Volunteer Teaching English Projects in Zanzibar

Rachel Elbin volunteered with the British School of Zanzibar, this is how she got on...

"I worked there during the 2008 academic year and found the experience immensely rewarding! The founders of the school truly have the students' best interests at heart. Teachers from the island of Zanzibar, the mainland, and the international community collaborate in order to provide students with the most challenging and creative educations possible. BSZ, in particular, allows for Zanzibari children to attend who may not otherwise be able to enroll in private schooling. As a teacher, I found myself invested not only in my school community but in the surrounding school neighborhoods as well.

As an American far from fluent in the Swahili language, I found much comfort in the support and aid of my coworkers and employers during my stay on the island. All levels of staff and faculty pooled their resources in order to locate and acquire the most appropriate teaching and learning materials. Looking back on my time at BSZ, I recognize just how deeply the experience touched my life and shaped my future aspirations. I appreciate the opportunity to recommend this organization on behalf of my friends and family at BSZ."