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Our establishment was founded in 2012 and has since progressed from supporting a few children's shelters in Northern Thailand to running our own education program. By day we teach English classes at a local school and in the evenings we provide after school care at our education center, Baandin. When students come to Baandin they enjoy activities such as sustainable agriculture, drawing, cooking, sports, and music.
Five minutes from Baandin is Huaimasang, a small mountain school that serves approximately 280 children from the nearby Lahu village. Education in this school used to be very poor, thus students were unable to qualify to continue their studies in other areas of the country. To do our part in improving the conditions here, we provide daily English classes to all grade levels and have begun implementing Montessori principles in Kindergarten classes. This programming gives the children a better chance to continue their studies after graduating from Huaimasang.
All of the students we serve are Lahu, an ethnic minority group that has fled violence in Myanmar and resettled in Northern Thailand for a better life. Our students are an at-risk population who face many obstacles in their personal lives: unstable homes, family trauma, landlessness, drug and alcohol addiction, and low or irregular income are very common. The children here suffer from chronic "lack of warmth," a feeling that nobody cares about them, which puts them at a high risk for human trafficking.
Your part as a volunteer is to teach English, play games and bring light and love into this area. This is a full-time volunteer position: individual schedules vary, but you will be teaching at the school in the morning (no earlier than 9 AM) and teaching and playing with the kids at Baandin in the afternoon (no later than 6). We work Monday-Friday and you will work a maximum of 5 hours per day. We encourage you to contribute your unique skills by planning fun activities for the afternoon or providing lessons to Thai staff.
Our ideal volunteer is a confident English speaker with a passion for working with children. If you are energetic, compassionate, and fluent you will do very well here! Because our students need stability in their lives, our minimum requirement is a 4 week stay.
Please send us a message with a short introduction of yourself, how long you can volunteer (4 weeks minimum requirement), and your email address so we can send you the application form.
Thank you for making a difference in these children's lives with your time, compassion, and enthusiasm!Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
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Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
You will have an authentic and true experience of Thai culture in a remote mountain village where you can make a true contribution and help the children to have a better future by enabling them to speak English and teach them other life skills.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
Your primary task is to teach English at Huaimasang school, so you must be fluent in English. A curriculum book is provided and you have full flexibility to teach in your own style. If you have prior experience in teaching/education/childcare, that is a great plus.
Qualifications
1. Ability to teach English to children (ages 4-12) and occasionally to adult staff
2. Be able to create and initiate group activities
3. Have a willingness to serve and work with children
4. Have a positive attitude of flexibility, maturity, and responsibility
5. An eagerness grow and share new knowledge with one another
Needs: We are currently in need of volunteers with backgrounds in teaching, psychology/social work, and videography.
Duration: We have a 4 week minimum requirement. Please respect that the purpose of this requirement is to provide stability to the children we serve. Long term volunteers are welcome and very much appreciated. Our foundation will help you obtain a volunteer visa if you intend to stay 3 months or more.
Dress Code: Thailand is a conservative culture and school attire should be respectful. While teaching, volunteers are expected to wear clean clothing that covers both the shoulders and the knees. Please bring appropriate clothes with you for your term.
Food and Accommodations: Food and accommodation are provided. You will stay in the volunteer wing of the education center and be able to cook your own breakfast and dinner together with other volunteers (groceries will be provided to you free of charge). Lunch is provided by the school. You will have a true and authentic Thai experience and make a difference in children's lives.
Costs: As we are all volunteers who run and fund the project, you will have to cover the costs of transport to and from our village (our offices are based 2.5 hours away in Chiang Mai) and any additional expenses you incur. We are happy to provide you with food, accommodation, information, advice, and training when you arrive.
Excursions: In your spare time you can enjoy the rural mountain region full of waterfalls, coffee plantations, and beautiful scenery. You are also free to explore the city of Chiang Rai on the weekends.
Certification: We now offer a volunteering certificate to all volunteers. For volunteers who need proof of involvement for their university, we offer an additional certificate from Huaimasang school.Gesprochene Sprachen
Deutsch: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Korean: Fließend
Thai: FließendUnterkunft
We provide the free accommodation (shared & individual) and you can enjoy eating free local food in our center and with the children at the school!
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Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days at week
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If you are thinking of volunteering as an english techer somewhere, this place is simply perfect!
The guys in charge of the organization who will work with you they aren't just helping you in your stay, they will become your friends, your brothers.
The place is wonderful, surrounded by the exotic, beautiful forests and… read more
It was my first volunteering experience and, oh! how happy I am that I decided to go there!! It´s literally life changing! If you are considering going to teach in Baandin...stop thinking and GO!
I was there in March 2019 and during that time I was teaching in the school and also giving English classes/… read more
Ezra, the man that essentially runs & maintains the accommodation & sees to the volunteers needs is an incredibly kind and gentle man that works extremely hard to ensure we were… read more
thank you for you coming and fulfilling what the children are missing it is English knowledge you add a smile to the children and you have intention Although how difficult is it but you con do, that is your challenge.
Thank you so much.
thank you for teaching English to school and Baan Din thanks for complete the volunteers guidebook and facebook Instagram and many things that you have done for us.
Thank you and thank you
Your happiness, desire to work, managing team skills and enthusiasm is spread everywhere you go.
Incredible teacher and person, always eager to help and get a smile even in the most difficult moments.
We hope to see you soon!
The TEAM
Amazing treatment from the foundation members. They really appreciate any type of collaboration and help while they offer you accommodation, food and a lot of different experiences, such as: live and meet with real Thai north tribes, guiding and helping you visiting the area and (the best part of it), helping children… read more
The children you will meet in this school might challenge you, get on your nerves and test your ability, but most of all, they will melt your heart with their smiles and laughther. Patience and improvisation are skills you should bring with you to help these kids. The… read more
They were very friendly with the children! We were very happy to have them with us. They were totally committed to the school from the moment they arrived and helped with every task needed..
Thanks for your enthousiasm, your… read more
Even if it’s only village, the streets were full of life and they were more than happy to Share it with us, even if most them didn’t… read more
We really fell in love with all the people of huei masang, the environment was amazing, the kids were lovely and full of surprises and the time spent with them has been wonderful, also mr Ezra was very helpful and is a good friend.
We are very pleased for the opportunity and we suggest it to everyone!
EDM Team
It was my first volunteer experience and actually I was also the first volunteer who went to the nearby school. I was warmly welcomed in this place, either by the director, the teachers or the students. This was a great opportunity to learn more about the way of life of one Thai… read more
As the volunteer coordinator, I only met her at the beginning of her volunteering period in Chiangmai but i had no doubt that everything will be doing great between her and the kids once she would be teaching at the school.
She is a very independent person and can keep calm and… read more
The place is in a small village away from the big cities, and just surrounded by nature. All the people in the village were really nice with me, even if they didn’t speak english and I really felt welcome there (I even got invited to a wedding ! It… read more
The main job was teaching English at a school in the morning, and English/activities at a house where a group of the kids live.
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