Description

Are you ready to get mucky with some paint in front of wide eyed children with gleaming smiles?

Volunteer Art Teaching Placements Positions - Flexible Start Dates- Just turn up and Volunteer!

All children need a variety of experiences to assist them in exploring their environment. Through art, children learn to value their own uniqueness and to appreciate the individuality of others. This is very applicable in the rural communities we work in where children come from very poor backgrounds and activities like drawing, sketching, colouring and painting provide a wonderful opportunity for children to express themselves.

Year Out India teaching programs in rural communities focus on teaching ART to the children of the many rural schools we work with. Year Out India volunteers help in conducting activities like clay modeling, painting, drawing, singing, art & drama, dancing, group work, games or other similar activities. Your help and assistance will be greatly appreciated in these rural schools and will be a refreshing change to existing curriculum. These schools typically have limited resources, both infrastructure and staff.

Highlights

As a volunteer art teacher, you can also involve children in doing art project in the classrooms and around the school. On some days, you can also meet your students for informal English language training. Volunteers also accompany students to local art festivals and inter school arts competition. At other times, you can involve children and teachers by arranging field trips, audio visual programs, games or other organized events. You could also teach various other disciplines according to your choice or ability. All our partner rural schools welcome your participation in their programs. All resources required for these activities will be provided by Yearoutindia which is where part of your program fee is used.

You can be a valuable resource in the classroom teaching students from elementary through to high school. With most programs you can volunteer as an "Art Teacher" / "Teaching assistant" which are enjoyable, fun and activity packed intensive projects. These can be customised according to the need of the host school and the individual volunteer.

Volunteers can also host discussions about their homelands, including culture, history, lifestyles, sports and school systems. The emphasis of the classroom teaching, art activities and teaching English is to encourage creativity and allowing children to express themselves. You'll usually teach 4-5 hours a day, Monday through Friday, and have sometime each day to collaborate with your team mates and prepare for classes. The rest of the day and weekends are free for you to explore the breathtaking surrounding and experience the colourful culture of rural India.

Come and volunteer your time and energy to this worthwhile project and take back memorable and unforgettable experience.

Minimum Education

High School

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

GBP 550 - 650 (USD 875-1050)

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure
• Excursions

Program Fees Include:

Prices for individual programs vary based on number of volunteers on site and project needs. On an average a 4 week all inclusive placement fee is between GBP 550 - 650 (USD 875-1050) in Nov 2011. Once the actual project costs are worked out, a portion of this fees is given back to the volunteer to spend directly on the project. Yearoutindia cost based fees are by far the most fair & inclusive of any volunteer placement by any organisation in India. We are a not-for-profit volunteer run volunteering organisation very different from the many other commercial gap year companies. Please contact a volunteer coordinator for a detailed fee/cost breakdown. Volunteers are encouraged to fundraise for these projects if they can.

The volunteer service program fee is used to support the volunteer, the local projects and the service program overall. The service program fee for volunteering service programs in south India works out to about GBP18 Per Day and includes Orientation, All food, Bottled water, Accomodation, Project travel + a lot more and stay extensions costs additional per week based on individual program requirements.

Airfare or other travel to the site, visas, free-time expenses etc are NOT covered in the program fee. All additional free time travel outside the work program, accommodation and food expenses are to be borne by the volunteers themselves.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

yes

but not always, and being adventurous, enthusiastic, committed with a "CAN DO" attitude is all you need.

Volunteer Types

• Arts
• Teaching
• Volunteering

Typical Volunteer

Year Out India's volunteer programs in South India offers students and professionals alike, a unique opportunity to volunteer with worthwhile teaching, conservation programs and experience the beauty, glorious diversity and enchanting mystery of India from amongst the people. Whether you're looking to take a year out, a few months break, have recently graduated or currently between jobs Yearoutindia volunteering programs give you the chance to take some time off and to spend meaningful time travelling, living, working and exploring India.

Age Range

16-50

This Program is open to

American, Canadian, European and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 2 - 4

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Year Out India's Mission Statement

Year Out India aims to represent, support and facilitate, teaching, child welfare, community development and wildlife conservation programs in south India through professional and well planned volunteering programs. We are committed to direct involvement in local communities and environment conservation programs. We aim to assist volunteers to come together for a common purpose, to promote and develop local volunteering and voluntary action and to enable local people to benefit directly from such activities. We constantly strive to develop our strategies and methodologies to ensure harmony between visiting volunteers and local social, culture and natural environment.

Year Founded

2004