’s a lot

Angloville also organises amazing of ways to describe London. The

programmes in various cities in city contains many famous and

Europe. Join us and discover: historical sites, such as St Paul’s

Cathedral, Tower Bridge and the

Lija in Malta Tower of London.

Lija and Malta are mostly known for

their amazing architecture. The

cities are proud of their old houses

full of character and large citrus NEW! Paid opportunities

gardens. Not to mention the & internships in Asia
beautiful beaches and the deep-

blue sea.
Whether you see yourself sampling

dumplings in China, exploring Hong

Colchester in Great Britain
Kong’s lively night markets, or

Colchester is a historic market town learning how to make homemade

in Essex, located 80 kilometres, rice noodles in Vietnam, there are

north-east of London. As the oldest heaps of adventures to experience

recorded Roman town in the United- with Angloville. We have AngloTEFL

Kingdom, Colchester is thought to internships and paid teaching

be the oldest town in Britain. positions for you!

 A DAY AT ANGLOVILLE

EXAMPLE: A Junior programme in Poland

Angloville Junior is a unique language camp for teenagers where - with the help of native speakers from

around the world - we create a true “language village”, where everyone only speaks English.

Therefore, at Angloville Junior, our participants can easily overcome the fear of speaking and gain fluency

and confidence in English while also improving their vocabulary and comprehension.
 WHO ARE MY FELLOW VOLUNTEERS?

OUR MENTORS OUR PARTICIPANTS

Kids & Junior

Our English-speaking volunteers are Our teenage participants are primary

either university students or recent and secondary school students, many

graduates (aged 18-35) or other of them have never had a chance to

enthusiastic professionals or speak English with native speakers

teachers (over 35). They like to but want to gain confidence and

travel, explore new places and fluency. Some are already planning

cultures, and help others. their university studies abroad.

The various speaking sessions and Adult

other activities will give you a Our adult students come from various

chance to get to know and make walks of life, from individual

friends with our local participants entrepreneurs to corporate

and your fellow volunteers alike. professionals and even artists. They

Many of our volunteers on Adult are successful in their profession but

programmes still keep in touch with need a boost in their English skills,

their mentees even years after the especially when it comes to

programme, and sometimes even communication. You can learn a lot

visit each other later. about them, their profession, and the

country itself during deep and

meaningful conversations throughout

the day.
 AM I CAPABLE OF TEACHING ENGLISH?

If you worry about not having ANGLOTEFL SCHOLARSHIP

MENTORING IS FOR teaching experience and you are not

EVERYONE sure if you actually can teach at the

AngloTEFL is an opportunity to become

a teacher of English as a second

Angloville programmes, you will have a
language. Our scholarship will provide
chance to learn about the basic
Yes, you are capable of teaching
you with an online course, where you
teaching techniques during the online
English. Having teaching experience is
will learn about various teaching
Angloville Know-How training prepared
not a must at Angloville because we opt
techniques as well as the practical part,
for the mentors. We gathered all the
for an innovative method: no books, no
during the Angloville programmes. On
best practices and teaching tips in a
classroom, just laid back and natural
completion of the course and the
one-hour video.
conversations over a coffee or during a
programmes, you will receive a TEFL
walk. The idea of the programme is to
certificate and be ready to teach
create a safe environment where
English online, give private lessons or
everyone speaks, or tries to speak,
teach in a classroom in a school.
English all the time.
Angloville offers you this opportunity in

cooperation with Premier TEFL and

We ask our mentors to be personable
sponsors up to 70% of the total cost of
and to have passion for sharing ideas
the scholarship. For example, if you join
while having conversations. When you
us for 3 weeks and complete 3
have a simple chat, you don’t have to
programmes, we will cover most of the
deliver a lesson. There are no lesson
scholarship fee: you will initially pay 89
plans at Angloville, you will not stand in
EUR of which 50 EUR will be held as a
front of the group like in a traditional
deposit. Once you've completed your
teaching classroom: our programme is
programmes and your certification,
all about 1:1 or 2:1 conversations, like
Angloville will refund you 50 EUR. So
friends would have.
the final cost of the AngloTEFL

certification is only 39 EUR. The best

deal on the market!

