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VSA

WORKCAMP

PROGRAM

2019

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ABOUT VSA

Volunteer Spirit Association (VSA Thailand) is a non-profit (NPO)/non-government (NGO) / Peace organization collaborates

international voluntary project for people of all ages, cultures, religious and economic backgrounds.

Our work is based on the belief that learning, sharing, and understanding can reduce any conflicts. We hope it can lead

to the last goal that is PEACE.

Volunteer Spirit Association (VSA Thailand) started the activity in 2008 as SAWASDEE Thailand (ST) and organized first

international workcamp in 2009.

Now VSA is a full member of NVDA (Network Voluntary Development in Asia) and CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for

International Voluntary Service), and still, keep promoting International Voluntary Service (IVS) in Thailand step by step.

Mission

Co-ordinate international voluntary projects for people of all ages, cultures, religious and economic backgrounds.

Vision

Gateway to the global citizen as an International Voluntary Service where you can share friendship and dream with

people around the world

Content

Knowledge Divide and Education Failure in Thailand

Short-Term Volunteer Description

Qualification

Camp Life

Participation Fee

How to Apply and Step

About Visa to Thailand

VSA Workcamp Map

Workcamp Table 2019

Project Detail 2019

Knowledge Divide and Education Failure in Thailand The pictures of Thailand education failure on language skill and international knowledge some presented by less number of

Thai who can communicate in English and less basic knowledge on an international level. English subject has been put in the Thai

curriculum since primary school. In some private school started learning since kindergarten level but the wrong methodology of

education learning has been put in Thai society which made graduated students could not communicate in English and/or interested

in international basic knowledge.

Measuring education quality and successfulness learning goals of learner showing 4 key points generated in the following

Education quality, the effective of Thailand education generate into

Teacher passion and quality, in the last 20 years high school graduates who pure intend to continue study to be a teacher

has less than 20%. Most of the high school graduates choose faculty of education to spare from other faculties that they intend to

study and or education faculty is the last choice to study after they could not enter in any faculty. The reason that to be a teacher is

not to motivate people to study are less salary, hardworking (include teaching and school additional tasks). So to be the teacher in

Thailand seem hard work with less compensation and low social value.

Unqualified person studied to be the teacher, we found the result of English teacher could not communicate in English, teaching

English by Thai and never practiced student in English for communication.

Some people did not know their ability which is one of education failure. Learning without knowing what they really are. Some

properly to be the teacher but found themselves in other work fields as the higher social value

The wrong methodology of education, one of the goals of Thai education aims to pass the test than encouraging the love of

wisdom. So the way of learning in classroom focus on the amount of knowledge than understand in the subject nor understand the

aims of learning. Students who passing test could not even understand what they have been passed to adapt in daily life. This kind of

education created the dream of capitalism wealth than understand own traditional wisdom which is the real social situation and

fundamental to developing.

Education Department policy, teacher working task has been divided more than teaching but including school management

tasks. The teacher needs to work on students quality and statistic report competition with the private school which created the aims

of teaching to high core test than quantity learning.

Nationalism idea and the language barrier, since 1939, Thailand on leading of Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the prime minister

announced about Thai nationalism which is protection for colonization from western. The purpose is for nationalist and Thai solidarity.

One of these formal rules forces Thai resident to speak Thai even they are other nationality in Thailand.

Some of Thai language does not match English sound source such as “the”. To pronounce this sound is kind of unfamiliar

and impolite in the Thai language. As well as final sound which does not appear in Thai words.

Social inequality, social inequality is the key to knowledge opportunity inequality between city and rural area. Students from

the city have more chance to access the educational resources, more education quality, real filed to practice as well as economic

situation. Thus, in the big gap between city and rural make Thailand well developed in an only big city but rural burden makes the

overall of Thai- land development slowly and difficult.

Last 50 years, Thailand has huge investments in infrastructure as well as education but in the incorrect way, that is the

reason why the facility is quite a convenience in a big city but the knowledge to use and develop technology is less.

All mentions above play, the reason why most VSA Thailand projects focusing on Education. Most of VSA partners

requested international volunteers to play teacher role more than labor role. The viewpoint of Thai in a rural area has full respect for

foreigners and afraid to request foreigners working on labor work but prefer more in learning and exchanging tasks

Short-Term Volunteer Description

Qualification

Age over 18 years.

Ability to communicate in English or full intention to try. Friendliness and love to learn new things.

Adaptable, flexible and open-minded. Cultural respect.

Camp life

The camp leader is the one who will coordinate between workcamper and local community as well as run camp schedule.

Camp leader will be trained by VSA before running the camp.

Cooking Team and Cleaning team volunteer take a turn for cooking, cleaning every day.

Media Team is the one who collects camp information and reports in any types on their aptitude, storytelling, pictures, video,

cartoon, movie, interview, storyboard, etc. Media team will be turned weekly.

Simple life volunteer is expected to stay in simple condition like local with all basic facilities provided.

Participation fee

The participation fee is used for food and accommodation during workcamp and association management. Volunteer take

care of their own expenses, such as souvenirs, alcohols, personal food, free time travel expenses, and expense before and after

workcamp start.

The volunteer will transfer participation fee by 2 option channels Paypal

Please click the link to make payment by PayPal https://www.paypal.me/VSAThailand

VSA email address need for PayPal payment [email protected], +66819592961

Or transfer to VSA Bank account

Account name: Volunteer Spirit Association Bank account: 517-2-11461-1

Bank Name: KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, Chongkhao Moror Branch

Swift Code: KASITHBKHDY

Bank address: Supasarnrangsan Road Hatyai Songkhla

Bank account holder address: 19/1 M.6 Tambon Klongla Klonghoikhong, Songkhla 90115

Every project is 9500 baht a volunteer

Including

• Food and accommodation (Stay together in one room, separate male, and female).

• Transportation to/from meeting point to campsite

• There is Thai volunteer who will be the coordinator whole program period.

https://www.paypal.me/VSAThailand

Excluding

• The volunteer owns expenses such as souvenirs, personal stuff, free time travel expenses also the expense before the

program start and after the program ends.

• Travel cost from your country to Thailand

Why participation fee?

VSA is not financially supported by government to host projects related to IVS. Hence all projects are self- funded with a

participation fee. Given the remote locations and various complexities, we have tried our best to make it as affordable as possible for

volunteers. Being a non-profit organization, we emphasize transparency, below is how we spend collected participation fee.

