Volunteering with a cause- Mr. Andrew Lorimer

Mr. Andrew Lorimer in Govt Secondary School- Maderna Colony, Jodhpur

Kids all ready to learn a new game of frizbee  

Mathematical Fractions made simple using Chapatis & Pizzas

Mathematical Fractions taught in Playway method

F3 all the way: Fun, Fun and Fun...

Mr. Lorimer's visit to Shri Sultan Senior Secondary School- Pali

Mr. Lorimer had a week long sessions on Maths and Communication Skills for the school children & youth.

Even the school teachers actively participated

Happy Batch


Staff Workshop on Classroom Management Tools


Mr. Lorimer organised one day workshop on April 30th 2010 for all the HOPE staff. Here are some of the excerpts  - "Behind every REMARKABLE performance is several hours of UNREMARKABLE practice."

The workshop had various interactive and enjoyable exercises which gave all our staff  to explore ideas beyond the normal methods of teaching.

The best way to manage a classroom is: " To ENGAGE the children in meaningful ENJOYABLE activity."

The best way to enjoy teaching is: " To have FUN in between structured teaching,"
" To focus on the BEHAVIOUR that is DONE WELL than on what's not done well," &
"Respect for  Teacher should be EARNED than DEMANDED."

I dream a lot....

I'm a crazy teacher from down under, who loves young people, inventing and sports. Since coming to India I have been stared at by so many people that I'm starting to wonder what is wrong with me. Could it be the mehandi I am sporting on my arm that is meant only for girls, or perhaps my long curly hair...

Oh, by the way my name is Andrew Lorimer.

 I dream a lot.

Sometimes  I  lie  awake  into  the  early  hours  of the morning thinking, dreaming, imagining all the  possibilities that lay ahead. There are always too many and not enough lifetimes to achieve them all.

I'm  so  glad  this is a "problem" I face in my life. I'm glad to have been blessed with so many  opportunities,  but  sadly,  many  young  people  will never have the opportunity to dream, to  discover,  to  consider,  to  imagine.  They live in the worst possible conditions and all they  are  interested in is SURVIVING. They may be alive but are they truly living? They exist, and yet they were created for so much more.

I find it hard not to look at some of them and wonder...what if?

What if you lived in Australia?

What if you had an education?

What if you had money?

What if you had a say?

Providing  access  to  the  basics  at  least  allows these questions to be answered. I think what  I  find  most  important  is  providing  opportunity, for growth, for success, for the development of skills, for the potential to earn...

Visiting all these HOPE programmes has got me reflecting on that word. Hope.

This  organization  embody's  its  title.  Hope.  It's  not  just a word it something real and tangible, full of opportunities and a future.

It's opposite is also revealing. "Hopeless". Nobody likes feeling hopeless, it's awful.

I HOPE my involvement here in Jodhpur is causing people to HOPE. ( posted by Andrew Lorimer)

Andrew Lorimer is a qualified Mathematics and Sports teacher has been volunteering with HOPE since April 21^st2010. He has spent time in schools, teaching various skills such as English, Maths, Personal Development, Sports, and Time Management. Andrew has been awarded for his teaching in Australia and provided a workshop for HOPE staff to improve their skills. He continues to volunteer in our schools and provide feedback to HOPE.