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Coordinator | Bella
Earn a TEFL certification and gain work experience teaching children and young adults abroad in Laos.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Singles
Couples
Highlights
- Be immersed in the Lao culture, make lasting relationships with the students and the community.
- Complete a work placement of up to three months at a local educational institution in Laos.
- Earn your ILM Endorsed Leadership Certificate.
- Earn six months of TEFL training and practical experience teaching English abroad.
- Explore Laos in your free time.
Your First 12 Weeks:
During this initial training phase, GVI teaching interns in Laos will live and work with other interns at the GVI base accommodation in Luang Prabang. Here they will complete a training program including the 150 hour online TEFL course and their ILM Endorsed Leadership Certificate Course. From Monday to Friday, for approximately 4-6 hours each day, interns will teach English to students ranging from 8-25 year old. Students’ levels vary from beginner to advanced and interns will teach a variety of topics including grammar, conversational English and subject-based English classes. As you progress through the internship, you can expect to be given greater responsibility in terms of overseeing lesson planning, taking on extra tasks that contribute to the running of the program and assisting the GVI staff in volunteer management. In the process they will gain knowledge and practical teaching and leadership experience, while becoming immersed in the culture of Laos.
Your Work Placement:
GVI collaborates with local partners in Luang Prabang and the surrounding area. Your work placement may include schools or language centers in Luang Prabang or the surrounding area, where you will support English language education. This might be at a primary school or an English Language Centre. These work placements offer the opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience.
Typical day
- You will work on a teaching program for the volunteering phase (3 months). During this time you will be teaching English to a variety of students from different groups with the Luang Prabang community. This could be children, young adults or Novice Monks for approximately 4-6 hours each day whilst working in partnership with another volunteer or a local teacher.
- During this time, you will also take the GVI Leadership course and complete all related assessment, including running your own leadership day. Additionally, you will also receive one-one mentoring from a member of staff.
- After a successful 3 months, you will then move to a work placement. This may be in Luang Prabang still working in the schools, teaching, and supporting new volunteers or it may be in a rural village teaching English at both a primary school and English Center.
Details on Arrival
Set Start Dates with Guaranteed Departures:
- 2019
- 06 Apr 201929 Jun 201921 Sep 2019
- 2020
- 11 Jan 202004 Apr 202027 Jun 202019 Sep 2020
Free-time activities
You will be based a short walk from the centre of Luang Prabang and working at the temple or other learning facilities located in town. Travelling around the local area is easy and is best done by foot or bike. Bicycles are available locally for rent or sale but are up to you to arrange.
In your down time you will be free to travel in the local area and can expect weekends off. In this time you could visit nearby caves, local handicraft villages, waterfalls, or go for boat rides on the Mekong River. Tour companies are plentiful in Luang Prabang and weekend trips are easy to arrange in country. GVI staff can point you towards reliable companies. Before and after your program you could explore Laos culture and countryside. Visit the modern day capital of Vientiane, or go tubing and trekking in Vang Vieng. The possibilities are endless!
In your down time you will be free to travel in the local area and can expect weekends off. In this time you could visit nearby caves, local handicraft villages, waterfalls, or go for boat rides on the Mekong River. Tour companies are plentiful in Luang Prabang and weekend trips are easy to arrange in country. GVI staff can point you towards reliable companies. Before and after your program you could explore Laos culture and countryside. Visit the modern day capital of Vientiane, or go tubing and trekking in Vang Vieng. The possibilities are endless!
Water Sports
Sightseeing
Shopping/
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
Climbing
Hiking
Sports
Program Requirements
In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date.
There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.
You need to speak
English
(intermediate level)
required
at High School level
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
Your helping hand will be required on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 170 hour TEFL course
- 24-hour emergency phone
- 24-hour in-country support
- A shared room
- Access to Alumni Services and Discounts
- Airport pick-up (unless otherwise stated)
- All necessary project equipment and materials
- All necessary project training by experienced staff
- Certification and summary of training and experience received
- Confidential professional reference
- Final evaluation from your mentor
- Location orientation
- Long term experienced staff
- Meals while on project (except on work placements for long term internships)
- Orientation on teaching methods and techniques
- Safe and basic accommodations (usually shared)
- Teamwork and leadership experience
- Weekly evaluation with your mentor
- Welcome meeting
- Work placement (if successful during the first 12 weeks of the internship)
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
- Additional drinks and gratuities
- Extra local excursions
- Flights
- Food during the placement portion of your internship
- Internal transport to placements
- International and domestic airport taxes
- Medical and travel insurance
- Personal items and toiletries
- Police or background check
- Visa costs (where necessary)
We will ensure, whenever possible, that one of our dedicated staff will be available to meet you at the airport. We will arrange with you prior to your departure that, should you arrive in the agreed upon pick up window, a member of our staff will be there to welcome you, easily identifiable in a GVI t-shirt or holding a GVI sign and wearing a friendly smile. This means there will be someone there to greet you as you land, and from there you will be transported to your GVI base to start your adventure and meet the rest of your team.
Live with other participants from around the world in the ancient city of Luang Prabang, among Buddhist temples, rolling hills, and the mighty Mekong river. The GVI base is situated at a quaint guesthouse, with an outdoor space where participants can relax and take in the tranquil atmosphere of the capital of Laos.There are 2 volunteers per room with attached bathroom. The bathrooms have running hot and cold water available for showering and western style toilets. Rooms get cleaned once per week and there is a laundry service available at an extra cost. Each room has a TV and a Fan with free Wi-Fi. The Room also have air conditioning that can be used at a extra cost of 30,000 Lao Kip per day paid directly to the guesthouse.It is a 5 minute walk to main office/teaching location and a 30 minute walk into town. Upgraded accommodation is available at an additional cost.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served at one of two local restaurants on base. Cuisine includes both traditional Laos dishes and Western meals. Eggs, pancakes, toast with butter and jam, and a range of southeast Asian fruits are common for breakfast, and or lunch and dinner, participants can choose from a range of dishes.
Good access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
The nearest airport is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) in Luang Prabang. We assist you to find cheap flights to Laos.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Laos provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Laos you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey.
Check your required vaccinations for Laos.
Program Fees
24 weeks
(min. stay)
$ 7,039
24 weeks
(max. stay)
$ 7,039
Average fees
$ 293
/week
Generally, volunteering abroad involves certain costs. In case you need financial support, we will assist you to fundraise your volunteer program in Laos.
The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider.
If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.
Your final payment will be agreed with Global Vision International (GVI) during the application process.
Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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