Description

Kenya is a land of intense beauty, epic landscapes, fascinating tribes and exuberant communities. Magnificent wildlife roam across vast Rift Valley plains, white sand beaches fringe the turquoise Indian Ocean and ancient tribal communities practise traditional customs little changed since the dawn of time. All these combine to provide a destination of unparalleled appeal and fascination.

* What Will I Be Doing?

Your work schedule will be challenging and varied, but always enjoyable, as you embark on your placement in a local community or government school. You will engage fully with your pupils, using your creativity and initiative to deliver a stimulating teaching programme.

You will benefit in terms of your personal and professional experience and will be encouraged to formulate ideas and develop your teaching skills and techniques. Working either with a local teacher or independently, you could be directly involved with marking pupils' work, preparing homework and assembling innovative and effective lesson plans.

The Kenyan education system works on simple standard levels, each of which corresponds to one year of school and has it's own standard text books for each subject. This makes it straightforward for you to pick up on the syllabus where they left off, understand what students are working towards and come up with creative and exciting ways to help them understand the topics. Primary school is open to all in Kenya and continues until the age of 14/15 years when students lucky enough to attain good grades may be able to secure sponsorship or scholarships to continue their education to high school and beyond. The hard work you put in during your project could really make a difference to the future of these determined and enthusiastic children.

There are a range of extracurricular activities for you to contribute to, depending on your personal skills and interests - whether it is running a sports team, planning a school play, organising a choir, or conducting one to one tuition for children who are struggling. Just use your initiative and get the kids involved! Whatever you decide, you are sure to gain huge satisfaction from inspiring these underprivileged children, whilst enhancing your own skills and experience significantly.

Complete this rewarding project experience with a once in a lifetime 3 day safari to the world famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here you could encounter all of Africa's big 5 in all their wild splendour and discover scintillating African culture in the form of the distinctive and traditional Maasai people.

Highlights

* Discover this land of intense beauty.
* Earn your TEFL certificate for free!
* Enjoy a challenging & varied work schedule.
* Take the trip of a lifetime into the spectacular Maasai Mara.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

1,600

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Before you go:
* Pre-departure support & documentation
* Travel & medical advice & documentation
* Advise on visas end equipment
* Discounted medical kit
* Free Frontier t-shirt

In-country:
* Food (2 meals a day)
* Accommodation
* Airport pick-up & drop-off
* Project orientation and training
* In-country emergency support
* 24-hour international HQ back-up
* 3 day safari

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• English Teaching
• Teaching
• Volunteering

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview

Frontier's Mission Statement

To conserve the world's most endangered wildlife and threatened habitats and to build sustainable livelihoods for marginalized and under resourced communities in the world's poorest countries. To create solutions that are apolitical, forward-thinking, community-driven, and innovative and which take into consideration the long-term needs of low income communities.

Year Founded

1989