Help us to design workshops for secondary school students in Bikaner, India

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  Description

  Hi I'm Sorav! I graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru University and I run a Hindi medium sec. school with my parents in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The school is about 30 years old and caters to students from the neighborhood. In my living, I am engaged as a musician (guitar and vocals) and a cyclist (last solo ride of 2500km). I also have a deep interest in trekking and folk cultures of varied regions in India.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Teaching
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Firstly, you will be staying with us in a family set-up, which in itself is a boundless field of learning for all of us.
  Secondly, you will learn how schools function in a small town and day-to-day issues involved in running a school.
  I will also be willing to share my knowledge of music with you. We can learn and explore folk music together. I also run a homestay, so there will be other travelers at times as well with whom you could exchange cultural perspectives.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Bikaner is a not a big city and the school we run caters to the students in the neighborhood. With the help of travelers, we wish to introduce students to alternate studies and other life skills. This will give them a varied exposure from around the globe, which otherwise will never be possible in a world of pricey education.
  
  You will be helping us to design workshops for students depending on the interests and skills you wish to share with the students.
  
  Workshop ideas: media education, internet bullying, music, literature, storytelling etc...

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Hindi: Fluent
  Russian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Dorm with bunk beds
  
  We will provide home-cooked Indian food.

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  What else ...

  My residence and school is situated at a 10min walk from the famous Junagarh fort in Bikaner. My town is also known for its variety of foods, so I can also suggest places to eat at, in case you like exploring food. There are other places of interest, like temples and desert camps, in the outskirts of the city and I can help you plan your trip around these places as well.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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