Home school weeks are run by OMF to give children who are normally home schooled, the opportunity of relating with others in normal school activities - so the emphasis is on group work and preparing  varied  activities – craft, music, art, investigative/problem solving, maths and language games etc where they can inter relate. Some formal academic content is appropriate but kept to a minimum and a topic will be chosen. The actual week is Monday December 10th to Friday 14th, but it would be good to arrive a couple of days before to acclimatise and for last minute preparation.

There are twelve children in all ranging from age 6-15 forming two classes of six each and I hope to be taking the primary aged one. This will be the fourth one I have been involved with, the second in Singapore, and they are very enjoyable. The children are keen and the parents extremely grateful for our help.

Flights from UK are about £500 and high quality accommodation in their guesthouse is about £170 for a week. The application process via OMF has been streamlined we believe for SVN volunteers, but will require some form filling!

For more details please contact svnprojects@googlemail.com.

RWANDA PROJECT
It is hoped that a team of three or four people will go to Kigali to continue
the great work started by the team last year. So far, Ann Williams (lead) and
Sue Claydon are able to commit to this, so we are looking for one or two more to
join us.
We have been asked to concentrate on English but also to help encourage and
advise on reading in all age groups (even using picture books in preschool
classes where the language is mainly Kinyarwandan, although teachers speak
English) and the provision of school libraries in one or two schools. 
Provisional dates for the visit are May 10th to 24th and the total cost would be
in the region of £1000, depending on flight costs.
For more details please contact svnprojects@googlemail.com. 

Proposed project to EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, Manipur, India,
Feb/March 2019
Two people are required to train teachers in teaching Mathematics and Science and a third would be a valuable addition to review current practice, and train teachers in teaching English.
The school of 600 pupils aged 3-16 years of age, some of whom are boarders with 22 teaching staff, is situated in the beautiful Sardar Hills. It therefore benefits from a cooler climate than elsewhere in India. The cost will be about £1200 and there is a Bursary Fund available to help with cost.
For more details please contact svnprojects@googlemail.com. ​ 
 
JUBILEE SCHOOL GUINEA – this project has had to be postponed until 2019
We are looking for a Leader and team members for this project
Background to the project and details of the request are set out below.
Jean Brims has visited Jubilee school twice and the school has now requested a visit by SVN volunteers. Jean worked with primary teachers and introduced them to Jolly Phonics reading and writing programme. The head teacher has requested follow up training in reading and writing skills for primary teachers and opportunities to explore “learning by doing.” The teaching of creative activities, including art is also requested.
For secondary teachers EFL, keeping and using a library and practical science has been requested.
The development of library skills could be developed for both primary and secondary pupils.
Volunteers would need to work as a team and flexibility is essential.
One primary teacher and two secondary teachers are needed.
Accommodation will be arranged and will be basic but clean- no flushing toilets, bucket showers. It may be necessary to share rooms.
Costs: approx £1200 depending on air fares
Contact: svnprojects@googlemail.com
 

Please will you prayerfully consider if you should be applying for any of these projects
Bursary funding from SVN may be applied for on request.

Jubilee School Guinea February 2018
Jean Brims has visited Jubilee school twice and the school has now requested a visit by SVN volunteers. Jean worked with primary teachers and introduced them to Jolly Phonics reading and writing programme. The head teacher has requested follow up training in reading and writing skills for primary teachers and opportunities to explore “learning by doing.” The teaching of creative activities, including art is also requested.
For secondary teachers EFL, keeping and using a library and practical science has been requested.
The development of library skills could be developed for both primary and secondary pupils.
Volunteers would need to work as a team and flexibility is essential.
One primary teacher and two secondary teachers are needed.
Accommodation will be arranged and will be basic but clean- no flushing toilets, bucket showers. It may be necessary to share rooms.
Costs: approx £1200 depending on air fares
More details from us at svnetprojects@gmail.com 
Please will you prayerfully consider if you should be applying for this project.
Bursary funding from SVN may be applied for on request.
 

Training notes
Volunteers have prepared notes and presentations for use on projects. If you have any  material that could be put on the website please send to svnetprojects@gmail.com
PDF documents preferred, but word documents are acceptable. Here's what we have already.
 

SVN Archives
We have documentation from the first years of SVN, including copies of all the news sheets,   spreadsheets of projects and project reports. If you have an interest in creating an SVN archive please contact us at svnetprojects@gmail.com 
 

Projects staffed
Uganda with Watchmen International October 2017
Shirley Lickfold will be leading a team to Kise in Northern Uganda during the first two weeks of October 2017. Five schools have been set up by Watchmen International, initially for orphan children who would otherwise have no education. The schools are for primary and early years.

Philippines with Elim Missions May/June 2018
Jane Caine will be leading a team to the Philippines to undertake teacher training in possibly three venues. This is a follow up visit following a preliminary visit in February 2017.
 
Projects completed
Rwanda Kigali diocese June 2017-8 volunteers
A further project to Kigali may be planned for 2018.

Uganda with Watchmen International October 2017
A team will be visiting Kasese in South West Uganda during the first two weeks of October 2017. Five schools have been set up by Watchmen International, initially for orphan children who would otherwise have no education. The schools are for primary and early years. One more volunteer is needed. Volunteers will fly to Kampala and then travel by bus to Kasese, which is about an 8 hour journey. There is good guest house accommodation.
Volunteers will need a valid yellow fever certificate.
Cost approx. £1000


The Philippines with Elim Missions May/June 2018
In February 2017, two of us made an initial visit to the Philippines following an invitation from an English missionary running two Nursery schools for impoverished children. We observed and gave advice to the teachers and ran two workshops about learning through play, to which other teachers were invited. Around 60 teachers attended each of these.
We have been invited back and are now asking for volunteers who have Primary and/or Secondary experience to help run teacher training conferences in Manilla and Coron (involving a 40 minute internal flight). The children will be on the end of year holiday, but the teachers have to be at work for part of the time. Some of our time may be taken up with visiting the teachers in their school environments to help with planning.
The dates have not yet been finalised as the Department of Education has not yet published the term dates. The visit will be around the end of May and the beginning of June 2018, and will last just over two weeks from leaving home to arriving back.
The cost will be just over £1000. Accommodation will be in modest hotels recommended by our missionary friend.
For further details contact  svnetprojects@gmail.com