Gurukul needs volunteers
Gurukul is an organization involved in teaching Hindi and Indian culture to children of Indian families living in the seattle area. There are almost 200 students - between the ages of 5 and 15 - registered at Gurukul. These students are divided into about 15 different classes that are taught by 2 teachers.
Classes are held every Sunday from 11am to 1pm, starting the weekend after labor day, and going till the weekend before memorial day. The first hour is Hindi language instruction, and the second hour is reserved for Indian culture - which can be anything from dances, religions and festivals of India, to rivers and national symbols.
All material (both for language and cultural education) is provided by Gurukul to the teachers, who have to find effective ways of delivering it to the students.
As one might expect, the demand for Gurukul is much larger than the resources available to it, and at this time, Gurukul is looking for additional volunteers to teach these classes.
If you are a native Hindi speaker, and love to play and work with kids, this may be just the right opportunity for you. Please contact Raj Jhanwar (rajj@microsoft.com) for more infromation about how to voluteer. If you think teaching is not your cup of tea, but you would still like to help, please drop an email to Raj. We could use your help in cultural committee, event planning committee, and other Gurukul initiatives as well.
More information about Gurukul at http://www.gurukul-wa.org
