India
Volunteer English Teacher: India
Description:
"This opportunity is ideal for Former Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) or individuals with TEFL/ EFL certification or social work experience. Specialized skills, including a post-secondary degree in education, teaching or teacher-training experience, school administration/management experience, IT experience, public relations experience, or development program management are desirable."
Duties:
- Teaching English language courses to primary and secondary students.
- The curriculum to be followed should be the one designed in the English Lab
- Establishing a monitoring plan for class programs and progress, classroom growth, and student development.
- Providing tailored curricula for special-needs students.
- Regularly interacting with parents and community members.
- Leading-by-example through active participation in school and community activities.
- Experience working with and supervising children.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills essential, including in cross-cultural and diverse contexts.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) essential. Hindi an asset. Commitment to learnbasic Hindi prior to departure desired (the people from Anupshahar often don’t speak English at all or very little).
- Post-secondary certification, diploma, or degree. TEFL/TESL certification an asset. Acceptable combination of education and experience will be considered.
- General knowledge of gender and diversity issues, children's rights and protection issues, and Uttar Pradesh educational context.
- At least six months experience living or working abroad.
- Hard-working, flexible, and open to diverse experiences.
- Ability to lead and work effectively with others to achieve results.
- Commitment to building and developing the volunteer program.
- Ability to live in rural, remote areas and hardship contexts.
- Preparation of personal and professional life to make a commitment to serve abroad for the full term of the service you pledge to PPES.
Teaching in Jaipur
Description:"4 positions in Jaipur at a small education foundation that offers afterschool English language instruction and health education to young, underprivileged children in Amer village (about 45 mins outside of Jaipur by car). The foundation believes in whole-person development and emphasizes curiosity and the development of life skills to complement students’ academic training. Women from Amer village are recruited to serve as teaching assistants, which enables them to become income-generators and decision-makers within their families. The foundation welcomes both Hindu and Muslim students and has helped to bring these two communities together, serving as a de-facto community center. Fellows are encouraged to bring their own interests and backgrounds to their teaching. Past teachers have incorporated the study of architecture, nutrition, and environmental studies into their lessons. Fellows are also expected to lead an activity session on Saturday afternoons, such as art, music, photography, or sports. Fellows will work closely with the teaching assistants to plan their lessons and improve their English through weekly journals. Housing, home-cooked meals, daily roundtrip transportation from Jaipur to Amer, and roundtrip airfare to India are provided, along with a small stipend. Jaipur often called the “Pink City”, is an incredibly beautiful metropolis of 3 million people with many famous cultural and architectural sites and a strong handicraft tradition. The commute to Amer takes Fellows through the old city and past the famed Hawa Mahal (“Wind Palace”) and Amber Fort twice daily. Positions begin in early July. "
Teach English in Dharamsala
Description:Most of the students are from the Himalayan Mountains who has not a sound knowledge of English. Here volunteers work with a specific aim and their work is to reach the desired goal. Most of the schools in the villages have a small number of students; therefore you will not be exhausted as happens in learning institutions with higher numbers of learners.
Duties:
- Teach independently or with a partner
- Work in schools, community groups, or one-to-one
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