Project: Chidren's Development
Program: Teaching English at Schools
Start Dates: 1st and 15th of each month
Language Requirements: English (Basic Nepali is provided)
Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at host family in the working community
Key Activities: Teaching English, organizing creative activities
Beneficiaries: Children age 6 to 15, school teachers
Working Hours: 3 to 4 hours a day / 6 days a week
Required Qualifications and Skills: No formal training needed, flexible passion to work with children
“I really loved teaching English in Nepal with VIN. This was my first overseas volunteering experience and it was unforgettable! The community I worked with was wonderful and I have fallen in love with the culture of Nepal. I was a bit nervous at first but my fears were instantly erased when I met VIN's program director and my host family. Everyone was so warm and welcoming. I loved getting to know the students in my classes and discovering my hidden teaching skills. During school holidays in March, I completed the Annapurna Circuit and my appreciation for this beautiful country grew even more. Volunteering is such an enriching experience and I believe that VIN has a program to make use of anyone’s talents. This is a great organization that I would recommend to anyone interested in getting involved in Nepal. I plan on being a VIN member for life.”
Corinne Shipley, USA, March, 2007
Watch our Teach English in Nepal Video
International volunteers mainly volunteer in formal education - teaching English to Nepali children, creative work or other subjects (i.e. mathematics, environmental science, pure science, international history, and computer science, art, music, sports, P.E. and other vocational subjects) for about ¾ hours a day, five to six days a week. Besides formal teaching, they will be involved in organizing co-curricular activities which encourage students to participate and develop their life-skills. They can also facilitate Children’s Clubs and strengthen those children delivering capacity-building trainings. They will also disseminate information on children's rights, sanitation and hygiene, and adolescent health issues through various informal activities such as debates, quizzes contests, art and elocution competitions, folk song competitions, rallies, street dramas, etc.
Volunteers teach english in Nepal from 2 to 3 hours each day, six days a week. Most of the students range in age from 6 to 13. In Nepal, each school has its own English teachers who assist our volunteers with teaching methods, offer advice on solving communication barriers, and provide suitable curricula for the classroom. English teaching volunteers do not have to be native English speakers. The schools in Nepal are closed during the holidays and exam periods. During these times, VIN will organize alternative tasks for our volunteers, such as assisting in our clubs, teach English to local youths, etc.
Government school children will be 6 to 16 years of age and the number of students per class can range from 10 to 70. Volunteers also use their time teaching groups before and after school.
Due to lack of resources and other disturbances, schools are often closed, sometimes for days at a time. Therefore, it is very important that volunteers provide English lessons after school, for groups of all ages, so that children can continue their studies as well as simply having something to use their time creatively. These classes also reach out to those in the community who cannot attend formal school, either because of financial difficulties or other responsibilities.
Volunteers can involve in other community building activities with our local volunteers. They can help local teachers to collect teaching resources and design effective lessons and co teach their lessons.
Program Availibility:
Teaching Positions Available
Watch Our Videos
Introduction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb-eBrGBU3k
Womens Empowerment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cJmt5KzuCU
Children Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfJqYFPvVKI
Youth Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohv2YHj_5RU
Teachers Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gZSpuV4Yw
Health & Sanitation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ST61JpgBc
Monasteries & Nunneries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHaqXlmc6I
