The Teach Italian in Palestine Program is designed for students, who are native or fluent Italian speakers, graduates, professionals, and retirees seeking teaching opportunities in the West Bank, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the broader Arabic-speaking world.
This program offers the unique chance to live in Hebron, Palestine, meet diverse people, and contribute to the local community by volunteering to teach Italian to Palestinian children, youth, and community members. During the internship, you will also have the opportunity to study Levantine or Palestinian Arabic, enhancing your cultural immersion experience.
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Teaching Italian Programs in Palestine for 2025/2026
Engage in Palestine is now accepting applications for its 2025/2026 Teaching Italian Programs, including Teaching Italian to Palestinian Refugees, Summer Teaching Italian Internships in the West Bank, and Winter Volunteer Teaching Italian in Palestine Programs.
These programs offer exciting volunteer opportunities for those seeking to make a difference in Gaza or the West Bank, while contributing to the education of Palestinian children, youth, and refugees. We look forward to welcoming you to these impactful opportunities in 2025/2026!
Short-Term Teach Italian in Palestine Program
This internship program, based in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine is designed for people and students looking for short-term teaching Italian positions in the Israel & Palestine or Middle East area. We believe this teaching Italian program provides a unique personal learning opportunity for those who are eager to gain valuable Italian teaching experience, whilst also wishing to learn Arabic and become immersed in Palestinian culture, politics, and daily life.
Volunteers in the West Bank, teach Italian to Palestinian students and community members who are aged 12 to adult, either one-on-one, in small groups of 2-5, or in Italian classes of 15-20 students.
Awards and Recognitions
We continue to strive towards “excellence”: In 2022 we were rated one of the top three programs worldwide in offering volunteer opportunities and one of the top three language schools worldwide by Go Overseas. We received a total of five Go Overseas Community Choice Awards in 2022. The Excellence Center was also recognized as one of the top Teach Abroad Providers for the category of “benefits” and one of the Top Internship Abroad Providers for the categories of “growth” and “support”.
We continue to strive towards “excellence”: In 2021 we were rated one of the top three programs worldwide in offering volunteer opportunities. We received the community choice awards by Go Overseas in the categories “best language school”, and voted best on “fun” and “instruction.”
In 2019, we received our first “Go Overseas Community Choice Awards” to acknowledge the Excellence Center’s impact on the community of travelers around the world. The Excellence Center continues to be a highly rated travel organization across its selection of programs. Check out our many great reviews here:
- +850 Reviews (94%) on Gooverseas.com
- +170 Reviews (96%) on Goabroad.com
- Participants’ video testimonials
NO Experience in Teaching Italian
The teaching Italian program in our Palestinian language school is an amazing internship opportunity for those who have NO experience in teaching Italian and want to explore teaching, as well as for those with Italian teaching experience. If you are looking for teaching Italian opportunities in Jerusalem, Haifa, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Ramallah, Nablus or in Israel or Palestine in general, this internship program is for you.
Many community members in Hebron, West Bank, including Palestinian children, adults, and refugees, as well as university and school students, are very eager and keen to meet new people in order to learn conversational Italian, as well as familiarizing themselves with foreign cultures.
We Welcome Italian Teachers Year-Round
All volunteer teachers wishing to teach Italian in Palestine through our program are welcomed year-round (spring, summer, fall, and winter). So, if you are looking for teaching Italian in Palestine and Israel in summer or winter, this program is suited for you. Our teaching Italian programs usually run for one week to three months.
Engage in Palestine in Hebron, West Bank, offers accessible and affordable teaching Italian internship programs in Palestine for people interested in helping Palestinians and refugees. We provide a wide range of environments for Italian teachers to make a difference in a safe and sustainable way, from teaching Italian as a foreign language to studying and sharing information about Palestine, its culture, places and politics.
