📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Green Lion
💼 What the programme involves
We work together with the United Through Sports Thailand organization in preparing sports coaching and health care sessions for children in Thailand. The Sports Coaching project takes place at several schools in the Singburi area.
At these schools, you will add an essential element to the current sport, physical education, and health curriculum for the children.
This program gives children the opportunity to get more involved with sports, as there is currently only one hour of sports lessons a week in the existing curriculum. It also hopes to introduce new sports to the children that they would not likely get involved in otherwise.
The training sessions consist mainly of team sports such as soccer, netball, volleyball, rugby and so on. In the school's current sports curriculum, the boys are trained in soccer and the girls in volleyball. With this program, we are aiming to broaden the types of sports that these children can participate in.
Furthermore, we also give the children health lessons on personal health care and other important issues such as gender equality. All elements of the program take place on the sports field in a fun, active and interactive way. Using sports can aid the personal development of any child as it promotes the social interaction, knowledge and passion which are all life skills that lead to the pathway of success.
A high level of interest in sports and a positive attitude will be of great help for you work the children.
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation :
Your new home will be one of our 3 ‘Eco Houses' near Singburi, central Thailand: Lemon House, Twin House and Brown House. They are all located riverside (River Noi Little River) in the village of Tha Kham and depending on which house you are staying at, is about 8-15km from Singburi (10-15 minutes by car). The 3 houses sleep from 30 to 72 people.
All houses have a communal area where you can eat, relax, meet fellow participants or use the free Wifi.
Although not directly on site, there are laundry facilities offered by locals which many of our participants take advantage of (this will probably cost you 5฿ per item, otherwise you can easily wash your clothes by hand.)
For participants who desire more comfort and privacy, families, couples and more elderly participants, we recommend upgrading to a comfort room. These rooms are more luxurious, uniquely designed and located apart from the two standard participant residences and so are noticeably quieter.
Food Arrangements :
All the meals served inside the accommodation are vegetarian friendly and will be typically Thai, including plenty of rice dishes and fruits. Water, coffee and tea are available all day long.
📍 About the location
You will be located in the outskirts of Singburi, an interesting town 142 km north of Bangkok. Singburi was founded under the reign of King Rama V through the consolidation of 3 small towns located on the bank of The Chao Phraya River. The three small towns, Sing Buri, In Buri and Phrom Buri, were then established as a single town on the west of the Chao Phraya River in 1895.
Your new home is set close to the village of Tha Kham, an extremely rural area that will give you the chance to experience the Thailand that very few get to see.
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, every week, participation fee 175€ per week. Culture week mandatory: 175€ to start the programme