Work: Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and education programs such as foreign language (mainly English), outdoor activities and etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centers. The children at the centers are mainly elementary students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the center after their school from 2 PM and stay until around 8PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world. Extra activities: Beautiful valley and river are blessed gift of nature here. You can enjoy many outdoor activities such as rafting and MTB. Location: Yeongwol, Gangwon Province; about 2 hours away from Seoul by bus. For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://www.ywtour.com/eng/ ~ Free time : Weekends and national holidays Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Terminal: Incheon International Airport. Partner: Project: Yeongwol is an abandoned mine town. Tourism has become this town¡¯s main source of revenue with the magnificent natural beauty such as Donggang River and Mt. Bongnaesan. However market downturn causes shrinking population and a lack of infra-structure of the region. Because of that, children in this area are largely isolated from educational and cultural benefits. The host organization runs this local children center to provide educational opportunity and emphasizes the activities and experiences for the children. The center has small space, but they offer many outdoor activities. The volunteers will join these activities with the children, and have a chance to face a real Korean culture. Requirements: Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas).• Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching)• Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind. Documents to be submitted: A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant¡¯s picture Accomodation and food: Accommodation: Shared apartment. Food : 3 basic meals are provided
Work: Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and education programs such as foreign language (mainly English), outdoor activities and etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centers. The children at the centers are mainly elementary students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the center after their school from 2 PM and stay until around 8PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world. Extra activities: There are many beautiful beaches and sightseeing places to visit during the free time. Big fish market is also famous in this area. Location: Location: Samcheok, Gangwon Province; about 3 hours away from Seoul by bus. For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://eng.samcheok.go.kr/main/ - Free time : Weekends and national holidays Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Terminal: Incheon International Airport. Partner: Project: Samcheok is a city of tourism with the beautiful beach and cave. But the standard of living is poor and especially, education facilities are not enough for local community. The host organization is a local church and they runs local children center to provide educational and cultural opportunities to children. They offer not only studying with books but also the various extracurricular activities to them. Musical team and Korean traditional music performance team, which are particular offering of this center, perform a road show for local people. The Host wants to give them intercultural experience through volunteers and you also can feel the typical warmth and kindness of rural Korean community. Requirements: Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous experiences related to music or theatre (Preferred) • Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary)• Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas).• Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching)• Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind • Documents to be submitted: A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant’s picture. Accomodation and food: Accommodation: Shared apartment. Food : 3 basic meals are provided.
Work: Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and education programs such as foreign language (mainly English), outdoor activities and etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centers. The children at the centers are mainly elementary students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the center after their school from 12 PM and stay until around 6PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world. Extra activities: If you can¡¯t decide whether you go between mountain and sea, Yeongdoek is perfect place for you. Wherever you go, you can experience real nature without many people. Location: Location: Yeongdeok, Gyeongbuk Province; about 5 hours away from Seoul by bus. For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://eng.yd.go.kr/open_content/main_page/ - Free time : Weekends and national holidays. Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Terminal: Incheon International Airport. Partner: Project: Yeongdoek is a small town which is famous for beautiful scenery of East Sea and delicious sea foods such as snow crap, anchovy etc. Even though this place is quite attractive, people normally commute to workplace in big cities near around and stay home only for night. Due to this reason, their children are not fully cared by their busy parents. The host organization gives children a shelter which can protect them until their parents come. It also cares these children to study as if their parents try to.These children usually live in rural areas, where there are very few opportunities to experience diverse cultures. Your participation in this project will open up a door to a new experience for the local children and youths. Requirements: Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas).• Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching)• Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind • Documents to be submitted: A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant’s picture. Accomodation and food: Accommodation: Local Children Center. Food : 3 basic meals are provided.
Work: Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and education programs such as foreign language (mainly English), outdoor activities and etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centers. The children at the centers are mainly elementary students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the center after their school from 2 PM and stay until around 9PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world. Extra activities: There is sports complex nearby. You can also visit to many traditional sites around this area such as mountains, temple, villages and palaces so on. Location: Location: Uiryeong, Gyeongnam Province; about 4 hours away from Seoul by bus. For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://english.uiryeong.go.kr/ - Free time : Weekends and national holidays Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Terminal: Incheon International Airport. Partner: Project: Uiryeong is the small town of beautiful nature and famous of typical rice cake in Korea. Since the government usually develops infra-structure depending on the population of the region, many people in this area are isolated from those benefits. The host organization for this project organizes small children¡¯s center to provide educational opportunity for children in the local community. The center has many children who grow up in families with only one parent or multicultural families. Most of them have very small chance to meet foreigners. The Host wants to give them intercultural experience with volunteers. Requirements: Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas).• Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching)• Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind • Documents to be submitted: A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant¡¯s picture. Accomodation and food: Accommodation: Shared apartment. Food : 3 basic meals are provided.