Food, accommodation, and logistics of a volunteer during workcamp Project setup costs. (Material and logistics cost)

Running the camp. (wages of professional like mason, carpenter, plumber etc.), and training local youth will be supported by us.)

Office running/admin expenses, (Internet, photocopy, stationary, electricity, phone, salaries, office equipment, tools, and rent

etc.)

Supporting a small community project

International travel costs to global conferences and membership fee for networking.

How to apply and step

Contact the VSA partners in your resident country

Complete Volunteer Exchange Form

Participate in Phone/ Skype Interview (only for some workcamps)

With acceptance, the volunteer will get an acceptance letter and information sheet by email through sending the

organization

With the confirmation of acceptance, the volunteer needs to confirm their participation by completing the confirmation form

within the acceptance letter and sends to [email protected] or sending organization.

Once all these steps are completed, pure able to join the work camp and share an amazing intercultural time together!

About VISA to Thailand Short Term Volunteer (STV)

Please see Summary of Countries and Territories entitled for Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival to Thailand. We will prepare

an invitation letter and send to sending organization for people who need a visa to Thailand.

See more information about VISA to Thailand Remark:

Please contact us immediately after clearly coordinate with your sending organization if you need confirmation letter. VSA

Thailand can help you before you leave your country but cannot provide a visa upon your arrival in Thailand. You need to plan for a

visa in your home country before your departure date. Your sending organization will usually help you along with the process.

SDGs and Workcamp

While Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the world goals that VSA follow and to consider in each workcamp

will be included on each goal. The objective of each workcamp will be collected through SDGs goals

VSA Workcamp Map

VSA Peace Village

- CHAIR-ITY

- BANANA Camp

- COCONUT Camp

VSA1904 Songkran Festival & Farm Stay

VSA1904-1 Intercultural and Language Camp

VSA1901 Somdejya Camp

VSA1911 Education for

Countryside Children

VSA1902 Education for Disadvantaged

Children

VSA1903 Peace Village 2 Camp

VSA1908 Peace Village 2 Camp

VSA1905 Education for Disadvantaged Children


VSA1906 Intercultural

and Language


VSA1912 Intercultural and

Language Camp

Volunteer Spirit Association

VSA Thailand

Workcamp Programme 2019

WORKCAMP TABLE 2019

Code Name Type Date Place Vol.

VSA1901 Somdejya Camp EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 14 – 26/01 Chiang Mai 12

VSA1901-1 Peace Village – CHAIR-ITY EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 04 – 17/01 Songkhla 8


Children

EDU/SOCI 11 – 23/02 Buriram 12

VSA1902-1 Peace Village – BANANA Camp EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 01 – 14/02 Songkhla 8

VSA1903 Peace Village 2 Camp EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 11 – 23/03 Nakhon

Ratchasima

12

VSA1903-1 Peace Village – COCONUT

Camp

EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 01 – 14/03 Songkhla 8

VSA1904 Songkran Festival & Farm Stay FEST/RENO/AGRI/CUL 08 – 20/04 Songkhla 12

VSA1904-1 Intercultural and Language

Camp

EDU/KIDS 15 – 27/04 Songkhla 8


Children

EDU/SOCI 13 – 25/05 Satun 12


VSA1906 Intercultural and Language EDU/KIDS/AGRI 10 – 22/06 Krabi 12


Camp



Children

EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 08 – 20/07 Sakon

Nakhon

12


VSA1908 Peace Village 2 Camp EDU/RENO/AGRI/ENVI 12 – 24/08 Nakhon

Ratchasima

12


Camp



Children

EDU/SOCI 09 – 21/09 Satun 12


VSA1910 Peace Village – COCONUT

Camp


VSA1911 Education for Countryside

Children

EDU/SOCI 12 – 24/11 Chiang Mai 12


VSA1912 Intercultural and Language

Camp

EDU/KIDS/TEEN 09 – 21/12 Khon Kaen 12


Camp


14 – 26 JANUARY 2019

BACKGROUND

Somdejya Learning Community Demonstration School, Bodhivijalaya

College Srinakharinwirot University Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai is alternative

school and learning center for hill tribes who come from poor family and very

remote area on the mountain. This learning center is provided to them free

education, accommodation, 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 organizes the non-formal education school

together with nature living, produce their own organic food and education.

WORK

Base on community living, every work are coming by daily life. That is mean everything even generally is valuable

in any case such as learning, teaching, cleaning, repairing, and building.

Segregation works for community development are;

Creative teaching English – Creative teaching is important to recognize; teaching certificate does not need for

specific quality of the volunteer 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 language, touch difference

culture, and believing. The volunteer will go to primary school nearby homestay or practice English for local people in the

village.

Teaching activity is that the volunteer would do the activities base on the intercultural and language with the games,

songs, storytellings, and dancings. Also, it should focus on communication; listening and speaking.

VSA1901 SOMDEJYA CAMP

PROJECT SITE

Somdejya Learning Community

Demonstration School, Mae Chaem

District, Chiang Mai, Thailand

MEETING POINT

Chiang Mai Train Station at 2.00 p.m.

on 14 January

School renovation – The students’ accommodation needs to renovate as it 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. The volunteer could help on 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

their have to work on these in daily; cow farm, pig farm, fish and fog farm, and a chicken farm. The volunteer could plant

more vegetables with students for the school lunch project.

Building relationship with the villager – The rest of 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. The volunteer would go to visit these places and collecting garbage, promoting recycle and keeping the

place clean.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD

The volunteer will stay in the alternative school learning center.

Nature environment, basic and simple.

Mattress, pillow, and fan are provided.

Thai toilet and bath.

Washing clothes by hand.

No food and drinks except drinking water in the sleeping area for your care because some animals

such as the mouses, ants, will come to share your food.

Please keep clean and tidy.

The volunteer expects to eat Thai food and take turn cooking with a local volunteer.

TRANSPORTATION

There are 3 ways to get to Chiang Mai province from Bangkok; plane, bus, and train.

Plane – Chiang Mai International Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Chiang Mai International

Airport. The plane will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 1 hour and a half. There are 3 ways to get the meeting point

from Chiang Mai International Airport; taxi, local transportation (red car) and Grab application.

Taxi, you can take the taxi to the meeting point directly. The price is around 160 – 180 Baht.

Local transportation (red car), it is the red car for transportation. Thai people call “Rod Daeng” that

means red car. The price is around 150 – 200 Baht.

