Teaching Buddhist Monk

Project Summary

Project At A Glance

Location: Kathmandu Start point: Kathmandu End Point: Kathmandu Duration: 2-12 weeks Hours: 30-40 hours per week Food: Local food (3 times a day) Room: Host family or hostel Date: First and Third Monday of each month

Nepal is a birth place of Buddha and Buddhism. Though, predominantly a Hindu country, Nepal has a significant Buddhist influence, beautiful monasteries all over Nepal shows the popularity of Buddhism in Nepal . In Kathmandu, Buddhism is also practiced by Tibetan people who are in exile in Nepal . Volunteers interested to work in a Buddhist monastery mostly teach English education to monks and immerse in Buddhist culture. This is a perfect project if you are interested in Buddhism and the life of Buddhist monks.

Skill/Qualification

Though no teaching experience or skill is needed, volunteers joining the Buddhist monk teaching in Nepal should have good English both written and verbal. Volunteers are expected to be flexible and patience. Volunteers with an interest in the lifestyle of Buddhist monks will enjoy this program.

Volunteers' responsibilities

As a volunteer in IFRE's Nepal Monk teaching project, you will primarily work as English instructors either the schools of Tibetan Children's Village. You will teach English to Tibetan kids for 3-4 hours a day. In addition to English teaching, volunteers will assist in other school extra curricular activities and administration. In the evening, you can organize games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities.

Morning and late evening time is free. If you love Buddhism, this is the perfect time to join meditation, rituals, prays, and songs with the Buddhism monks. This project gives perfect opportunities to immerse in Buddhist religion and lifestyle.

Room/Food

IFRE arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteers from the start to the end of program. During the first, week of language and cultural program, volunteers stay in our hostel in Kathmandu . Our hostel in Kathmandu is located in the heart of city giving easy access to volunteer to all parts of the city. In hostel, we have 2 experienced cooks. Our cooks make Nepali food (very near to Indian food and includes wheat bread, rice, curry, Dal, chapatti, pickle) for you. As a part of language and cultural program, you will stay for 2-3 days in a host family where your host will cook food for you.

During volunteering in the Buddhist monastery, volunteers will stay in a hostel (mostly located inside the compound of the temple school). This hostel also acts as home for monks and kids. IFRE arranges a separate room and shared bath for volunteers. If you are highly interested in staying on with a host family, that can be arranged. You can find the details of arrangements for room/food in the placement sheets provided you. IFRE's Kathmandu office is within 3 miles distance of this project so our local staff will visit you every 2 weeks. In your free time, you are always welcome to visit our office.