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Cape Town Rural Pre-School and Building Project, South Africa This programme involves various aspects of community work and development. You will have the opportunity to be involved in our exciting rural pre-school curriculum as well as community building projects, AIDS support work and more. Teaching Kids - Volunteer Work with Disadvantaged Children, Western Cape - Volunteer Project in South Africa, Cape Town Location Cape Town, South Africa Project Length 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks Age Limit Minimum 18 years, maximum decided on potential participants’ health Project Fee £1195 / $2390 (4 weeks) £1545 / $3090 (6 weeks) Volunteer Project Information The following links will jump you to different sections on this page, which provide all the information you will need for this Africa volunteer project: Teaching Kids - Volunteer Work with Disadvantaged Children, Western Cape, South Africa. » photo gallery | » more about this project | » volunteer & travel highlights » project fee includes & excludes | » day in the life of a volunteer... » volunteer support & orientation | » accommodation & meals | » getting there Photos South Africa Photos of Teaching Kids - Volunteer Work with Disadvantaged Children, Western Cape in Africa.   More about the Cape Town Rural Pre-School and Building Project in South Africa ASSISTANT TEACHING Children in Red Hill Pre-schools have a severe lack of facilities and are taught from containers that have been brought into the community as donations. These are the ways in which you will assist the schools: · Assistant teach. Provide individual attention and assistance to children during lessons · Help with crafts, painting, reading and games · Organize special needs classes for children who have not been able to keep up with the pace of the classes · Implement the “learn to read” programme which is an amazing one-on-one learning initiative which has had great success in other schools in the Cape Town area · Organize and coach sport events · Help with giving the children their meals. Every child receives a meal at most basic schools, which is often their only meal that day. · Help clean, maintain and even refurbish the classrooms, most of which are quite run down. 1. Red Hill Community Pre-School This little pre school has been running for over 10 years in Red Hill and the 20 children from the community have been lead by the teaching of a dedicated lady named Vuyiseka Lombo for the past 4 years. Vuyiseka has been assisted by Siphokazi, the cook. The 20 beautiful children range between 1 and 6yrs of age. 2. Children of Hope Edu-care Centre Situated on the upper slopes of Red Hill, lies Children of Hope, a pre school of 35 children coming from more Afrikaans backgrounds. COMMUNITY PROJECTS After having spent the morning at a school, you will help out the local community in different areas in the afternoon. You will rotate between the following community projects: Build and Paint Schools/Extra mural involvement and reading programme Schools in Red Hill deal with a great shortage of classrooms and facilities, as a result of which they are limited to the amount of children they can take. As a volunteer, you will help with fixing fences and windows, rebuilding and painting. It is hard, but highly rewarding work! In addition, we refurbish and paint existing classrooms and containers. (We are also able to offer older/less physically able volunteers lighter work, so that we can accommodate for all of you!) Educare Centre in Masiphumelele 115 kids, 7 teachers. About 15 minutes drive from Red Hill Community Volunteers assist teachers with the afternoon after care by helping to serve meals, playing with the kids, reading both one on one and story time and with any other skills they have i.e. art, music and dancing. Volunteers with adult skills such as computer, administration, financial or training can also add huge value to the teachers lives. “It is about the community taking responsibility for their own upliftment and participating in the governing of their own lives… It is about empowering ourselves by creating good working relations between government structures, sponsors and communities for the benefit of everybody” Nelson Mandela » back to top Cape Town Rural Pre-School and Building Project, Cape Town - Highlights This volunteer project in Africa includes: Teaching Kids - Volunteer Work with Disadvantaged Children, Western Cape "It has shown me insight into other peoples lives that I had never seen before and showed me to what extent poverty can affect peoples lives, particularly those of childrens. I has also shown me that things can be done to help and change these situations, no matter how small." Georgia Neath, UK. · Assistant teaching · Reading and crafts with children · Sports coaching · Work with orphans and vulnerable children · Help uplift a community through education, health, building and sport · Immerse yourself in local Capetonian culture · Make friends for life South Africa Travel Highlights Vivacious Cape Town is one of the most stunning cities on the globe. It is the home of the spectacular and unique Table Mountain, the heritage site of