Grab application, the application on a smartphone that you can download for booking the car to

the destination. You can check the price during booking the Grab car.

We recommend that it is better if you take the taxi, or book Grab application to get the meeting point. For the local

transportation (red car) is normally the cheapest, but it will be more expensive for foreigner or tourist than a taxi and Grab

application. Also, it can help you to get the meeting point easily and does not waste the time for traveling.

Bus – Chiang Mai Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://12go.asia/en/bus/bangkok/chiang-mai, or buy the ticket

at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 11 hours.

Mochit Bus Terminal, Bangkok, is enormous, but there is a lot of staff to help passengers to find your way. You will

be caught right at the entrance and directed to the right platform.

There are 2 ways to get the meeting point from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal; Local transportation (red car) and Grab

application.


means red car.



We recommend that it is better if you can book Grab application to get the meeting point. For the local transportation

(red car) is normally the cheapest, but it will be more expensive for foreigner or tourist than Grab application. Also, it can

help you to get the meeting point easily, and do not waste the time for traveling.

Train – Chiang Mai Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train Station) to

Chiang Mai Train Station. It will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 11 – 14 hours. You can book the ticket following this

link https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1 , or buy the ticket at Hua Lam Pong Train Station,

Bangkok.

On the website, please click: Northern

Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Chiang Mai

Then, you can find the itinerary information.

https://12go.asia/en/bus/bangkok/chiang-mai

https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1

LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Chiang Mai province. The weather in January is approximately 10 –

30 degree Celsius. We would like to recommend the local temples, Chiang Mai Walking Street Market and Doi Inthanon

National Park.

The local temples – There are over 300 temples in Chiang Mai. The most popular temple is Wat Phra That Doi

Suthep. Once time, you should go to visit!

Photo source: https://thai.tourismthailand.org

Chiang Mai Walking Street Market – The night market where you can buy the handmade souvenirs among the

chilling atmosphere. Moreover, there is a night Bazaar Market in the center of Chiang Mai city. The market is full of the

shops for 2 kilometers. You will find many shopping stores, restaurants, and hotels.


Doi Inthanon National Park – The mountain is located in Mae Chaem district where the camp is created. It is the

highest spot and mountain in Thailand.

You can find more information at:

http://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Chiang-Mai

http://www.chiangmai.bangkok.com/

SPECIAL REMARK

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

https://thai.tourismthailand.org/



This is Peace Village Camp comes with a different concept each year. The volunteer

will exchange and work base on local wisdom.

In 2019, VSA Thailand has 11 Peace Village Camps – Songkhla. There are 3 themes of

the camps; CHAIR-ITY, BANANA CAMP, and COCONUT CAMP.

The Peace Village Camps always start in the first week for 2 weeks every month.

o VSA1901-1 Peace Village – CHAIR-ITY on 04 – 17 January 2019

o VSA1902-1 Peace Village – on 01 – 14 February 2019

o VSA1903-1 Peace Village – COCONUT CAMP on 01 – 14 March 2019

o VSA1905-1 Peace Village – on 01 – 14 May 2019

o VSA1906-1 Peace Village – COCONUT CAMP on 01 – 14 June 2019

o VSA1907-1 Peace Village – on 01 – 14 July 2019

o VSA1908-1 Peace Village – COCONUT CAMP on 01 – 14 August 2019

o VSA1909-1 Peace Village – on 01 – 14 September 2019

o VSA1910 Peace Village – COCONUT CAMP on 01 – 14 October 2019

o VSA1911-1 Peace Village – on 01 – 14 November 2019

o VSA1912-1 Peace Village – COCONUT CAMP on 01 – 14 December 2019

VSA PEACE VILLAGE CAMP

BACKGROUND

Peace Village Songkhla has been creating in 2011 at Peace Village, everyone can come to learn in the main aim is

learning by doing and international community Living. We can study about

each country, nationalities, cultures, etc. in the class but in the real

situation is not in the lesson where you can see how the difference of

people even they are from the same city.

Peace Village is active at the rural area of Songkhla province,

Southern of Thailand in the small village; the name “Ban Ton San” (Ban in

Thai mean village). The main occupation is rubber plantation and most of the

villagers are Buddhist.

Keywords to live at Peace Village;

Slow life/ living organic

International community living

Learning by doing

Cultural diversity

WORK

Peace Village camp is different on the theme and

separate work for 2 weeks.

The 1stweek the volunteer will spend time together

supporting community

Creative teaching English – Creative teaching is important to

recognize; teaching certificate does not need for specific quality of the

volunteer but creative is the one of yours. The aims of creative teaching are

given the chance for people in the village or the place nearby can

communicate with different language, touch difference culture, and believing.

Center renovation – As we have the center, VSA Learning Home,

now we also need a volunteer to set up the center as when they have spare

time from main work. We are going to clean the accommodation and meeting

area, and continue to build and paint the construction that the last volunteer

PROJECT SITE

VSA Learning Home and Suan Plak

Wha Farm, Khlong La Sub-district,

Khlong Hoi Khong District, Songkhla

MEETING POINT

VSA LEARNING HOME at 2.00 p.m. on

VSA1901-1 Peace Village – CHAIR-IITY on

04 January 2019

VSA1902-1 Peace Village – BANANA Camp

on 01 February 2019


Camp on 01 March 2019


on 01 May 2019


Camp on 01 June 2019


on 01 July 2019


Camp on 01 August 2019


on 01 September 2019

VSA1910 Peace Village – COCONUT Camp

on 01 October 2019


on 01 November 2019


Camp on 01 December 2019

did. There are villagers help and teach how to build. This is a good way to learn Thai way of the construct. Also, the volunteer

can make the chair in this part.

Relationship with the villagers – The rest of time form your main work, important thing is to learn and share with

the villager by visiting, talking and do activities with them. You will get rich experience by learning and sharing from each

other.

Kitchen garden – The volunteer will work in the small farm as a kitchen garden. They can renovate and plant some

vegetables for making the food in the future.

The 2nd week will be following the theme

During the 2nd week, the volunteer will stay at the farm and work on the theme of the project. The farm is kind of

sufficiency economic feeding the animals; cow, pig, and chicken, fish, etc., and plant several vegetables for the food. They

grow many vegetables to eat for themselves, they feed the animals to cook for the food for themselves. When they have

enough for cooking in their family. They can sell them at the local market to make an income for a small family. Because

the volunteer stay at the farm, they will work and learn about farming, such as take care cow, pig, and chicken, in the

animal's farm, and make the biogas by the dung of animals in the farm, and help them to prepare soils, plant and take care

of plants by water. They will also eat vegetables from an organic farm.

