R2E Academic Team

Teacher applications for the 26/27 Fall & Spring Semesters are open!

Right2Education's classes are taught by a team of volunteer teachers, many of whom are university students in Amsterdam. Teachers work in pairs, teaching a class of around 25 students at various levels of English or Dutch. Together, they plan and deliver every lesson, with the support of professional trainers and our Teacher & Academic Coordinators.

Currently, applications are open for teaching in the 26/27 Fall Semester (November-December), or in the Spring Semester (Feb-May). We are looking for motivated individuals that resonate with R2E’s mission for education, inclusivity, and community.

For more information, please consult the application forms or the FAQs below.

Apply for Fall 2026!
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FAQs

  • Teacher applications are now open! To apply, please fill out the application form that can be found on this page & in our Instagram bio (@right2education)

  • Previous teaching experience is not required, but appreciated. You do not need professional experience, but any work dealing with languages, NGOs, teaching, tutoring, or education can be advantageous. We consider every application on a case-by-case basis, so do not be discouraged if you have never taught before!

  • Since classes are three hours long and twice a week, you are required to commit 6 hours to teaching every week. Alongside this, we estimate around 4 hours of weekly work to prepare the lessons and homework. In addition, grading tests or exams may increase the workload in specific weeks. Overall, the teacher position would constitute a 10 hour weekly commitment.

  • Our teaching positions are all voluntary (unpaid) but some of our teachers are part of a course/university degree that includes an internship or volunteering project. Where necessary, we will fill in all the supervisor forms for this project. For students at Amsterdam University College, the (16-week) experience can be counted towards the Community Project/Internship requirement

  • No, we welcome all applicants and consider all applications on a case-by-case basis

  • We also have a system of ‘floating teachers’ who step in when others are unavailable. The floating teachers also work on extra academic projects, such as academic resources. If you have ideas for extra academic projects or resources, please contact us

  • We are always happy to have extra input on teacher-training, or new volunteers to run workshops and training sessions for our teachers. If this is something you would be interested in, please contact us

Teacher Testimonies

  • "Participating in the Right2Education project has been one of the most challenging yet rewarding things I have done so far here at AUC. Admittedly, initial conversation was occasionally quite hard. But as the weeks passed by, my fellow buddies and I overcame the barriers between the guest students and us, and realized more and more how truly unique this exchange was between these young men and women, who come from regions torn apart by war, conflict and poverty to a degree that is unfamiliar to us, privileged Westerners. What I ultimately found the most valuable was their improvements over time: seeing the smiles growing, the conversations lengthening, and the Dutch eclipsing that of most of AUC's foreign students... all of this I doubt I will ever forget."

    ARENT
    DUCH TEACHER

  • "I'm really glad that I was a part of this project. I loved to be able to teach these guest students my language and see them study motivatedly and progress well in the classes. But it was so much more than that; they became my friends too. As this project is not only focused on teaching the students Dutch but also to help them integrate, there were buddies involved that showed the students around and spent some leisure time with them. The best part was, friends of mine were buddies with my students so we had dinner together a couple of times and that was a lot of fun."

    MARIT
    DUTCH TEACHER

  • "Being a teacher at Right2Education has been a very enjoyable experience for me. Knowing that many refugees have not received a warm welcome from everyone in the Netherlands, it is nice to do something for them to make them know that they are wanted, and that a lot of people are willing to help them. I believe that learning the language is key in the integration process. Not only because it improves communication, but also because it signals the will to integrate and to learn about the host culture."

    PACO
    ENGLISH TEACHER

Contact our Teacher and Academic Coordinators

Deadlines for teacher applications each semester will be posted on our website and social media accounts.