 ANGLOVILLE PROGRAMMES

KIDS & JUNIOR ADULT INTERNATIONAL

The Angloville Adult programme is a

great opportunity for native English

The Angloville Kids programmes are
speakers to help local participants
excellent for students or recent
improve their English language skills,
The Angloville International programmes,
graduates who already have some
learn about culture and to meet like-
like the Junior programmes, are perfect
experience working with children aged
minded travellers from around the world.
for international profiles, university
7-11. On the Kids programmes, NS
On each programme there are around
students or recent graduates who would
mentors will be working with bilingual
12-20 local participants and an equal
like to share their international
local teachers and groups of 4-8
number of English-speaking volunteers.
experience and support ambitious youth
students.
NS mentors will be working with adult
in their journey to travel, live and access

students aged 30+ in 1-on-1 sessions and

The Angloville Junior programmes are higher education in English-speaking

2-on-1 sessions.
perfect for university students or recent countries.

graduates who would like to share their

The Angloville Extended Adult
university experience and support On these programmes, NS mentors will

programme is the longer, 9-day version

ambitious youth in their journey to be working with ambitious youth aged

of the Angloville Adult programme

higher education in English-speaking 12-18 (2-on-1 sessions).

where you work with business

countries. On the Junior programmes,

NS mentors will be working with

professionals. On this programme, NS
Favourite destinations: Malta,

mentors will work in the 1-on-1 sessions

ambitious youth aged 12-18 (2-on-1 Colchester and London

and 2-on-1 sessions.

sessions).

Favourite destinations: Poznan,

Favourite destinations: Bucharest,

Warsaw, Prague and Budapest

Krakow, Brno and Budapest
 ANGLOVILLE BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Free
Full board City tours & Bus schuttle
accommodation
with 3 meals fun activities from the
in beautiful 3*
a day included departure city
hotels

Connect Up to 300h Certificate & TEFL- Dates &

with people of hands-on teaching programmes

from 20+ ESL qualification all year

countries experience recognised round

worldwide
 REVIEWS "I learned so much about Poland through CHARTS
the many lively conversations I had with

my new Polish friends. Cultural immersion

is truly a two-way street. By the end of

the week the English and Polish speaking

Reviews of past mentors
Maurizio , participants developed such great

Facebook review friendships, that we didn't want the week

to end. Thankfully we have social media

are satisfied with

4.9/5
to stay connected!"

Angloville on
Amie , from United States
"Angloville was a challenging but Facebook
extremely rewarding experience. I met

some really interesting people from

across Poland, both coordinators and the

96%
incredibly talented students. Virtually all have positively

of the other volunteers were great and rated us on Go

helped me out quite a bit when I was still Overseas

fresh. Was incredible to see the students'

English develop and cultural

understanding so quickly in real time

along with seeing their (and the native

90%
speakers') amazing talents and interests.
recommend us on
Also gave me a great experience to visit
"I have done about 6 adult Angloville Workaway
my family's native country and learn more
programs now. The experience has been
about my heritage. Definitely recommend
fantastic. As an online line English teacher
this for all sorts of people, especially to
this is a great way to have more contact
anyone skeptical about underdeveloped,
with learners and also a different

5/5
overpriced, or straight-up scam English
had reviewed us
experience. I decided to take the TEFL
teaching/TEFL programs. Even with some
certificate as a kind of refresher to the as "Excellent" on
anxiety I quickly got comfortable and
CELTA I already had. It was interesting, and HelpX
found a knack for teaching I never
contained some different things."
realized I had and would like to explore

more" Inger , from the UK

 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT VOLUNTEERING

DOCUMENTATION SECURITY DEPOSIT

The Angloville recruitment process is In order to book your spot, Angloville

quick and straightforward: after we will ask you to transfer us a

receive your full application on refundable 89 EUR deposit. Don’t

www.angloville.com, one of our worry, this is just a security deposit.

