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TEACH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN LIVINGSTONE IN ZAMBIA
Zambia encompasses everything magnificent about Africa
- wildlife, birds, safaris, lakes, rivers, culture and adventure sports!
Teaching takes place in Livingstone town, a quaint but lively area very close to
Victoria Falls.
You'll have plenty of
opportunities to participate in the multitude of activities that surround the
Falls, from white-water rafting and canoeing on the magnificent Zambezi River to
bungy jumping or game spotting in the Reserve.
The schools
we work with, although private, are very poor schools that need
as much support from volunteers as possible. You may be asked to teach anything from
English to Maths and
Sports
to children aged between 2 and 16 years.
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round (subject to school
terms) - you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
From 2 weeks and up to 1 year, subject to visa
requirements |
| Requirements |
No qualifications needed, just a
good dose of enthusiasm! |
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Price |
From £795 /
US$1,195 for 2 weeks, ranging to £2,095 / US$3,145 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List and other
Currencies |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Meeting you at the Airport
►Transfer to your accommodation
►Full pre-departure support
►Local in-country team support
and backup
►24-hr emergency support
►transport
to and from your project
►Two free T-shirts. |
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What's not included |
Flights, Insurance,
Cost of Visas (if a visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and
assistance), food, Return transfer to
airport. |
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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+ |
On this
page:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Your help
will form an important part of the children's educational and
social development. Livingstone is a very friendly place and the schools
are no exception!
Most of the children
are very shy to speak English and it’s in this area that the help of our
volunteers is needed – to give the children to confidence to speak the
language. They ask for
your support to help push the children’s’ education forward, and to help
improve teaching techniques for the existing teachers, where possible.
The
children and teachers that we work with in Zambia are
are fantastic - you will be greeted with huge
smiles and a very warm welcome. Usually the children
don't want to let you go and may even resort to clinging on to your legs to
stop you from leaving. You are sure to enjoy every minute of your
teaching experience!
"The kids
are so keen to learn and were without a doubt the best part of the
trip! My time in Zambia was perfect."
Joseph Sladen
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
WORK CONTENT:
You
will normally assist the teachers to start with, but depending on your
ability, you may be given complete control of a particular class or group.
You will
receive
a lot of help and support from the teachers and staff at the schools to help
you prepare for your lessons and settle you into your role as teacher. The schools
we work with are private but very poor schools that need
as much support from volunteers as possible. Schools can be both
secondary and primary and you will generally be asked to help out with
any age groups.
You will be able to
teach a specific subject of your choice if you wish to, such as
mathematics or science.
In addition, for those of you who enjoy sports,
you will be glad to know that sports are also a very popular subject for
the children, and they would love for you to help out with the game
periods which the schools have. The facilities are poor, but football and volleyball
have quite a following. Some
sports take coaching takes place throughout the day, but most is after 3pm
for an hour or two.
The
schools themselves are quite small and incredibly basic -
you will feel part of the family
immediately! School sizes range
from 100 to 150 pupils at one given time. This means that class sizes
are also fairly small and very manageable, normally ranging from 20 to 30,
although occasionally you may have smaller classes.
One particular
primary school was established by a UK volunteer and is funded purely by
external donations. There are only four qualified Zambian teachers and
one assistant teacher employed to teach primary classes. Their
dedication and enthusiasm have resulted in fun and lively classrooms
full of interest and activity.
Your help is most
needed to free time for these hard working teachers to dedicate to other
important work, and help supplement the education of these exceptional
children. This school also has a feeding programme in place for needy
children and they hope to extend this to all children with the support
of donors.
They have also helped with funding to
build homes for orphaned children. The children here are fantastic and the
hard work and attitude of the teachers is heart warming.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS in
Zambia:
Dates for the 2010 school terms (semesters) are given below.
Dates for the 2011 school terms (semesters) are
given below.
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Term 1: 10th Jan – 8th April
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Term 2: 9th May – 5th Aug
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Term 3: 5th Sept – 2nd Dec
Teaching is not available during
school holidays, so if you're planning to participate in a
placement, please take the above school term dates
into account when planning the timing of your project. On the other hand, if
a holiday falls during your proposed placement, you
could use this time to do any independent travelling
and sightseeing.
"Thank you so much for
organising everything in Zambia! I had an unbelievable time! It was such
a wonderful school and the pupils were so friendly and willing to learn
(as were the teachers). I made so many new friends and discovered that I
really did enjoy doing this kind of thing! Livingstone was a great place
to be as it had amazing character and was so close to Victoria Falls. It
was an amazing experience and one which I will never forget, I'll be
sure to pass on the word to people"
Hamish Brown
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