Dharamshala Teaching at School

Background

Dharamshala has many small communities who are in need. There are two types of schools – government funded and privately funded. The private schools have better infrastructure and facilities and have high fees. The government-funded schools are free and the funds are limited.  

Challenge

Instead of paying for a child’s education, parents prefer their children to bear the responsibility of domestic labour like fetching water and cleaning the house. In fact, there are many tribes and communities which are unaware of the advantages and meaning of a good education. 

SBB Intervention 

We work with a government funded school to provide high quality education for the most vulnerable. Volunteers are highly needed for English teaching, for German classes, Arts and craft as well as Sports education.

  • Do assessment of children’s English
  • Prepare lesson plans or follow the book lessons
  • Teach communication skills to children
  • Teach basic grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing
  • Come up with ideas of games, songs, dances to make the teaching interactive
  • Enjoy and have fun with super excited and joyful students

SBB works with a local NGO that targets vulnerable children who need education support and social justice. We support our local partner organising afterschoolactivities for children. Those who are native German

  • Can hold German classes for small group of children who will have further opportunities to study in Germany or to get admission in German based college.
  • German teacher volunteers need to prepare their own content as there are no fixed books suggested because German is not a school subject
  • Come up with creative ways of teaching including movie screening, discussion clubs, interactive games, etc.

We always love to welcome new ideas from our volunteers, we’d be happy to hear from you! 

  • With a local NGO SBB organises extracurricular arts and crafts sessions for rural children.
  • Many kids have a potential but they don’t have an opportunity to improve their skillsand get to another level.
  • With our foreign volunteers we want to give access to rural children to Arts and Crafts.
  • Any volunteer who is good at drawing, singing, dancing or other form of arts is welcome to join our teaching pool.

  • Do morning warm-up for school children
  • Prepare physical education plan for each class
  • Teach any sport you are good at
  • Learn local Indian sports and help the children play them (sitolia, cricket, etc.)
  • Teach gender equality through sports
  • Come up with sports competition ideas

  1. Program Base: Dharamshala
  2. Project duration: 1 Month – 24 Weeks
  3. Joining dates: Apart from May and June, open throughout the year
  4. Arrival date: Saturday or Sunday are preferable, if not weekdays will be managed
  5. Arrival airport : Dharamshala Airport or Delhi International Airport with bus transfer to Dharamshala
  6. Beneficiaries:  Students at the local communities
  7. Working days: Monday to Friday, Weekends are off
  8. Total volunteer hours: 08:30 AM – 01:00 PM, 25-30 hours/week
  9. Weekends: Free to do sightseeing or travel
  10. Requirements: 18+, volunteer needs to have good command of English, teaching academic background is not obligatory but experience is preferable.
  • Pre-arrival assistance
  • Detailed pre-arrival orientation and cultural awareness info
  • Pick-up from Delhi/ Indira Gandhi International Airport
  • Bus ticket and coordinator travelling with you to Dharamshala on bus
  • A detailed orientation about India, project, cultural responsibility and things to remember in India
  • Accommodation with host family (single or dual occupancy)
  • Meals (Authentic Indian meals) Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Support in local transportation
  • Bus ticket back to Delhi
  • Drop at Dharamshala bus station
  • Logistics & program assistance if required
  • Emergency support

Volunteers in Dharamshala are placed in very welcoming local host families which are ready to receive you like a family member, share food and space with you. Chances of having single or dual occupancy are there as we don’t keep more than 3 people in one room in host families. Host family accommodation is best to discover the local culture and to enjoy tasty home-made Indian food. Food includes breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared at home. Meals are pure vegetarian (daal, sabji, raita, chapatti, etc.)

Facilities include : 

  • Shared bedroom
  • Western washroom with toilet & shower
  • Hot & cold water
  • Filtered water
  • Common Fridge
  • Common semi-automatic washing machine
  • Kitchen access to cook food if wished so
  • Wi-Fi or internet Data access
  • Family environment
  • Comfortable & safe stay option
  • Hindi class
  • Indian saree workshop
  • Professional Yoga class
  • Indian cooking class
  • Air fare
  • Visa
  • Insurance
  • Local transportation (mostly on walking distance or support from coordinators)
  • SIM card
  • Personal expenses

For costs and further details please contact us on info@stepbeyondborders.org