TEFL Volunteering with Tibetan refugees
These positions are all filled for 2011, they are now looking for volunteers for 2012.
Volunteer for a non-profit organisation in India helping young Tibetan adults have the chance of further education, improve their work prospects and give them the opportunity for a better life.
About the positions:
The school is looking for 15-20 native English-speaking volunteers per year with a TEFL Scotland qualification. Teaching experience would be helpful but it's not necessary. You will be giving educational support and teaching English to enthusiastic young Tibetan adults from 18 to 25 years of age.
- There is no placement charge to volunteer in this Tibetan community.
- Accommodation and meals and a small sum of pocket money will be provided.
- Volunteers are encouraged to stay for 3 or more months at a time but exceptions for shorter stays can be made.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anybody who wants to give something back. You will be living amongst a small Tibetan community, immersed into the culture, working in a school near the tourist town of McLeod Ganj but set in a picturesque area by a river and a small forest. This will be an unforgettable and special experience.
The main goal of the charity we are recruiting for is to educate Tibetan refugees in India, in order to improve their work prospects once they are back in Tibet. Because the Tibetan Exile Government in Dharamsala had already established educational support by setting up the Tibetan Transit School (TTS) in which newly arrived refugees are educated for five years, they seek to complement this by having started a school in India in which carefully selected TTS-students are educated further for two years in English, Computer Skills and Chinese. These three subjects were identified as key elements for professional success once the students are back in Tibet. Every two years the charity carefully chooses about 20 new students via an elaborate selection procedure. The students then live and study in the school. They are provided with food, medical cover, accommodation, and even some pocket money every month, as well as meeting travel costs at the end of the course, so that they do not need to worry about such things while studying at the school.
Teachers must be native English speakers. The school provides all meals and accommodation for volunteers and the school itself is set in a picturesque area by a river and a small forest. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone who would like to live amongst a small Tibetan community, teach in India or simply give something back. The school is located near the popular tourist town of McLeod Ganj, where the residence in exile of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is situated. They are constantly seeking native English-speaking volunteers.
For more information and how to apply for this volunteering position contact - info@TEFLscotland.co.uk
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