Nelson Mandela’s prison home, Robben Island; the gateway to the mountainous and stunning Western Cape wine lands; and the centre of all things related to adventure travel in the rest of the country. Wildlife sanctuaries such as Kruger National Park offer prime sightings of the ‘Big 5’ The ‘Wild Coast’ along the eastern frontier of South Africa is a collection of unrivalled surf spots and beautiful beaches and cultural stops that will intrigue even the most seasoned traveller and endear you to this land. » back to top Project Fee Includes · Project Fee: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This fee facilitates funding for items such as teachers wages, building materials, equipment, supplies, etc. Project fees are also used to buy vehicles/equipment and for developing new housing for volunteers to provide for the expansion of the project. · All airport transfers from Cape Town International Airport upon your arrival and departure · Orientation program · All daily transfers to and from your projects during your stay · Full board and lodging which includes 3 meals a day at our volunteer house · Weekly laundry service during your stay · Assistance in your projects by various African Impact staff and project managers. · Outings to Cape Point, the most South-Western tip of Africa, Boulder beach to see the African Penguin colony and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27yrs. Project Fee Excludes · Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement which must include cover for repatriation · All transport by air or bus to Cape Town · All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other) · Email/Internet and telephone calls · Soft drinks, wines and spirits · All visas for border crossings · Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Cape Town i.e. Garden Route, Shark diving etc (your project manager can help plan this for you) » back to top Day in the life... This is a typical day in the life of a volunteer working on the Cape Town Rural Pre-School and Building Project project: An example of how your day might take shape · 07:00 Get up, eat breakfast of cereals, toast, tea/coffee, and start getting ready for your project · 07:40 Head off on the short drive to your project · 08:00 Start work at your community school. To make sure you will teach a variety of classes, you will rotate between different tasks and classes. · 08:00 or 10:00 Depends on the school, but some offer breakfast or a mid morning snack. · 12:00 After serving the children their lunch, you will be picked up from your project, and taken to your volunteer house, where lunch is waiting for you. · 13.30 Leave for one of the community projects. You will spend the afternoon playing with the children at the schools, assisting with the Masakhane, or building and painting classrooms. · 16.30 End of the working day. You will be picked up from your project and taken home where we evaluate the day and discuss the schedule for the next day, or you can opt to be dropped off in town to check emails. · 18.30 Dinner at your volunteer house. After dinner, volunteers often go for a few drinks at one of the local night spots. » back to top Volunteer Support Throughout your stay at your placement in Cape Town you will have the support and guidance of our project staff and coordinators. They are part of our greater African Impact support team, and will provide you with competent 24-hour field support and assistance. Volunteer Orientation Upon arrival in Cape Town all volunteers are involved in a comprehensive orientation programme, which is included in your fee. This is facilitated by your project manager and entails: · An introduction to the town of Cape Town and surrounding Cape Peninsula and the communities you will be working in · An introduction to all our projects. Not only will you see where you will be working, you will also see where your fellow volunteers will be spending their days · At the orientation, volunteers will also receive our detailed ‘welcome pack’, which will contain further useful information for your time with us. » back to top Accommodation Volunteers will stay in a lovely fully furnished house in the seaside town of Fish Hoek, within easy walking distance of the safe and beautiful Fish Hoek Beach and an 40 minute drive from Cape Town City. Fish Hoek is a delightful little town on False Bay and the house is comfortable, and staffed with a cook/cleaning lady. The house has a large living/dining area, bathrooms, a large garden and a safe for your valuables. All bedding is provided. Meals You will be provided with three wholesome meals a day. Breakfast is on a help-yourself basis and usually consists of cereals/porridge, toast, tea and coffee. Lunch and dinner are full meals, and will be cooked or prepared for you by one of our cooks at your volunteer house. » back to top Getting There Cape Town, South Africa. Our destination manager will assist you with the procedures and we will meet you at the airport in Cape Town. » back to top Make an Enquiry Volunteer Project in South Africa - Teaching Kids - Volunteer Work with Disadvantaged Children, Western Cape     print this page | bookmark this page (CTRL-D) | send to a friend back to top