India: Dewas (WINTER 2020)
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Impact of your donation on the project:
With 200 CHF you provide 2 teacher for 4 weeks With 100 CHF you provide 1 teacher for 4 weeks With 50 CHF you provide 1 teacher for 2 week Our Bank Details:
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100% of your donation will go to the project as PIECES covers all its organizational costs with revenue from own events. |
PIECES’ project in India was launched in 2018 and is therefore one of our newest engagements. Located in Dewas, Madhy Pradesh, India, Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest pioneering schools in Dewas. It aims to create a learning environment built up on three pillars: Academic excellence, student well-being and social responsibility. The school combines Indian and modern international education practices. It teaches math, biology and commercial subjects. The aim of Shishu Vihar Higher School is to provide education to children of socially and economically weaker sections, with the lowest possible tuition fees. The children especially lack the possibility to learn proper English writing and pronunciation. The city Dewas is located in western central India, close to Indore and Bhopal, neighbouring one of India’s most famous states Rajasthan.
PIECES’ volunteers teach English to classes from nursery to 12th grade. Furthermore, they introduce students to practical applications and techniques, such as searching study material on Google, using Salam Khan Academy (an interactive Youtube account that includes study material) or having group based discussions as well as learning on projects that foster social responsibility and the environmental development (e.g. tree plantation projects). Also, the volunteers have the possibility to work on the students’ soft skills, like promoting kindness and well-being in the classroom. By teaching the volunteers English and also focus on practical skills, we equip them with abilities to enhance their chances to get fairly paid job and have a better living standard in the future. The teaching times are from Monday to Saturday, in the morning and in the afternoon. Our volunteers live together with Roopa Patwardhan, the current president and owner of the school, whose parents funded the Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School 67 years ago.
As the project in Dewas was just established recently and every PIECES project is funded individually, we need new sponsors and benefactors to finance the project! We guarantee that every donated penny directly flows into our project work (on site!). Only with your help, we can establish long time volunteering partnerships and truly create a sustainable impact!
PIECES’ volunteers teach English to classes from nursery to 12th grade. Furthermore, they introduce students to practical applications and techniques, such as searching study material on Google, using Salam Khan Academy (an interactive Youtube account that includes study material) or having group based discussions as well as learning on projects that foster social responsibility and the environmental development (e.g. tree plantation projects). Also, the volunteers have the possibility to work on the students’ soft skills, like promoting kindness and well-being in the classroom. By teaching the volunteers English and also focus on practical skills, we equip them with abilities to enhance their chances to get fairly paid job and have a better living standard in the future. The teaching times are from Monday to Saturday, in the morning and in the afternoon. Our volunteers live together with Roopa Patwardhan, the current president and owner of the school, whose parents funded the Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School 67 years ago.
As the project in Dewas was just established recently and every PIECES project is funded individually, we need new sponsors and benefactors to finance the project! We guarantee that every donated penny directly flows into our project work (on site!). Only with your help, we can establish long time volunteering partnerships and truly create a sustainable impact!
Volunteering:
What will you do?
PIECES volunteers will teach classes from nursery to 12thgrade at Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School. The school aims to create an environment built on the three pillars of academic excellence, student well-being and social responsibility. It integrates ancient Indian and modern international best practices from countries with a very well developed education system to make world class education accessible to all sections of society in an inclusive manner.
Where will you live?
The volunteers will stay at the private house of the school’s principal, Mrs. Roopa Patwardhan. Each two volunteers share a room.
Logistics:
What will you do?
PIECES volunteers will teach classes from nursery to 12thgrade at Shishu Vihar Higher Secondary School. The school aims to create an environment built on the three pillars of academic excellence, student well-being and social responsibility. It integrates ancient Indian and modern international best practices from countries with a very well developed education system to make world class education accessible to all sections of society in an inclusive manner.
Where will you live?
The volunteers will stay at the private house of the school’s principal, Mrs. Roopa Patwardhan. Each two volunteers share a room.
Logistics:
- Project Times: 3 weeks in February
- Costs: PIECES covers the costs for board and lodging during the stay
- Working hours: Classes start in the morning and end in the afternoon. The volunteers will therefore have the evening off.
- Prerequisites: Excellent English, open-mindedness, experience in teaching or attending school in a well-developed modern education system