TEACHING ABROAD: Challenging Projects with Underprivileged Communities around the World

Teach your choice of subject to children and adults, usually in the poorer section of society, in Schools, Orphanages, Social Care Centres, Crèches. Children’s Homes, and more, and always with the objective of helping the local community. You’ll benefit the children and also gain valuable skills and experience yourself. Your help is always appreciated because  the schools generally have a lack of teachers, high illiteracy rates and poor funding. Teaching the children is hugely satisfying, a high feel-good factor!

You don't need any qualifications to teach. We have teaching projects in many countries, the hardest part is choosing! If you'd like any help, guidance or advice, please contact us by phone, Skype or email. We're here to help you. If you're a teacher taking a break, you may like to know that many schools regard our teaching programmes as professional development, and that this may be used in appraisals or performance management interviews.

Argentina Australia Brazil Cambodia China
Ecuador Ghana Malaysia India Kenya
Morocco Mozambique Nepal New Zealand South Africa 
   Sri Lanka Thailand Zambia  

Make a difference ... get involved!

ARGENTINA

 
Teaching Children in Australia
  • Teach Conversational English in schools, orphanages and social centres in the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires. Teaching is available in a variety of institutions, to children, teenagers, orphans, street children, or single mothers. Often these children come from deprived or abusive backgrounds and have been taken into care by the justice department.

    Despite these disadvantages, the children are usually warm and friendly and they need and respond well to care, attention and affection.

AUSTRALIA

 
Teaching Children in Australia
  • Teaching English to Children in beautiful Perth, including some refugee children from war-torn countries.

  • Coach Sports in schools in Perth. Many different sports to choose from, or you can coach a mixture of different sports. You may also get involved in teaching as well, giving you a varied experience.


BRAZIL

 
Teaching Children in Brazil

CAMBODIA

 
Teaching Children in Cambodia

CHINA

 
Teaching Children in China

ECUADOR

 
Teaching Children in Ecuador
  • Teach Conversational English in Quito plus subjects like Music and Drama in a wonderful school for 5 - 14 year olds in beautiful Quito.

  • Teach Conversational English in the Galapagos Island, one of the most fantastic places on the planet! A truly amazing experience! You will help teach English to children aged 4 to 12, teenagers and adults of all skill levels. As well as teaching English, there are also opportunities to assist with conservation education and also teach some art. You'll also be involved in helping out at a local nursery for vulnerable children, as well as assisting in other areas that will benefit the community.


GHANA  
Teaching Children in Ghana
  • Teach Conversational English in the capital city of Accra. You can also teach most academic subjects - in fact, almost anything you have good knowledge about)

  • Teach IT and Computer related activities to children who'll soak it up.

  • Summer Camp: Have fun with the kids and at the same time teach them English, games, sports, arts/crafts, drama/music, magic, face-painting ... and more.

INDIA

 
Volunteer teaching Children in India

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  • Teach Conversational English, Art or IT - but in India all teaching is very much appreciated, so you can combine your teaching with Music, Drama, French, Arts and Crafts. An extremely rewarding project based in the fascinating town of Madurai in the South of India!

  • Teaching Drama to School Children: A very satisfying project where you can watch their confidence grow as they learn and develop new skills.


KENYA

 
Teach children in Mombasa in Kenya
  • Teach Conversational English in Mombasa on the coast with its golden beaches. You'll teach children from 3 years of age, up to about 16. Most schools in Mombasa are quite small and so you will instantly feel as though you are part of the family! They generally range from 100 to 300 pupils at one given time. This means that class sizes are also fairly small and very manageable, normally ranging from 20 to 40.
     

    You can also teach most academic subjects (in fact, almost anything you have good knowledge about!), including anything related to IT and Computers.


MALAYSIA

 
Teach Children in Malaysia on the Island of Borneo
  • Teach Conversational English in a rural(ish) village on the island of Borneo in the South China Sea. You'll teach in a primary and secondary school, located in a village environment.


    English is taught in all schools, but in rural areas the children have no need or opportunity to speak the language outside the classroom, so they get very little practice in pronunciation and speech. Thus having exposure to you as a native English speaker is very beneficial to them and helps them raise their grades, which is a big plus given that in the rural areas, the passing rate of English is only 60%.


MOROCCO

 
Teaching Children in Morocco 
  • Teach Underprivileged Children In Errachidia You'll work with children from 13 to 18 years old  who will benefit enormously from your help! You'll assist in non-government schools and other learning centres, as well as a special needs school, located in Errachidia where you'll get a true Moroccan experience.

    The students come from different walks of life and backgrounds, but many of the students are from poor, agricultural background. Thus, the opportunity you provide for them to learn English is very valuable. You can make a huge difference here!

MOZAMBIQUE

 
Teaching Children in Mozambique
  • Teaching, Community Development & Home Building Project: A very worthwhile and satisfying project, which has a very tropical feel. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in various different aspects of the project, including teaching, community and development work in and around the coastal town of Vilanculos.

    Our volunteers love the diversity of this programme and the stimulation and development it gives them.

NEPAL

 
Teach Children in Nepal

NEW ZEALAND

 
Teaching children in New Zealand

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  • Teach English in buzzing Auckland. You'll work with small groups of children at a school where the children are from underprivileged countries and communities. Many of the children come from different backgrounds and countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and the South Pacific islands.

    You'll work as an assistant teacher, helping small groups of children in a variety of subjects. You may also be asked to work one-to-one with some of the children who particularly need help. This close interaction and undivided attention from you plays a very beneficial part in helping to raise their standards of education. This is a very worthwhile project that will give you lots of personal satisfaction.


