Regular Teaching

Education is an important tool in development. Teaching spoken English and extra curricular activities to local school children can be a very rewarding experience.

One of the important aims of this project is to support the staff in the classroom and to bring an international dimension to the classroom. Your tasks will be to assist with English language learning using creative teaching methods to encourage and to develop learning skills in the students, assisting with extra-curricular activities, inspiring children to learn new languages and learn about new cultures, and teaching the students about your country.

You will be developing teaching methods, planning ideas in the group and passing this information through for future volunteers in a view to create long-term improvements to the educational model which will be created with the help of previous volunteers.

The volunteers should bring creative ideas to initiate new activities in the school, for example, environmental, organizational or computing education. You have to love children, as you will be surrounded by them everyday. If you have many ideas in teaching different kinds of activities such as games, songs, arts and crafts or sports and athletics to children then this type of project is for you! You will be teaching any subject depending on your personal interests and skills. Volunteers should have a good level of spoken English and some knowledge in teaching children will be useful.

Note: Please note that the Project will not run between the Months of March till May due to Exams and summer holidays.

Orphan Children Teaching

Volunteers have the choice to work in orphanages, being invited to be a support for staff of the project with the daily care of orphan children. Work would include teaching English, drawings and taking part in the community activities. The work is varied and so you must be flexible in tackling your work. The work could involve rehabilitating, educating and bringing them back to the main stream of life.

The work might also include, cleaning activities, cooking, gardening, playing in the evening, helping with homework, teaching singing, bringing awareness among children, etc.

Ethnic Tribes Teaching

There are several ethnic minorities in India. NGOs are working towards community
development to prepare them to compete with the mainstream society. It is their primary focus to help the tribal communities to cope with the issues they are facing, such as education problems, lack of adequate medical care and isolation. Working in this field requires a high grade of flexibility and the will to get involved directly with these people and with the staff of the local project.
Most projects in this field are located in rural and remote areas, near to or within the tribal communities. You may be working with tribal communities and so you should be prepared for very basic living conditions. So, the language barrier will be a challenge for any one working in this field.

A prior experience or a good knowledge of these kinds of situations is appreciated.

Much of the development work carried out by NGOs working towards community development projects is based on education and awareness. Therefore the volunteers will be required to teach in most of the projects working with tribal children. So an interest in teaching and a love for children is important. Work activities will involve supporting staff in the daily running of the orphanage (in one example) when the children go to their normal school.

You will be teaching any subject depending on your personal interests and skills, such as spoken English is also possible, in the children’s free time.

If you have many ideas in teaching different kinds of activities such as games, songs, arts and crafts or sports and athletics to children then this type of project is for you!

A creative approach to work is useful and you will have the opportunity to initiate new mini projects or activities. You will need to take a flexible approach to the work and you should be prepared to undertake a variety of tasks.

Street Children Teaching

Many NGO’s and local initiatives in India work for the welfare of street children or “working children” FSL India is one of them. The aim is to take these children away from the streets and from their working place in order to give them a chance to live a decent and balanced life. By placing them in centres, boarding schools and or day-care shelters, the aim is to put them back into the regular schooling system and/or to train them in vocational activities to give them skills that will help them to find a decent job, and keep them away from exploitation.

Much of the development work in street children projects is based on education known also as alternative education. Therefore the volunteers will be required to teach in most of the projects working with street children. So an interest in teaching and a love for children is essential in this project like all teaching project. Other work activities will involve supporting staff and the daily running of the schools.

If you have many ideas in teaching different kinds of activities such as games, songs, arts and crafts or sports and athletics to children then this type of project is for you! You will be teaching any subject depending on your personal interests and skills, such as spoken English, are also possible, depending on the interest.

A creative approach to work is useful and you will have the opportunity to initiate new mini projects or activities. You will need to take a flexible approach to the work and you should be prepared to undertake a variety of tasks. In some cases the volunteer will be required to go amidst the “tent” community to raise awareness of the teaching program, gain interest and collect children.