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Teaching English

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Teach English in Laos

Despite all efforts made in order to improve education in Laos, the quality still remains substandard. There is a shortage of (motivated) teachers, the school infrastructure leaves much to be desired and early school leaving are some of the problems. These problems are visible in Vang Vieng where the growing tourist markt ask for staff who speak english. No or poor knowledge of the English language is a problem in a search for a decent job in the tourism sector. We provide English lessons to the children of communities that lack access to it.

The education project connects helpless schools and our training center with volunteers so that the students can acquire valuable English language skills. In addition, volunteers bring new ideas and perspectives that promote cross-cultural understanding.

What are your duties?

Volunteers are involved in one of the following projects

  1. We offer after-school English lessons in our own school. Children and young people who have been prevented from extra after-school activities, can go here for lessons with a view to later employment in the tourism sector.
  2. English is part of the curriculum in primary school. The problem is that not every primary school has an English teacher. We assist the local teachers in primary school so that as many children as possible get acquainted with English. These classes are a big challenge because the target group is still young (between 7 and 10 years old) and English is very limited.
  3. Sometimes other schools also come to ask for help, such as the local “high school”.

Conditions of Participation

Teacher training is not necessary, we do ask that you possess the following qualities:

  • To be proficient in the English language.
  • Possess the creativity and initiative to lead classes with limited resources.

schedule

You can start all year round. Depending on the period, you teach during the evenings or during the day.

All practical info

Everything you need to know about your stay in Vang Vieng