SOUTH AFRICA

 
Care Projects in Knysna in South Africa

Teaching Children Outdoors in Cape Town
An outdoors class!

SRI LANKA

 
Teaching Children in Sri Lanka
  • Teach Conversational English to very poor children in Ja-Ela on the West Coast of Sri Lanka. You'll work with disadvantaged children and adults and help to improve significant sections of the local community schools, enabling more children to have access to education. You can teach a range of subjects - anything that you have a reasonable knowledge in.

  • Teach Conversational English to village community children in rural Wasgamuwa, near the famous Game Park - A truly cultural Sri Lankan Experience!


THAILAND

 
Teaching Children in Thailand
  • Teach Conversational English in the rural Thai village of Muak Lek. A fascinating cultural experience awaits you in this land of smiles! Embrace Thai culture while assisting others to perfect their English in a small community to the north of Bangkok. You can help teach English and other subjects.

    Children also receive Thai lessons every day and you can participate in these Thai lessons for free if you would like to learn some of the native language.

ZAMBIA

 
Teaching Orphans in Zambia

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  • Conversational English in Livingstone, very close to the awesome Victoria Falls! Teach English, Maths, Sports or any academic subjects, to children aged 2 and 16 years. Most of the children are very shy to speak English and it’s in this area that your help is most needed. If you have skills or knowledge of Drama, Dance, Music or Arts & Crafts, you'll be able to teach these as well

  • Teach Orphans at a very poor school that needs as much support from volunteers as possible. Children's ages range from 7 to 19. You can also teach other academic subjects, as well as Sports. A worthwhile, enjoyable placement.

1. Teach the Cutest Kids in Lively Knysna in South Africa
2. Teaching in Culture-rich Yangzhou in China
3. Teaching Indian Children English, IT, Drama... and more
4. Working with Orphans in Buenos Aires in Argentina - Making a Difference!
5. Teaching Poor Children in Exotic Sri Lanka Rewarding, Cultural and lots of fun!

Teaching Abroad | Travellers Worldwide

 
 
 

List of Topics you can Teach:

  • Conversational English

  • Academic subjects, such as Maths, Biology, Geography...

  • Languages - e.g. your home language.

  • Computers or IT

  • Design Technology

  • Music, Art, Dance or Drama (read more...)

  • Sports  (read more...)

Note: If you have a special ability in any area not mentioned above, please contact us and we can probably arrange for you to teach it. 

 
 
 



 

Teaching Children in Sri Lanka

 
 

"The teaching was hard work at times ... however, the whole experience was very rewarding and we both gained so much from it. The school were very friendly and welcoming and all the staff looked after us very well. We were made to feel wanted and they were very appreciative of all our efforts." (Nicholas Harland talking about the teaching project he and Tom Gilchrist did together in India.)


 
 

"From the first day onwards we enjoyed every day of our stay. The atmosphere at the school is very nice and we really feel part of the community. It was a very sad goodbye at the school ... the experience we had was amazing. We still think back on it every day and we know that there are already lots of letters waiting for us in Holland."
Augusta and Carlijn on their teaching placement in Southern India


 
 

"So far so good. I've just had the most incredible day. The warmth I was given by the children and staff was quite something. Don't think the kids had seen anything like me before. They either pointed and smiled or just came up and hugged me. A number of them asked me if I was a pop star!"
Adrian Tate, teaching in South Africa

About Teaching...

Anyone can do these projects, from 17 to 70+, and from any country. You don't need any qualifications and we provide you with a Teaching Guide which we have had written especially to help you plan lessons and give you ideas of topics.

Your main resource will be the fact that you're a foreigner. The children will bombard you with questions about your home town, your family, your school (or ex school) and they'll want to know all about famous places in your country.

You'll teach in classes and sometimes informally outside the classroom. Teaching Abroad usually takes place in State schools but we do have some private schools as well. We also sometimes work in orphanages and crèches, or in teaching centres.

Class sizes can vary, depending on school and country. Your teaching hours can range from 5 to 20 hours per week, usually over 5 days but occasionally over 6, depending on the school.  You will be expected to prepare lesson outlines, but the Principal and teachers will help you with this.

How your teaching benefits the children:

Your teaching will help the children in so many ways, and they want to learn because they know that the end result will be greater opportunities in life for them, whether career-wise or, for the luckier ones, possibly getting into a better university.

Travelers also makes donations to most of our poorer schools (and also some that we don't work directly with). Sometimes we sponsor the children's education by paying their school fees, or we provide money directly to the school. We also buy necessities, such as food, books, uniforms, computers and other teaching aids for the kids.

And this is only possible because our volunteers have chosen to do a voluntary project with us!

And what do you gain? You will gain valuable skills during your placement, or improve the skills you already have. You'll get experience in how to interact with children and yet retain authority, a boost to your confidence, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are making a huge difference to the children and their abilities.

As one of our volunteers said, "I'm a teacher by profession and every year I go on a Travelers project to teach children in disadvantaged countries. Why? Because they want to learn! Do you know how good it is to teach children who want to learn? It refreshes my spirit and reminds me why I joined the teaching profession in the first place."

Nervous about standing in front of a class and teaching for the first time?

We also provide you with a Teaching Suggestions Guide which we've put together for our volunteers. It is packed with guidelines to help you plan lessons and has many examples and ideas for topics and games to use in class to help the children gain confidence in using English whilst teaching abroad. 

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