Gap Year New Tanzania
Why choose your Gap Year Adventure in Tanzania?
Come to Tanzania if you want to teach in exceptionally lively primary and secondary schools in one of Africa’s most beautiful countries.
Changing Worlds has carefully selected a variety of suitable schools in and around the town of Arusha in the north of the country. You are based on the slopes of Mount Meru within reach of a bustling town, game parks and Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.
Our volunteers throw themselves into the challenge of teaching and have great fun organising extra-curricular activities - even founding a swimming club. There is a great social life too!
The vast majority of our volunteers choose to extend their time in Tanzania and it's easy to see why.
View the Changing Worlds site to see how much previous students have enjoyed their Gap Year New Tanzania.
Where will my Gap Year Placement in Tanzania be?
Most placements are in rural schools within about fifteen miles of Arusha. We also send volunteers to a school in the town itself.
Arusha is a busy African town, nestled beneath the snow-capped volcano Mount Meru. There is an old English look about the centre, where you will find a traditional Masai market. Arusha is within a day's travel of the Indian Ocean and the Ngongoro Crater.
Physically Tanzania is varied, ranging from the high plateau where temperatures are cool to the shores of the Indian Ocean, where it is hot and humid.
During the school holidays you could visit Zanzibar, the tropical and exotic spice island, or climb Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, at 5895m. You could go on safari or relax beside the Indian Ocean.
What will I do on my Gap Year in Tanzania?
You will be teaching in English but we do expect you to learn some Swahili for greetings and compliments and will give you some basic tuition when you arrive in Tanzania. This will be much appreciated by your colleagues and students.
One of your greatest assets as a volunteer teacher is your ability to speak and write good English. In primary schools you will teach mainly English. In secondary schools (where teaching is normally to GCSE standard) you will usually teach English, but past volunteers have also had the opportunity to teach other subjects such as Biology and Geography.
Some of the greatest rewards of your stay will come from the extra curricular activities you can initiate and get involved in. Past applicants have coached the school athletics team to win the regional championships, run a swimming club, put on shows and helped at a local orphanage.
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