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Learning, making, discovery and time together. Explore photographs from the VolunTeaching archive.

Strong silhouette of a volunteer/older child reading with a younger child through a doorway

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A young girl writes numbers on a slate with other children nearby; the photograph bears the date 06/07/2008.Handmade coloured/decorated diyas arranged on the floorGroup of children presenting their handmade diyas in their handsYoung girl concentrating on a drawing while seated on the floorChildren's clay creations displayed on the groundVolunteer/participant photographing a handprint activity with childrenLarge collection of children's clay creations arranged outdoorsGirls performing an outdoor movement/dance activity togetherLarge collective handprint artwork made by childrenChildren's clay creations arranged outdoors, including recognisable handmade formsYoung boy outdoors, mid-movement, with handmade/open outdoor play equipment in foregroundChildren sit in a circle in a field with a volunteer facilitating an outdoor session.Adult and children holding hands in a large circle during an outdoor activityTwo boys actively running/playing outdoorsVolunteer/teacher sitting with children outside a community/school building; newspapers/materials visibleOlder volunteer playing/participating with children in an open village spaceVolunteer with two children holding handmade kitesLarge group of children and volunteers engaged in an outdoor group gameVolunteer taking a selfie with children who are simultaneously working/writingVolunteer and children engaged in a practical physical activity inside a community space; appears to involve helping/working around a participantChild smiling and proudly displaying a handmade learning/name card; village home settingGirl in school uniform working with a notebook/pencilBoy holding open notebook with his drawings of an elephant and lionGirl intensely writing in notebook while seated on floorClose-up of same/another girl writing, highly focusedGirls and a volunteer create a decorative handmade object together.Strong silhouette of a volunteer/older child reading with a younger child through a doorwayChild independently writing on notebook on the floorVery young child using a slate while other children work in the backgroundChild actively writing/drawing on slateVery intimate volunteer + children selfie; children are physically close and comfortable around the volunteerLarge group of village children gathered together outdoorsLarge group of children with two adult/young volunteers in an institutional/public settingVolunteer sitting among children, looking at their notebook/work while children actively engageClose-up of a child's artwork: a hand-drawn face/portraitBlack-and-white photograph of children playing together around a ropeChild hanging from a rope, smilingChild playfully posing/acting with hoodieLarge outdoor group session with children participating togetherPortrait of a young child looking directly into cameraChildren sitting together doing hands-on clay/creative workAn older volunteer shares learning material with a small group of children in a village setting.Adult volunteer playing/participating in a circle game with childrenOlder boy holding a younger child; both comfortable and connectedVolunteer + children taking a close selfieVolunteer carrying a young child on his back while another participant works nearbyVolunteer playing a circle game with children in village laneVolunteer holding a baby among a larger group of childrenChildren and volunteer enthusiastically posing togetherTwo children opening and working on the internals of a computer/monitorVolunteer working alongside children at desktop computersChildren gathered around a laptop, learning togetherTwo boys independently using desktop computersLarge group of children drawing/colouring around a volunteerChildren hold up handmade name and word cards during a literacy activity.Volunteer leading children in a circle with a reflective/prayer activityTwo children opening and examining computer hardwareGroup of children examining an opened computer togetherThree children working together on a laptopChildren studying an illustrated/financial-learning worksheet together outdoorsYoung volunteer sitting with several children around a book/workbookYoung woman sitting with children and teaching from illustrated materialChildren learn in an outdoor classroom at Paldi Kankaj, with a volunteer at a blackboard.Volunteer working one-to-one with a child on a small writing boardTwo boys examine the components inside an open desktop computer.

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