Teaching Project
Volunteers on
the Teaching project in Tanzania work in Orphanages schools, English-medium
schools or government schools, where the presence of volunteers is beneficial
in opening the minds and broadening the horizons of the students, along with
exposing them to native spoken English. Children in Tanzania love to attend
school, often starting as young as 3 years old, and wherever possible, children
hope to stay in school until at least 14 years old, as education is highly
valued in Tanzanian society. Teaching volunteers work by themselves or
alongside local teachers and other volunteers, teaching subjects such as,
English, Math, Science, Social Studies (Geography and History), Art ,Physical
Education and games and sports. There can be between 30 and 80 children in each
class and volunteers are required to assist the local teachers with daily
lessons, providing one-on-one attention to the students and sometimes relieving
the teacher of a class or two per day. English-medium schools run throughout
the year and have holidays for the entire months of April, August and December.
Government schools have holidays for the entire months of June and December.
These schools also take week-long holidays during Easter and September.
Orphanage schools do not have set holiday schedules, but take shorter breaks of
1 to 2 weeks at different times of the year. During school holidays, volunteers
can take a break, travel, engage in tourist activities such as safari, take
tutorials for senior students, or volunteer at another placement. As each
school-type has holidays at different times, there is Teaching work available
for volunteers throughout the year.