Teaching Delightful Sikkimese Children!

  India

Namthang

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: March to November

Description: St. Paul's is a small primary school situated in south Sikkim. The location is fabulous. You will be the children's window to the world, and they will be so appreciative of what you can teach them. By becoming a volunteer English teacher, you will be able to make a direct, personal contribution to the education of young Himalayan people. In doing so, you will be having an unforgetable experience in a new and fascinating world.

Highlights: "Volunteering with HELP offers all the good things of working with a small, personal organisation: in-depth local knowledge from the HELP organisers, and the feeling that one is doing something for the first time."

Dan Cook (Algarah School, Sep-Nov 2003)

"We think the thing you do is a great idea, that you do it very well, that your fees are volunteer-friendly (unlike those of other organisations), that you know the region very well and can give the volunteers a realistic picture of it before going, and that you have a wonderful contact in Kalimpong..."

Nikola Capla and Petra Cvancarova (Everest Boarding School, Feb-May 2005)

Qualifications: Even if you are not a language teacher, you will need to be sensitive to the way you use English to communicate. Although a teaching qualification and teaching experience is preferred, even more important are the following qualities: resilience and adaptability, an open mind and an interest in other cultures, good mental and physical health, and tact and diplomacy.

If you think this is a good description of your qualities, then please do contact us.

Minimum Education: Diploma/Certification

Cost in US$: From $700

Salary / Pay: There is no salary. The benefits are non-monetary: the chance to live in and make a contribution to a Himalayan community in a wonderful location.

Experience Required: yes

A love of children and a desire to teach.

Typical Volunteer: Because these opportunities are best suited to mature people, our volunteers are likely to be (but not exclusively) from one of the following categories: working people taking a career break, retired people who are not yet ready to put their feet up, graduates wanting to have an adventure before starting their careers, and students aged at least 20.

Age Range: 19+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme's Mission Statement: The Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP) is a charity registered by the Charity Commission of England and Wales. The aim of HELP is to enhance the lives and environment of poor Himalayan communities by supporting the educational objectives of selected health, school and environmental projects. HELP realizes its aims by enabling responsible and committed people from the developed world to: - sponsor young people with the potential to benefit from a school or college education, but without the means to do so. - make a donation to provide grants to individual students, and also to schools and health clinics that lack the means to acquire the materials or premises required to provide a satisfactory service to their communities. - undertake short-term assignments as volunteers in support of educational and training projects

Year Founded: 2002