Empowering Children and Communities to Reach their
Full Potential
501C3 Not For Profit Organization
100% Volunteer-run. 100% of your Donations go to Campaigns.*
(*minus applicable processing fees for online donations using credit card, PayPal, GlobalGiving, and GoFundMe etc)
Fellowship FAQ
Fellowship FAQ
Fellowship opportunities are open to students from any college or university
What are the fees for the fellowship?
The fees for the fellowship includes transportation to and within Honduras, and housing in El Rodeito. Round-trip flights to the Honduras from Ithaca range from $800-$1200. Costs in Honduras are $550 per week. This includes: transportation, housing and traditional meals. We offer scholarships to support these fees.
Are there scholarships available?
Cornell University has provided funding for students in the past. Please check with your college, Engage Cornell, Cornell Commitment’s Office (funding for Commitment students only), etc.
Off-Campus Opportunity Fund (OCOF)—March 1st deadline
Societal Solution Scholars(Dyson Majors + Minors only)
Cornell Commitment Office (Commitment students only)
Main Career Library in 103 Barnes Hall, Ithaca NY 14853
Students from other colleges or universities are encouraged to seek funding from programs at their institution.
What are the living arrangements in El Rodeito, Honduras?
Interns stay at the Mayor Potencial home in El Rodeito. They sleep in cots and folding beds. There is running water (working showers and toilets), and electricity in the house. There is no internet in Honduras other than at the airport.
Are there trips to areas outside of El Rodeito?
Yes! We go to nearby villages within an hour drive. Some places we have been to are Soledad, Nueva Armenia, and Platanal.
What are some tasks that past interns have done for teachers? How flexible is the teaching? As an intern, do you get to implement any techniques or activities you think of?
Interns are completely in charge of the English curriculum. Math and other topics are given a curriculum by the government but the intern can use any technique to teach the material. In the past, the interns showed movies in English once a week and taught English songs. Before the internship, interns can prepare special experiments or material to teach students. Mayor Potencial offers support to interns in any teaching experiment that they would like to design.
How many students are in each class?
There are 3 classes. Pre-K has one class with 16 students. Grades 1, 3, and 5 are one class with 30 students. Grades 2, 4, and 6, are another class with 30 students.
How many interns/members from Mayor Potencial were there last year? What majors/academics paths were these interns?
Last year in summer 2015 we had 7 interns. There were 2 architecture students, 4 premedical students, and 1 Cornell alumna attending medical school in fall 2015.
Educational Fellowships
Service Trips last 1 week to 6 weeks
El Rodeito, Honduras
Who we are:
Mayor Potencial is a mission-driven, 100% volunteer, non-profit organization.
We focus on three main areas;
Improving access to education in rural Latin America.
Helping small agribusiness owners expand to global markets.
Providing affordable experiential learning opportunities to University students. This exposes them to social entrepreneurship and its impact on impoverished communities.
We currently have a long-term relationship with the community in El Rodeito, Honduras. We provide funds and resources to improve school facilities, supplement curriculum and support teachers in the classroom.
We are looking for:
Students who are passionate about using education and social entrepreneurship to alleviate poverty. The ideal candidate is…
Culturally flexible and collaborative in his/her teaching & coaching approach.
Genuinely interested in engaging with the community.
Majoring/minoring in teaching ESL, STEM fields, early childhood education, human development, linguistics, business, and/or international development.
Able to use intermediate-spoken Spanish.
Interested in business or social entrepreneurship.
Educational Fellowships:
We offer flexible 1 to 6 week fellowships. Contact us at mayorpotencial@cornell.edu to learn more. *Fellowship opportunities are open to students from any college or university.
STEM: Work as teaching fellow at Ramon Rosa, a grade school in El Rodeito, Honduras: Math and other topics follow guided requirements by the government.
ENGLISH: Work as teaching fellow at Ramon Rosa, a grade school in El Rodeito, Honduras: Interns are in charge of the English curriculum.
HEALTH CLINIC: Work as teaching fellow, with the whole community, on preventative care in order to maintain basic hygiene—This includes tasks like brushing teeth, & first aid care.
SOCIAL BUSINESS: Act as a consultant & advise business owners MP has selected. MP provides feedback from previous business consultants. You will collect data, offer guidance and implement.
All fellows also:
Conduct field research: Mayor Potencial collects data for continuing studies on third-world rural Latin American communities.
Develop new programs & lectures to expose Honduran school children to various career choices, and help community members build their small businesses.
Applications accepted on rolling basis.*
STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Send cover letter and resume to: mayorpotencial@cornell.edu
* While our applications are accepted on a rolling basis, you are responsible for knowing the deadlines for the grants and scholarships you apply for. Mayor Potencial will provide a letter of recommendation for participant's grant applications.
Fellowship opportunities are open to students from any college or university
What are the fees for the fellowship?
