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Teach English in Nepal in the Tibetan monsateries

* Overview:
Teaching English in Nepal is a great opportunity for volunteers who want to teach English abroad. There are several Tibetan refugee camps and monasteries that house hundreds of Tibetan kids undertaking Buddhist monk educational training in Kathmandu to preserve the amazing cultural richness of Tibet and Buddhism practice.

This Teach English abroad volunteer program will help Tibetan kids to explore more scriptures written in English and to circulate Buddhist teachings practice to the whole world. Often volunteers on this teaching English abroad program are left to their own devices when teaching English.

Teaching English volunteers will be responsible for planning their own English lessons, organising games, conducting workshops and other creative activities. Most of the morning is taken up with prayers; so teaching normally starts after lunch, for about 3-4 hours a day.


* Programme details:
Upon arrival in Kathmandu, volunteers are met at the airport and taken to their accommodations. They will receive an orientation that will familiarize them with the town and the surrounding area, the Nepali culture, and their program.

Once the placement begins, participants will receive an additional mini-orientation at the program site that focuses on program opportunities and responsibilities.

Volunteer's main duties in the monasteries will be teaching English and occasionally supervising extra-curricular activities and sports. The children's ages range from 5 to 20 years old. Class divisions are from nursery to class 10 so there will be plenty of opportunities to bring variety to your teaching. Attendance at classes is voluntary for the monks so class sizes tend to change every day! Ability levels in each class can also vary.

Duration

From 2 weeks to 10 weeks

Start Dates

The programme starts on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Requirements

* You do not need any formal teacher training or experience to participate, but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account when arranging your day-to-day activities.
* A good command of oral and written English
* Volunteers need to be independent, enthusiastic and adaptable, hard-working with an open-minded attitude.
* International volunteers are welcome.