Teaching

Activities : Care Work / Childcare / Education
Company : Inspire Volunteering
Country : Sri Lanka

Info

This project is at the beach side education centre at the Buddhist temple central Kosgoda and close to the main road, shops and local amenities.

The first is teaching English to local Buddhist monks in the beach side education centre from 8am to midday. The Monks range from 10 to 19 years old and due to lack of contact with good English speaking people would benefit enormously from being taught by volunteers.

The extra exposure and assistance with English language, both spoken and written, to a group of about 20 students, would greatly enhance their education which is their biggest need.

The second teaching project that volunteers can choose is to work in the day nursery where around 30 pre-school children attend play group. Although these young children from the local community don't speak English volunteers can assist with a number of tasks such as painting, playing with toys as well as keeping the children active and busy with various games.

The children are also fed on-site as the staff prepare the staple food of curry and rice cooked over a fire that volunteers can also assist with. The nursery is close to town and the beaches but is set in quiet lush tropical surroundings. This project on its own is just in the mornings until 1pm, when volunteers are taken back to their accommodation, or can take part in another project if they wish. This can also be combined with the girls orphanage where volunteers can work afternoons.

The final teaching placement is in the education centre at Kosgoda where the local children attend afternoon classes. Volunteers can customise their own skills and experience and integrate them into the lessons teaching subjects they have knowledge of. These classes run from 2-5pm.

The volunteers can even instigate their own lessons if they require. One such area would be spending time teaching them about Windows and general computer programs, if volunteers are able to take a laptop; that has been very successful on other projects in the past. The afternoon teaching placement can be done solo so the volunteer is free in the mornings or can be combined with either of the above two if required.