Nepali Primary School Teachers for an innovative and holistic School in the Nepali Himalayas

🌏 The Pradiya Foundation Primary School, opening in April 2025 in the remote Himalayas, seeks passionate Nepali educators to help bring our vision to life. Pradiya Foundation is a children’s home with the ultimate goal of transforming into a green community, becoming the heart of the development of its village, situated in the Karnali region, widely regarded as the poorest of Nepal.

The Pradiya Foundation is a remarkable initiative, proving that anything is possible when driven by good intentions stemming from a pure heart. Its founder, Oinak Singh, is a young Nepali man who grew up in a children’s home in India and always dreamed of creating a similar project in his family’s home village, Oda (Kalikot, close to Manma).

We want to address systemic underdevelopment at its roots, transforming the community by providing a holistic, student-centered, and experiential education that fosters curiosity, creativity, emotional intelligence, and sustainability. Our curriculum blends games, nature, well-being practices, art, music, and technology to nurture empowered and compassionate individuals. At this stage, we are recruiting passionate and qualified primary school teachers to help bring this vision to life.

Initially, the school will consist of six classes, from kindergarten to grade five. Each class will consist of around twenty students, meaning the school will begin providing primary education to approximately 120 local children.

The core subjects—Nepali, English, Maths, Science, Local Geography, and Health—will follow the Nepali public school curriculum. Except for the Nepali language class, all subjects will be taught in English using English books and teaching resources. For this reason, a strong proficiency in the English language is a required skill to contribute effectively to our school. Proficiency in Nepali or Hindi, in addition to English, will be a plus.

Currently, the foundation already employs a local primary school teacher and a physical education and yoga instructor.

🎓 We are recruiting three salaried Nepali Primary School teachers for the following subjects:

• English language;
• Mathematics;
• Nepali language.

Additional salaried positions will be progressively introduced in line with the expansion of the school’s funding.

🏡 What we offer:

• A fair compensation that reflects the invaluable contribution to the school and the community, while considering the Nepalese economic context;
• Free accommodation, meals, and a unique chance to live surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Himalayas;
• The unique opportunity to apply your skills to drive transformative education and sustainable community development, as well as to gain hands-on experience in non-traditional pedagogical methods, working alongside international educators and specialists within a dynamic global education community.

🧮 Requirements for the positions:

• Education and experience in Primary teaching;
• Strong proficiency in the English language;
• Willingness to commit to long-term work periods;
• Desirable: Knowledge or experience in non-traditional pedagogical methodologies.

📌Before submitting your application, please read carefully the two following PDF files, which contain detailed information about the foundation and the school. This will help you understand if you align with our school and its needs.

Pradiya Foundation Primary School: an overview of the project and call for teachers and volunteers

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1icud4WLwGhwNWnMtYWGUMJkU0uY_boYk/view?usp=sharing

Pradiya Foundation Primary School: Mission, Vision, Values and Curriculum

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_9teo3ww2LrKz1p7UIX0oYycvx7XaXjN/view?usp=sharing

📌Check out our website, Instagram account and Youtube account to get to know Pradiya’s children and about our work.

• https://www.pradiya.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/pradiyafoundation/
• https://www.youtube.com/@PradiyaFoundation

Teachers will enjoy free accommodation and meals during their stay with us. As the village is remote and lacks shops or commercial facilities, volunteers will not incur any expenses during their stay.

You’ll stay in a scenic, remote village surrounded by majestic mountains and rivers, enjoying traditional Nepali meals and the chance to work and live in harmony with nature.

Teachers will reside in our comfortable facilities surrounded by mountains and rivers. Our compound is equipped with running water, toilets, water filters, grid electricity, solar panels, batteries, and a generator for emergencies. The foundation is equipped with wifi connection, which volunteers and teachers can use for personal, work-related, or study-related purposes.

Teachers will enjoy three complimentary meals a day, shared with the Pradiya community. These meals feature traditional Nepali dishes prepared with fresh vegetables from our organic garden and milk from the buffaloes that live on the foundation’s grounds. The diet is predominantly vegetarian, but non-vegetarian teachers can occasionally savor locally sourced meat and fish when available.