Youth In Action Against Poverty and HIV/AIDS ,VOLUNTEER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER Jobs in Tanzania

Volunteer
Opportunity description

YAAPHA organization has three
centers for the Tanzanian people in the regions of Tabora and Kigoma and
Katavi. Ukombozi Primary School is in Urambo- TABORA for orphans or
underprivilege
d children under the age of seven; Ukombozi school has
approximately 1200 pupils and due to lack of funds they do not have sufficient
teachers to meet all the educational requirements of it’s students.(until now
we have only 15 teachers and the demand is 40) Therefore, any volunteer
teaching assistant would be most welcome. Volunteers are needed to do
one-to-one teaching, assist teachers in their classroom activities or depending
on each volunteer’s past experience and maturity he/she may be asked to conduct
their own classes.

Some of the compulsory subjects
that a volunteer teaching assistant may be asked to conduct are mathematics,
computer science or social science. The school would also welcome volunteers
who would like to: participate in physical education programs or sport
activities, conduct art and crafts sessions or a music appreciation
session,(singing and dancing). Some of these activities may have to be arranged
to be conducted during school breaks or after school. Volunteers may also be
asked to help plan and participate in school events such as outings for the
children.

A volunteer teaching assistant at
Ukombozi Primary School is certainly needed in numerous teaching endeavors and
any volunteer who is contemplating a career in the teaching field would obtain
an unlimited amount of experience at this placement. It all would depend on the
volunteer’s efforts and commitment.

Ukombozi Primary School hopes to
initiate and implement cultural exchange between Tanzania and overseas
countries by developing opportunities between the school and volunteers from
abroad.

Volunteer Tasks Required

Lesson Planning

A volunteer teaching assistant
would work with the teachers involved to create a well structured lesson plan
for the students that the volunteer would strictly adhere to. The volunteer may
also discuss with the teachers at this time extracurricular activities that
he/she may be interested in participating in with the pupils.

Teach in the Classroom

A volunteer teaching assistant
would execute the lessons planned; ensuring that the students are understanding
the material and are engaged in the lesson. If they determine that this is not
the case then the volunteer would seek out the teacher involved and discuss any
necessary changes.

Create Tests and Exams

Volunteer teaching assistants
would prepare tests and/or exams on the subject or subjects they taught or if
they were assisting a teacher in a classroom in a particular subject they would
assist the teacher to prepare the tests or exams, if appropriate. After the
tests or exams the volunteer would be expected to mark them and then follow-up
if any lessons were needed to reinforce what was supposed to have been learned.
At Ukombozi Primary School tests or exams are conducted once a month.

Tutoring & Games

A volunteer teaching assistant is
always welcome to help students after school room hours who are struggling with
any of the material you or other teachers have been teaching them. During
breaks, it would also be appreciated if the volunteer participated in school
games or if the volunteer taught the students new games, especially those that
incorporate the English language.