Volunteer to teach in Nepal and improve education at community schools in Kathmandu
This volunteer teaching programme gives you the opportunity to live and work in Kathmandu as part of a fascinating gap year experience. Volunteers work at privately run primary and secondary schools in the famous and historical centres of Patan and Bhaktapur. These schools have been established specifically for the benefit of the children who deserve a quality education, but cannot afford the fees of other privately-run schools.
Gap year volunteer role:
Volunteers teaching in Nepal mostly teach English but can incorporate other subjects according to their own areas of interest. This can include sport, music and drama.
Students at the schools are aged between 4 and 16 and class sizes vary. Resources are minimal and sufficient numbers of teachers are often lacking, meaning there is a real need for support from gap year volunteers. As a volunteer in Nepal, you can bring energy and enthusiasm to community schools and compensate for the lack of basic resources that restricts the quality of education they can provide.
For those seeking a more varied experience your volunteer work can extend to a range of extra-curricular activities at the schools, or to personal language tuition or teacher training for local staff.
Your gap year experience:
This is fantastic volunteer teaching programme that allows you to gain an insight into Nepalese education and culture, while making a difference to the education of disadvantaged students. The physical conditions at the schools are often basic and it can be challenging to teach without much equipment, but the children are always eager to learn, making it a rewarding gap year experience.
Volunteers can use their energy, enthusiasm and creativity to provide interactive, fun-based learning activities for the students. Good communication skills, empathy and patience will help you to make the most of this teaching project, and gap year volunteers should be prepared to immerse themselves in a new culture and different way of life.
Volunteering in Kathmandu:
Living in Kathmandu offers a wide variety of sensual experiences. You can sample freshly cooked food from street vendors or international dishes at popular restaurants. Or you could wander through deserted wooden alleys bustling market squares.
For those wanting to escape the buzz of the city during their gap year, weekends offer the chance to head for the hills and hike the mountain trails of world’s highest peaks.