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• Teaching Drama, Sports and other Subjects

• Summer Camps

• Accommodation, Travel and Support

PROJECT OVERVIEW
Our teaching projects are based in nursery, primary and secondary schools in Madurai. Our secondary schools are mainly ‘Matriculation’ schools where it is compulsory that all lessons are taught in English. You will be introduced to the Principal on your first day and they will discuss your teaching programme with you and try to incorporate your own interests and specialities into your teaching schedule. All the children will be waiting to meet you with wide smiles!

Our schools in Madurai are desperate for your help and are overwhelmingly appreciative and grateful to all volunteers. Not only will you be giving invaluable teaching and education to the school, your involvement with the children will bring immense satisfaction and enjoyment!

WORK CONTENT:
You will assist a teacher for up to a week and once you gain confidence and feel comfortable in the classroom, you will be able to become involved in lesson planning and take classes on your own. We provide you with a Teaching Guide and suggestions on inexpensive resources to take with you.

You can teach a range of subjects in combination, or teach English or Art only. The choice is yours.

Children are always fascinated with volunteers and want to learn as much as possible about you. They love to hear stories about you, your family and where you are from so it is ideal to take pictures, maps, magazine articles and photos of your family and friends with you. You can also use these as excellent resources for a lesson to promote discussion and interest.

You don't need any qualifications to participate on a teaching project, but you should have a good knowledge of the subject (or subjects) you'd like to teach. If you haven't taught before, a great way to become more confident in the classroom is to take part in a weekend TEFL course. Not only will this help you with how to go about lesson planning, it will also give you an introduction about teaching abroad as well as ways to get the children inspired and eager to learn!

You will be reminded of fantastic children’s games, tips on how to remember everyone’s names as well as an opportunity to look through all the latest teaching books. Even if you have had experience in a classroom before, it’s always reassuring to take part in one of our courses to help you prepare for teaching overseas.

"The children at the school have been the best thing about my placement. They are polite, courteous and so interested in me and my life in England. They have worked so well in lessons and they treat me like a celebrity! I shall really miss them”  Johanne Steward

TEACHING DRAMA, SPORTS AND OTHER SUBJECTS:
If you have some know-how, some initiative and lots of enthusiasm, you can also get involved with teaching Drama. You can choose to teach for an hour per day and combine this with teaching English or you can teach this as a full time project, Click here for more details.

Teaching art subjects is an excellent way of engaging children’s imaginations and encourages them to communicate with few constraints. What’s more, it is very satisfying to watch their confidence grow as they learn and develop new skills.

You may also have the opportunity to teach sport for an hour each day at one of our larger schools. The sports on offer are badminton, volleyball, throw ball, football, cricket and even swimming! Please state your interest at the time of booking and we will try our best to accommodate you.

If you would like to spend more time teaching sports, we have a full time football coaching project. For full details click here:

SUMMER CAMPS:
During the summer holidays many of the schools offer “Summer Camps” to the students. Teaching of conversational English during this holiday to is available to approximately 60 students who attend the camp. These camps normally take place on the school grounds and are an opportunity to give more informal lessons and they can be combined with playing sports or putting together a play. Therefore the camps are much more relaxed and not quite so structured and a lot of fun!

Teaching is not available during the other holiday periods, so please take the above dates into account when planning your placement. On the other hand if a holiday falls during your proposed placement, you could use this time to do any independent travelling and sightseeing.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WHILE ON THIS PROJECT: