Teaching Monks in Ladakh

  India

• Other Cities in India: 
Ladakh

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: March to December

Description: You will be teaching young monks of primary school age in a monastery school.

Highlights: The unique opportunity to be in a respected and useful post in a Buddhist monastery.

Qualifications: The main need is for teachers who can teach English as a foreign language (TEFL), Maths, Science and IT. However, if you can offer other subjects, we can certainly consider you. If you have nothing to offer right now, we would ask you to get a basic TEFL qualification. These matters are discussed with you during a telephone interview.

Minimum Education: Diploma/Certification

Cost in US$: From USD 550 for two months

Salary / Pay: The benefits are non-monetary

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The qualities you will need to make a useful contribution to your school are: resilience and adaptability, an open mind and an interest in other cultures, good mental and physical health, and tact and diplomacy.

Age Range: 19+

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post-Program 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 of poor Himalayan communities by supporting selected educational and training 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