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International Volunteer Work Teaching English in India with Projects Abroad
Company name: Projects Abroad
Location: Madurai and the surrounding area, Tamil Nadu.
Qualification: TEFL qualified.
Experience: Previous experience is not required.
Job description: Deeply ingrained in the hearts of the young people in all of these areas is a desire to speak English, the language that can put them in touch with the rest of the world.
As an English teaching volunteer, you will therefore play a vital role in improving the spoken skills and future options open to the children and teachers at the schools where we work. You can teach younger children or teenagers but whatever the age, you will find that the students are eager to learn all about western culture and your life back home, and taking advantage of this enthusiasm is the first lesson you will learn in your quest to improve their spoken English and comprehension.
Classes can vary in size depending on the school and age of the children, but you will usually be teaching between thirty and forty students per class. You could be teaching children as young as three years old or teenagers preparing for their final exams. Each volunteer is expected to have about four hours of contact time in the classroom from Monday to Friday.
The Teaching project in India is available for two weeks if you don't have time to join us for a month or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period. Volunteers who can only join us for two weeks will be paired up with another longer term teaching volunteer.
Contact details:
Email: info@projects-abroad.org (USA); info@projects-abroad.org (Canada)
Website: http://www.projects-abroad.org/more-info/contact-us/
Phone: +1 888 839 3535 (USA); 1 877 921 9666 (Canada)


Volunteer Work Teaching English and other subjects in India with Cosmic Volunteers
Company name: Cosmic Volunteers
Location: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Tiruvannamalai
Qualification: No specific requirements
Experience: No specific requirements
Job description: Volunteers can teach in primary schools, in both government and private institutions. The most frequently requested subject is English, but you can also teach math, science, music, geography, art, dance, etc.
The children range in age from 5 to 13 years of age. The teaching curriculum for each major subject is based on the students' standard book. Volunteers are also encouraged to create their own lesson plans. Depending on the subject, volunteers can bring along teaching materials such as picture books, instruments, flash cards, art supplies, and songs.
Each institution has its own permanent staff member who assists volunteers with their teaching and in communicating with the children and colleagues. Classes are generally in session six days a week, with four to six class periods each day and a break for lunch.
Volunteers do NOT have to be native English speakers.We prefer that volunteers teach for at least one month, although exceptions can be made in special circumstances.
Contact details:
Email: info@ cosmicvolunteers.org
Website: http://www.cosmicvolunteers.org/india_teach.html
Phone: Toll Free: 1-(888)-813-0248; Office Number: 1-(215)-609-4196; Fax: 1-(215)-827-5623.


TEFL, TESL, ESL & Teaching Jobs in India
Company name: Volunteering Solutions
Location: Palampur/Dharamshala, India
Qualification: No specific requirements
Experience: No specific requirements
Job description:
Typical volunteer activities include:
» Ensuring attendance by the children of the area to these centers.
» Keeping the parents informed about the activities their children are doing at the centre.
» Help, prepare and, serve nutritious meals for the children every day with the help of a local worker.
» Create a fun, colorful, “Play Way” environment for the children through games, stories and other creative activities.
» Decorating and painting the day care center with charts, colors , papers to make it look attractive and inviting for more children to join these centers.
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/volunteering-solutions/volunteer-childcare-program-in-palampur-india/
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TEFL, TESL, ESL & Teaching Jobs in India
Company name: Twin | Work & Volunteer Abroad
Location: Kolkata
Qualification:
Experience:
Job description:
*Project description:
Teaching English in India provides a 5-week, two month or three-month placement limited to just 15 volunteers placed across schools in the city. When you have arrived into Kolkata you will be picked up from the airport and taken to your accommodation.
One of the most unique aspects about the Teach English in India volunteer programme is that it provides you with in-country teacher training before you commence with the placement. This helps you to understand the context of education in India and gain the skills to effectively educate under-privileged children in India.

The training takes place in the first week of the trip and involves:
1. One week of intensive training with a qualified teacher and will include an introduction to the Indian education system.
2.20 hours of observation.
3. You are instructed in how to use teaching tools.
4.You visit a small nursery school.

Once the training has been completed, you will be placed in a school for underprivileged children and your role will involve:
1.Working with the class teacher
2. Taking smaller groups independently
3. Preparing teaching aids
4. Tutoring children individually who may need additional assistance

You may also be able to help the children with basic maths like counting, art and craft sessions or even taking the children out for educational trips. Some projects may even require your assistance in running sessions in conversational English with adults, who might either be beneficiaries of the programme or teachers and staff.
Duration: From 5 weeks to 3 months.
Start Dates: 2nd Monday of every month.
Requirements:*You do not need to have any formal training or experience to participate in a program, but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account.
*Minimum age 18yrs.
*You need to be an English speaker.
*International volunteers welcome
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/twin-work-volunteer-abroad/teaching-underprivileged-children-india/
Phone: 0800 80 483 80
Add: 67-71 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London SE13 5JX.


