The local teachers are often good at teaching the grammar and structure of the English language but when it comes to speaking, many lack confidence and won’t have good pronunciation skills. Children enjoy the fun elements that our volunteer teachers often inject into lessons, especially activities like songs and games, which help bring English alive.

Volunteers can also help by teaching other subjects alongside English. Depending on your skills and interests, you could get involved in organizing extra-curricular activities such as art, drama, music, sports, and more.

The schools are government run with Primary school students aged from 7 to 12 years and Secondary schools aged between 13 -16. Each school varies in size, from small sub-district schools up to much larger schools with more facilities. On average, there are between 20 to 30 students per class.

You will usually be teaching for between 2 to 4 hours a day, and on average most volunteers spend another 8 to 10 hours a week lesson planning. Alongside this to ensure levels of English teaching remain sustainable, we encourage volunteers to spend time with Karen English teachers to help increase their confidence. 

 

Requirements

Our teaching placements are available to all. We simply ask all participants to have a good standard of speaking and writing English, be able to think on your feet, work well with others, be self-motivated and above all, be flexible!

 

Cost

  • Three Month Teaching Placement Pledge = £1,000
  • Longer Than Three Month Placement Pledge Teaching Placement Pledge = £1,500

This includes a £200 non-refundable deposit which secures your place on the project. The final pledge is due one month before your project start date. 

This cost covers:

  • One-night residential training and induction in York 
  • Return transfer from Chiang Mai to the project 
  • Administrative costs in the UK and Thailand
  • Support from dedicated staff both in the UK and Thailand
  • Accommodation in your village
  • Three meals per day
  • Volunteer information pack
  • KHT T-shirt

Not included:

  • Your air fare
  • Insurance
  • Visa expenses
  • Vaccinations
  • Spending money (approximately £70 per month)

 

Dates:

Our teaching placements run all year round. Volunteers can begin their placement in either May, October or January*. This is in line with the Thai school year. Volunteers are expected to arrive in Chiang Mai in the last week of the previous month.