Summer Plans?

Shanti Bhavan, about 2 hours from Bangaluru, educates
the lowest caste of Indian children, ages 4-17.
(Courtesy of Shanti Bhavan)

As teachers, we pretty much have our vacation time mapped out for us. So right now we're in the process of making plans for our two-month break this summer. We could tour central Europe. We could road trip across the U.S. We could visit every national park within a 500 mile radius.


Or, we could continue teaching. Today, we went to an informal info session on teaching at Shanti Bhavan, a school for ages 4 to 17 that seeks to provide a world class education to some of the poorest kids in the world. The school is located about 2 hours from Bangaluru (formerly Bangalore) in southern India. Many of its teachers are volunteers who donate anywhere between a month or a year of time working at the school. Kids receive instruction in general academics, as well as arts enrichment, economics and other subjects.

The two of us are considering applying to spend 4 to 6 weeks teaching at the school this coming summer, then spending an additional week or two exploring the country by train. Our room and all our meals (which are mostly vegetarian) would be provided free of cost. All we'd need to cover is airfare and any additional travel within the country.

We're super pumped for this possibility, and we'll keep you informed about the application process and let you know as our summer plans develop. If you're interested in the organization, you might like to check our their website at http://www.shantibhavanonline.org/index.html or their blog at http://sbchildren.blogspot.com/