This placement would suit... Lattitude placements suit individuals with a can-do attitude who are willing to make the most of their placement and above all enjoy it. We especially look for volunteers with interests in extra-curricular activities such as sports or music
![]() Almost every adjective you care to use applies to India. It is both unpredictable and full of contradictions. Visitors come to relish its complex variety. India is a country that can both fascinate and frustrate. Those patient and ready to listen will learn a lot from this ancient civilisation and make many new friends. Volunteers find it a landmark in their lives, an opportunity to rethink many of their ideas and beliefs and plans for the future. Schools/teaching assistant placementsSchools placements vary enormously: ranging from a few boarding schools to poorly resourced community schools; from large secondary schools to small primary schools; from Hindu ashrams to Christian missions; and from relatively remote rural areas to city centres. Education is greatly valued in India and the children are generally enthusiastic and affectionate. The standard of English varies and volunteers may work with colleagues who speak little or none though the Principals are usually fluent. In all classroom teaching much is left to the volunteer teacher’s initiative. Volunteers must be ready to use their own enthusiasm and skills, produce their own teaching aids and have the confidence to work with often large groups of children. The Teaching Skills course will help you prepare. When can I go?January, February and August/September LocationsThroughout India AccommodationHost organisations generally provide board and lodgings either in a separate room on the premises or in a flat or nearby guesthouse. Living conditions vary, though are often very basic - a bucket shower and squat toilets are the norm and if indeed available hot water is often unreliable. Qualities / skills requiredVolunteers should enjoy communicating. Some placements may be fairly unstructured, as activities can take second place to prayers and rituals. Volunteers need to be self-starters and well motivated. Friendliness, enthusiasm and resourcefulness are essential qualities. In addition to most doing a one-week TEFL/Teaching Skills Course, experience of working with children helps. You will need to be committed with a caring attitude, with ‘stickability’ and a keen sense of humour!
Our users say...‘Lattitude year abroad.’ Three simple words that together will guarantee you some of the most rewarding, challenging, awkward, breathtaking, hilarious, incongruous, and proud moments of your life. Three words that combined will permit you to unearth aspects of your character that are yet to be exposed and to develop and enhance those that you’re already aware of. I’m a firm believer in the saying “To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world” and on these grounds – however clichėd it may sound – a gap year allows you to ‘change the world’. To do your bit. To have your say. To leave your mark. Lizzi Middleton
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 | Lattitude Global Volunteering is a charity specialising in Volunteering for 17- 25 year olds. We have a global vision and aim to provide unique experience of voluntary work placements for young people from around the world.
Lattitude is an organisation with attitude. We are passionately concerned about the world and the issues facing us all. Above all, we are concerned about having a positive impact on the communities in which we volunteer.
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