[Tlc] T-volunteer/Worldteach

[justinm at ucr.edu]

FYI.
Thanks,
justin

Volunteer in Thailand, 2009-10

WorldTeach

In October 2009, WorldTeach will send a group of volunteers for the exciting new year-long program to teach in public elementary and high schools in the Nakhon Phanom Province in Northeastern Thailand.  Nakhon Phanom lies along the Mekong river on the border of Laos, in the far northeastern part of Thailand known as Isan.

 

This province is beautiful and relatively untouched by the outside world compared to the rest of Thailand.  In the more rural villages, many people have never even seen a Westerner.

 

Volunteers will teach English at schools throughout the province, in both city and rural settings.  Volunteers will teach in English, but the national language is Thai, and the local language is Isan, the language of eastern Thailand, which is a mix of Lao and Thai.

 

The students you will be teaching are among the most underprivileged in the country, and the impact your presence as a volunteer teacher will have on them will undoubtedly be life-changing, as will their impact on you.

 

Volunteers should also plan on running a variety of extra-curricular activities for the students, such as English camps, clubs, and other activities to interact with the students outside of school.  It is anticipated that many of the volunteers will want to work with these clubs and truly benefit the youth they are aimed to help.  Volunteers will also be in a unique position to assist the Thai English teachers in the area to find English resources that are suitable and up-to-date for their students, thus creating a more self-sustaining teaching environment.

 

The first group of volunteers will depart in October 2009 and will have one month of in-country orientation.  Then, they will begin their teacher service in November.  Volunteers will live at school-provided housing, which will vary in facilities depending on the placement site.  The volunteer's service will end in September of 2010. 

 

Volunteers will receive a stipend of approximately US$150 per month from the Thai schools, which will cover the cost of basic living expenses.  Food will be provided by the schools and/or host families.

 

The program fee is US$4,990.  This fee includes: Round-Trip Airfare, Health Insurance, In-Country Orientation, Transportation to your site, Meals and Housing during your stay, and 24-hour Field Support.

 

For more information, you can contact the office at info at worldteach.org.  You can also call our office at (617)495-5527.  Website: http://www.worldteach.org/programs/thailand_year/
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu