Work Placements - Teaching / TEFL - Uganda
Moved by the country’s exceptional natural beauty, Winston Churchill described Uganda as the ‘Pearl of Africa’. This is a country of lush green landscapes, huge lakes and stunning mountain ranges. Visitors to this amazing country are rewarded with remarkable birdlife and wild animals, including the ‘Big Five’ and the endangered Mountain Gorillas. It’s a truly breathtaking country.
Careerbreaker Volunteer Work Placements is based in Jinja, a sleepy town on the banks of Lake Victoria and at the source of the Nile. There are plenty of activities here, including white water rafting and the famous ‘Nile High’ bungee.
Teaching placements in Uganda are based in a secondary school in Jinja rural district. Subjects offered are similar to those offered in our own curriculum, and the subjects you teach will be based around your own interests. We suggest that you include creative teaching methods into your lessons as this is one of the biggest factors missing in Ugandan classes, where education is based around repetition of fact.
The most impact you can have on regular curriculum education in Uganda is in secondary schools. However, there are also opportunities to do part time placements in primary schools if you focus on a particular project – e.g. conservation education; art/music workshops etc.
Those children that receive secondary education are able to go on to further education in teaching colleges, universities or vocational institutes. Their future opportunities increase fourfold after only four of the six years of secondary school.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your specific requirements further. Tel 0845 121 1996 or e-mail: team@madventurer.com
Do you fancy a bit of adventure and sight-seeing after you volunteer placement? Contact us to discuss possible adventure trips.
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