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Community Teaching Volunteering in Cape Town

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Project Summary

What is Community Teaching in Cape Town all about?

Assist with early years education and homework clubs in South Africa by joining us for community teaching volunteering in Cape Town.  You will assist with providing essential teaching support in the poverty stricken communities in the townships of Cape Town.  Through education the project aims to promote, support and provide Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) with better opportunities and futures.  Pre-school preparation has been identified as being extremely important and this project helps to give children from impoverished backgrounds a head start by focusing on the basic skills.  It also works with after school programmes with homework support. Where possible, the schools are looking to incorporate sports and arts into their programmes, as these are often deemed less important than academic subjects.  

Throughout this volunteer experience you will have rewarding opportunities to help prepare and implement weekly learning activities as well as getting to know the children.  You will leave knowing that you have helped in a small way in providing teachers and children with pre-school education and homework support.


Why choose this Community Teaching volunteer project?

As a teaching volunteer, you are an essential part of the project team, assisting in the efforts in providing OVCs from townships with a better education and a brighter future.  These pre-schools and after school clubs are desperate for extra educational support, from delivering the day-to-day curriculum to providing a safe and stimulating environment in which to learn.  Extra pairs of hands are always needed in these resource poor communities.  You will really love getting to know the children, learning how to engage large numbers of children and assisting the teachers with their daily efforts to provide children with quality education.


Role of the Teaching Volunteer in South Africa

As a teaching volunteer placement vary due to the ever changing needs of the community.  The placements and your role may include:

  • Pre-school – support the development of the children, as schools are often understaffed and lacking in essential resources.  Help is needed to prepare them for their move to primary school where English is part of their curriculum through song, play, and fun activities! 
  • After-school Care – established in 2007 by grandmothers who saw the need to provide a safe environment for at-risk children. You will provide reading support, homework help, planning outdoor and gardening activities, and arts and crafts.

In addition to teaching and depending of the length of time that you are volunteering, you may be able to also become involved in community work related to OVCs, sports development, dance or healthcare initiatives.  Please speak to a Kaya Placement Advisor if you would like to find out more.   During the school holidays there will be holiday clubs and other activities so your support will be valued. 


What skills do I need to be a Community Teacher in South Africa?

Teaching in the schools requires no formal experience but those who have worked with children before or in an educational setting are most desired.  As projects like this have many needs and with children’s needs changing each day the adaptability of volunteers to help in different situations is key to the project. You will be asked to send your CV/resume before being accepted onto this project.  if you are a trained teacher and have classroom experience your skills will be most welcome!

 

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WHY JOIN THE PROJECT

Help a local team to uplift a community through education

To assist local childcare and education workers in providing structured impactful education to children of the townships

Improve your CV/Resume to enhance your career

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The Location

Where will I work in South Africa?

Considered to be amongst the most beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town, with its crystal blue waters resting under the shadow of the magnificent Table Mountain, has the city wrapped around its base.  Cape Town houses some of the richest as well as some of the poorest communities in South Africa, and this project works in a number of townships facing issues such as high unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crippling poverty. 

Details & Costs

  • Duration: 2-12 weeks
  • Cost: £1283 / $2003 for 2 weeks
    £185 / $288 per week for additional weeks.
  • Requirements: Age 16+
  • Location: Cape Town, South Africa
  • Working hours: Monday – Friday 08:30 – 16:30
  • Project availability: Projects start every other Monday. Contact a Kaya advisor to confirm exact dates. Project closed over Christmas holiday.
  • Arrival day: Monday

What is included

  • Accommodation: Shared room in a volunteer house, communal bathrooms
  • Food: 3 meals a day Monday to Friday
  • Airport pick up and drop off from Cape Town International Airport
  • Training: Pre-departure information pack, on-site orientation and project induction provided
  • Daily transfers to and from your project.
  • Wifi
  • Support: On-site coordinator providing 24-hour support.
  • Staff will be available to help weekend excursions on sites such as Table Mountain, Boulders Beach and Cape Point (fee payable).

 

What is not included

  • Flights
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  • Visas
  • Police/Government Background Check; US and UK citizens will be processed through Kaya (admin fee applies) all other nationalities must provide local police check.
  • Any costs for COVID-19 PCR tests required pre-departure and in-country
Gallery

Pictures from the Community Teaching Volunteer project in Cape Town

Children in class community teaching South Africa
Dirt road comunity teaching South Africa
Hill community community teaching South Africa
Nap time community teaching South Africa
Pre-school comunity teaching South Africa
School building comunity teaching South Africa
Volunteer house comunity teaching South Africa
Volunteer reading with children community teaching South Africa
Volunteer rooms comunity teaching South Africa
Waterfront comunity teaching South Africa
Resources cupboard Observatory Community teaching in Cape Town
Resources for a project Community teaching in Cape Town
Resources in store Observatory Community teaching in Cape Town
Volunteer and project prep time Community Teaching in Cape Town
Volunteer prep time Community Teaching in Cape Town
Dormitory Observatory Community Teaching project in Cape Town
Female bathroom volunteer house Observatory Community Teaching project in Cape Town
Volunteer breakfast Observatory Community Teaching project in Cape Town

2023 Dates

  Start Days
January 23rd
February 6th, 20th
March 6th, 20th
April 3rd, 17th
May 1st, 15th, 29th
June 12th, 26th
July 10th, 24th
August 7th, 21st
September 4th, 18th
October 2nd, 16th, 30th
November 13th, 27th
December

4th

 

2024 Dates

  Start Days
January 8th, 22nd
February 5th, 19th
March 4th, 18th
April 1st, 15th, 29th
May 13th, 27th
June 10th, 24th
July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
September 2nd, 16th, 30th
October 14th, 28th
November 11th, 25th
December 9th

 

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CONFIRMATION

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GET PREPARED

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