Sri Lanka's schools require volunteers to develop their students' conversational English abilities. You can help without any previous teaching experience and we do not ask you to do a TEFL course. You can volunteer with Projects Abroad during your gap year, career break or extended vacation. You will have an important role to play, working alongside students and colleagues who value the time that you give to them.

We work in schools outside Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, with schools located in small towns along the western coast and schools in and around the hill town of Kandy. We can place you in a coastal village school or at a school in the hills for the children of tea planters. Some of the schools are close to the beach; some are even based in temples!

Students are generally aged from 10 to 14 years old and the majority speak Sinhalese as their first language. They will often be able to speak some English but your focus will be to develop their confidence and fluency.

If you have skills in other areas please let us know. Many schools are eager for volunteers to help with extra-curricular activities.

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