CHAIR-ITY - The main work of this camp, we will make the chair for learning center and community. This the

meaning of the camp CHAIR-ITY. The chair will be made from local wood and will be used for the public.

Main work of this camp will be all about the banana. The concept is learning to use the local and nature care

resourced, avoiding chemical and realize sustainable living.

The volunteer will learn and use banana parts for a living. Traditional Thai living using banana in daily life for

example how to cook banana, using banana leaves to cover food instead of plastic, using the banana tree to pay respect for

the river, etc.

COCONUT Camp

Main work of this camp will be all about coconut. The concept is learning to use the local and nature care resourced

from local, avoiding chemical as well as sustainable living.

The volunteer will learn and use Coconut parts for a living. Traditional Thai living using Coconut in daily life for

example how to make coconut milk, using coconut branches to be a broom, using coconut leaves to play as a toy, etc.


The volunteer will stay at Learning Home (Homestay) in Thai style dormitory



Thai toilet and bath. Washing clothes by hand.

No food and drink except drinking water in accommodation area for your care because some animals

such as mouse, ant, will come to share your food.

Please keep clean and tidy

The volunteer expects to eat Thai food and takes turn cooking with a local volunteer.

TRANSPORTATION

There are 3 ways to get to Hat Yai City, Songkhla province from Bangkok; plane, bus, and train.

Plane – Hat Yai International Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Hat Yai International Airport.

The plane will take you to Hat Yai approximately 1 hour and a half. There are 4 ways to get the meeting point from Hat Yai

International Airport; taxi, local transportation (Songtaew), minibus and Grab application.


Songtaew (Local transportation), the price is not more than 20 Baht) the volunteer should walk

through the car park until the last line of the road at the airport. Songtaew will park there, then

take Songtaew no. 8299 (Blue color) from Hat Yai International Airport to Hat Yai Bus Station. Tell

the driver that you are going to get off at Gimyong Market. It will take around 30 minutes. (Please

notice when Songtaew is crossing the bridge, it is also crossing a train station, the railway is under

you). After you drop at Gimyong Market, the volunteer should walk to Kasikorn Thai Bank (Big

green bank at the corner). After that cross the road, then walk along under the bridge around 100

meters, you will see the railway then turn left and walk 200 meters to the train station ticket office.

Minibus, the minibus Hat Yai – Airport, the volunteer can take the minibus from Hat Yai

International Airport to Hat Yai Bus Station. Tell the driver that you are going to get off at

Gimyong Market. (Please notice when the minibus is crossing the bridge, it is also crossing a

train station, the railway is under you). The price is 60 Baht.

After you drop at Gimyong Market, the volunteer should walk to Kasikorn Thai Bank (Big green

bank at the corner). After that cross the road, then walk along under the bridge around 100

meters, you will see the railway then turn left and walk 200 meters to the train station ticket

office.

Grab application, the application on a smartphone that you can download for booking the car

to the destination. You can check the price during booking the Grab car.

Bus – Hat Yai Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to Hat

Yai Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-

03&passengers=1&to_id=7013, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Hat Yai

approximately 14 hours.

There are 4 ways to get the meeting point from Hat Yai Bus Terminal; Songtaew (local transportation), Tuk Tuk (local

transportation), taxi motorcycle and Grab application.

Songtaew (Local transportation), the price is not more than 15 Baht). Tell the driver that you are

going to get off at Gimyong Market. It will take around 30 minutes. After you drop at Gimyong

Market, walk to Kasikorn Thai Bank (Big green bank at the corner). After that cross the road, then

walk along under the bridge around 100 meters, you will see the railway then turn left and walk

200 meters to the train station ticket office. Every Songtaew can take you from the bus terminal to

Gimyong Market.

Tuk Tuk (Local transportation), the price is not more than 60 Baht). Please inform the driver you

want to go to Hat Yai Train Station, It will take around 30 minutes.

Taxi motorcycle – (See the driver with the registration vest) the price is not more than 60 Baht. Tell

the driver where you want to go. For making sure the price that you should pay, please ask about

the price first before you go with them.



Train – Hat Yai Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train Station) to Hat

Yai Train Station. It will take you to Hat Yai approximately 11 – 14 hours. You can book the ticket following this link

https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1 , or buy the ticket at Hua Lam Pong Train Station,

Bangkok.

On the website, please click: Southern

Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Hat Yai JN.


LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Songkhla province. We would like to recommend the Hat Yai

Municipality Park, Samila Beach, and Songkhla Old Town.

Hat Yai Municipality Park – The biggest public park in Hat Yai city where the local people come to take a relax.

Moreover, there is a big Buddha on the top of the Ko Hong hill around the area of the public park. You can take the public

car at the park to the hill. There you can see the beautiful view of Hat Yai city.

Samila Beach – The main beach of Songkhla province. There is full of history and storytelling about the Samila Beach

and the small islands from the beach.

Songkhla Old Town – The original town of Songkhla can tell many stories in that period. You can visit, find some

typical food and take the photo with the beautiful walls and buildings


https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Songkhla

SPECIAL REMARK



11 – 23 FEBRUARY 2019

BACKGROUND

Rajaprajanugroh 51 School is the school for disadvantaged and poor

children in the countryside of Buriram, Thailand. The school is under the royal

foundation offers education, food and accommodation for the children who have

no parents, the children from the poor family, and the children from the very

remote area. There are 813 students. They can come and stay at the school from

the primary (7 years old) to high school (18 years old). The school also teach the

occupational certificate course.

The volunteers can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with

the local community and children in school. Everyone can study about each

country, nationality, culture, etc. in the real situation. The volunteer can see how

the difference between people even they live in the same city. Moreover, the

volunteer will know more about Thailand during working in the local community.

The great volunteers came to give the opportunity for children and the local people in the community. Many local

people can improve their English skills through a group by a group of volunteer, or at least they try to speak the English

language more. They dare to face and work with the foreigner even though they cannot speak English. Moreover, the

volunteers have changed the local community. They used to stay lively and trustily with the foreigner. Local people have a

chance to learn, accept, and adopt the ways of life with the new cultures from the volunteers who are like an intercultural

ambassador.

