Teaching & Youth Development
Highlights
- Getting students excited to read and offering one-on-one support to children who are performing below the 20% pass rate.
- Working in the after-school project that continues to support educational activities, including reading and homework.
- Supporting extracurricular activities, such as drama, music, art and sports classes
- Assisting with programs that build confidence and resistance to peer-pressure
Especially good for
About the program
Assist children at preschool level with support in a variety of ways including getting students to read and offering one-on-one support to children.
Education is one of the key needs of children and is their doorway to a bright future. In South Africa all children have to go to school, because it is seen a basic human right, yet a large percentage of children struggle to go to or to do well at school due to the effects of ...
Typical day
7:00 Wake up and have your breakfast on the deck overlooking the beach and Hout Bay Harbour!
7:30 Travel to your placement and get ready to begin your day
8:00 Participate in your chosen project assisting with teaching activities including maths, English, science etc, and ...
Free-time activities
Your evenings and weekends will be free time to explore the mother city! You will be staying in beautiful Hout Bay, which offers a beach and harbour with restaurants, bars and markets to keep you busy on the weekends.
The city of Cape Town is a short bus ride away and offers a wide ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
Start date for this project is the first & third Monday of the month throughout the year, with the exception of December when the project is closed.
You will be given an ‘International Arrival/Departure form’ on your flight – please fill this in on the plane before landing. When you are filling in the Arrival/Departure form please remember that participating with All Out Africa counts as ‘tourism’ for immigration purposes.
If you do transit through OR Tambo International Airport, your first stop will be at the Immigrations Desk where you will have to hand them your passport and your Arrival/ Departure form that you would have filled out on your flight. Your passport is stamped/endorsed by the Immigration
Officer and he/she will issue you with a visa.
You will then proceed to the baggage reclaim area to collect your luggage. From here you will proceed to Domestic Departures Terminal B in preparation for your flight to Cape Town.
When you arrive at Cape Town International Airport, your first stop will be at the Immigrations Desk where you will have to hand them your passport and your Arrival/Departure form that you should fill out. Your passport is stamped/ endorsed by the Immigration Officer and he/she will issue you with a visa. Please ask for a normal tourist visa.
You will then enter the baggage reclaim area to collect your luggage. Once you have your luggage make your way to the exit (signposted in English). There you will be met by one of our staff (holding an All Out Africa sign and will be taken to the All Out Volunteer accommodation.
Day two of your experience will involve an interactive and informative orientation which will prepare you for your volunteer experience and will also give information to help you understand the local culture, history and how to make the most of your time here. Day three will involve meeting the project staff and people you will be working with. All Out Africa staff will show you to your placement and help you settle in.
Program fees
Meet your organization
All Out Africa
Non-profit - founded in 2004
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Lucy
About the project
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Location
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