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Teaching in Tanzania - Primary School

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The experience

Support educators in Primary Education. In Tanzania, the school system is divided into three separate parts: preschool, primary school and secondary school. The preschools work mostly as a day care/kindergarten where children from the age of 2-3 years up to 6 years are being taught the alphabet, basic math and other playful activities. The primary schools hosts children from the age of 6 years to around the age of 14.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 200 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: There is a fee of $200 per week. This covers all of your accommodation, Breakfast and Dinner, Airport pick-up and program support.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 19 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The schools you work in are often very basic and poorly kept, but it run by amazing staff who do their best to ensure students a quality education.

In Tanzania, the school system is divided into three separate parts: preschool, primary school and secondary school. The preschools work mostly as a day care/kindergarten where children from the age of 2-3 years up to 6 years are being taught the alphabet, basic math and other playful activities. The primary schools hosts children from the age of 6 years to around the age of 14. In this age, the children are learning math, English, Kiswahili, science, biology, geography and many more subjects.

First is all about making sustainable solutions and making a beneficial impact on the local community. Play based learning is a key focus of this program.

Activities & Shift

As classes begin at 8 AM, you are required to leave the volunteer accomodation around 7:30am. On the first day of your work, you will be brought to school and depending on your wishes and experience you will be assigned either a specific subject or a specific class to teach. During the following days, when you arrive at the school at 8 AM, you will be assisting the permanent teachers in their work. This both means aiding the individual students but also means being the one teaching the class while the permanent teacher will be the one aiding the individual students.

Around 10 AM the children have their first recess, where you are more than welcome to play with them in the small courtyard or you can relax with a cup of tea and prepare for the next classes. Most of the young children attend classes after lunch again until 3 PM, where school ends for the day.

Rules

It is important to be mindful of child safeguarding and ethical behaviours when on placement.