Teaching in Tanzania

All our teaching placements in Tanzania are in the foothills of Mounts Meru and Kilimanjaro, and the setting is just perfect. You will be working in schools in rural settings. Often in rural areas, schools have problems recruiting enough teachers for every class, so age groups are mixed and classes can be in excess of 40 or 50 pupils.

Although English is a national language, it is very much second to their local dialect. Most Tanzanians speak their own dialect first and then Swahili. English is very much a third language. However, as in most countries, tourism is vitally important to the economy of Tanzania, particularly when you live near such tourist attractions as Mounts Meru and Kilimanjaro, and therefore a good understanding of English will mean access to more jobs and more opportunities.

You will be mainly working as a teaching assistant, taking out small groups of children and working with them to improve their English pronunciation and understanding. Resources will be limited, so we recommend taking out lots of magazines and brochures. For example a simple travel brochure can be used for lots of different lessons on the weather, seasons, geography and role playing.

Note all projects working with children require a background check. This is an extra cost of about £10 but we will make the necessary arrangements. Parking tickets, speeding fines, and some criminal convictions will not prevent you from joining us; we simply check if you have any prior convictions relating to harming children.

Tanzania

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2007	£1,095	£1,095	£995	£995	£995	£1,095	£1,095	£1,095	£995	£995	£995	£995
2008	£1,095	£1,095	£995	£995	£995	£1,095	£1,095	£1,095	£995	£995	£995	£995
2009	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895	£895

All costs shown above are for one month. Additional months can be added for £495.

You choose your dates for teaching, orphanage, journalism and medical placements but spaces throughout the year are limited so reserve your space now.

What's included?

Why are some dates cheaper than others? Our pricing policy explained.