In 2019, the project needs the volunteer, who is the most important of the part, to continue for developing the

potential of a local community that the last volunteers did, to help children in school, and local community still practice the

English language, to learn your own language, and to make them learn more about the different culture.

WORK

There will be a guideline for volunteers from school. Mostly there will separate the volunteer on each language

station. Each station will take care of each topic that students will success the language. The aims of the searing station are

VSA1902 EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN (New)

PROJECT SITE

Rajaprajanugroh 51 School,

Nang Rong District, Buriram,

Thailand

MEETING POINT

Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok at

9.00 a.m. on 11 February

to let students communicate on that topic, for example learning about direction, time or occupation, etc. The school will

provide material and guidebook for volunteer how to run the language station. The camp will take 1-4 days depending on

each school. Furthermore, the volunteer can learn about the occupational class, and Thai culture, especially, Thai dance.

In someday, the volunteer is expected to work as English teachers in the primary schools. The volunteer will be

divided into the groups, planning, and teaching in the class together with non-formal education tools.

The volunteer takes a turn to go to teach at a school with Mid-Long Term volunteer on this project.


The volunteer stays at the teacher’s house.

Mattress and mosquitoes net is provided.

Nature Environment, basic and simple. pillow and fan are provided.

Thai toilet and bath. Washing clothes by hand.

The volunteer takes a turn to cook Thai food, you are expected to bring your ingredients from your hometown

for cultural exchange.


TRANSPORTATION

There are 3 ways to get to Buriram province from Bangkok; plane, bus, and train.

Plane – Buriram Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Buriram Airport. The plane will take you

to Buriram approximately 1 hour.

Bus – Buriram Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Buriram Bus

Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this https://www2.nakhonchaiair.com/view/busroute, or buy the ticket at the

counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Buriram approximately 5 – 6 hours.



Train – Buriram Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train Station) to

Buriram Train Station. It will take you to Buriam approximately 6 – 8 hours. You can book the ticket following this link

https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1, or buy the ticket at Hua Lam Pong Train Station,

Bangkok.

On the website, please click: North Eastern

Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Buriram

https://www2.nakhonchaiair.com/view/busroute

. LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Buriram province. We would like to recommend Phanomrung Historical

Park, Play La Ploen and Khao Kradong Forest Park.

Phanomrung Historical Park – The historical castle is located on the top of the volcano.


Play La Ploen – The gorgeous flower garden is full of many several kinds of flower in every season.

Photo source: https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9600000021333

Khao Kradong Forest Park – The site of the park is a former volcano. Near the top of the volcano is the

Suphatthara Bophit Buddha image.

Photo source: https://sites.google.com/a/thantong.ac.th/wnxuthyan-khea-kradong/prawati


https://uk.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Buri-Ram

SPECIAL REMARK


The volunteer who has tattoo cannot join this project.

11 – 23 MARCH 2019

BACKGROUND

Peace Village 2 Korat or Nakorn Ratchasima (Korat is a nickname) has

been created by VSA since 2015 to strengthen the community by the international

volunteers in term of intercultural learning and building motivation to communicate

with foreigners by non-formal education in the community as well as school.

At Peace Village, everyone can come to learn in the main aim is learning

by doing and international community living. We can study about each country,

nationalities, cultures, etc. in the class, but in the real situation is not in the lesson

where you can see how the difference of people even they are from the same city.

Peace Village is active at the rural area of Nakhon Ratchasima province,

Northeast of Thailand (4 hours of Bangkok) in the small village; name “Ban Krok

Luk” (Ban in Thai mean village). The main occupation is a farmer and most of the




Learning by doing

Cultural diversity

WORK

Living environment daily routine in general, that means everything from a small cleaning to construction work,

building, repairing, anything can be valuable and also teaching and learning new things outside the classroom.

Segregation works at Peace Village are;

English as a Second Language (ESL) Creative teaching – Creative teaching could make learning more fun and easier

to remember. The volunteer doesn't need to have a teaching certificate, only a will to build your creativity for teaching and

make learning English more fun, most importantly for the student and for yourself. The aims of creative teaching are to give

opportunities for the villagers to learn and exchange the differences in culture, the languages and beliefs.

VSA1903 PEACE VILLAGE 2 CAMP

PROJECT SITE

Ban Krok Luek School,

Dan Khun Tod District, Nakhon

Ratchasima,Thailand

MEETING POINT

Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok

In front of TienChai Air Company

No.72 on 3nd floor at 2.00 p.m. on

11 March

School Renovation – To rebuild and maintain the good living atmosphere and environment for students learning

ground including; playground renovation, school building, planting, etc.

Relationship with the villagers – Apart from your free time, it considers a bonus learning experience, both for

yourself and villagers, simply by sharing; giving them visits, stop by for a friendly chat, sharing stories or even join in activities

with them. Sometimes, you could be surprised at how learning by doing in real life could give such wonderful surprise or

even unexpected results simply by just doing.

Organic Farm – learning how to produce our own non – chemical food and vegetables.


The volunteer will stay at a local host family.

Nature environment, basic and simple

Mattresses, pillows, and fans are being provided by your host, so a sleeping bag is very important? (thin

one) because you will sleep on the floor.

Thai rural style toilet and bath.

Hand washing for clothes.

No food and drinks accept drinking water in the accommodation area under your care because some

uninvited guests such as a mouse, ants, will come to share your food.


The volunteer expects to eat Thai food and take turn cooking with local volunteers.

TRANSPORTATION

There are 2 ways to get to Nakhon Ratchasima province from Bangkok; bus and train.

Bus – Dan Khun Thot Bus Station, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Dan

Khun Thot Bus Station, Nakhon Ratchasima. You can book a bus ticket following this link

https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-10&passengers=1&to_id=74149, or buy the ticket at the counter at

the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Nakhon Ratchasima approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok, is enormous, but there is a lot of staff to help passengers to find your way. You will


Train – Nakhon Ratchasima Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train

Station) to Nakhon Ratchasima. It will take you to Nakhon Ratchasima approximately 11 – 14 hours. You can book the

ticket following this link https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1, or buy the ticket at Hua Lam

Pong Train Station, Bangkok.

On the website, please click: Northern Eastern

Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Nakhon Ratchasima


LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Nakhon Ratchasima province. We would like to recommend Khao Yai

National Park and Phimai Historical Park

Khao Yai National Park – It is the first national park in Thailand, comprising mixed forest, rainforest, and meadows.

