Nurturing Minds and SEGA English Fluency Program

Nuturing Minds, Inc. and SEGA Girls School are seeking volunteers to help with an 18-day English Fluency Program in Morogoro, Tanzania from October 4 – 22, 2023. 

Position Title: English Fluency Volunteer 

Goals of the Role: To engage diverse students in intensive English training for students to build their confidence in speaking English.

Impact of the Role: To achieve academic success, SEGA students must become fluent in the English language. With more than 120 tribal languages spoken in Tanzania, most students arrive at the school speaking a local language from their home communities and Kiswahili. Kiswahili, the national language, is generally their second language and the language spoken and taught in Tanzanian primary schools. In secondary school, instruction switches to English presenting a huge challenge to most students as they transition from having one English course in primary school, to having all of their subjects, like physics, history, and commerce all taught in English.

Volunteers will become English Fluency Role Models and Story Tellers to foster a sense of belonging in learning English among SEGA students by exposing them to experience motivation, excitement, and interest, and to have fun learning the English Language. They will come to think of themselves as confident in their language abilities and find it fun to engage with a new language. Through the program, students will develop emotional connections and personal relevance to impact their language learning.

Role Models are very important in showing students where they can thrive in the world. Volunteers are role models for our SEGA students that are available to students for questions and interactions throughout the program and after.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow a predesigned curriculum to implement an English Fluency Language Immersion program including a poster-sharing project
• Assess and document student skill level and progress
• Submit all required paperwork in a timely manner
• Develop strong, positive relationships with students to promote personal and academic growth
• Ensure consistent attendance and learning outcomes for the class are met
• Document and review student learning progress to share with staff
• Fulfill all other duties deemed vital to the function of the organizations

Time Requirements: English Fluency Volunteers will be engaged in lessons from 8 AM until 3:30 PM during the 8 days of program lessons. It is roughly 6-7 hours of teaching per day. There are breaks for tea, rest, and lunch. Our schedule includes a field trip day, a poster-sharing day, a hiking day, a visit to SEGA’s Modern Girl Program, and a weekend safari!