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14 Day Environmental Development, Teaching English and Eco-English Camp
(VWB 1401)
Description: Work with villagers on the Pang Soong Nature Trails, Outdoor Education & Research Centre, teach English to primary school children and facilitate Eco English camp activities.
Duration: 14 days/ 13 nights
Meals: 13 Breakfast, 14 Lunches, 13 Dinners
Cost: Baht 35,680.- (Plus transport to and from site) *
Sample Itinerary
Day -1:
Volunteers must arrive in Chiang Mai the day before their programme begins. VWB can assist with accommodation for this night if required.
Day 1:
Volunteer group meets at a pre-assigned location and travels 1 hour to the Pang Soong Lodge Outdoor Education & Research Centre, for a welcome and orientation by VWB Management (includes a short trek).
Days 2,3 & 4:
Nature Trail Development work and material development.
Day 5:
Attend a “How to teach” session run by a qualified & experienced teacher, allowing volunteers to learn how to create lesson plans and run their own class. This will be followed by volunteers creating their own teaching materials (in pairs) based on their personal teaching schedules for the next week (based on class subject and age of students).
Days 6 &7:
Enjoy free time in Chiang Mai or nearby locations, with the option to spend more time learning about the village and chewing tea fermentation process.
Day 8,9 &10:
Full day teaching at Ban Huay Kaew School based on the lesson plans created the previous week.
Day 11:
Volunteers will use their newly found teaching skills to spend the day preparing for the coming Environmental English Camp; developing lesson plans and learning how to facilitate team building challenges and ice breaker games.
Days 12 &13:
Supporting the management of the Environmental English Camp for between 10 and 40 Thai-National students from local schools; running classes, activities, games and more.
Day 14:
Attend closing discussions and wrap up, then transfer back to Chiang Mai city.
* Cost includes: Meals, transport between school and PSL, contribution to the community fund, village coworkers, VWB staff and sponsorship of two Thai national students to attend the camp.
* Cost does not include: Transport to and from the lodge. (Shared between passengers)
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 5,000 | 2,500 | 1,666 | 1,250 | 1,000 | 833 | 714 | 625 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
General Cost breakdown:
1. Transport – Transportation in or out from Chiang Mai costs THB 2,500 per 8 seat minibus (one way) – you will need to pay between THB 250 – 2,500 in cash at the start of your programme depending on how many people are in the programme.
2. Food – Two to three meals a day will be provided for longer term volunteers, including breakfast (Baht 150.-), lunch (Baht 150.-) and dinner (Baht 200.-). Meals will be served as a “set meal”, but will not be provided during volunteer free time.
3. The VWB Onsite Team – One full time Foreign-National Project Manager plus a Thai speaking assistant, are on a 1 year contract and tasked with looking after the needs of volunteers, planning the work to be undertaken, recording job progress, communicating with the village committee, training the community forest guides and ensuring project work continuity. Volunteers contribute Baht 1000.- each/per day to cover the cost of the ‘onsite’ VWB staff only.
4. Accommodation – At the Pang Soong Lodge, Outdoor Education & Research Centre, and the costs Baht 350 per person/ night.
5. Additional fees – There are a variety of fees that directly go to the community
(a) Village co-worker is Baht 200.- per day/per volunteer.
(b) The VWB development fund contribution is Baht 400.- per volunteer/per day, which goes directly a fund used for schools materials, trail development, agroforestry equipment etc.
(c) Baht 7,000 of the 7-day and 14-day volunteer programme fees will go directly to funding two Thai students so that they may attend the Environmental English camp.
Note* Volunteers may fund the cost of additional students attending the Eco-English camp at Baht 3’500.- per student/per camp.
Pang Soong Nature Trails
Northern Thailand Map
Volunteer Handbook