Cultural Exchange Program Placements
CEP Options
| Cultural Exchange Program Basic |
13,000 Baht |
| Cultural Exchange Program Regular |
18,000 Baht |
| Cultural Exchange Program Extra |
22,000 Baht |
Teaching English in local and provincial schools and orphanages
Thai students, especially in rural areas or at schools with few foreign teachers, seldom get the chance to practice their English skills. As a result, students with poor English skills have reduced chances regarding job opportunities in the future. An important part of our work is to place participants in schools and orphanages both in Chiang Mai city and beautiful rural areas in order to improve the English language skills of these students. Please do contact us if you are interested in participating in this project.
Teaching monks at the Temple School and Buddhist University
Teaching Thai monks is very rewarding, as we have found that they are open to and genuinely interested in learning English and in teaching participants about Thai culture and the Buddhist religion in return. We offer several placements teaching monks in Chiang Mai temples, temple schools and in the Buddhist University.
Teaching and working with HIV/Aids Children
Many children in Chiang Mai who have the HIV/Aids virus are either orphans whose parents have died from the disease or children who have been abandoned by parents too ill to cope. Although the Thai government has launched several ‘HIV/Aids prevention campaigns’, the message is not getting through, with as many as 85% of Thai young people not seeing the virus as a cause for concern. The Cultural Exchange Programme offers placements at various orphanages and organisations which look after HIV/Aids- infected children and adults. You can learn more about HIV/Aids in Thailand by visiting http://www.avert.org/thailand-aids-hiv.htm, and contact us if you are interested in participating in this project.
Working with deaf / disabled / blind / autistic children / adults
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Vulnerable minorities often receive either minimal support or no support at all from the Thai government. These groups desperately need people to take care of them, especially as many have been abandoned by their families. We offer several placements working with deaf, blind or disabled children and adults. You can be a caregiver, a teacher, or even both! . We are also open to new ideas such as as music therapy for autistic children and adults... Contact us if you are interested in participating in this project.
Working with Animals
Animals in Thailand are neither regarded not treated as well as they are in the West. Be a caregiver for animals or help the animal care and shelter organisations with fundraising and organising events. We offer several placements at animal care organisations and work closely with dog rescue shelters and elephant camps. Let us know your preferences and skills and we promise to find you a suitable placement.
Music / Arts / Dance / Sports / Cooking Projects
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Use your creative skills at one or more of the Music, Arts, Dance, Sports or Cooking Projects.We offer several placements at different organisations. Be an Arts Teacher at a school or orphanage or even a Break Dance teacher in a Burmese refugee camp on the border. Art, dance, music and sport are ancient means of communication between different races and tribes, and bring excitement and joy to all. Let us know what you prefer and what your skills are, and we will find you a suitable placement.
Working with Burmese refugees
In Phrao, north of Chiang Mai city, we work closely with the NGO ‘Warm Heart’. The Warm Heart Saturday School serves almost 150 children aged 7 to 17 from the four mostly ethnic minority villages located within walking distance of the Warm Heart Children’s Homes. The children are desperate to learn English - and their parents are desperate for them to learn it, as well as math and Thai - because a better education than they have been getting is their only way out of the double trap of poverty and prejudice. For these children, the Warm Heart school is therefore not just school; it is a place of refuge, of fun and of hope.We offer several placements for English, math, physical education, arts and dance teachers. Contact us if you are interested in participating in this ‘heart-warming’ project.
Working on the Phrao Herbal Medicine project
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Collaborate with local herbalists, traditional healers, culturalists and organic farmers to understand, document and revive the Phrao tradition of Thai herbal medicine. If appropriate, you will work with Warm Heart to publish documentation of Phrao medical techniques, help to reestablish local practices, and develop a local microenterprise in the production of organic herbal medicinals and neutraceuticals. Contact us if you are interested in participating in this fascinating project.
Working on the Phrao History project
Collaborate with a teacher of Thai and a local historian to organise and run a writer’s workshop for children attending the Warm Heart Saturday School. This project will consist of orchestrating the conducting of “oral history”, “personal narrative” or “tale telling” sessions with the great-grandparents and grandparents of the children at the Warm Heart school. As their weekly Thai ?class”, the children will turn the interviews into (more or less) good Thai prose. The workshop leader, however, will be responsible for turning their efforts into a living history of the villages, biographies of the people, compendia and stories, tall tales, whatever ? and then literally turning these into illustrated books. This is going to be an amazing project, please do contact us if you are interested in participating.
Business English for Phrao Local Government Officials
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Teach weekly classes of conversational business English to staff members at the ABT Mae Wan (Mae Wan Sub-District) and Tesabon Mae Pang (Sub-District Mae Pang) offices. You will need to assess participants’ levels of competency and may want to divide participants at each location into two (or more) sections. Classes will be held in the Informal Education buildings located at each sub-district office site. Arrangements will be made to ensure regular attendance. We offer several placements for English teachers. Contact us if you are interested in participating in this project.
Pre-School Childcare in Phrao
You will work with a small Child Care Centre staff to care for approximately 60 1-to-4 year olds. The centre is less than a year old, is clean and bright and has excellent outside play facilities. The placement offers the opportunity to engage with pre-schoolers as a regular care giver or to develop special activities or programmes, together with the opportunity to interact closely with the small staff of young, intelligent Thai women. Contact us if you are interested in participating in this project.
Marketing, PR and fundraising for a Non Governmental Organisation
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A lot of the NGOs we work with are wholly funded by donations, with the organisers often too short of time and knowledge to be able to focus on marketing, PR, further fundraising or an efficient website. They could really use some help and training to organise themselves more efficiently and maximise their efforts. Are you interested in helping NGO’s with their
PR, marketing, online marketing and fundraising? We have several placements for you.
I want to use my own skills, could you please find me a suitable placement?
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