Sightseeing on Khao Yai is one of the interesting things to do in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are more than 3,000 kinds of

flowers, 250 kinds of birds, and 67 kinds of mammals like elephants, tigers, gibbons, deer, and boars up there.

Phimai Historical Park – The beautiful historical castle is located in Pimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima

Photo source:https://th.wikipedia.org


http://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/NakhonRatchasima

SPECIAL REMARK

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


08 – 20 APRIL 2019

BACKGROUND

Thai New Year season called “Songkran” will be held on 13-15

April. Songkran is an important custom for Thai families, community and

religion. It is also very popular with visitors. Thai people will prepare

themselves for the beginning of the New Year by cleaning their houses and

prepare celebration the festival in the local temples and communities. There

are many activities during the festival including the water splashing, the

bathing rite for Buddha images and the monks, and the performances for

all 3 days. Moreover, local foods that it is not easy to find in the normal day

will be provided by the local people. Everyone can get join in the celebration

and festival. VSA has organized this workcamp for 7th times to support the

festival and celebrating Thai traditional New Year with the international

volunteers by collaboration with the local temple and community. This year, VSA hope that we can continue to help the local

preparing the festival, and exchange the culture.

Furthermore, the project collaborates with Suan Plak Waa Farm in Songkhla where it is the farm stay. Suan Plak Waa

is an organic farm. It has been created around the local family’s house by family in Songkhla, Thailand. The farm is kind of

sufficiency economic feeding the animals; cow, pig, and chicken, fish, etc., and plant several vegetables for the food. They

grow many vegetables to eat for themselves, they feed the animals to cook for the food for themselves. When they have

enough for cooking in their family. They can sell them at the local market to make an income for a small family.

VSA Thailand and Suan Plak Waa have been worked as a partner since 2017. We start to send the international

volunteer step by step. We hope, someday, Suan Plak Waa Organic Farm will become the international learning organic

center for people around the world to adapt to daily life.

WORK

The volunteer will work on the farm with the host family. The volunteer will learn and share organic farm through

local agriculture philosophy.

VSA1904 SONGKRAN FESTIVAL & FARM STAY

PROJECT SITE

Suan Plak Wha Farm and local temple,

Khlong La Sub-District, Khlong Hoi

Khong District, Songkhla

MEETING POINT

Hat Yai Train Station at 2.00 p.m. on

08 April 2019

The volunteer will help them to prepare soils, plant and take care of plants by water. They will also eat

organic vegetables from an organic farm.

The volunteer will help them to take care of the animals, such as cow, pig, and chicken, in the animal's

farm, and make the biogas by the dung of animals in the farm.

The volunteer can learn and help them to make the shampoo and the soap by the local wisdom.

During the Songkran festival, the volunteer will be a part of the festival as an international volunteer. The volunteer

will help the local people to prepare the celebration of the festival. You can bring a performance from your own country to

perform during the festival including a music instrument to show at the festival. The volunteer is also expected to create a

performance in the festival with the villagers.


The volunteer will stay at local agricultural farmer’s house. The toilets are Thai style. The toilet paper is not provided,

but it can be purchased at local stores.




No food and drinks except water in the sleeping area for your care because some animals such as the

mouses, ants, will come to share your food.


The volunteer expects to eat Thai food. The host family will prepare the food for the volunteer.

TRANSPORTATION





















office.



Bus – Hat Yai Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to

Hat Yai Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-

10-03&passengers=1&to_id=7013, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Hat Yai









Gimyong Market.











Bangkok.


Origin: Bangkok




LEISURE ACTIVITY












https://www.inspirock.com/thailand/things-to-do-in-songkhla-province

SPECIAL REMARK


15 – 27 APRIL 2019

BACKGROUND

VSA1904-1 Intercultural and Language (ICL) – Songkhla, learning and

sharing the intercultural and language still are the main purpose. The volunteer

can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with the local community

and children in school. Also, the volunteer will know more about Thailand during

working in the local community

Nowadays, English language as the global language and intercultural

learning are important for local Thai people, especially Thailand as a tourism

country. After the project was created by VSA Thailand and has been successful

for seven years. The great volunteers came to give the opportunity for children in

schools where they are in the poor local community. Many local people can improve

their English skills through a group by a group of volunteer, or at least they try to

speak the English language more. They dare to face and work with the foreigner even though they cannot speak English.

Moreover, the volunteers have changed the local community. They used to stay lively and trustily with the foreigner. Local

people have a chance to learn, accept, and adopt the ways of life with the new cultures from the volunteers who are like an

intercultural ambassador.



English language, to learn your own language, and to make them learn more about the different culture. On the other hand,

the volunteer also gets the opportunity to know local food, local transportation, local occupation and local culture with living

in local habitation in the community. We believe that understanding several cultures can make the world be peaceful

WORK

The volunteer is expected to work as English teachers in the primary school. They can prepare their lesson by

themselves, but the teacher at the school can give the advice (do not expect this point too much even the teachers are also

shy to speak out).



VSA1904-1 INTERCULTURAL AND LANGUAGE CAMP

PROJECT SITE

VSA Learning Home and schools in

Songkhla, Thailand

MEETING POINT

Hat Yai Train Station at 2.00 p.m.

on 15 April 2019

students in the school or the place nearby to have the opportunity to communicate with different language, touch

difference culture, and believing.

Teaching activity is that the volunteer would do the activities base on the intercultural and language with the games,












The volunteer expects to eat Thai food and take turn cooking with the local volunteers.

TRANSPORTATION





















office.



Bus – Hat Yai Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to

Hat Yai Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-

10-03&passengers=1&to_id=7013, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Hat Yai









Gimyong Market.











Bangkok.


Origin: Bangkok



LEISURE ACTIVITY












SPECIAL REMARK

Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share. The volunteer who has tattoo cannot join this project.


13 – 25 MAY 2019

BACKGROUND

VSA1905 Education for Disadvantaged Children is created at

Rajaprajanugroh 42 School where it is the school for disadvantaged and poor

children in the countryside of Satun, Thailand.

Rajaprajanugroh 42 School is the school for disadvantaged and

poor children in the countryside of Satun, Thailand. The school is under the

royal foundation offers education, food and accommodation for the children

who have no parents, the children from the poor family, and the children from

the very remote area. There are 919 students that they can come and stay at

the school from the primary (7 years old) to high school (18 years old).

The volunteer can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with the local community and children in school.

Everyone can study about each country, nationality, culture, etc. in the real situation. The volunteer can see how the difference

between people even they live in the same city. Moreover, the volunteer will know more about Thailand during working in

the local community.






ambassador.

