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SOMDEJYA CAMP VSA2001 

 13/01/2020 - 25/01/2020 

 Additional host fee THB 9500

 10 volunteers 

 5 Male / 5 female still needed

Educational

Renovation

Agricultural

Work

Base on community living, every work is coming by daily life. That is mean everything even generally is valuable in any case such as learning, teaching, cleaning, repairing, and building. Creative teaching English – Creative teaching is important to recognize; teaching certificate does not need for a specific quality of the but creative is the one of yours. The aims of creative teaching are giving the chance for people in the village or the place nearby have the opportunity to communicate with different languages, touch difference cultures, and believing. They will go to primary school nearby homestay or practice English for local people in the village. The teaching activity is that the would do the activities base on the intercultural and language with the games, songs, storytelling, and dancing. Also, it should focus on communication; listening and speaking. School renovation – The students’ ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD needs to renovate as it is quite old and made from the basic material. We could make them more beautiful and be a good atmosphere for them to live and learn. They could help with the construction of the new building for the learning center. Farming – Working together at the small farm with the local students in 5 different occupation training farms as they have to work on these in daily; cow farm, pig farm, fish and fog farm, and a chicken farm. They could plant more vegetables with students for the school lunch project. Building a relationship with the villager – The rest of the time from your main work, the important thing is to learn and share with the villager by visiting, talking and doing activities with them. You will get rich experience by learning and sharing from each other. Ecotourism – There are many interesting places to visit in the community such as the Buddhist temple, waterfall, national park, etc. They would go to visit these places and collecting garbage, promoting recycle and keeping the place clean.

Accomodation and food

will stay in the alternative school learning center. Share one big room together, separate male and female. Nature environment, basic and simple. Mattress, pillow, and fan are provided. Washing clothes by hand. The Internet can be used at school. will take a turn cooking Thai ingredients with villagers.

Location and leisure

Doi Inthanon National Park Pa Dad Temple

Project hosted by

Somdejya Learning Community Demonstration School, Bodhivijalaya College Srinakharinwirot University Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai is an alternative school and learning center for hill tribes who come from the poor family and very remote area on the mountain. This learning center is provided to them free education, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD, food and occupation training as important as culture conservation of their culture. There are 58 students from 12 – 15 Years old. They are Karen and Hmong hill tribes. Learning King Rama 9 sufficient economy theory on agriculture and natural living. The foundation organ izes the non-formal education school together with nature living, produce their own organic food and education.

Meeting point

Chiang Mai Train Station at 14:00 on 13 January

Additional comments

Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share