📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The language center was established in 2010 by sir Thich Nhuan Tam, a monk from a local Buddhist pagoda in GoVap district, Ho Chi Minh city, in order to support young people and students who are underprivileged to have a chance to learn the foreign language properly. With his active dedication & contribution and many individual sponsors & volunteers, thousands of students & children have a chance to learn a foreign langue for free.
There are 6 language classes: French, English, German, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (From Basic/Beginning to Advance). Center opens from 8 AM to 5 PM every day. On Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for pupils (from 6 years old to 15 years old).
Teachers are international and local volunteer teachers.
At the moment, there are 50 volunteer teachers and about 1.000 students. After finishing course, most of the students can find a good job.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will spend time with the students and help to improve their language skill, organize games and other activities for them.
Volunteers will work from from 9 AM - Mon to Sun (with 2 days off during the week) - about 20 hours per week
🏠 Accommodation on site
VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on bunk-bed with mattress. Showers and toilets are available. WIFI free at the volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers. Lunch is provided at the project.
📍 About the location
The dormitory is located in an urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.
⚠️ Requirements
Interest and motivation working with kids and youths.
ℹ️ Additional information
For many underprivileged students, the chance to improve a foreign language, especially with a native teacher from that language is really difficult and rare. The aim of the project is to help underprivileged students & children IN HO CHI MINH city a chance to improve foreigner language speaking & listening skill and to develop their communication skill in that language. There are 6 languages offered on the project: English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese & Korean. All courses are free.