Help teach English at this small, friendly school on the outskirts of Delhi.

The school is situated in the quiet residential part of Noida, a town which is a part of Delhi, but is actually outside the city limits. Although the area where the school is situated is fairly affluent, the children attending it come from nearby villages and slum areas. Children are aged between 4 and 14, with many of the older children re-sitting classes which they missed when they were younger.

Your role: As a gap year volunteer, you will be a teaching assistant in this English medium school for local poor children and teach a variety of subjects and extra-curricular activities. Your presence and assistance at the school will be of tremendous benefit to the children and their quality of education.

You will primarily be working as teaching assistants alongside the existing teaching staff, particularly for classes 3 and 4 (there are 6 teachers on the roll). Once you are confident enough you may be able to take some classes on your own. You will mainly teach English but can help with the other subjects, as the medium for all is English. Outside of normal teaching hours you can organize fun and extra curricular activities to increase their confidence and build important life skills. Using your imagination and innovation can really make a huge difference in a project like this.

The children in the school, particularly those in class 3 and 4, speak a basic level of English, which is good enough for volunteers to be able to improve upon.

What you Gain: This is the perfect gap year opportunity for anyone who enjoys working with children. It is not only for those aspiring to become teachers but also for the others as an experience like this one teaches you all kinds of skills and greatly increases your confidence. You also get a chance to live and work alongside a community and have the satisfaction of helping educate the area's poorest children.