People who want to make a real difference to refugee children, who want first-hand experience of real Maori culture and who have initiative. No qualifications or previous experience are necessary, just a good dose of enthusiasm!

Want to do something really worthwhile?

Teach music at a school in Auckland with underprivileged children.

Teach music at a school in the largest city in New Zealand, Auckland. You will be teaching music at a school where the children are from underprivileged countries and communities.

A lot of the children come from different backgrounds and countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and the South Pacific Islands.

You will work closely with the children in small groups, as an assistant teacher. You'll also work with the school choir to help them as much as possible with their music - this is where you can make a lot of difference.

The Project

You will be working at a school in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. Auckland is known as the city of sails and is surrounded by beautiful islands and extinct volcanoes. In New Zealand at the moment there is a shortage of teachers, this project will enable people who are possible thinking about moving permanently to New Zealand to do teaching with the opportunity to get a taste of it before deciding.

You will work as an assistant teacher to the music teacher. The school has a large number of ethnic children who are classed as the under privileged community in Auckland. There are children from many different communities and countries at the school such as Maori, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tonga and Samoa. These children come from lower economic social backgrounds areas of Auckland and are not as fortunate as other children - this is where your teaching can make a difference.

You will be working as an assistant to the teacher, you'll have the opportunity to work one-to-one and in small groups with the children to assist them with their music and really give them the attention they need.

Class sizes vary between 20 and 30 children in each class and you will be teaching children between the ages of 4 and 12.

As an assistant music teacher at the school you will be involved in teaching a number of different instruments and groups:

• Guitar


• Recorder


• Instrumental


• Keyboards/Piano


• Choir


• Instrumental group

 Teaching Times

The lessons you'll teach generally last for 40 minutes and the school day runs from around 8:55 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Your working day will be around 4 to 5 hours of teaching and preparing for your lessons.

Accommodation and Location

Our accommodation is located in the city centre of Auckland. Therefore you are very central, close to the main train station and shopping district.

You'll be accommodated in a centrally located lodge that is friendly and relaxing, making it ideal for long-term stays. You may have your own room or you may share a room with other volunteers. There is an excellent kitchen and storage area for cooking meals and plenty of space to relax.

Entertainment at your accommodation includes cheap internet access and cable TV (Sky) as well as an outside balcony. You are literally a stroll from the Sky Tower, harbor and waterfront. Trains and buses are also only a few minutes away to take you to parts of Auckland and New Zealand or to the many other ‘things to do’!

The city centre boasts great shopping, restaurants and pubs or head over to the viaduct for more pubs, nightclubs and multicultural cuisine. You'll get to work via bus, which is close to your accommodation.

Maori settlement in Auckland was at least 800 years ago where by different tribes built fortifications on the various volcanoes in Auckland. When the British arrived in 1840 they claimed Auckland as the capital city of New Zealand until Wellington became the capital 25 years later.The city is modern and vibrant - a fun and friendly city with beautiful surrounding islands and harbour.

Some of its more famous attractions include the Sky Tower, Rangitoto Island, the Harbour, the Hukani Gulf Islands and the many extinct volcanoes that are in Auckland which provide great views of the city.

Auckland has restaurants to suit all tastes - the most popular cuisine is New Zealand lamb which can be ordered at many restaurants around the city and is well worth it.

For meals in local restaurants, a trip to Auckland's inner city centre is well worth the effort - it bustles with activity and offers a range of choices of restaurants.

0845 344 7585

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