LASALLIAN SERVICE INTERNSHIP 2014 LOCATION: Keesara, India La Salle Bishop Joseph Thumma College Campus (BJT Junior & Degree College, St. La Salle English Medium High School, and St. Benildus Hostel for Boys & Girls) Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District Keesara, Andhra Pradhesh 521 185, South India BJT School and College and St Benildus Hostel in Keesara, Andhra Pradesh, offers primary, secondary through to tertiary education and caters to almost 1,000 students. The school and college target poor and disadvantaged children and young people. This includes 30 special needs students. The school accepts all students regardless of caste, color, faith or creed. St. Benildus Hostel was started in the year 1993 as part of BJT College catering for secondary school/college students - separate boys (226 residents) and girls (97 residents) hostels - which caters to students aged 16 -19 from more remote rural villages. Some of the hostel residents are orphans, semi-orphans, and special needs youth. The hostel is very pastoral in nature and targets the overall development of the students. PHONE: +91 98481 89460 WEBSITE: www.lasallebjt.org (under construction) For more information, also see: http://www.lasallianfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=339 SITE DIRECTOR: Brother Alex Soosai, FSC, Director LSI CONTACT: Brother Alex Soosai
[email protected] +91 789 330 2112 +91 98481 89460 Skype: alex soosai1 SUPERVISOR: Students will be supervised by Brother Alex Soosai or another La Salle BJT Brother. Students will not have a Saint Mary’s College supervisor for their month of service in India. # OF STUDENTS: 2-4 (a mixed group of male and female students is preferred) LASALLIAN SERVICE INTERNSHIP 2014 SERVICE WORK: The students will work with youth between the ages of 4 and 21 and will be asked to engage in teaching spoken and written English, painting, art work and computers in the school.