Primary and Secondary School Teaching in Sikkim

  India

Gangtok

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: March- December

Description: Teaching a variety of subjects in primary and secondary schools, one of which is a school attached to a Buddhist monastery.

Highlights: This is a great opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the education of young people in a fascinating part of the world.

Qualifications: We are looking for volunteers with a love of children and either some classroom experience or a willingness to take a TEFL course. In addition,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.

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: 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, students aged at least 20.

Age Range: 19+

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

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