Overview
By ensuring educational opportunities from early literacy to other topics like mathematics, physics, and languages, the project intends to support SDG #4 by offering and opening up space for quality education for people of all ages.
SDG 4 (Quality Education) - Target 4.6
Ensure that by 2030, all children and a significant percentage of adults, men, and women, are literate and highly educated.
Opportunity Link:
Mahawilachchiya education centre - APPLY HERE (Teach basic English, interactive activities)
Panapitiya Agamethi Maha Vidyalaya - APPLY HERE (Teach English and IT)
Sathnena Vocatonal Campus - APPLY HERE (Teach IT , programming , etc.)
Project Booklet: Global Class Room Project Booklet - Mahawilachchiya Education Centre
Global Class Room Project Booklet - Panapitiya Agamethi M.V.
Global Classroom project booklet - Sathnena Vocational Campus
Project Fee - 120 USD
Available Slots
May 1 - June 12
July 1 - Aug 12
July 14- Aug 25
Aug 11 - Sep 22
Aug 18 - Sep 29
Logistics
Accommodation
Provided and Covered (Covered strictly for project time duration only)
Transportation
Provided but Not Covered
Meals
Not Provided and Not Covered
Computer
Not Provided
Eligibility
Age
Above 18 years old and below 30 years old
Languages
English
Role
Global Volunteer will actively contribute to raising the community's level of literacy in the fundamentals of science, arithmetic (numeracy), and languages. Activities will be conducted using a non-formal education approach, addressing both the development of the beneficiaries' perspectives in an international setting and the knowledge acquired.
Project Activities
Working hours Monday: to Friday, 09.00 am - 5.00 pm
Week 1
Onboarding space with school representative to understand current scenario. What are the main needs of the students? (maths, reading, foreign language, etc)
Setting up a buddy system for the beneficiaries/learners
Design and create educational materials (grammar books, basic numerical books etc. )
Training on how to manage and engage with project beneficiaries
Determinate measure of outcome system and material to be use
Week 2
Introductory session about the project and presentation of the volunteer to the students
Conduct initial assessment with beneficiaries to measure the knowledge of the topics to be cover by the project. (You can also use official data from the school)
Creating a PDP for each participant and tracking their improvement weekly by a coaching system
Dynamic: Setting up the "Book Club", present the books to be cover during the project and explain the dynamic to the beneficiaries.
Workshop: The importance of SDG 4
Week 3, 4, 5
Run lessons based on the needs of the student or the school (maths, reading skills, foreign language, etc).
Run dynamics to strengthen what was learned in the lesson of the week. (math games, speaking club, lab practice, etc)
Weekly "Book Club" Meeting
Run personalized coaching meeting
Run weekly tests to assess main learnings from the week
Teaching 3-7 year students in the STEAM Education system for the Cambridge syllabus
Teaching English Language for 6-19 year students in UK syllabus
Providing special needs education
Teaching Speech and Communication skills.
Teaching value education for 3-6 year students.
Working in British Federation Accredited festivals of speech, dance, and music.
Week 6
Closing: Conduct a closing space for student to showcase what they learn, it can include a challenge or competition among the students (math, reading, speaking, art competition).
Collect data from project beneficiaries (you can use surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
Analyse data to determinate outcome results (include weekly test on the analysis)
Build final project report and present it to AIESEC members and school representatives.