Project:Local Children Center in Korea is the facility for the children welfare services. The center provides children a shelter after the regular school and educational/cultural opportunities as well. Most of children in rural area have fewer opportunities to meet foreigners and get a high quality English education compared to the urban area. Also although international marriage is quite common phenomenon in rural area, local residents are lack of understanding of multi-culture. So the children are facing discrimination in the school, cultural and linguistic difficulties. International volunteers can give them chances to interact with foreigners and to understand multi-culture. And English can be a tool to understand Korean local children and interact with them.
Work:
- Teaching English to primary and middle school students
- To Elementary school Student: using games and various activities
- To Middle school Student: using movies and the books
- Cultural experience class
Teaching Information:
- Age & Number of students: 8 to 16 years old & 10 to30 children at an LCC
- Number of Teachers: 3 to 5 teachers
Essential Qualifications of Volunteers:
- Those who have teaching experience or are interested in teaching.(Especially with non-formal methods)
- Those who can communicate in English
- Those who are interested in kids and socialized with them.
Documents to be submitted: VEF
Location: Samcheok, Gangwon Province. Taking 5 hours from Seoul by bus.
SamCheok is a tourism city with a beautiful beach.
Terminal: Samcheok Bus Terminal
Accommodation: A shared room with other volunteers on the Local Children Center
Project:Local Children Center in Korea is the facility for the children welfare services. The center provides children a shelter after the regular school and educational/cultural opportunities as well. Most of children in rural area have fewer opportunities to meet foreigners and get a high quality English education compared to the urban area. Also although international marriage is quite common phenomenon in rural area, local residents are lack of understanding of multi-culture. So the children are facing discrimination in the school, cultural and linguistic difficulties. International volunteers can give them chances to interact with foreigners and to understand multi-culture. And English can be a tool to understand Korean local children and interact with them. Especially in Sunshine Local Children center, there are many children who need affection caused by the absence of parent and family matters.
WORK :
- Teaching English to primary and middle school students
- Cultural experience class
Teaching Information:
- Age & Number of students: 8 to 16 years old & 10 to30 children at an LCC
- Number of Teachers: 2 to 3 teachers
Essential Qualifications of Volunteers:
- Those who have teaching experience or are interested in teaching.
- Those who can communicate in English
- Those who are interested in kids and socialized with them.
Documents to be submitted: VEF
Location:Uiryeong, Gyeongsangnamdo Province, taking 6 hours from Seoul by bus.
Close to Busan, the second biggest city in Korea
Terminal: Uiryeong Bus Terminal
Accommodation:A separate house from the Local Children center