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GYC2620 - Teach in transit schools: Chennai Country: India Cost: £1850.00 Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food, pickup from airport and visas but does not include flight, insurance or kit      Duration: 3 months Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7515 or

 

	This placement would suit... Those interested in community development, vocational training, healthcare, teaching and working with underprivileged communities. This organisation focuses on integrated community development, running several programmes in youth development, vocational training, income generation and health care initiatives. Projects are spread out all over Chennai, reaching out to the city’s most deprived communities. Volunteers are needed to help in transit schools, and schools for children rescued from child labour. Children attend these schools for 11 months, after which they are placed in mainstream education. The focus is on motivating children to see the benefits of education as well as enjoying it, so classes are a mix of academic subjects and activity-based learning. As a gap year volunteer you would be placed in one or more of these schools. This could involve moving around the city of Chennai holding classes in different locations. You would be required to teach conversational English and other informal activities (sports, games, arts and crafts etc.) to make education as enjoyable as possible for the children. Use your imagination to inspire theirs! This is a wonderful gap year voluntary project where your imagination and enthusiasm will make a real difference the lives of these young children. See these young children grow in knowledge and determination, working their way to a better future. 0845 344 7515 GapGuru is a specialist organisation providing exciting gap year opportunities exclusively in India. We offer a range of carefully selected placements in business, community, conservation and teaching. GapGuru can provide you with the unique experience of living and working alongside some of the warmest people in one the World’s most diverse countries. If you want an experience that will challenge and change you, then India is the country to travel to.