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Teaching English to Buddhist Monks
Overview of the Project
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Nepal is the country where the
apostle of peace Lord Buddha was born. Buddha spread the
message of Buddhism all across the world. Tibet is also
a Buddhist country and there are more than 130,000
Tibetans who live in exile and out of that over 20% of
them are living in Nepal . Despite of all difficulties,
these exiled Buddhists are practicing their religion and
rebuilding their cultural heritage in their own little
ways. In this mission of the Tibetans in Nepal,
education of the children is the top most priority and
command of English is very important.
The Tibetan children are very keen
to learn and improve their conversational English to
brighten their future and also to be able to translate
and preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures. Primary
education schools, in the Tibetan Children's Village
were established by the Tibetan community in Nepal.
These schools support religious practices in their
studies and provide schooling in Buddhist philosophies
as well as a variety of other areas such as English and
computer skills.
The schools in Tibetan Children's
Village are resource poor, and under staffed. These
schools also need teachers who can teach good English to
the students. Apart from teaching English, volunteers
can also teach extra curricular activities like sports,
drawing, music, etc to develop the perceiving power of
the children and also help in the administrative works.
Role of Volunteer
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Volunteers will primarily work as
English instructors either the schools of Tibetan
Children's Village. Depending upon the need, volunteers
may be asked to assist in other school extra curricular
activities like sports. As a unique facet of this
placement, the volunteer will have a rare and unique
opportunity to witness and participate in traditional
Buddhist rituals.
• Teach English (2-3 hours a day)
in the school
• Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and
other creative education and extra curricular
activities
• Taking kids on educational tours
• Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic
progress,
• Other helps on administration
• Help in other activities or programs designed for
school children (If any)
Skills/Qualifications Needed
There is no need of specific
qualification for teaching English project in Nepal .
However, volunteer interested to teach the children must
have good command of English.
Room/Food/Supervision
Allinace Nepal manages room/food
for volunteer. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with
host family where we manage a separate room and Nepali
food three times a day. Volunteer can also stay inside
the premises of Buddhist temple
Allinace Nepal maintains staffs,
office and many more .
Most of our partner schools are located within 10 miles
periphery of our office in Pokhara enabling us to meet
our volunteers frequently and whenever needed. Volunteer
will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile
number of our coordinators. Moreover, head of the school
serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our
staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval
as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
The Tibetan Children's Village is
located at the heart of Pokhara . Pokhara is a
vibrant city of Nepal with places of great
tourist attractions like Lakeside, Sarangkot, etc.
Pokhara has a wide range of restaurants, internet
cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The
volunteers also have numerous opportunities to explore
the sites under cultural heritage during free time. Our
volunteers can simply hike in near by villages, ride
bikes in Pokhara, walk around the tourist city , the options are unlimited. Project also offers
unlimited opportunities tol witness and participates in
traditional Buddhist rituals
Program Fee:
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Teaching Buddhist Monks |
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