TEACHING ENGLISH AT BUDDHIST MONASTERY

CODE: VINLMTV07-A

Work:

- Creating lesson plans for your daily teaching.- Teach regular English classes.- Interacting with the children of the Buddhist monastery.- Help the other teachers advance their English. Teach basicsanitation/hygiene

Accomodation and food

Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs).

Location and leisure

VIN works in three different districts Kathmandu, Nuwakot, and Okhaldhunga are the three districts where VIN works. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices.

Project hosted by

VIN s Teaching English at Buddhist monastery/nunnery project aimsto give volunteers/interns atrue taste of life at the monastery. It aims for anexchange between the religious members of acertain community and foreigners from adrastically different community that have justone thing in common: the eagerness to learn.You may learn about Buddhist culture, while themonks and nuns may learn the English language,an extremely important asset for them

Directions to meeting point

VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo.

Additional comments

Fee for four weeks volunteering is 550 Euro. Placements out of Kathmandu Valley cost extra depending on travel distance.