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Do you like children? This program is made for you.

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The experience

Do you like children? This program is made for you.
Assist the local teachers in teaching children from 3 to 6 years old in the Nursery School of PDS. You can teach different subjects (maths, English, Arabic, sport, art...).
Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities to develop the creativity of the local children.
Take care of the children : help them to sleep, prepare the food for them...
You can go to school from 7am to 12pm.

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 11 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: Participants are expected to pay participation fees of $11/day. It covers expanses for: - Airport/seaport pickups and drop-off - Accommodation (rent, water and electricity) - Food (3 meals per day) - General running cost of the projects It does NOT cover: - Medical/health services - All types of insurances - Relevant visas or permits - Pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Swahili

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We expect children lovers of course! People with educational skills and creativity.
The volunteers will be involved in some of the activities below or all of them, depending on their skills and interests, the duration of their stay and their energy. This will be the topic of a further discussion.
The PDS team will be with them to supervise and make the exchange with the teachers and the students easier.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring information, equipment and materials from their home country. They can also participate in buying the necessary equipment and materials in Zanzibar to help the development of the school. It’s an opportunity for them to visit local markets of Zanzibar and to be really involved in the school's life.

Activities & Shift

- Assist the local teachers in delivering some subjects like maths (numbers) or languages (English & Arabic), creative and sport activities.
- Propose new and innovative educational tools, teaching resources and methods.
- Help to establish a Primary School.
- Help in the construction of the school.
- Share your home games and participate to local games which stimulate learning and creativity.
- Organize physical activities: action jumping, football, netball etc…
- Organize a healthy eating and nutrition program.
- Organize workshops with the kids about different subjects: gardening, environment, nutrition, science...

Rules

- Wearing long and appropriate clothes in order to respect the culture and religion of Zanzibar : long pants at least up to the knees, T-shirt which covers shoulders and stomach.
- It is forbidden to sleep outside of PDS accomodation during the mission. The volunteers must come back to PDS House every day before midnight (including week-ends).
- It is forbidden to bring or drink alcohol within the PDS House and to drink alcohol in front of locals in PDS surroundings.
- Smoking at the designated location in PDS House or in isolated places.