Teaching
There
is a genuine need for assistance particularly in primary
schools where education has recently been made compulsory
across the country - there is simply not enough teachers
to go around so any extra help is very gladly welcomed.
You will work alongside your local colleagues, primarily
as a teacher of English language.
The
schools conform to a national curriculum that encourages
the use of strict grammar rules. This can make it quite
demanding for volunteers but as your confidence increases
you will find that you quickly get used to working in
this way.
If you are prepared to turn your hand to other subject
areas this will be very well received. In the past volunteers
have taught maths, geography and science depending on
their areas of expertise. The biggest impact you can
make is not necessarily in the classroom. We encourage
all volunteers to take an active role in extra curricular
activities - such as sport,drama, music and art. This
is great fun and builds excellent relationships with
the children in your care.
Local
teachers find it hard to make time to get involved in
these activities.
Children's
homes
You will work as a carer in the children's home that
means you can expect to turn your hand to all aspects
of life in the institution. The hosts like to have volunteers
because they feel it improves the general level of spoken
English for the children.
In some placements there is some formal teaching but
generally it is teaching through play. Re-learn your
nursery rhymes before you depart! However in the past
volunteers have found themselves fulfilling all kinds
of duties from getting the children up every morning,
to helping feed them to organising events through to
helping the staff in the office. Each institution has
its own unique method of deploying volunteers.
We
need people who can be flexible. In all cases you are
working side by side with local colleagues. We are anxious
that volunteers are not replacing local staff by rotating
our support around different institutions.
Medical
work
You will work directly with a leading doctor in the
hospital. You would be directly responsble to this person.
You are expected to assist in areas that do not necessary
require specialized skills in medical centres and hospitals.
Most
hospitals lack extensive equipment but work in the nursery
wards would very rewarding for volunteers with the heart
to assist in areas like the medical field. Ohter duties
will vary depending on your previous experiences.
Our
teaching placements and placements in children's homes
are not number restricted and open to all applicants.
Medical placements are restricted in number. We can
only offer these types of placements to those people
who either have experience in medical matters or who
can prove they have a genuine interest in this field.
The same applies to our conservation projects.
Please
apply as early as possible for the latter as we know
this type of placement will be popular. Our teaching
projects are closed in April, August and December of
every year. Therefore we like to send you out at times
that best fit with the schools - in the first weeks
of January, May and September.
However
with sufficient notice we can be flexible and send you
out at a time more convenient to you. All other projects
are open all year round although if you wanted to go
out at a time with the major group then this would be
as stated above for our teaching volunteers.
Contact:
david@changingworlds.co.uk