WORK

The volunteer is expected to work as an English teacher in primary and high school. You can prepare the easy

English lesson and useful conversation, The volunteer should open the mind, share a new experience with the students, and

use your own experience teaching and enjoying the game.

Creative teaching English – Teaching the English language by activity; using games, song, storytelling, art or

performance to encourage them to communicate in English. The volunteer should create the game and activity for a student


PROJECT SITE

Rajaprajanugroh 42 School, Satun,

Thailand

MEETING POINT

Satun Bus Terminal at 2.00 p.m. on 13

May 2019

who is 7- 18 years old. We don’t expect the student can learn more about reading and writing. but we want the volunteer

makes them dare to speak English at the beginning.

The activity after school – because the students stay at the school dormitory, they always have extra activities after

school. The volunteer can join them to make a more closed relationship. It will be a good opportunity to exchange a different

culture.


The volunteer will stay at the school dormitory and the teacher’s house in the school.




No food and drinks except water in the sleeping area for your care because some animals such as

the mouses, ants, will come to share your food.


The volunteer expects to eat Thai food. The school will prepare the food for the volunteer.

TRANSPORTATION

There is only 1 way to get to Satun province from Bangkok by bus.

Bus – Satun Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to

Satun Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-

25&passengers=1&to_id=10527, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Satun

approximately 16 hours 30 minutes.

LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Satun province. We would like to recommend Koh Lipe Island and

Golden Dragon Beach.

Koh Lipe Island – A most popular island for the tourist in Thailand.

Golden Dragon Beach – It is a sand ridge beach in the middle of the sea for 4 kilometers, connecting between 2

islands. You can find more information at:

https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Satun

SPECIAL REMARK


10 – 22 JUNE 2019

BACKGROUND

VSA1906 Intercultural and Language (ICL) Camp – Krabi, Ban

Sapanpon School is a small school in Krabi province. It is the primary school

where there are 60 -70 students who study in the school. Even though the

school is located in Krabi where it is the tourist place, it is far from the

destination; beach and the sea. Most local people don’t have a chance to learn

about different culture and cannot speak English. It means the student in the

school they don’t have the opportunity as well. This project is a good

opportunity when the volunteer comes and shares the culture and language

by doing an activity with a student in the school. The volunteer can motivate

children to dare to speak English. Furthermore, the volunteer can teach them

by your own language and learn the Thai Language. Learning and sharing the intercultural and language still are the main

purpose. The volunteer can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with the local community and children in

school. Also, the volunteer will know more about Thailand during working in the local community.



English language, to learn your own language, and to make them learn more about the different culture. Hopefully, the

volunteer can motivate another student who lives around the village but studies another school where it is far away from the

village to come back to study in this school. On the other hand, the volunteer also gets the opportunity to know local food,

local transportation, local occupation and local culture with living in local habitation in the community. We believe that

understanding several cultures can make the world be peaceful.

WORK



shy to speak out).



VSA1906 INTERCULTURAL AND LANGUAGE CAMP

PROJECT SITE

Ban Sapanpon School, Krabi, Thailand

MEETING POINT

Krabi Bus Terminal at 2.00 p.m. on 10

June 2019

students in the school or the place nearby have the opportunity to communicate with different language, touch difference

culture, and believing.

Teaching the English language by activity; using games, song, storytelling, art or performance to encourage them

to communicate in English. The volunteer should create the game and activity for a student who is 7- 18 years old. We don’t

expect the student can learn more about reading and writing, but we want the volunteer makes them dare to speak English

at the beginning.

Agriculture work – The volunteer can learn how to plant the vegetables such as mushroom, morning glory, and

another local vegetable, etc. in the school.


The volunteer will stay with a local host family and the teacher’s house in the school.







The volunteer expects to eat Thai food. A local host family will prepare the food for the volunteer.

TRANSPORTATION

There are 2 ways to get to Krabi province from Bangkok; plane and bus.

Plane – Krabi International Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Krabi International Airport.

The plane will take you to Krabi approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Bus – Krabi Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to

Krabi Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link

https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&to_id=8054&on=2018-10-03&passengers=1, or buy the ticket at the counter at

the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Krabi approximately 14 hours.

LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Krabi province. We would like to recommend the Emerald Pool, Wat

Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple), and Ao Nang Beach.

The Emerald Pool – An Unseen Thailand in Krabi is a mineral pool in the forest.

Photo source: http://blog.bangkokair.com

Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple) – It is one of the more interesting temple complexes in southern Thailand, as

the monks live and worship within a maze of natural caves in an overgrown jungle valley.

Photo source: https://www.mr-andamantravel.com/tours/krabi-town-wat-tham-seu-krabi-coastal-fisheries-research-and-development-center/

Ao Nang Beach – The popular beautiful beach for tourist in Krabi

Photo source: http://www.krabi-package.com/information


https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Krabi

SPECIAL REMARK


https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Krabi

08 – 20 JULY 2019

BACKGROUND



children in the countryside of Sakon Nakhon, Thailand.


poor children in the countryside of Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. The school is

under the royal foundation offers education, food and accommodation for the

children who have no parents, the children from the poor family, and the

children from the very remote area. They can come and stay at the school

from the primary (7 years old) to high school (18 years old).

The volunteer can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with

the local community and children in school. Everyone can study about each country, nationality, culture, etc. in the real

situation. The volunteer can see how the difference between people even they live in the same city. Moreover, the volunteers

will know more about Thailand during working in the local community.






ambassador.

WORK


English lesson and useful conversation. The volunteer should open the mind, share a new experience with the students, and

use your own experience for teaching and enjoying the game.



PROJECT SITE

Rajaprajanugroh 53 School, Sakon

Nakhon, Thailand

MEETING POINT

Sakon Nakhon Bus Terminal at 2 p.m.

on 8 July 2019


students in the school or the place nearby to have the opportunity to communicate with different language, touch difference

culture, and believing.


to communicate in English. The volunteer should create the game and activity for a student who is 7- 18 years old. We do

not expect the student can learn more about reading and writing, but we want the volunteer makes them dare to speak

English at the beginning.










TRANSPORTATION

There are 2 ways to get to Sakon Nakhon province from Bangkok; plane and bus.

