Posted: 28th June 2018

Peace Boat´s language training programme, GET (Global English/Español Training), is now accepting applications from English and/or Spanish language teachers for its 100th global voyage. You must be available for the entire duration of the itinerary for the 100th voyage: from December 26, 2018 until April 1, 2019. You must also be able to participate in the orientation which is scheduled to begin around one week prior to the departure of the first voyage. The Volunteer Language Teacher application deadline is 17:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) on Friday, August 27, 2018. National interviews are scheduled to be held on September 15 and 16 (Saturday and Sunday) at the GET Office in Tokyo, Japan. Interviews for oversees applicants will be conducted via Skype between September 14-21, 2018.

For more information on how to apply, please visit: http://peaceboat.org/english/?menu=110

The 100th Voyage departs Yokohama December 26, 2018 and returns to Yokohama March 31, 2019. The voyage will circumnavigate the globe, making stops in as many as seventeen ports in fourteen countries, including Reunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Brazil, and many more.

We are looking for:
-Language teachers: English, Spanish (18 months experience by the time of application)
-Interpreters: Japanese – English, Japanese – Chinese, Japanese – Korean, Japanese – Spanish, and possibly English – Chinese (no experience or training required)

-Writer/photographer (this application is not yet open for the 100th, so please check the website listed below for updates)

Peace Boat is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization striving to build a culture of peace around the world by connecting people across borders and creating opportunities for learning, activism and cooperation. We achieve this through programs in which people from around the world participate in voyages on board the Peace Boat. Peace Boat works in Special Consultative Status with UNESCO, and uses the ship as a platform to promote the UN´s Sustainable Development Goals. Peace Boat is also a steering group member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

Peace Boat conducts three voyages a year, so be sure to check our upcoming voyages on the site below for future volunteer opportunities!

For more information on how to apply: bit.ly/peacevolunteer

For the 100th voyage itinerary: https://bit.ly/2s1Q256

For questions about interpreting for Peace Boat:

For questions about teaching for Peace Boat:

The language teaching positions on board are on a volunteer basis, so there is no salary.However, the participation fee for the voyage which includes meals and accommodation on the ship, as well as port taxes are covered by Peace Boat / GET.