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CAREER BREAK SURFING
Four people are invited to apply for a 3 month trip to surf Morocco
No visa is required for UK citizens, or EU citizens
Teach in a Berber School
Take Part in Community Projects
Become a Surf Instructor
Improve Your French and/or Arabic
Experience living in a different world
3 MONTH COURSE
Total Cost - £4,500 including paying towards the following: £250 - to buy English books for the local schools £250 - to build a local school (funding from the local council has already been granted in addition to a donation by Surf Berbere SARL) £250 - BSA assessment £200 - Lifeguard qualificationWORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
Most GAP year experiences involve helping schools, building accommodation, doing something in a developing country. Surf Berbere are trying to create the ultimate GAP year experience.
Our aim is to integrate our students into the local communities, show them how life in Morocco works, understand the local culture and get a real taste of living in Africa. The three months with Surf Berbere are structured in such a way to ensure that you will be learning to surf, teach English, speak French and make a living from the Surf Industry.
BUILDING AND REFURBISHING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
You will be working closely with local building contractors Knight Roxbury to refurbish the local school and help get their classes kitted out with electricity, water and some computers.TEACHING ENGLISH
Working with Aftas Association you will teaching English to 13-18yr olds
You will be teaching at the Taghazout Ecole Superiere giving spoken language classes
Sessions will last 2hrs and you will be helping the students progress towards their baccalaureate
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS
Sports provide a way to get away from the daily grind and help bring the community together. One of the first tasks of our Gap year students will be to help set up the football pitch and the basketball hoops and teach the kids how to play the games!GET YOUR BSA QUALIFICATION
For anyone wishing to travel around the world in their GAP year this is the perfect start, you will gain the most respected surfing qualification there is (BSA), you will clock up all the hours of coaching needed to be able to give lessons independently.
BSA ASSESSMENT
Getting the BSA level 1 is much more difficult with the new rules introduced this year. You will need to clock up the hours on the beach teaching people to surf before you can get the assessment and qualify to coach on your own. Our GAP year course is the perfect opportunity to hone your lessons, get the hours and make sure that you qualify nice and easy.
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