Opportunities exist for those with strong English skills. Yet i n India , English instruction is not included in primary, public school curriculums. IFRE Interns strives to bridge this chasm to providing interns to teach English in India . Our interns offer instruction in collaboration with local resource poor schools. Our internship English teaching in India project covers teaching in several government schools in Delhi . Many poor children cannot afford private, English lessons often continuing on to higher schools with little or poor knowledge of Basic English.

Your role as an intern can help make a difference in these children's lives. Intern teachers in India are a prized and welcomed resource! As an intern teacher, you will work in underprivileged government schools and mostly work under the direction of a head teacher.

NO specific skills or qualifications are required. However, some kind of teaching certification or education degree is appreciated. A major in science, math or computer oriented classes is also preferred if you have no teaching education/credentials. Interns must have passion and interest to help children and improve their education.

In our Indian English teaching program, you work either as an independent teacher or as an assistant to a permanent English teacher. You will most likely be teaching in government schools. If IFRE cannot secure a placement in a government school, interns will teach in either a semi-government or private school where each school has a permanent English instructor. As an Intern English teacher in India , you will teach English using the set curriculum and using the books provided. Interns may also organize games, art lessons, singing, dancing and other creative, educational and extra-curricular activities. Interns may also support children with their homework efforts and encourage academic progress. Schools may seek the assistance of interns with help in other on-going academic activities or administrative duties.

IFRE manages living accommodations, provides meals and supervision for interns for the entirety of their stay in India . During the internship period, most interns stay in our safe and secure home base, project hostel or host families. Our office and home base is located in Gurgaon, a beautiful city 40 miles a way of Delhi international airport. This location is very safe and manned with onsite security. It is a clean, sparsely furnished apartment but will meet all your needs as an IFRE interns. It is close to the local bus station. Info on amenities close by and transportation to nearby city, etc. internet café, restaurant and supermarket, local police station. This is the ideal arrangement for sharing your daily experiences with fellow interns and local staff. Home base bedrooms have multiple beds, so interns will usually share a room (same gender). Our in-country coordinator also lives at our home base to assist our interns 24/7.

Dependent on the season and flow of interns, you may be placed with a local host family or project hostel (mostly in orphanage). Our host families are socially respected and are experienced with hosting international interns. They have strong interest in our interns' safety and well being and demonstrate this with caution and care. In most host family situations, interns will share a room with another intern of the same gender. Another viable option is an at-orphanage stay. Many orphanages in India have set aside special rooms to house international interns.

IFRE arranges room, food and supervision for interns throughout the program. All of IFRE's cooks prepare a variety of delicious Indian food (naan, dahl and chapatti breads, curries, rice and pickles/chutneys). Details covering the arrangements for room/food are outlined in the prepared placement details. Interns will also have 24/7 access to IFRE's office as well as the mobile numbers of in-country coordinators. In addition, the director of the orphanage will serve as a local contact person for interns. IFRE's staff also visits each intern every 1-2 weeks as part of our program.