►SUMMARY FACTFILE
Start Dates	Between April and May.
Duration	Project Dates: The summer camps run between different dates. You can stay for 2 or 4 weeks (or longer, if you combine it with a teaching or sports placement).
Requirements	You don't need any qualifications to do this project, just lots of enthusiasm and ability to give disadvantaged children love, care and attention.
Price	£645 / US $970  for 1 week up to £1,445  / US $2,170 for 6 weeks. Full Price List and other Currencies
What's included	►Accommodation ►Food (excluding lunch) ►Meeting you at the Airport ►Transfer to your accommodation ►Transport to and from your project ►Full pre-departure support ►Local in-country team support and backup ►24-hr emergency support ►Two free T-shirts.
What's not included	Flights, Insurance, Cost of Visas (if a visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and assistance), Return transfer to airport.
Who can do this Project?	All our projects are open to all nationalities. Unless otherwise stated, you need to be aged between 17 and 70+

Also on this page:

• Accommodation and Living in Southern India

• Travel, Visas and Support & Backup

PROJECT OVERVIEW
This is a special summer project arranged during the children’s holidays in April and May to keep them entertained, have fun and teach them some skills at the same time. The main appeal of the summer camps is that you can give hands-on attention to all the children in an informal setting; it’s an exciting opportunity for us, the children and you!

The summer camps in India are a roaring success; one volunteer has helped out with a special ‘Cricket Camp’ that was arranged at one of the schools. He spent his time practising new skills with the boys and they were enthusiastic, eager to learn and at the end of the camp they had greatly improved.

WORK CONTENT
The activities on offer for the children are so wide-ranging that there is something for everyone: 

• Many sports, including football, badminton, cricket, karate, yoga, chess, gymnastics
• A great range of creative activities including dance, art, design, drawing, puzzles, Indian folk music, drums, Western dance, even skating!
• More academic activities are also available mental maths, handwriting, spoken English, English grammar, computers, current affairs and amazing facts.
• We also have a ‘kiddies camp’ for those of you who love nurturing the little ones! This is aimed at providing an all-round and total learning and growing environment for them. You can help with story time, audio/ visual, music and dance.

The kids will be learning to use English at the same time, so they'll not only have fun, they'll also benefit from the activity. These activities also benefit the children by improving their team-work skills, social interaction and building their confidence.

The Summer Camp will take place in the grounds of several schools where our teaching volunteers assist during normal school term time. All of these schools are in the delightful and bustling city of Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. There are normally around 3 hours available each day at each summer camp which last from 2 weeks to 2 months!

During the holiday period it is likely the school will have only a few members of staff present as the rest of the staff are likely to be away on holiday. For this reason you will have the opportunity to become quite involved in the structure, running and development of the camp, which will require you to work on your own initiative for a lot of the time. For this reason, being creative is a must.

You may work with large or small groups of children, so you need to be diverse and organised, but you are encouraged to utilise any skills or passions you have, whether these are playing sport, music, drama or just games. Past volunteers made a real difference by introducing a fun and creative way for the children to express themselves and learn about new things. You’ll be rewarded by how much fun the children will have!

So if you haven't got anything planned and you're free for a couple a weeks or longer from April onwards, why not come to India and have fun with the kids.

Our India Manager and his team will look after you well. You'll get lots of advice about the do's and don’ts of Indian culture, what to do and where to go.
During the holiday period it is likely the school will have only a few members of staff present as the rest of the staff are likely to be away on holiday. For this reason you will have the opportunity to become quite involved in the structure, running and development of the camp, which will require you to work on your own initiative for a lot of the time. For this reason, being creative is a must.
You may work with large or small groups of children, so you need to be diverse and organised, but you are encouraged to utilise any skills or passions you have, whether these are playing sport, music, drama or just games. Past volunteers made a real difference by introducing a fun and creative way for the children to express themselves and learn about new things. You’ll be rewarded by how much fun the children will have!

So if you haven't got anything planned and you're free for a couple a weeks or longer from April onwards, why not come to India and have fun with the kids.

Our India Manager and his team will look after you well. You'll get lots of advice about the do's and don’ts of Indian culture, what to do and where to go.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WHILE ON THIS PROJECT: