Cape Town Pre-School Teaching And Education Highlights

The highlights

• Assisting in community pre-schools.
• Work with disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
• A cableway trip to the summit of Table Mountain where you will find the best views of Cape Town. The cable car\'s rotating floor ensures that all passengers get a 360 degree aerial view of the city.
• Reading to and doing crafts with the children.
• Helping to uplift the community through education, health care and building projects.
• A visit to Cape Point, situated within the Southern Section of Table Mountain National Park which is globally recognized for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora - with rugged cliffs, steep slopes and sandy flats! See the baboons and perhaps some ostrich or buck if you are lucky!
• A trip to Boulders Beach, home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Penguin. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat and visitors will love the penguins and their antics. Also a safe and enjoyable swimming or snorkelling spot.
• Immerse yourself in local Capetonian culture and make friends for life!

Optional activities and excursions

Guideline prices for popular activities offered in and around Cape Town:

• Aquila private game reserve – a Big 5 reserve situated 2 hours drive outside of Cape Town: +-ZAR1500 pp (based on a minimum of 4 pax), which includes a buffet breakfast, lunch and a 3 hour game drive. It is also a possible opportunity to pet cheetahs.
• City hop on-hop off double-decker bus: +- ZAR130pp.
• Shark Cage Diving: +- ZAR1500pp (including transport and based on a minimum of 4 pax).
• Sky diving: +- ZAR2000 (including transport and based on a minimum of 2 pax).
• Abseiling down Table Mountain: +-ZAR595.
• Surfing lessons: +-ZAR250.

Where will I sleep?

Volunteers will stay in a fully furnished house situated at the foot of Chapman’s Peak in the rustic town of Noordhoek. The house is on a private and secure property and is comfortable, spacious, and within easy walking distance of a shopping mall. It is also staffed with a cook and cleaner and each room has a an en-suite bathroom. Other facilities include satellite television, and a lock-up safe for your valuables. All bedding is provided, but you will however need to bring your own towels please.

You will be provided with three meals a day. Breakfast is on a help-yourself basis consisting of cereals / porridge, toast, tea and coffee. Lunch and dinner will be cooked or prepared for you by one of our chefs at your volunteer house. On weekends you will need to cook your own meals (we will provide ingredients) as our staff will need to be given time off. Weekends are usually a good time for tourist activities and exploring the surrounding area, so this is the time that a lot of volunteers are out and about.

How do I get there and travel around?

Our Destination Manager will assist you with the procedures and one of our representatives will meet you at the airport upon your arrival in Cape Town. You will then be escorted to your volunteer base in Noordhoek.

What does the cost include?

• Project Fee: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This fee facilitates funding for items such medical supplies, building materials, equipment, vehicles and for developing new housing for volunteers to provide for the expansion of the project.
• All airport transfers from Cape Town International Airport upon arrival and departure.
• Comprehensive 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, Boulders Beach – to see the African Penguin colony and a trip to the summit of world famous Table Mountain

• Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which must include full air evacuation and repatriation.
• All transport by air or bus to Cape Town.
• All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other).
• E-mail / Internet and telephone calls.
• Soft drinks, wines and spirits.
• Any excursions over-and-above your planned itinerary in Cape Town.

Do I need experience, is there orientation?

Volunteers on our Cape Town Teaching program do not require any formal qualifications or previous experience.

Orientation Upon arrival at our project base on the outskirts of 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 city of Cape Town and surrounding Cape Peninsula, as well as the communities you will be working in.
• An introduction to all of our Cape Town projects. Not only will you see where you will be working, you will also see where your fellow volunteers will be spending their days.


Support Throughout your placement you will have the support and guidance of our experienced Volunteer Coordinators. They are part of our greater African Impact support team, which will provide you with competent 24-hour field support and assistance.

A day in the life

Project Day in the Life:

Please note that your itineraries may differ from this, depending on your own experience and the number of other volunteers on the placement at the same time, and this is simply to give an example:

• 07:00 Rise and Shine! Eat breakfast of cereals, toast, tea/coffee, and begin to get ready for your project.
• 07:45 Head off on a short drive to your morning project.
• 08:00 Start work at your community school. To make sure you teach a variety of classes, you will rotate between different tasks and classes.
• 12:30 After serving the children their lunch, you will be picked up from your project and taken to your volunteer house, where lunch will be waiting for you.
• 14:30 Leave for one of your afternoon community projects. You will spend the afternoon playing with the children at the schools and library 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. You can also opt to be dropped off in town to check your emails.
• 18.30 Dinner at your volunteer house. After dinner, volunteers often go for a few drinks at one of the local night spots.