English Teaching and Grammar Support

Do you love English? Do you love other languages? Are you prepared to join in a mix of languages and toil to share your knowledge with others? Are you good with kids and youth? If yes is your answer, then this is the right place to come to.

In the local environment, most schools can’t afford good-quality teachers or updated international teaching standards due to financial restrictions.

Volunteers will be working in Primary Schools therefore engaging them improve right from the grassroots to meet everyone’s needs. Like most African countries, English is the official language of Kenya yet the exposure is not so much towards the rural regions.

We would try to bring in English speaking volunteers to the area thus enhancing the student's understanding of vocabulary and spoken phonics which require a better quality as compared to the regular curriculum which they are used to.

For example, verbs and verbal phrases are often confused with. In the whole curriculum in most junior high schools, there is no regular explanation of simple and compound sentences and that needs to be changed.

Later on, as they would progress to secondary and university realms of English education, they would be well-equipped to handle and tackle some of these challenges.

We are looking for volunteers for the following agendas:

1. Teaching assistance.
2. Help the students get a better understanding of English itself.
3. Engage them in visual and interactive methods against an outdated old-school system.
4. Engaging in art and craft activities.
5. Vlogging on the school’s situation and background, if possible.

First Day: On your first day of volunteering, you will be escorted to your accommodation by a local coordinator/staff member and allowed to relax and rest.

Following that, you will meet the organizational hierarchy who will explain the work and the ongoing projects to be done. Please ensure to inform the admin/contact person about the flight ETA and other details, as and when required, prior to the journey. This would avoid any unnecessary loss of time by waiting at the airport. 

A typical volunteer day would be as follows:

• 8:30 AM: Volunteer leaves for the project destination. The volunteer joins with the local staff and will be oriented about the work to be done.
• 12.00 PM – 2.00 PM: Lunch break. During this lunch break, you are welcome to eat out or eat at the accommodation.
• 2.00 PM - 4.00 PM: Work at the project usually ends. The volunteer at this point is free to travel around and explore or do anything at his/her own choice.
• 7.00 PM: Dinner in the accommodations.

Usual work days are Monday to Friday. And Saturdays and Sundays are off-work days.

Official languages are Swahili and English.

Wildlife:

Kenya has a considerable land area devoted to wildlife habitats, including the Masai Mara, where blue wildebeest and other bovids participate in large-scale annual migration.

The “Big five” game animals of Africa (lion, leopard, buffalo, Rhinoceros and elephants) can be found in the Masai Mara in particular.

The annual animal migration occurs between June and September, with millions of animals taking part, attracting valuable foreign tourism.

During the weekend, volunteers have spare time to relax or take the opportunity to explore the Mombasa locale, such as visiting the beach, planning a fun and entertainment program with the kids, visiting local homes, etc.

NOTE – The program coordinator can arrange for sightseeing, only after proper intimation and discussion.