Teach English a Srilankan Family:

 

Immerse yourself in a country’s culture and lifestyle. More than just a tourist, this community program allows you to interact with a local family in their own home.By completing just 15 hours English conversation a week you will stay with a Sri Lankan family of your choice and receive your own private room plus 3 meals a day.And with plenty of spare time including the weekends you can explore your local area and your host country whilst fine tuning your language skills.Sri Lanka is one of the most popular South Asian destinations yet how many people get to know the real Sri Lanka. This programme allows you to do just that by experiencing the day-to-day life of a Sri Lankan family. In exchange for just 15 hours conversation exchange you will live with a Sri Lankan family, share experiences and have the opportunity to take part in family activities.

 

Complete 15 hours per week of conversational English with your family in exchange they will provide a private room and 3 home-cooked meals each day. Lessons can range from helping with homework to free conversation. The scheduled Teaching time can be arranged and discussed with the family requirement.

 

What you do :

 

• Create fun and informative language sessions

• Keep your room tidy and clean

• Respect the host family’s rules

• Manage your own personal expenses.

• Travel & save on accommodation and meals

• Learn/improve your Sinhalese without paying for lessons

• Experience the culture in depth

• Enhance your CV with international experience

 

Start dates :

 

Location :  Island wide

Every week on a Monday (this is flexible)

Project : Open Year Around​

Duration : 1  -  2 weeks, possible to extend (max. 3 months)

Availability : Spaces available

Cost :   

                                                           

 Requirements:

• 18 + years of age

• Native English Speakers/Near Native English Speakers

• Create fun and informative language sessions•

• Keep your room tidy and clean

• Respect the host Organisation rules

• Manage your own personal expenses 

• Good health

• Being open-minded, adaptable and flexible

• Respecting the local culture, religion and customs Completion of high school/secondary school is required

• You must hold a full police check from your home country

• TEFL Certificate ( an advantage but not compulsory )

 

Location and free time:

 

The area is popular for outdoor activities; trekking, mountain climbing and mountain biking. With weekends normally free you will also have time to travel and experience the many facets of Sri Lanka from the hill country to its beautiful beaches.Volunteers normally work 5 days a week with most weekends off so there is plenty of time to explore the area.

 

Volunteer accommodation:

 

You will be accommodate in Host Family ,Three times meals will available in Host Family, tea and snack is provided in sometime. Your will have to share a room with other volunteers or you will have your own room according the availability. Basic bathroom facilities in good condition, pipe borne water or well water, in some areas you will be advised to drink bottled mineral water for your safety, most part of Sri Lanka well water is very good for drinking as well as the pipe water, Electricity, Internet are widely available in Sri Lanka,

 

Hospital, Banks (ATM), Hotels, Restaurant are available in every corner of Sri Lanka, western Union money transfer facility is in each and every bank in Island wide. Big shopping malls with western type food items, good condition of road for you to travel, most of people can communicate in English, you can visit surrounding touristic places when you have a free time to visit.

 

Please avoid travelling in the dark or in the night, always use public transport, it is cheap and safe, do not travel with un known person or vehicle, if you travel by Trishaw (tuk tuk)Get onto metered Taxi, Please take care of yourself, please always get our assistance and advice before you do need to travel anywhere in Sri Lanka, if you feel or suspicious of anything , please call us immediately , we will take necessary action within seconds, as your safety is our priority.

 

Project Fees Include: ·

 

• All entrance ticket to the tourist hot spots·

• Airport pick up·/ Drop off

• Accommodation during orientation and entire project time ·

• Breakfast every morning·

• Lunch & Dinner every work day·

• Seven day Orientation·

• Free sim Card·

• Sri Lanka travel Guide·

• Map of Sri Lanka·

• Onsite Coordinator·

• 24 hour emergency assistance·

• Written record of service completion (for volunteers that successfully complete their project).

 

Project Fees not include: ·

 

• Travel to/from Home to suburbs.·

• Sri Lanka visa costs (if applicable)

• Visa extensions·

• International Medical Insurance·

• Cost of criminal police background check (required for this project)·

• Cost of transportation to and from Project site and accommodation