In order to teach Italian in Hebron, Palestine, academic degrees, such as a university teaching, college degree, or Italian degree, whilst being welcomed, are not required. Furthermore, Volunteer Italian teachers in Palestine in our internships do NOT require to have any teaching certification such as:
- DITALS: Italian as a Second Language
- PLIDA: Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri
- CELI: Certificato di Lingua Italiana
- CILS: Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
- IT: Certificazione Italiano
- AIL: Accademia di Lingua Italiana
Summer Teaching Italian Programs
Engage in Palestine offers exceptional internship opportunities for individuals seeking summer teaching Italian internships or volunteer programs in the West Bank, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, or Israel from June to August.
Whether you are a student, a native Italian speaker, someone with a summer break, or anyone desiring to serve abroad for an extended period, these summer teaching Italian volunteer programs and internships are an ideal choice.
This Summer Teaching Italian volunteer Program in the West Bank, Palestine blends a focus on the Palestinian and Levantine Arabic language with comprehensive education, immersion, and involvement in Palestinian culture, politics, and history. You’ll have the opportunity to visit Palestinian refugee camps, local towns, community development centers, as well as Bedouin regions like Susiya, Masafer Yatta, and local villages in the southern Hebron area.
Work with Palestinian Children and Youngsters
This teaching Italian program in the West Bank, Palestine will offer you the chance to meet and work with Palestinian children and youth in the city of Hebron as well as in the local Palestinian villages and Palestinian refugee camps. It is worth to mention that more than 70% of our Palestinian students are blow 20 years old.
Participants’ Responsibilities:
During their time in Palestine, interns instruct Italian language classes and provide administrative assistance while immersing themselves in the Palestinian culture.
Program interns teach Italian courses focusing on areas such as conversational Italian. Key aspects of teaching Italian in Palestine are as follows:
- Teach two or three conversational Italian classes at the Engage in Palestine during your internship
- Organize group activities for Palestinian students of Italian at the Center
- Help with some administrative tasks e.g. writing reports or press releases
- Help other foreigners and Palestinian teachers with their classes
- Organize workshops on different themes including how to write resumes, cover letters and conduct job interviews.
Who Comes to Teach Italian in Palestine?
Here at Engage in Palestine, Hebron, West, Bank Palestine, we pride ourselves on our inclusivity and internationality. Since the Teach Italian, Study Arabic program started running in June 2011, more than 1000 interns and volunteers have worked with us from different countries including the USA, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland, etc. All our interns were able to gain a more intimate knowledge of Palestinian and Arabic culture and understand the political situation in Palestine better.
In general, the Teach Italian, Study Arabic in Palestine Program is suitable for:
- University students who study Italian and wish to have experience in teaching abroad.
- Participants who are over 18 years and would like to immerse themselves in the Palestinian culture and daily life.
- Students who are studying the Middle East or Political science studies
- College students who wish to do a semester abroad and get university credit
- People who wish to work as an Italian teacher in the future
- Students who are studying about the Palestinian and Israeli history
- Participants who would like to study and practice Arabic
- Everyone willing to help Palestinians learn conversational Italian
Palestinian or Levantine Arabic Lessons
Interns in Palestine are provided with 12 hours of conversational Palestinian or Levantine Arabic lessons each month. Additionally, you will have plenty of chances to meet many people in Palestine, allowing you to learn the language in context and providing many opportunities to practice your Arabic skills with native speakers.
Requirements for Our Teach Italian in Palestine Program
The intern as an Italian teacher in Palestine project allows participants to grow personally and professionally. As such, we happily accept volunteers without advanced teaching or language qualifications who show an interest and passion in education and a willingness to learn. Any qualification in teaching Italian (e.g., DITALS, PLIDA, CELI CILS,…) is also non-essential.
In the Teach Italian Study Arabic Program in Palestine you’ll need to meet the following criteria:
- 18+ years of age
- Have a bachelor degree or a diploma (any subject)
- Fluent Italian
However, we do not require the following:
- Ability to speak Arabic
- Travel experience
- Teaching experience
- To be a native Italian speaker
Upon completion of teaching an Italian program in Palestine, Engage in Palestine provides the participant with a certificate and a letter of recommendation, able to be used in career resumes or for acquiring university credits.
Support Available
Engage in Palestine will provide you, as a volunteering Italian teacher, as well as Italian books and teaching materials for all levels, with an Italian teaching manual. This will guide you on how to teach Italian to Palestinians, what kind of activities to use, and some specific cultural explanations.
