Home Tours Projects Support Contact
Special Needs School

Special Needs School Teaching Projects
Intro  -  Project info  -  Location  -  Sparetime  -  Departure & Prices  -  Testimonials  -  Back to projects
 

Project

In working with Chinese blind children the challenges are not just to help them but to do so without them feeling as though they are incapable of doing things for themselves. In addition you should also be in a position to treat them in exactly the same manner as you would a Chinese child whose vision is not impaired.

Teaching English

If you are a fully qualified teacher then you may wish to specialise in terms of the areas in which you teach. If you wish to work with Chinese children who are visually impaired or blind then you could perhaps think of working in a school that deals specifically with children suffering from these conditions.

In working in such an environment there is no specialist training required other than being a qualified teacher. A level of teaching experience is obviously expected but there is no limit beyond this as to whether you can or cannot work with such children.

Teaching Assistant

Sometimes referred to as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) a Teaching Assistant may offer one to one assistance in the same way as they might offer assistance to an able bodied child. This assistance may include helping them with lessons and also helping with the preparation of classroom materials.

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB Check)

This is a mandatory check that all Volunteers must be subject to prior to being made a place of the project. The purpose of this check is to ensure that any individual wishing to work with children, the elderly or individuals considered to be vulnerable are eligible to do so and that they do not have any criminal convictions that may constitute working with such groups as a risk. Every Volunteer must pass this check successfully

 

Sample week

 

 

Activity

Teaching programme

TIME

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:00-8:00

 

breakfast

breakfast

breakfast

breakfast

breakfast

breakfast

breakfast

9:00-11:00

 

lessons

lessons

lessons

lessons

lessons

 

 

11:00-12:00

 

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

 

 

12:00-13:00

 

lunch

lunch

lunch

lunch

lunch

Lunch

Lunch

13:00-14:00

 

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

 

 

14:00-16:00

 

lessons

lessons

lessons

lessons

lessons

 

 

16:00-18:00

 

after-class activities

after-class activities

after-class activities

after-class activities

after-class activities

 

 

18:00-19:00

 

dinner

dinner

dinner

dinner

dinner

dinner

dinner

 

Beijing Accommodation

The hostel located in Beijing's popular Sanlitun Bar Street, the Lufthansa shopping center and other tourist hot-spots are within easy walking distance of the hostel. The hostel has 35 rooms, with two to six beds in each room. It features air-conditioning, 24-hour hot water, a self-catering dining room, laundry room, general store, game room and a reading room. Residents may use the heath center and other entertainment facilities at the nearby 5-star sister hotel. All our Beijing programme volunteers will stay in Beijing central hostel 4-bed room. (programme fees includes the 4-bed room cost). Or you can upgrade to the twin or single bed room on your own extra cost when arriving the programme. 

 

We also arrange host family service for our volunteers. Host family has become a popular way for vistors. We do want our volunteers know real Chinese family and culture. You will have your own room and share kitchen and both room with the family. Most host family’s kids are studying in the same school you working with