Challenging Work with Orphaned Children in bustling Madurai!
Company name: Travellers Worldwide
Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Qualification: No TEFLs are required although they are useful.
Experience: No previous teaching experience although it is useful.
Job description: We would be very keen to know subjects you studied for a-levels, highers, IB or degree and if you would be interested in teaching them. We often have requests for people to help with music, drama, art and sports as these subjects are very often neglected.
In most cases the ability to speak just a little English means access to better jobs and better opportunities.
Often, local teachers are excellent at teaching grammar and literature, probably better than most 'native' English speakers. However, many of these teachers have asked us to send people to help teach the spoken word.
For those whom English is not their first language, getting the hang of the phonetics, how you pronounce the letters and words, is not something they can teach easily and so this is something they need some help with. Therefore, you don't have to be a qualified teacher to help. A good command of spoken English is all you need.
In some of our destinations English is already widely spoken, Ghana and India for example. Spoken English is still valuable but here you can also get involved with helping to teach maths, science, sport, geography, etc.
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/global-volunteer-projects/teaching-projects-55/
Phone:



Job description: Your work will be very hands-on as you will be dealing with all of the children - be prepared to get very grubby!! Your work load and responsibilities will depend on your abilities and attitude to your work, and you'll assume more responsibilities as you grow in confidence and as the staff's confidence in you grows. You should be supervised all of the time while you are there, and you will be given help and directions. Your work may include some or all of the following:
►Helping the staff wash and dress the older children
►Bottle feed the babies
►Changing nappies
►Feeding the older children
►Teaching basic English and Maths
►Teaching the older children nursery rhymes
►Organising and facilitating games for the children
By playing games with the children, you also encourage confidence building for the children. Volunteers work in rotations, either doing the morning or afternoon shift. When the games session is over there is an hour and a half of study time. You can choose to stay and help them with their homework at this time or help them practice their conversational English.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WHILE ON THIS PROJECT:
• YOGA & MEDITATION CLASSES
• 2-HOUR BASIC TAMIL LANGUAGE COURSE (only £7).
• 4-WEEK TAMIL LANGUAGE COURSE.
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/travellers-worldwide/india-challenging-work-with-orphaned-children-in-bustling-madurai/
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Company name: MondoChallenge
Job description: MondoChallenge offers ethical volunteer opportunities for a career break abroad.
Either you are on a career break, made redundant, on holidays, or retired; MondoChallenge offers a wide range of volunteering opportunities in 9 countries across the world.
Volunteer projects in:
- Business Development and Livelihood Programmes
- Teaching
- Childcare and Orphanage Work
- Organization Capacity Building
- Women Empowerment
- Healthcare
- Community Development
Contact details:
Email: info@mondochallenge.co.uk
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/mondochallenge/volunteer-projects-for-career-breakers/
Phone: +44 (0)1635 45556


Teach Rural Children
Company name: India Study Abroad Center (ISAC)
Location: Mumbai
Job description: Live and work in rural areas teaching English and Math in village schools.
Volunteers are placed in local schools from kindergarten to high schools, rural schools and also with special needs children in the area. This program offers volunteers an opportunity to make a difference in the life of children from poor and rural communities.
This is the most hands on program with volunteers given full responsibility to conduct classes and educational activities.
What do I do on the program?
There are several options:
* Teach and interact with children in a school for mentally challenged kids.
* Teach in village schools; from kindergarten to high school.
* Volunteer in local orphanages.
Get involved in teaching and remedial education programs in surrounding villages
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/india-study-abroad-center-isac/teach-rural-children/
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Worthwhile Care Work with Children at the YMCA Deaf School
Company name: Travellers Worldwide
Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Job description: There are approximately 170 children in the school ranging from 5 to 18 years of age and the children are taught Indian sign language but are really interested in learning English sign language too and the principle encourages this. You will also be able to play games with them in the afternoons for an hour after school. They love volleyball and football! There is also a section for the older students to learn tailoring, embroidery and bakery skills.
You will normally be teaching between 9am to 4.25 pm.
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.tefl365.com/company/travellers-worldwide/india-worthwhile-care-work-with-children-at-the-ymca-deaf-school/
Phone: +44 (0) 1903 502595


Volunteer Teaching Abroad or Paid Work
Company name: i-to-i
Job description: We also work closely with volunteer teaching projects to bring you a variety of volunteer opportunities for those keen to make a difference by teaching English abroad. Teach students ranging from primary school children to adults in places such as tropical Thai islands, India, Costa Rica and Brazil. If you like the idea of gaining skills as well as a different perspective on the world, chat to us about volunteer and paid teaching English opportunities overseas and live the dream!
Contact details:
Email:
Website: http://www.i-to-i.com/volunteer-teaching-or-paid-work.html
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