Your Typical Itinerary
This is how a typical day in the life of a volunteer in St. Lucia might take shape. Please note that your itineraries may differ from this, depending on your own experience and the number of other volunteers on the placement at the same time. The itinerary below is simply to give you an idea:
07:30 Get up, have breakfast, and start getting ready for your project
08:00 Head off on the short drive to the orphan day care centre
08:30 Start your work at the orphan day care centre. You may read simple books with the children, teach them English, or play games and sing songs with them.
12:00 Lunch break. You will be picked up from the orphan day care centre, and taken to your volunteer house, where lunch is waiting for you.
13:30 Start of your afternoon projects. You may be visiting schools or community centres to teach people about HIV/AIDS, or join the local Home Based Day Care project.
16:30 End of the working day. You will be picked up from your project and taken home, where we evaluate the day and discuss the schedule for the next day.
18:30 Dinner at your volunteer house. After dinner, you may wish to go for a few drinks in one of the local bars.
School Holidays
Please note that the school holidays will affect this programme as your time spent at the day care centre will be limited. However, there are still loads of community-based activities available to you in this time.
These term dates are as follows:
16th January - 20th March
14th April - 27th June
14th July - 26th September
6th October - 5th December
Please note: Itineraries and activities are subject to change
