French Language Teaching Support - Nghia Tan School | VPV2502 | 2025-02-07 - 2025-12-31 | EDU,LANG | Age: 18 - 70

The Nghia Tan primary school is situated in Cau Giay district of central Hanoi; just opposite Nghia Do Lake. The local area has many cafés and charming shops. You can have relaxing walks with fresh ice-cream on warm days. The school has over two thousand students ranging in age from 6-11 and is a lively and active environment for any volunteer looking to teach. The children do have some knowledge of both English and French, but, as is often the case for Vietnamese students, they have poor pronunciation due to their lack of contact with native speakers even though the school has been received a lot of supports from the government to improve their infrastructure. There are 45 teachers, of which four are English teachers and two French teachers. English teachers are in charge of 42 classes and are more crowded, with about 50 students per class, meanwhile there are only five French classes with 30 students per class from the 1st to 5th grade.

Work: The main task of those volunteering at Nghia Tan is French teaching support; however, expect to play a role as a teacher when needed. Vietnamese teachers need help of volunteers in terms of speaking and listening skills. They can speak reasonably good French,but, lack the pronunciation skills of a native speaker, which is where volunteers are of great assistance. Volunteers have to follow the syllabus stipulated by the governmental program, but can also give helpful feedback and ideas regarding the syllabus. Volunteers can often introduce fun new learning games which are thoroughly enjoyed by the kids. One French class has about 30 students. However, volunteers should not feel daunted as the staff are always both very friendly and very helpful and will always offer support if neccessary. Though the children at Nghia Tan School are bynow quite used to foreign visitors, they still thoroughly enjoy having the volunteers around. Due to their warm reception, volunteers generally become equally fond of the children and enjoy the program very much. The class duration is 35 minutes and there is a break between classes varying from five to 15 minutes. The volunteer participates in different classes per day, working from Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday are off.

Accomodation and food: Volunteers will be accommodated in VPV s Volunteer House which is about 2km from the project site. Food will be provided every day except Saturday.

Location: HaNoiCapital

Location and Leisure: Ha Long Bay, Trang An World Heritage, Hanoi Old Quarter, Sa Pa Trekking

Airport: HAN

Requirements: Volunteers will need to be able to speak English as well. Extra Fee is 600 Euro for the first 4 weeks, plus 105 Euro for each week after.

Volunteers will be picked up at the airport or from Hanoi City center.

Language: fra

Extra Fee: 600 EUR