The fees for the fellowship includes transportation to and within Honduras, and housing in El Rodeito. Round-trip flights to the Honduras from Ithaca range from $800-$1200. Costs in Honduras are $550 per week. This includes: transportation, housing and traditional meals. We offer scholarships to support these fees.
Are there scholarships available?
Cornell University has provided funding for students in the past. Please check with your college, Engage Cornell, Cornell Commitment’s Office (funding for Commitment students only), etc.
Off-Campus Opportunity Fund (OCOF)—March 1st deadline
Societal Solution Scholars(Dyson Majors + Minors only)
Cornell Commitment Office (Commitment students only)
Main Career Library in 103 Barnes Hall, Ithaca NY 14853
Students from other colleges or universities are encouraged to seek funding from programs at their institution.
What are the living arrangements in El Rodeito, Honduras?
Interns stay at the Mayor Potencial home in El Rodeito. They sleep in cots and folding beds. There is running water (working showers and toilets), and electricity in the house. There is no internet in Honduras other than at the airport.
Are there trips to areas outside of El Rodeito?
Yes! We go to nearby villages within an hour drive. Some places we have been to are Soledad, Nueva Armenia, and Platanal.
What are some tasks that past interns have done for teachers? How flexible is the teaching? As an intern, do you get to implement any techniques or activities you think of?
Interns are completely in charge of the English curriculum. Math and other topics are given a curriculum by the government but the intern can use any technique to teach the material. In the past, the interns showed movies in English once a week and taught English songs. Before the internship, interns can prepare special experiments or material to teach students. Mayor Potencial offers support to interns in any teaching experiment that they would like to design.
How many students are in each class?
There are 3 classes. Pre-K has one class with 16 students. Grades 1, 3, and 5 are one class with 30 students. Grades 2, 4, and 6, are another class with 30 students.
How many interns/members from Mayor Potencial were there last year? What majors/academics paths were these interns?
Last year in summer 2015 we had 7 interns. There were 2 architecture students, 4 premedical students, and 1 Cornell alumna attending medical school in fall 2015.
Educational Fellowships
Service Trips last 1 week to 6 weeks
El Rodeito, Honduras
Who we are:
Mayor Potencial is a mission-driven, 100% volunteer, non-profit organization.
We focus on three main areas;
Improving access to education in rural Latin America.
Helping small agribusiness owners expand to global markets.
Providing affordable experiential learning opportunities to University students. This exposes them to social entrepreneurship and its impact on impoverished communities.
We currently have a long-term relationship with the community in El Rodeito, Honduras. We provide funds and resources to improve school facilities, supplement curriculum and support teachers in the classroom.
We are looking for:
Students who are passionate about using education and social entrepreneurship to alleviate poverty. The ideal candidate is…
Culturally flexible and collaborative in his/her teaching & coaching approach.
Genuinely interested in engaging with the community.
Majoring/minoring in teaching ESL, STEM fields, early childhood education, human development, linguistics, business, and/or international development.
Able to use intermediate-spoken Spanish.
Interested in business or social entrepreneurship.
Educational Fellowships:
We offer flexible 1 to 6 week fellowships. Contact us at mayorpotencial@cornell.edu to learn more. *Fellowship opportunities are open to students from any college or university.
STEM: Work as teaching fellow at Ramon Rosa, a grade school in El Rodeito, Honduras: Math and other topics follow guided requirements by the government.
ENGLISH: Work as teaching fellow at Ramon Rosa, a grade school in El Rodeito, Honduras: Interns are in charge of the English curriculum.
HEALTH CLINIC: Work as teaching fellow, with the whole community, on preventative care in order to maintain basic hygiene—This includes tasks like brushing teeth, & first aid care.
SOCIAL BUSINESS: Act as a consultant & advise business owners MP has selected. MP provides feedback from previous business consultants. You will collect data, offer guidance and implement.
All fellows also:
Conduct field research: Mayor Potencial collects data for continuing studies on third-world rural Latin American communities.
Develop new programs & lectures to expose Honduran school children to various career choices, and help community members build their small businesses.
Applications accepted on rolling basis.*
STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Send cover letter and resume to: mayorpotencial@cornell.edu
* While our applications are accepted on a rolling basis, you are responsible for knowing the deadlines for the grants and scholarships you apply for. Mayor Potencial will provide a letter of recommendation for participant's grant applications.
501C3 Not For Profit Organization
100% Volunteer-run. 100% of your Donations go to Campaigns.*
(*minus applicable processing fees for online donations using credit card, PayPal, GlobalGiving, and GoFundMe etc)
501C3 Not For Profit Organization
100% Volunteer-run. 100% of your Donations go to Campaigns.*
(*minus applicable processing fees for online donations using credit card, PayPal, GlobalGiving, and GoFundMe etc)
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