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[TEFL]

Hi all,

I am hoping to begin my CELTA course around May time and have bee contemplating doing so in Playa del Carmen. Does anyone have any experience of this area and/or the CELTA here?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

[ls650]

One of my friends was teaching there for about a year or so. She had a hard time getting steady work; she usually had a few hours here and a few hours there at different schools. She liked the area but found it difficult to support herself financially.

[sweeney66]

I did the CELTA in Playa about 4 years ago. I was happy with the course, less so with IH. Playa wasn't my cup of tea, but I stayed on for one semester in Prepa Hell. Thereafter I stuck to teaching adults, and I believe that the CELTA opened the door to a job that suited me. Playa is expensive. Bring lots of money.

[rafomania]

A CELTA qual is the best to get, though in Mexico I dont think its too important what you have (in my experience)
Playa has lovely beaches and theres lots to do, like ruins and stuff. Not sure about teaching jobs there. A lot of locals seem to speak English, unfortuntely with that thick gringo accent, lol.

[geaaronson]

The responses so far are perplexing. The poster asks only about the program, not whether there are opportunities for teaching in Playa.
I know of two people who went through the program. One was offered a high paying preparatoria position in Acapulco three days after graduating
from the playa program, the other taught at Marista University in Merida part time and a prepa as well but after 4 years decided to take a position stateside as a director of a nonprofit, having been disappointed by the low salaries in the Yucatan area.
Regardless, both said the program was first rate. CELTA`S rep is number one in the world, so anywhere you go it will be much to your benefit.

[rafomania]

[quote="geaaronson"]The responses so far are perplexing. The poster asks only about the program, not whether there are opportunities for teaching in Playa.
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well sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy, sir geaaronson. I'll make a note to never again go off track when answering a question incase his/her heiness gets a bit huffy about it.

[hickles]

Hey guys I was also wondering about doing the celta in playa (mainly because it's ih) but i've been there and I don't want to have "I'm a beachbum/tourist" permenantly scarred on my CV and having to pay around �2000 for the privilege, do you think prospective teachers would care about where you do your celta? Also thanks for the wealth of information in this forum...it's great!

[ls650]

[jillford64]

Well, this is probably off topic but it'll be hot and humid in Playa in May.