Teaching english in Tanznaia

Project At A Glance

Location: Dar es Salaam , Arusha Start point: Dar es Salaam End Point: Dar es Salaam 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

PROJECT SUMMARY

Even though, English is a language of daily uses, good English education is a dream for many kids. Many public schools (or even private school running in rural areas) are looking for qualified English teachers especially the native English speakers. Being one of the popular tourist destinations, knowledge of good English can open many doors for students. Therefore, your help will be appreciated. In theTanzania teaching English project, you will teach English to nursery, primary and secondary school kids between the age group of 6-16.

Skill/Qualification

There is no specific qualification needed to join the teaching English project in Tanzania . However, volunteers are expected to be fluent in English. Teaching experience will be helpful (but not required) .

ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers will primarily work as English instructor either in private schools or public school or schools run by orphanages. You will mostly teach English 2-3 hours a day (six days a week) in primary, secondary, and high school. You will also help kids by organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities. Some help in administration is also expected. You mostly work as a assistant to the main English teacher. In Tanzania , each school has at least one English teacher.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Mostly Tanzanian schools are closed during the end of the semesters, mid terms evaluations, new enrolment and the public and national holidays.

•  June 15th - July 27 th (End of first semester and start of second semester)
•  Sep 19th - Oct 10 th (Mid term evaluation)
•  Dec 15th - Jan 1 st - (New enrolment)
•  President day

Room/Food

IFRE arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteer from the start to the end of program. During first week of language and cultural program, volunteers stay in our hostel in Dar es Salaam . Our office/hostel is located in Dar es Salaam giving access to volunteers to different parts of the city. Our manager and his wife are managing our hostel and office. They will run the language program and manage local Tanzanian food 3 times a day for you.

During the volunteering period, volunteers stay with a host family. However, volunteers joining the orphanage project will stay within the orphanage compound. We arrange a separate room and shared bath for volunteers both in a host family and in the residential orphanage settings. You can find the details of the room/food accommodations in the placement sheets. IFRE main office is in Dar es Salaam . However, the director of the local project will be our immediate contact for volunteers.