Volunteer Opportunities

Spanish Language School is a program of Fundacion Casa Xalteva, a non-profit educational and charitable foundation chartered by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education. In addition to providing high-quality Spanish instruction, our purpose is to promote international and intercultural awareness and cooperation among all peoples. Our Spanish Language School in Granada Nicaragua welcomes students of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. Working with Nicaraguans from a variety of backgrounds, we hope to share awareness of the Spanish language and the rich culture of Nicaragua with people from North America, Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world. Through our volunteer social service programs we hope also to contribute something back to help improve the lives of our Nicaraguan hosts. The foundation also raises funds for a variety of programs to help alleviate the poverty in Nicaragua, including social services for children.

Casa Xalteva Spanish language school takes its name from one of the groups of indigenous people who inhabited the shores of Lake Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest.

Social and Community Services
While providing high quality Spanish instructions, Casa Xalteva:
- Runs a children's educational shelter ( homeless and abused children to whom Casa Xalteva provides: food, paid education, and a place to live) - Provides job opportunities for Nicaraguans (through homestay with Granada families, Spanish instructors, project workers, and others)
- Does community projects in poor neighborhoods
- Helps employees with scholarships for college education