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Get aboard and experience an unforgettable time in Asia.
It is a hard life for the children in Sri Lanka and without English their chances on a better future are very slim. You can change this!
Go to Sri Lanka and teach English and/or help with music, drama, arts, sports coaching and more. No need to be an expert, just feel the passion of working with children and transferring your knowledge. Book today!
Project overview
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Find yourself teaching in the tropics
Find yourself teaching on the tropical island of Sri Lanka.
You will notice how rewarding and how much fun it is to teach schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.
With your knowledge you can give them a better future.
Whether you stand in front of a class teaching English or teach them English whilst coaching sports, teaching music, drama or arts, you should not underestimate the amazing effect you have on these children.
What is in it for you?
If passing on your knowledge and thereby giving another person, child or adult, a chance on a better life isn’t enough for you than maybe the following will be:
- You will be greeted by the warmest smiles ever.
- You will get a wonderful opportunity to get in touch with the Sri Lankan culture
- You will get to know the people through teaching and your home-stay with a local family.
- You will gain memories and friends to cherish for life.
- Your booking fee will contribute to all projects we run in the country.
- You will gain serious teaching experience which is especially great for those that are planning to apply for a teaching program back home. You won’t be the first one whom gets into a teaching program thanks to volunteering.
Anything still stopping you from booking? Afraid you may not have the right skills to teach?
What skills to I need to teach?
You don’t need any teaching experience, but you need to love working with children and young people in a different culture.
You will also need to be enthusiastic, patient, imaginative, resourceful, have initiative and motivated and thrust us: you will star.
Working with children and young people is challenging and ever so rewarding.
What did others think of teaching in Sri Lanka?
Why not read about what other volunteers think about teaching in Sri Lanka. Read about Alex his experience and Alison’s experience.
Explore amazing Sri Lanka
Done teaching for the week? Take the weekend to explore the amazing island of Sri Lanka.
The island has so much to offer, from ancient temples in caves and on top of rocks to sandy ocean beaches, tea plantations, high peaks and waterfalls, nature reserves with wildlife like elephants and leopards and so much more.
Don’t miss out, book today
£395 for 2 weeks, £75 for every week thereafter (why pay to volunteer?).
Book now, email bookings@leoproject.org
More information
For more information about Accommodation, flights, host family, local transport, project dates, project locations, sim cards, Sri Lanka itself, the first couple of days, the team behind LEO, the former war, travel & socializing, travel insurance, vaccinations, visa, volunteering in general and why you would pay to volunteer please visit our FAQ.