advisors will call you back for a 15- Once you have successfully

minute phone interview. At the end of completed our programme, Angloville

the interview you will know if your will refund you 79 EUR (10 EUR goes

application has been approved and to admin and banking fees).

you will be offered a selection of

programmes suitable for your profile The deposit is a mandatory

and professional background. requirement to participate in our

programme. It is also a way of

The next steps are: showing your commitment as we are

- Pay the commitment deposit booking a spot for you and covering

(refundable) the cost of your accommodation,

- Provide a clear criminal record meals and local transportation.

check

- Provide a letter of reference

- Provide a copy of your ID or

passport

- Confirm your itinerary and travel

details (bus, train or plane tickets)

 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT VOLUNTEERING

FLIGHTS, TRANSPORTATION INSURANCES

TICKETS & TRAVEL. Travel insurance should

ACCOMMODATION cover medical expenses, trip

Angloville recommends arriving at
cancellation, lost luggage, flight
least one day before the start of the
incidents and other losses incurred
programme to find your way in the
while travelling abroad. It can
country and the departure city.
generally be arranged at the time of
Arriving a day earlier will also give
booking your trip. Some credit card
you a chance to attend the free city
issuers offer automatic travel
tour and welcome lunch.
insurance if travel arrangements are

paid for using their credit cards.

Nights before and after the
There are many travel insurance
programme are not included in the
policies available on the market.
Angloville package. Similarly, we

advise you to book your return ticket

HEALTH. We strongly recommend that

you purchase health insurance when

the day after the programme ends. It
you travel abroad. Before
would be a chance to get some rest
volunteering with Angloville, make
before flying back home and spend a
sure you are in sufficient physical and
final evening with your fellow
mental health and/or do not have any
mentors.
physical or mental conditions which

could affect your ability to

Angloville requires you to provide us a
participate. You should have medical
copy of your itinerary and travel
insurance coverage appropriate for
details 21 days after your application
your trip, your activities (included in
has been approved and your spots
the participation in our programme)
have been firmly booked.
and your medical needs.
 TRAINING USEFUL APPS

KNOW-HOW, our online TRAVELLING ACROSS

training for mentors EUROPE
First time in Central Europe or Asia?
Angloville is aware of how
We have plenty of travel tips for you.
important it is to be well-prepared
For instance, if you plan to visit us in
and we want to offer you the best
Krakow, Budapest or Prague, we
experience ever. Once your
recommend you download the
application is completed, we will
following apps:
provide you with online training to

prepare you for our programmes.

During your stay you will receive

Private accommodation: AirBnb

guidance from your coordinator.

Hotels: Booking.com & Hostelworld

If you would like to receive

additional teaching training we

Free stays: Couchsurfing

would recommend the AngloTEFL

Scholarship. The 120-hour online

Buses: Flixbus & Moovit

course can help you gain some new

skills and build your confidence on

Trains: Omio & Trainline EU

the programmes.
Taxis: Uber & Bolt

Fun & activities: UpTo, MeetUp, Trip

Advisor & Yelp

 FAQ SOCIAL MEDIA

FREQUENTLY ASKED OUR MENTORS

QUESTIONS COMMUNITY

Do you want to follow us on social

media?
Do you have further questions? We

have a frequently asked questions

Angloville's latest updates are on
forum online:
Facebook:

www.angloville.com/faq/ www.facebook.com/volunteerat
angloville
You can find on our website
Our Past Mentors community is
detailed articles about our
very active on Facebook:
programmes and short videos

answering the most common

www.facebook.com/groups/476
questions asked by our
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participants.
Check out our best pictures and

memories on Instagram:

www.instagram.com/angloville
mentors/
 CONTACTS

For further information please contact us!

ANGLOVILLE PHONE NUMBERS OPENING HOURS
Email: info@angloville.com UK: +44 20 3966 4098 Online: 24/7

US: +1 845 402 6193

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