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This project is an educational volunteer activity that teaches English to children living in Thailand. English is the only means for these children to escape poverty. Join us in living together in a village with local staff and international volunteers, and become an English teacher for local children!
1. Want to meet foreign university students of your age?? GO!
The organization running this project is an NGO started by young students who wanted to help with community development in Thailand. The original spirit of this organization has continued for over 20 years, and many university students from around the world are participating in the volunteer work. If you are of a similar age, the initial awkwardness of meeting new people will soon turn into friendliness. If you want to spend meaningful time feeling a sense of camaraderie with peers participating in volunteer activities with the same spirit, this is highly recommended!
2. Reduce the burden of teaching English and increase the fun!
Is this your first time doing English teaching volunteering and feeling unsure? Don’t worry! If you have basic skills, you can teach easy English using songs or games with alphabets to young children in orphanages or hospitals. If you have intermediate skills or above, you can conduct classes according to the curriculum in elementary schools or teach basic English to local staff. You will move to various places according to the schedule set by day, so you won’t have time to be bored and can enjoy a lively and fun experience. Remember that passion is more important than English proficiency!
3. Make the most of your weekend free time and have fun
Volunteering takes place from Tuesday to Saturday mornings and the remaining time can be used freely. You can experience the local culture by participating in eco-tours that help boost the local economy or stay at a guesthouse operated by a local organization in the city and enjoy the local atmosphere. During the weekdays, engage in rewarding volunteer work and use the personal time on weekends to explore every corner of the Chiang Rai region of Thailand. It will be a great opportunity to get closer to friends and experience various aspects of the local area :)
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Chiang Rai, Thailand is mostly mountainous, with over 70% of its area covered by mountains, allowing you to experience life in nature. You can also get a glimpse of the unique culture and lifestyle of the local highland people. The local organization running the project is set up as a town-type within the village, where local staff and volunteers live harmoniously together. Experience a peaceful and simple life and take time to reflect on your own life. |
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◇ Prepare teaching materials and activities needed for English classes ◇ Enhance your adaptability by meeting various people |
◇ Experience warmth by mingling with local staff and residents ◇ Feel a sense of camaraderie by volunteering with peers |
◇ Increase confidence by conducting English classes ◇ Enhance cross-cultural acceptance by experiencing minority cultures ◇ Strengthen community spirit through group living with peers |
INTERNSHIP
Your university years are unquestionably extraordinary and exciting times. It will probably be the years you will do a great deal of self-development and reflect on yourself and the life you are currently living. Therefore an internship abroad will additionally aid you on your journey to improve yourself.
You will have the opportunity to build on valuable job skills (language proficiency, cultural exploration, adaptability, communication, and so much more). You will become more mindful of the world you are living in and gain international cultural insight.
Sometimes, we, humans, are not aware of the fact that we are stuck at the moment or need to work on ourselves to achieve greater things until we are faced with situations where we have to challenge ourselves to transform into a better version of ourselves.
Consequently, an international internship can help us realize what our flaws are and help us to develop by gaining more knowledge about ourselves and the world. During the time in your internship, you will rediscover where your strengths lie and where you might still need more enhancement.
In addition to that, having lived abroad will set you apart from other candidates when applying for a job in the future and it will prove your employee a set of skills other applicants will be lacking, by not having done an international internship
안녕하세요!
Our team will support you with great enthusiasm in South Korea. We are happy to support you here. I will make sure that you fall in love with South Korea. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
I am looking forward to hearing from you:)
- Haedun Olivia Ju, Program Director
TASKS
KOREA GAPYEAR is a social enterprise that develops Gap year programs related to Internship, Volunteering, Traveling, and Education so that students experiences a real world and explore their future career. We are an accredited work placement company from Foundation for Cooperation on Vocational Education, Training and the Labour Market.
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