School and Community Renovation Program

Use your creative skills to assist in creating bright and cheerful learning spaces in village day care centers and schools.

Day care centers and schools provide valuable services in the local community and manage to run on minimal resources. However at the end of the year there is little money left to maintain the buildings themselves and monsoon rain makes regular maintenance and renovation work an ever more pressing need.

Classrooms and play areas should aid and encourage learning and this is exactly what iSpiice aims to achieve. Spaces are first cleared, flaking paint is brushed from the walls and holes in the walls are repaired. After a few coats of white paint the classroom is already transformed into a clean bright space for students and teachers – next come the bright colors and decorative child friendly designs. Once all is complete watch the children’s faces light up as they enter their new classrooms.  

Volunteer Role & Responsibilities:

1. Volunteers should bring gloves, flashlight and light weight scarf for sun protection or hat and working boots.
2. Making clean the school campus.
3. We require volunteers who clean day care centers, school classrooms, community halls and give them a new lick of paint.
4. The project involves some of physical work and creative side where participants renovate or create drawings, paint in several kindergartens and primary schools.
5. Volunteers don’t need to have any previous construction experience. 
6. Make a vital contribution to the education system in India and make a real difference in the lives of children.

Volunteers typically work from Monday to Friday for a total of four to five hours per day, on two different placements.Volunteers work two hours in the morning at one placement and two hours after lunch at another placement. You will have time for taking breaks in between for lunch, chai and lesson preparation at the iSpiice volunteer house.

DAILY SCHEDULE

During the week your days at iSpiice will for the most parts, follow this schedule

•   7:30am - Wake up and enjoy a chai.
  
•   7:45am - Yoga class (60 minutes)
  
•   9:00am - Breakfast and work preparation.
  
• 10:30am - Program 1 (2 hours).
  
• 12:45pm - Break for lunch and work preparation.
  
•   2:00pm - Program 2 (2 hours).
  
•   4:30pm - Afternoon chai and work preparation.
  
•   7:00pm - Dinner.
  
•   7:30pm - Relax, go shopping, prepare for tomorrow's Programs.
  

iSpiice volunteers will have weekends free and time available to participate in Add On Tours.

Weekends and evenings are at your disposal to explore the local area and pursue personal hobbies. There are many activities to enjoy in the area such as yoga, meditation, temple visits and shopping. 

Program also offers below optional trips while doing volunteering.

• Two days trip to Trekking in the Himalayas & visit the Mini -Tibet of India – McLeodGanj.
• Two days trip to Amritsar, visit world famous the Golden Temple & wagha border ceremony. The Golden temple is famous for its full golden dome, it is one of the most sacred pilgrim spots for Sikhs, surrounded by pool of Nectar.
• Visit the iconic Taj Mahal—India's most stunning homage to love. Agra is most known for containing one of the seven wonders of the modern world - the Taj Mahal. This finest example of Mughal architecture attracts thousands of tourists and visitors, who admire its magnificence and beauty. 
• Visit the pink city and admire the beauty of Amber Fort, city palace, wind palace, water palace.
• Sightseeing of Varanasi. On the tour, you will visit some top tourist attractions of Varanasi like River Ganges, Annapurna Temple, Vishwanath Temple, Sankat Mochan (Hanuman Temple), Bharat Mata Temple. 
• Explore City palace in Udaipur. This majestic palace is the largest palace complex in India.
• Explore Jodhpur Known as the Blue City, visit one of the most preserved and largest fort of India, Mehrangarh Fort.
• Visit Chittorgarh Fort – a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of bravery.