Highlights
- The chance to meet new people and make friends
- Higher self-confidence
- Work and life experience. Live abroad, Learn new skills, Impact the lives of others
- A meaningful fun experience
- Volunteer certificate & recommendation letter
At VCV we believe that education is fundamental to sustainable development, therefore our aim is to create an open and fair learning environment for all our students. At many universities in Vietnam, students learn a lot of English grammar but rarely learn to correctly engage in real conversation. Once they graduate, they have difficulties finding employment in the best paying jobs, because these jobs often require high English language skills.
VCV offers projects in Hanoi center. Every year, hundreds of volunteers join our projects in teaching English and joining outdoor activities and make an unforgettable experience volunteering, cultural exchange, cuisine exploring and charity for homeless. We are proud of the positive impact that we have on enhancing the lives of both the volunteers and the students who learn English with us.
We are welcoming and enjoy helping Volunteers anytime in our volunteer home. Our students will become your tour guide. You will have lots of meaningful time to meet many amazing people, discovering Vietnamese culture, traditions all whilst sampling traditional Vietnamese foods. This will be a great chance for you to integrate into local people’s lives and traditions
1. Help with teaching English in our non-profit classes in Hanoi center.
1.1. Teach English to kid in Hanoi centre.
- Age: 5-15 years old.
- Class size: 6-20.
- Material: teaching assistants, detailed lesson plan, list of games, whiteboard, flash cards (4-8 years old).
- Throughout your class, our Vietnamese-speaking assistant will be on hand to help you explain lesson plans to the children.
- The children are very nice, enthusiastic and eager to learn.
- They have some experience with learning English previously.
1.2. Teach English to adult in Hanoi centre.
- Age: 16+ years old.
- Class size: 6-15.
- Material: teaching assistants, general lesson plan, list of games, whiteboard and computer.
- Throughout your class, our Vietnamese teaching-assistant will be on hand to help you explain lesson plans to the beginner students.
- Help with pronunciation, speaking, listening.
- The students are enthusiastic learners, very friendly and always eager to help out our volunteers.
2. Help students practicing English with FREE activities surrounds in Hanoi.
Besides teaching students inside the class we aim to increase their confidence, conversational abilities and skills in the workplace. This is done by having a cultural exchange between volunteers and students, including kids and adults on Sundays (which are optional for volunteers to attend). We focus on activities such as free talk, picnic, team building, day trip, charity, food tour, monthly meet-up, football, clean-up etc. This is a great way to share experience, explore Vietnam and participate in cultural exchanges through the local people, foods, and customs. It is also the perfect opportunity if you have any work experiences/skills to share with the students. They also are happy to share with your local culture.
Typical day
VCV volunteers work no more than 5 classroom hours per day in the afternoon or evening, mornings are open for exploring Hanoi or relaxing. Typically volunteers have 2 days off per week. We also host an optional outing once per week with the adult students to encourage casual conversation and friendships. In your spare time, you can explore the city and surround Hanoi
Details on Arrival
Free-time activities
In our safe area, you can get almost everything you want and you also have lots of free time to explore Hanoian Cultures as well as others famous places, such as Halong Bay, Cat Ba island, Ninh Binh, Sapa, Moc Chau, Mai Chau, etc. Surrounding our area are lots of gyms, yoga center, bowling, a swimming pool, etc.
There are two nice cinemas ($3.5 for a ticket), restaurants, and lovely coffee shops with different styles ($1-2 per a drink).
Only a 3 minute walk to the bus station to get to Old Town and around Hanoi ($0.4 for a ticket), or 15-minute walk to the bus station to catch the bus/car to travel around Vietnam. 20-30 minutes by motorbike or 60 minutes by bus to the Old Quarter and around Hanoi.
Close to the National Sports Stadium (My Dinh stadium). Nearby is Hanoi museum and National Convention Center.
Music
Snorkling
Souvenirs
Zoo
Opera
Meditation
Program Requirements
Included Services
Before your journey
On-site services
After receiving the detail of your arrival, include flight number. We would like to arrange a taxi driver to pick you up at the airport. You will pay for the driver directly (~12 US dollars)
All volunteers will live in the
volunteer apartment in exchange for teaching. The apartment is located in the Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi. It is outside the city centre, but still within
Hanoi. It is a quiet area of town and across the street from Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, the tallest building in Vietnam.
The apartment is located in a very safe complex with a big courtyard surrounded by a couple cafes and a corner store. Within a 15 min walk are: banks, grocery stores, a local market, clinic, pharmacy, malls, gym, yoga centre, movie theatre, bowling, swimming pool, etc. The VCV Community Classroom is also within walking distance of the apartment.
The apartment comes with WiFi, laundry, hot water, AC, & TV. The volunteer apartment is co-ed and will have three to four volunteers per room, with an maximum of sixteen volunteers living in the apartment. Each volunteer will get their own bed with blankets and pillows. There are two washrooms in the apartment with showers and toilets.
Volunteers get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is usually light — coffee, tea & bread with jams or fruit. Lunch & dinner will be served family style for all of the volunteers, together. Meals are mainly local foods like; pho, spring rolls, fried rice, curries, stir fried meats and veggies. We will also make simple dishes like pasta, so no one gets too homesick. Don’t worry, we are accommodating for vegetarians, vegans or those with food allergies.
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