Trip Highlights
- Explore the artistic side of Thailand in the largest city in Northern part of the country; Chiang Mai.
- Volunteer work at local schools (govt. or private) to help children at these schools improve upon their english vocabulary.
- Take weekend trips to some stellar locations around the main Chiang Mai city.
- Stay in a Volunteer house with other likeminded volunteers from around the world
- Experience the tranquility and pious ambience on your visit to any of the hundreds of ancient temples built in the city.
Overview
Overview
Volunteering Solutions offers Teaching English volunteer program in Thailand, where volunteers teach English to Thai students at one of the many different underprivileged schools throughout the city of Chiang Mai. These schools range from having kindergarten, primary and/or secondary (or all three). Some of the schools are quite large, with over 1,000 students, whereas others are rather small, with only 100+ students.
In this project, your daily commute will carry you through some of central Chiang Mai’s most authentic neighborhoods. All of the involved schools are in the city center – most within the boundaries of the ancient moat. Some are part of larger temple complexes, complete with monastic communities and Buddhist shrines; others are stationed on dedicated school grounds. Each has its own dynamic, with anywhere from 100 to 1,000 students enrolled. Volunteers looking to teach english have the option to work in any grade level. Our local coordinators seek schools that have no foreign teachers on staff. This is a nice opportunity to gain international work experience for those on their gap year abroad. These are financially strapped public schools that are thrilled at the opportunity to welcome native English speakers.
In Thailand’s public schools, members of the English faculty are well versed in grammar and mechanics. If anything’s missing, it’s the fluency that develops through practice in a native-speaking environment. Regardless of your teaching background, your mere presence in these public schools gives students and faculty the chance to take their English skills out of the textbook and put them to work in the real world. However, there’s more to this arrangement than language arts. For many of these students, this is the only chance they have to meaningfully interact with a Westerner. The classroom is a world away from the tourist scene, and you’ll be in a unique position to influence the way these children grow up thinking about foreign cultures.
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
?Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the project. Participants should have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. Volunteers need to be flexible and open-minded. You should also be proactive and have an ability to take initiative All volunteers must provide additional documents such as a clean criminal background check report, Resume/CV and passport copy prior to joining the program.
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Typical volunteer activities under the teaching volunteering program in Thailand include;
- Assist the teachers to provide low cost teaching material and fun for the children.
- Teaching Conversational English to students.
- Assisting in other subjects such as computer teaching
- Sharing new ideas with the students and exchanging their views on different topics.
- Creating a playful environment and enhance the creativity of the children through painting, playing games, singing
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteers joining the teaching english volunteering program in Thailand, Chiang Mai are required to follow a basic routine on a daily basis. This covers everything from meals to volunteer work and back. It must be noted that every placement functions at a different pace and on separate time-lines making the schedule slightly differ at times. A generic daily schedule for volunteers is as follows;
- Friday : Arrival in Chiang Mai
- Saturday : Orientation + neighbourhood familiarization tour. Orientation session will be conducted by the local coordinator, covering topic areas; such as safety, culture, language, places to visit, behaviour, food, and other suggestion over things to do in Chiang Mai.
- Sunday : City tour of Chiang Mai + Language classes
- Mon to Fri : Volunteer work
- Breakfast - To be self-cooked (ration is provided at the accommodation)
- Working hours at the placement - 08:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 04:00 pm
- Lunch - 11:30 am onwards (Provided at the placement)
- Dinner - To be managed by volunteers on their own outside
The same volunteer work schedule continues for the coming weeks
Weekends : Free to explore the city
Note: Please note, the schedule may vary depending on the particular project the volunteer is participating in.
Living
Living
Volunteering Solutions provides end to end services as far as living arrangements of the volunteers are concerned. VolSol volunteers just have to land at the placement destination and the rest is on us to arrange it for you.
Airport Transfer
Volunteers are picked up from the Chiang Mai International Airport in Chiang Mai by the coordinator or representative. Volunteers who’d be present already in Chiang Mai will be met by the staff at a designated meeting point decided beforehand. Please note that volunteers are provided pickup from the airport between 8am and 8pm only.
Orientation
All volunteers are provided with a two day orientation before starting their project work. The Orientation session covers areas like, local Thai culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc. Volunteers are also given a half day city tour of Chiang Mai and are given a cultural welcome dinner to make them feel immersed in the local culture.
Accommodation
Volunteers are provided accommodation in a volunteer’s home in Chiang Mai. Accommodation is shared with other volunteers. The volunteer house accommodations are located in safe and secure neighborhoods within the Chiang Mai city. We have two volunteer homes in Chiang Mai which are very centrally located. The volunteer home accommodation has air-conditioned bedrooms that provide respite from the hot, sunny days of northern Thailand. The accommodation has a large comfortable living room in which you can relax,watch movies or just surf the internet in your free time.
Meals
All ingredients for breakfast are provided and volunteers can cook their own breakfast at the volunteer home. Lunch is usually taken at the project site and for dinner you can choose to head out to numerous restaurants and cafe’s in Chiang Mai city.
During your Free Time
Volunteers can take part in the Thai Cookery classes or Thai Massage course which are available all around Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai also boasts of restaurants of every international cuisine. During the weekends, you can travel to the cities of Pai , Chiang Rai or fly down to the capital city of Bangkok.
Dates
Dates
2024
2025
January
05
19
February
02
March
April
May
17
31
June
14
28
July
12
August
02
16
30
September
October
November
01
15
29
December
13
January
03
17
31
February
March
April
May
16
30
June
13
July
04
August
01
15
29
September
October
31
November
14
28
December
12
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Costs
Costs
Please Note: -An application fee of £179 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment.
What are you Paying for?
- 24 hrs Assistance and support from Staff
- Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information
- Airport Pickup
- 2 Day Orientation and half day city tour
- Cultural Dinner and Show
- Food - 2 meals a day
- Accommodation
- Travel & Medical Insurance (Available at an extra cost)
- Certificate Of Completion (Upon Request)
What's NOT included?
- Airfare
- Visa Fee
- Return Airport Drop
- Local Transportation
- Vaccinations
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