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Teach on Sundays for just 3 hours!

Teach Aptitude, Soft Skills, and career-focused skills to parentless, single-parented, and financially poor students.

This in-person volunteering program is at corporate offices in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai, called First Penguin Classes (FPC) Centres. Commit just three hours for a minimum of 4 Sundays between January & March 2026.

Sign up below to teach students in person.

Note: We will provide the curriculum to teach and also do a Zoom orientation before the program starts. This program is not open to school & college students.

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Time Commitment

Teach for minimum 4 Sundays. Just 3 hours per Sunday!

Program Details

Please go through the Eligibility criteria, orientation dates, event dates, and instructions before signing up.

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Eligibility 

Anyone in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai is Graduate with Work Experience

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Event Date

Orientation Date : January 9, 2026
Event Start date : January 25, 2026
Event End date : March 29, 2026

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Location

You will choose while signing up. However, we will email you the exact location later.

How it Works?

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Sign Up

Sign up to be a part of the program

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Attend Orientation

Attend the orientation and learn how to do the program

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Do the Activity

Teach students and mark your session attendance

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Make a Difference​

Get volunteering e-certificate

Beyond impact, we provide an e-certificate for all volunteers who complete the activity as a token of appreciation.

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FAQ

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What is FPC?

FPC stands for 'First Penguin Classes'. It is a skill development program for parentless, single parented, and financially weak students. These students are part of our 'I am the Change' scholarship. We train students on aptitude, communication skills and other soft skills with help from individuals like you.

What are the timings and duration for this program?

Each session will be for 3 hours. It happens  from 9.30 AM to 1 PM / 1:30 to 5 PM

Can I choose the 4 Sundays I wish to volunteer?

Here's how it works. After we have enough volunteers for each FPC Centre, we will create WhatsApp groups for each centre with volunteers. We will invite volunteers in the WhatsApp group for the upcoming Sunday session. If you're available for that Sunday, you can opt in. Please note, in your centre, we may need 2 or 3 volunteers for 1 Sunday. So, this will also be first come first serve basis.

Overall, you can volunteer for minimum 4 Sundays.

Will I get to choose the FPC Centre?

Yes, while signing up you can choose the area you want to volunteer in. Please note that we have signup limitations in each area. It will be first come first serve basis.

I don't know Tamil. Can I volunteer?

Yes, you can volunteer if you can speak, write, and understand English.