Furthermore, the center always has at least five Palestinian teachers on its staff, who are also there to support you and offer a helping hand when necessary. Our centre is a hive of staff and fellow volunteers who would be happy to assist you to plan your Italian classes and give you some tips and advice.
Brief Information on the Teach Italian, Study Arabic Program in Palestine
| Place of Program | Hebron, West Bank |
| Program Fees | Starting at 230 Euro. Please Check the Price List |
| Area of Program | Teach Italian to Palestinians Volunteer with Palestinian Refugees Internship with Palestinian Children Study Arabic in Palestine |
| Age | 18-75 Years Old |
| Minimum Duration | 1 week |
| Maximum Duration | 13 Weeks |
| Starting/Ending Dates | Flexible – Anytime |
| Application Deadline | No Deadline |
| Program Language | Italian/Arabic |
| Days off | Two days a week (Fri – Sun) |
| Arabic Lessons | 3 Hours a Week – Palestinian Arabic or Levantine |
| University Credit | Available |
| Number of volunteer Italian teachers | 3-5 Italian teachers |
| Program’s Reviews | Reviews & ratings (95%) on Gooverseas.com Reviews & ratings (91%) on Goabroad.com Teach Italian participants’ video testimonials |
Homestay During Your Time in Hebron
Engage in Palestine aims to achieve social discourse through cultural immersion. The center provides the Teach Italian, Study Arabic Program’s participants homestays in Hebron, West Bank as follows:
- Female participants have the opportunity to live with a designated Palestinian host family in the local Hebron area
- Male participants will be accommodated in a nice, shared apartment just a five-minute walk from the Engage in Palestine center in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine.
- Private rooms can also be arranged, although these naturally come with an additional fee
What Do You Get from The Engage in Palestine?
Participants of the teach Italian Internship program in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine will be provided with:
- 12 hours of conversational Palestinian Arabic lessons for each month they intern. Participants also can study MSA, Fusha or colloquial Arabic.
- Accommodation with a Palestinian host family or a shared flat.
- Breakfast with other participants (6 times a week)
- Support during their time in Palestine
- Visits to various sites in the city of Hebron (refugee camps in Hebron, the old city, different factories, etc.)
- Understanding of the Palestinian politics and experience the occupation of the West Bank
- Get to know the Human Rights situations and helping the Palestinian refugees.
- Engagement in educational, community and social activities
- The hospitality of Palestinians and the pleasant climate offer a great attraction to overseas students.
- The teaching Italian internship will give you the opportunity to live in and gain impressions from one of the most politically divisive and ambivalent regions of the Middle East.
- The teaching Italian Program will provide you the chance to visit unique tourist attractions with a particular native perspective – locations including Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, Tulkarm, Qalqilyah, Jenin and the Dead Sea in Jericho.
- Visit nearby cities such as Akko, Herzliya, Beersheva, Eilat, Tiberias, Netanya, Safed, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada, Amman, Aqaba, Wadi Rum, and Nazareth.
- Our center is staffed by well-qualified, attentive Arabic teachers, each with an excellent educational background, ready and happy to help you.
- The Engage in Palestine will provide participants a certificate upon completion.
Program Duration
Engage in Palestine offers Teach Italian, Study Arabic in Palestine positions year-round. Applicants decide when they would like to start and end their programs. We are very flexible when it comes to starting dates and duration. The length of this program is flexible within a 1- 13 weeks period.
Arabic Language Requirements & Tips
Although you should know the basics of Arabic before you come to teach Italian in Hebron, West Bank, don’t worry if you do not have it; the Engage in Palestine team is happy to help you. Furthermore, your Arabic language skills will come on at a fast pace once arrived to Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. The Arabic lessons you get during the program will help.
Pre-Departure Support
Engage in Palestine will organize calls with you via Zoom or WhatsApp, write invitation letters, send travel instructions, and give you advice on different topics related to your travels.
How to Apply
Please email us at Info@ecpalestine.org with “Teach Italian and Study Arabic in Palestine” in the subject line. We will then send you the application form.
Contact Us
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