Work: Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and education programs such as foreign language (mainly English), outdoor activities and etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centers. The children at the centers are mainly elementary students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the center after their school from 2 PM and stay until around 9PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world. Extra activities: There are many beautiful beaches and sightseeing places, traditional temples to visit during the free time. And also you can go Korean classes to the university nearby. Location: Busan; about 3 hours away from Seoul by train. For more information about the location, please visit the websites : http://english.busan.go.kr/main/ Free time : Weekends and national holidays. Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Terminal: Incheon International Airport. Partner: Project: Busan is the second city in Korea. Even though it¡¯s very big city, there is a gap between rich and poor. The host organizations for this project organizes small children¡¯s center to provide educational opportunity for children in the community. The center has many children who grow up in families with only one parent, so its role is not only teach the children after school but also give them a shelter which can protect them until their parents come. Busan is also famous for port city and there are many foreigners. However there is no chance to exchange cultural experience with them for the children. The Host wants to give them intercultural experience through volunteers. Requirements: Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas).• Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching)• Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind • Documents to be submitted: A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant¡¯s picture. Accomodation and food: Accommodation: Homestay or shared apartment. Food : 3 basic meals are provided.
Wando is a small island located in west-south about 500km away from Seoul. And it has the first-class clean sea area in Korea. Wando provides abundant sea foods which is the most delicious and high-quality in nation. Because of the distance, the local people do not get many opportunities to see and meet foreign people. In this respect, the project will play an important role in bringing the local children and people to get a taste of diverse cultures.
Work:
The host organization, Wando JEIL Church, runs local children center, local teenager center and various social service centers. International volunteers and Korean volunteer mainly join their own education program and various activities. Also, any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children and teenager the opportunities of cultural exchange. There will be summer camp for children during project period and volunteers can visit Haenam local children center nearby.
Extra activities:
There are many social service centers run by host organization. You can join local senior center, free food center and local self-support center. During the weekends, there are lots of things to do in Jeonnam area, various local festival, beautiful nature and historical places.
Qualifications of Volunteers:
• Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas). • Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching) • Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind
Documents to be submitted:
A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant's picture
Location:
Wando, Jeonnam Province; about 5 hours away from Seoul by bus.
For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://eng.wando.go.kr/
Accommodation:
1 apartment for 3 volunteers, all facilities are modernly equipped.
Uiryeong is a small town of beautiful nature and famous of typical rice cakes in Korea. Since the government usually develops infra-structure depending on the population of the region, many people in this area are isolated from those benefits. The host organization for this project organizes a small children centre to provide educational opportunities for children in the local community. The centre has many children who grow up in families with only one parent or multicultural families. Most of them have very small chances to meet foreigners. The host organisation wants to give them intercultural experiences with volunteers.
Work:
Together with Korean MTV volunteers, international volunteers will organize and manage cultural and educational programs such as foreign language teaching (mainly English), outdoor activities, etc for children who attend the Local Children Centres. The children at the centres are mainly Elementary School students with few Middle School students. Students normally stay at the centre after their school from 2pm and stay until around 9pm. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world.
Extra activities:
There is a sports complex nearby. You can also visit many traditional sites around this area such as mountains, temple, villages and palaces.
Qualifications of Volunteers:
• Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary). • Interest about South Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas). • Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching). • Initiative and active personality. • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre, etc). • Flexibility / Positive mind.
Documents to be submitted:
A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant's picture.
Location:
Uiryeong, Gyeongnam Province; about 4 hours away from Seoul by bus.
For more information about the location, please visit the website below:http://english.uiryeong.go.kr/
Yeongwol is an abandoned mining town. Tourism has become this town's main source of revenue with a magnificent natural beauty such as Donggang River and Mt. Bongnaesan. However market downturn caused shrinking population and a lack of infrastructure of the region. Because of that, children in this area are largely isolated from educational and cultural benefits. The host organization runs a local children centre to provide educational opportunities and emphasizes the activities and experiences for the children. The centre is a small space, but they offer many outdoor activities. The volunteers will join these activities with the children, and have a chance to face a real Korean culture.
Work:
Together with Korean MTV volunteer(s), international volunteer(s) will organize and manage cultural and educational programs such as foreign language teaching (mainly English), outdoor activities, etc for children who attend in the Local Children Centre. The children at the centre are mainly elementary school students with few middle school students. Students normally stay at the centre after school from 2PM and stay until around 8PM. Any kind of activities and ideas are welcomed by the host organization as long as they provide the local children the opportunities of cultural exchange. The local children are very open and interested about different countries in the world.
Extra activities:
Beautiful valley and river are blessed gifts of nature here. You can enjoy many outdoor activities such as rafting and mountain biking.
Qualifications of Volunteers:
• Previous volunteer project experiences with children (Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas). • Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching) • Initiative and active personality • Skills to manage club activities (eg. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) • Flexibility / Positive mind
Documents to be submitted:
A Certificate of Good Conduct, CV, VEF, Motivation Letter and applicant's picture
Location:
Yeongwol, Gangwon Province; about 2 hours away from Seoul by bus.
For more information about the location, please visit the websites below:http://www.ywtour.com/eng/
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