Noor Community
Noor Community
We are an international group of English language educators and professionals united by a shared vision of liberatory education. Israel’s systematic campaign of scholasticide has left Palestine's education systems in crisis, and we believe that emergent grassroots organisations will continue to be the key to sustaining Palestine’s rich intellectual traditions. We are integrated within Al Manar Society Bethlehem (Aida Camp), where we provide online English Language training, professional skills development, and academic mentoring to students from Gaza, the West Bank, and the diaspora. Our goals are to: - Strengthen and build capacity in Palestinian grassroots educational initiatives - Amplify the voices of marginalised Palestinian communities - Build resilient and extensive international networks with Palestinian organisations at the centre - Facilitate material development through access to quality education. - Theorise and implement decolonial models of online language education, which trouble and contest contemporary practices. Many of our learners are university students and professionals for whom English competence is a prerequisite for continuing education or career progression. For others, fluency means narrative control and the power of self-definition and advocacy on the global stage. There are, in addition, many for whom our classes are a safe space and retreat.
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Volunteering Opportunities
2 volunteering opportunity(ies) available for this project.
We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Volunteer Online English Teachers to join our initiative. The ideal candidates are qualified, reliable, and passionate about education and social justice. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality English language instruction to adult learners in Palestine, contributing directly to their personal and professional development. Volunteers will: *Prepare engaging lessons using materials supplied by the organisation. *Deliver live, interactive online classes to adult learners (levels A1-C1). *Mark student attendance for each class. *Conduct assessments to track student progress and provide feedback. *Follow up with students who are absent from class. *Attend periodic training and development sessions. Volunteers should have the following qualifications: *A CELTA or equivalent teaching certification is required. *A university degree in any discipline.
We are looking for Instructional Designers with experience in ELT for a content project. This will involve the creation of slide decks for online class delivery. Our curriculum is grounded in critical education with a focus on capabilities (Nussbaum and Sen) intercultural education and decoloniality. Our approach is also informed by the arts, with an emphasis on creativity, spontaneity and agency. These anti-hegemonic approaches are urgently needed in our context, where materials tend to reproduce western colonial modes of thought. Each volunteer will produce 24 slide decks (one CEFR level) and will be supplied with design templates as well as a comprehensive scheme of work. We estimate that each designer will need to spend approximately 1 hour per day over a period of 8 weeks. Delivery date is 27th September. Knowledge of the frameworks mentioned is not a prerequisite as each volunteer will receive a pre-designed curriculum to transfer to slide deck templates.