Everything that has a beginning has an end.
After three weeks here in Thailand our wonderful adventure is finally coming to an end. We have all participated in so much in this short space of time and the memories and experiences we have taken from them will last us a lifetime. The itinerary has been very demanding, but well worth every second. In [...]
Our home stay in Ban Sam Chong.
Rachel/Frances: Yesterday we were very privileged in having a very unique experience of spending the night in Ban Sam Chong, a local sea village with a Muslim community; adopting their life style and ways of life for the night. When we first arrived the chief of the village, who was very welcoming greeted us. After [...]
An overview of the three weeks of teaching.
The first English camp was in a temple where seven junior schools had come together for the event. It was hot and humid. The Leeds Metropolitan University team rose to the challenge and delivered English lessons to 150+ junior school children for three days. Many of the children attending had never seen a foreigner so [...]
How can I sum up my time teaching here in Thailand?
Emily B: Teaching in Thailand for the last three weeks has been amazing and so rewarding! Although each school has been different, all of the children have been so enthusiastic and delightful to teach. They were so excited, willing to learn and seem to enjoy being at school. This is a nice contrast to some [...]
Sadly the teaching has concluded!
Today was our third and final days teaching at Takuapa Old Town, but sadly our third and final teaching camp here in Thailand with Volunteer Teaching Thailand (VTT). The past three days here have been very demanding indeed with just the sheer volume of children in each class, but just like every other camp by [...]
Day two at Takuapa Old Town.
Today we were more prepared for the challenge ahead of us. We were aware of how the children learned following yesterday’s lessons and were able to adapt the lesson plan accordingly. Today we were teaching Directions which is quite an active lesson plan including getting the children to move around the room and outside using [...]
The final week of Teaching!
After an excellent day at Home & Life yesterday playing games and doing activities with the children we were back to teaching. For our final week we are at Takuapa Old Town and we are in for our most demanding week with 40+ children in each group. Local businessmen and senior citizens have funded the [...]
Rose is the Champion!
Today was one of the best days of my life. I absolutely loved the Home & Life Orphanage and spending the day with the gorgeous children and my ‘buddy’ Mook, who was an amazing little girl. To top it all off the ongoing battle between the team about who could last the trip without chocolate [...]
