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Teach English to Buddhist monks while having a unique Temple stay experience, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka
Letzte Aktivität : 23 März 2025

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Are you fascinated by Buddhist culture and dream of spending time in a monastery? Would you like to visit Sri Lanka and teach English to Buddhist monks and school children while you are there? We are here for you. We help Buddhist monks teach English and teach English to school children in Batathota and Kuruwita ancient cave temple overlooking Adam's Peak in the middle of Sri Lanka. We also hope to give you some understanding about Buddhism. It can also help you meditate according to your wishes. It also gives you the opportunity to experience a very beautiful environment. You can go to nearby Adam's Peak and bathe in a beautiful river. Please note that we can only host male volunteers. A separate private place for female volunteers to stay can be discussed with us. thank you.
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You will have the chance to immerse yourself in a monastery and learn all about the inspiring and powerful Buddhist teachings and traditions. Your time in this project will be fun and exciting as you immerse yourself in life at a Buddhist monastery and learn about their faith, culture, traditions, and way of life. Our School is located in the beautiful town of Eheliyagoda . Volunteers can also travel to other historical Places like Adams Peak, beautiful river and Natural beauty around the area.
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The English language skills you teach these young monks will help them spread their message of peace, non-violence, and enlightenment to a world that needs these things now more than ever. In the project, you will have the opportunity to teach them conversational English as well as other subjects that might be of benefit to them. You will have conversations with the young monks and interact and connect with them as you help improve their English. While participating in this project to teach English to monks in Sri Lanka, you will be volunteering around 2 to 3 hours per day in the Piravena. You will be teaching young monks from 10 to 20 years old. You can teach poor school children.
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We provide a single room with a fan. Three meals and beverages will be provided.
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On weekends, the volunteers can travel around the area and enjoy swimming, jogging, and sight-seeing.
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1 März 2025

Vom Workawayer (Amelia) für Host

This was my first Workaway experience and it was my highlight of Sri Lanka. I was staying with the host family and it was so warm and welcoming. The two children because my good friends and we would play badminton and practice Sinhala together.
The little monks were curious and wanting to learn and talk to you. They were also so fun to be around.… read more

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10 Feb. 2025

Vom Workawayer (Sara) für Host

Great experience! I was sleeping at the monk's family's house and they were very kind. They always tried to make me feel very comfortable. The food was really great and the brothers really funny and lovely!
The young monks are really great as well. Nice experience if you like to work with kids.
I have learned a lot of things about the culture and… read more

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28 Jan. 2025

Vom Workawayer (Viktoria) für Host

This was my first workaway experience and it couldn’t have been better. I spent one week teaching English to monks (Primary grade to Grade 4) but since females cannot stay in the temple, I stayed with second monk’s family and had the best time of my life. One week was enough to make me cry when I was leaving, I felt like I was a member of the… read more

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1 März 2025

Vom Workawayer (Amelia) für Host

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10 Feb. 2025

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28 Jan. 2025

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24 Sept. 2024

Vom Workawayer (Max) für Host

My first experience as a workawayer. exellent communication and wonderful care from host side. felt safe an immediately accepted into their comunity. I taught English by a funny way few hours a day mostly afternoon. The little monks were curious and very polite. I learnt from them a lot also. About the buddist way of life and lots more. Each monk… read more

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5 Aug. 2024

Vom Workawayer (Reece) für Host

I spent a wonderful 2 weeks with this program. You will find yourself far from the typical tourist circuit and in good hands: I was fed well and felt completely safe during the full duration of my stay. My work took place on weekday afternoons. I helped teach English to 6 grades visiting most every day for scheduled 35-minute slots. The younger… read more classes were more energetic whereas the older were a bit more keen to have a formal 2-way discourse. As soon as I would leave one class students from all of the other classes would try and pull me into theirs (literally!) and in the off hours when there was free time I was always invited to play in the various games taking place throughout the property.

I taught at one specific school for two weeks but got to visit two other temples and had great conversations with the monks who lived in their respective locations. Those with stronger English were always open to talk about mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhist principles. I found these discussions to be greatly insightful and I have left this program with new concepts that I would like to implement into my life going forward.

I was free to wander around the surrounding village and met many curious and friendly locals who mostly spoke little to no English but wanted to say hi. My stay was not located in a typical tourist hotspot which felt to me a more authentic travel experience. This marks my 10th completed work exchange, and I can confidently say it ranks at the very top of my list for the most unique and memorable experiences I've had.

Thanks for everything!!

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*NAVIGATING TO THE LOCATION*

What I wish I had known upon arriving to Sri Lanka was how the local bus system worked.

Pretty much all buses you will find on the roads navigate along a predetermined route between two bus interchanges. On Google Maps you will find many “bus stops” and specific times, but in reality you can flag a bus down as it’s passing you, alert the driver or money collector when it is time for you to disembark, and online timetables aren’t followed in the slightest.* When it comes to finding a seat or boarding a bus with heavy baggage it is imperative to start at a bus interchange (like Colombo Central Bus Stand) as the buses will be sitting and waiting for an initial group of people to board before embarking. When arriving to these bus interchanges/stations you may find men asking you where you need to go and either A will try and convince you the bus you need isn’t coming for a couple of hours but a friend’s tuk tuk is available for a” small price” of 10x your bus fee or B connect you with the right bus and ask for a tip of ~100rs. You can waive these guys off and look at the signs posted indicating the route and match that to what Google Maps suggests. There are more buses and routes in Sri Lanka than map apps know of and in these cases turning to a local for aid can be helpful, just be skeptical if it’s daytime and the next local bus “isn’t arriving for another 3 hours.”

*there are also a few “direct” buses that are more expensive and go to some destinations. I never used these (local buses get you to all the same places and beyond) but I believe they do have a more accurate posted start time. The train system in Sri Lanka is typically followed strictly as well.

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5 März 2024

Vom Workawayer (Marcin) für Host

I had great time in the temple. Little monks are very welcoming, eager to learn English and want to just spend time with you in general. The location is non-touristy so it's quiet and calm place. There is not much to do around the temple but it's possible to organise trip for volunteers to Sri Pada. I really recommend this place to everyone who… read more

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25 Feb. 2024

Vom Workawayer (Nikolay) für Host

They actually have 2 locations, I volunteered at both. It was a nice experience and I enjoyed my teaching and my stay with the monks. The students are friendly and eager to learn not only English, but more about western countries and lifestyle. The classes are easy as you teach highly motivated students. The cave temple is located in the forest… read more

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11 Feb. 2024

Vom Workawayer (Mike) für Host

The most respectful, kind and loving kids, you’ll meet. They will happily share their stories and buddhists views with you. This will forever be one of the best memories of mine. I want to go back already. BIG LOVE

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1 Feb. 2024

Vom Workawayer (Joel) für Host

such a friendly caring welcome and fun talking with the young monks helping them with their English
I also had personal physical problems and they took care of me so nicely!
thank you everyone

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13 Jan. 2024

Vom Workawayer (William) für Host

My stay here was beyond words. The young monks will forever have a place in my thoughts and heart - great boys with very special personalities and character. Miss you fellas!!

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21 Dez. 2023

Vom Workawayer (Jacopo) für Host

My stay at this monastery was just extraordinary - if I could, I'd give it six stars! What was initially planned as a week turned into a month-long journey, and I only left because of visa issues.

During my stay, I had the incredible opportunity to teach English to a diverse group of young monks, ranging in age from 8 to 20. The best part was the… read more

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Teach English to Buddhist monks while having a unique Temple stay experience, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka

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