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Share your English speaking skills and meet locals in Siem Reap province, Cambodia

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    My wife and I run an English elementary school in Siem Reap Province. We would love English speakers to volunteer for 1 or 2 weeks or more at the school. As a native speaker, you can help our young students by properly pronunciations.

    We employ about 15 local teachers who provide education to over 300 students. The teachers do a wonderful job planning and implementing the lessons, but we need you to say the word properly. We would have you attend the morning and afternoon sessions and help out the Khmer teacher by reading flashcards, and small paragraphs or help correct the student workbooks.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Teaching
    DIY and building projects
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Volunteer speaking English at our school. Notice I said to speak and not teach English. Just Have fun. You are "The Icing on the Cake" The kids want to hear your pronunciation. They are amazing spellers with great vocabulary but have had little exposure to what the world actually sounds like. They would love to hear the word from you. My team of teachers does a great job of teaching. They execute planned lessons, guide children through worksheets and their books, and oversee fun art projects {coloring, cutting, pasting} and outdoor physical activity. They run the classroom and incorporate you into the lesson. I'm Paul and my wife's name is Sa it is our job to make you feel welcome. Our two boys live at the main school. Our volunteers also stay here so she or I can give you a tour of the place. there are 7 classrooms with whiteboards and large TVs that hook up to laptops. sperate boys and girls' rooms are set aside. as you can see in the photo 2 beds are in each room (clean sheets and pillow provided). Our little campus has an additional building, a room where teachers laminate, print, and make lessons, and outdoor activity space. The school is 3.9 KM from the Angkor Wat gate and 4.3 km from Pub Street.

    At 6:30 am a simple Khmer breakfast is served (coffee. banana and porridge this morning). At 7:30 the children dance and sing in the morning. You'll follow a teacher into a primary classroom and share a little about yourself. most of the 250 kids are between the ages of 4 and 11 (older children attend an evening session). Lessons are given 8-9 followed by a break 9-9:30; 9;30 to 10:30 after break. Lunch will be served where you are at 11:30. Volunteers can choose a 2-4;30 session or attend the slightly older 5-6 pm session.


    On the weekend you are free and we'd love to give you a little tour of some of the temples, pagodas, and villages. All and all you'll be a helpful part of our mission to provide English.

    Best wishes,
    Paul

  • Charity

    Registered charity

    This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We want dedicated volunteers to work in the classrooms at our school. The kids want to hear your pronunciation. They are amazing spellers with great vocabulary but have had little exposure to what the world actually sounds like. They would love to hear the word from you. My team of teachers does a great job of teaching. They execute planned lessons, guide children through worksheets and their books, and oversee fun art projects {coloring, cutting, pasting} and outdoor physical activity. They run the classroom and incorporate you into the lesson. We are not an orphanage. We are a seven-classroom school that benefits greatly from having native English speakers assist in the classroom.

    We eat as a family at a small table at the school where you'll be staying (my wife and I also live there with our family). We serve breakfast between 6:30 and 7:25 and lunch between 11:30 and 12:30 We serve simple Asian dishes: porridge, rice, and soups. Portions of protein (fish, chicken, or pork) are served alongside a boiled egg. I'm a vegetarian myself so you can eat alongside me and have the soups with veggies and helpings of lettuce thrown in. We get a nice amount of fresh seasonal fruit and have bread to toast and go along with your coffee.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Khmer: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    I would love the students to hear your voice. As a native English speaker hearing you say the word correctly would help the students speak.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Volunteers stay at the school or across the street at night. A mattress, sheets, pillow, and a fan are provided for you. Coffee and simple breakfast served 6:30 and 7:25 and lunch between 11:30 and 12:30. As you can see from the photo there are 2 beds in each room. one room for girls and one room for boys. The shower does not have hot water.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    On Saturday volunteers can get a little tour on the back of a motorbike. Destinations include The Killing Fields, Villages, Pagodas.

    Please message the previous Workawayers who left us feedback for more info before contacting us.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Not the fastest internet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    This host charges a fee

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    7 USD/day for food
Host ref number: 376857461987

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