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Thailand is home to over thirty thousand Buddhist temples. The monks live, study and meditate in these temples all their life which are run from people’s donation. Many temples are actively involved in social work also besides their tradition duties. They run schools where children of poor family come to study and English is also one of many subjects taught. The standard of English taught however isn’t good enough but despite this, the temples continue to pay for the teacher as there is a dearth of trained English teachers in Thailand.
Join RCDP’s Teaching English in Buddhist Temple project and teach English to young students attending temple schools. Through your work, the students can improve their English and go on to have a good career. You’ll find the children extremely eager to learn from foreign volunteers and generally well behaved.
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No previous teaching experience or skill is required to volunteer. However, volunteers should be fluent in English but not necessarily be a native English speaker. You should also be flexible, patient and respect the Buddhist tradition of Thailand.
The temples run primary and secondary school and volunteers will teach in them. You will teach local students (not monks) for five days a week from Monday to Friday and follow the official curriculum. You can always teach extra and share your stories of travel and tales of where you come from. You can also organize extra-curricular activities like plays.
RCDP will look after your entire needs during your project work. We run a hostel on the outskirts of Bangkok where volunteers will initially stay. The place is in a quite, idyllic village about 30 miles away from central Bangkok. During the volunteering period, volunteers stay with a host family where they will be served typical Thai food three times a day. Our host families have been careful chosen and they will offer our volunteers safe and secure place to stay as well as serve meals prepared hygienically. At least one member of the host family will be able to communicate with you in English and you’ll find them very warm and friendly. Staying with a host family is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about Thai culture and lifestyle. Volunteers joining the project will stay at the orphanage compound with a separate room and share bath room with the host family. You can find the details of the room/food accommodations in the placement sheets. In addition to this, RCDP staff will ensure you’re well looked after by visiting or calling you during your project work to inquire if you’re happy with the project.
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The mission of RCDP-Nepal is to encourage international volunteers to contribute in sustainable community development that benefits the underprivileged and extremely poor. By developing the places and the communities, the volunteers are also developing themselves and learning new perspectives and ideas that will ultimately change their lives.
