📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Hoa Binh is a province in the North of Vietnam, which is about 2 hour bus ride from Hanoi. There are not so many foreigners in this province, so the students here don’t have many chances to meet and interact with foreginers. Therefore, VPV sends interntional volunteers here to help local students improve their English and learn about different cultures.
Main Aims and Activities
Volunteers are usually sent to some local high schools, joining English teaching project to students between 15 and 18 years old. The English levels of the students differ from one school to another, even from one class to another. In classes which are specialized in English, students have a better knowledge of English; in other classes, students have very basic English skills.
💼 What the programme involves
Upon request of teachers, volunteers run the activities in the class. They are asked to help students develop speaking and listening skills.
In many cases, volunteers will work alongside with a local teacher, assisting him/her the teacher with correcting students pronunciation, keeping them in silence or helping the teacher in any activity required.
Sometimes, when the volunteers are confident enough, the teacher will let the volunteers lead the class the whole lesson (around 45 minutes). The volunteers can prepare the lessons freely, choosing the topics, activities, discussions or games they prefer. They do not have to follow the governmental book.
Travel to work: 5 minute walking.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in teacher/guest rooms in school campus. The rooms are equipped with cooking stuff so that volunteers can cook for themselves.
📍 About the location
Address: Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh province, Vietnam. Lots of local attraction around.
ℹ️ Additional information
The program fee is 300Euro for the first two weeks and then 75Euro for each week after. The fee is to cover airport pickup, orientation, project visit, food and lodging, public transportation to work, regular support and coordination from local team.