Sports education

Background

According to the Government guidelines for the academic curriculum, it is mandatory for all Indian students to have physical education classes for sports education. However, this is the reality only in big and well-off schools. Physical education ensures that the children learn important life values through play. 

Challenge

Unfortunately, the local and slum schools are unable to provide physical and sports education due to the lack of funds, infrastructure and sports. As a result, students don’t get a chance to indulge in physical activities and tend to spare their energy in the classroom either distracting the lessons or fighting with each other.

SBB Intervention 

To change this reality in small schools and poorer communities, STEP Beyond Borders works with volunteers from abroad good at sports and can devote their time for healthy sport classes with students. We believe that through sports students can become physically healthier thus ensuring their physical and mental well-being. Meanwhile, learning important values like leadership, team work, hard work and patience. Volunteers are welcome to teach martial arts, football, volleyball, badminton, running or a local sport played in their motherland. Rest assured, in return the volunteers will learn cricket from the kids who play it regularly on the streets of Jaipur. 

In some cases when the volunteer is willing to work with a sports school (not a regular academic school) we can arrange classes there as well for more or less good players of specific sports. 

    Main tasks of the volunteers:

  • Assessment of children’s interest and need in the provided resources
  • Divide the groups age-wise and in few cases gender-wise, if required
  • Engage all the group members into the sports learning process
  • On the last day of the volunteering it’s suggested to organise either a match/game or a competition for the students to showcase what they learnt
  • Enjoy and have fun with super excited and joyful beneficiaries
  1. Program Base: Jaipur
  2. Project duration: 1- 24 Weeks
  3. Joining dates:
  4. Arrival date: Saturday or Sunday are preferable, if not weekdays will be managed
  5. Arrival airport : Jaipur
  6. Beneficiaries:  5 – 25 students
  7. Working days: Monday to Friday, Weekends are off
  8. Total volunteer hours: In case of school 09:30 AM – 01:00 PM, in case of slum centres 02:30 PM – 05:30  PM
  9. Weekends: Free to do sightseeing or travel
  10. Requirements: 18+, No Specific Requirement
  • Pre-arrival assistance
  • Detailed pre-arrival orientation and cultural awareness info
  • Pick-up from Jaipur International Airport
  • A detailed orientation about India, project, cultural responsibility and things to remember in India, SIM card assistance
  • Accommodation with host family (single or dual occupancy) or volunteer house
  • All meals (Authentic Indian meals) Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Resource materials to use on project
  • Weekly market visit to shop for your necessities
  • Cultural workshops: 1 Hindi class, 1 Indian dress workshop, 1 professional Yoga class, 1 cooking class
  • Airport drop at Jaipur International Airport
  • Logistics & program assistance if required
  • Emergency support

Host family: Indian local family which is 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 made by the host and includes vegetarian authentic dishes like chapatis, daal, vegetables.

Facilities include:

  • Shared bedroom (max 2 people)
  • 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

Volunteer House: This is a common accommodation for our foreign participants to share and experience each other’s culture as we have participants from all over the globe. To ensure understanding and security in this accommodation we have some basic rules to follow to make sure everyone is convenient here. Rules are no smoking inside the accommodation, no night outs, no outsiders allowed. Food in the volunteer house includes breakfast which is self-service (make your own coffee or tea, toast, oats), lunch and dinner are ordered by our coordinator staff with delivery from hygienic and decent restaurants or chefs. Food is vegetarian authentic meals like chapatis, daal, vegetables.

Facilities include:

  • Gender based division of participants
  • Rooms with max 4 people in
  • Western toilets
  • Shower
  • Kitchen to cook
  • Hot & cold water facilities
  • Wi-Fi facility
  • Semi-automatic washing machine
  • Fridge
  • Filtered water
  • 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