Plane – Sakon Nakhon International Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Sakon Nakhon

Airport. The plane will take you to Sakon Nakhon approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Bus – Sakon Nakhon Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Sakon

Nakhon Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link

https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&to_id=10462&on=2018-10-03&passengers=1, or buy the ticket at the counter at

the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Sakon Nakhon approximately 8 – 13 hours.

LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Sakon Nakhon province. We would like to recommend Phra That Narai

Cheng Weng, Phu Phan National Park, and Wat Tham Pha Daen.

Phra That Narai Cheng Weng – The historical temple which is believed that women built it to compete to the men.

Phu Phan National Park – The seventh national park of Thailand, in the past there was the battlefield in World War2.

https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/SakonNakhon

SPECIAL REMARK


https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&to_id=10462&on=2018-10-03&passengers=1

12 – 24 AUGUST 2019

BACKGROUND

Peace Village 2 Korat or Nakorn Ratchasima (Korat is a nickname) has

been created by VSA since 2015 to strengthen the community by the international

volunteers in term of intercultural learning and building motivation to communicate

with foreigners by non-formal education in the community as well as school.

At Peace Village, everyone can come to learn in the main aim is learning

by doing and international community living. We can study about each country,

nationalities, cultures, etc. in the class, but in the real situation is not in the lesson

where you can see how the difference of people even they are from the same city.

Peace Village is active at the rural area of Nakhon Ratchasima province,

Northeast of Thailand (4 hours of Bangkok) in the small village; name “Ban Krok

Luk” (Ban in Thai mean village). The main occupation is a farmer and most of the




Learning by doing

Cultural diversity

WORK

Living environment daily routine in general, that means everything from a small cleaning to construction work,

building, repairing, anything can be valuable and also teaching and learning new things outside the classroom.

Segregation works at Peace Village are;

English as a Second Language (ESL) Creative teaching – Creative teaching could make learning more fun and easier

to remember. The volunteer doesn't need to have a teaching certificate, only a will to build your creativity for teaching and

make learning English more fun, most importantly for the student and for yourself. The aims of creative teaching are to give

opportunities for the villagers to learn and exchange the differences in culture, the languages, and beliefs.

PROJECT SITE

Ban Krok Luek School,

Dan Khun Tod District, Nakhon

Ratchasima,Thailand

MEETING POINT

Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok

In front of TienChai Air Company

No.72 on 3nd floor at 2.00 p.m. on

12 August 2019

VSA1908 PEACE VILLAGE2 CAMP

School Renovation – The volunteer will rebuild and maintain the good living atmosphere and environment for

students learning ground including; playground, renovation, school building, and planting, etc.

Relationship with the villagers – Apart from your free time, it considers a bonus learning experience, both for

yourself and villagers, simply by sharing; giving them visits, stop by for a friendly chat, sharing stories or even join in activities

with them. Sometimes, you could be surprised at how learning by doing in real life could give such wonderful surprise or

even unexpected results simply by just doing.

Organic Farm – The volunteer can learn how to produce our own non–chemical food and vegetables.











The volunteer expects to eat Thai food and take turn cooking with local volunteers.

TRANSPORTATION

There are 2 ways to get to Nakhon Ratchasima province from Bangkok; bus and train.

Bus – Dan Khun Thot Bus Station, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Dan

Khun Thot Bus Station, Nakhon Ratchasima. You can book a bus ticket following this link

https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-10&passengers=1&to_id=74149, or buy the ticket at the counter at

the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Nakhon Ratchasima approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok, is enormous, but there is a lot of staff to help passengers to find your way. You will


Train – Nakhon Ratchasima Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train

Station) to Nakhon Ratchasima. It will take you to Nakhon Ratchasima approximately 11 – 14 hours. You can book the

ticket following this link https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1, or buy the ticket at Hua Lam

Pong Train Station, Bangkok.


Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Nakhon Ratchasima


LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Nakhon Ratchasima province. We would like to recommend Khao Yai

National Park and Phimai Historical Park

Khao Yai National Park – It is the first national park in Thailand, comprising mixed forest, rainforest, and meadows.

Sightseeing on Khao Yai is one of the interesting things to do in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are more than 3,000 kinds of

flowers, 250 kinds of birds, and 67 kinds of mammals like elephants, tigers, gibbons, deer, and boars up there.

Phimai Historical Park – The beautiful historical castle is located in Pimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima

Photo source:https://th.wikipedia.org



SPECIAL REMARK

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


09 – 21 SEPTEMBER 2019

BACKGROUND



children in the countryside of Satun, Thailand.


poor children in the countryside of Satun, Thailand. The school is under the

royal foundation offers education, food and accommodation for the children

who have no parents, the children from the poor family, and the children from

the very remote area. There are 919 students that they can come and stay at

the school from the primary (7 years old) to high school (18 years old).










ambassador.

WORK


English lesson and useful conversation. The volunteer should open the mind and share a new experience with the students,

and use your own experience for teaching and enjoying the game.

Creative teaching English – Teaching the English language by activity; using games, song, storytelling, art or

performance to encourage them to communicate in English. The volunteer should create the game and activity for a student


PROJECT SITE

Rajaprajanugroh 42 School, Satun,

Thailand

MEETING POINT

Satun Bus Terminal at 2.00 p.m. on 09

September 2019

who is 7- 18 years old. We don’t expect the student can learn more about reading and writing. but we want the volunteer

makes them dare to speak English at the beginning.



culture.










TRANSPORTATION

There is only 1 way to get to Satun province from Bangkok by bus.

Bus – Satun Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Bangkok Bus Terminal (Southern), Bangkok to

Satun Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-

25&passengers=1&to_id=10527, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Satun

approximately 16 hours 30 minutes.

LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Satun province. We would like to recommend Koh Lipe Island and

Golden Dragon Beach.

Koh Lipe Island – A most popular island for the tourist in Thailand.

Golden Dragon Beach – It is a sand ridge beach in the middle of the sea for 4 kilometers, connecting between 2

islands. You can find more information at:

https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Satun

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12 – 24 NOVEMBER 2019

BACKGROUND

VSA1911 Education for Countryside Children is created at Kong

Khaek School where it is the school for the countryside children in Chiang

Mai, Thailand.

Ban Kong Khaek School has been opened for teaching that starts

from the kindergarten to junior high student level, located in northern

Thailand. There are 238 students including the hill tribe children.

The volunteer can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with

the local community and children in school. Everyone can study about each

country, nationality, culture, etc. in the real situation. The volunteer can see how the difference between people even they

live in the same city. Moreover, the volunteer will know more about Thailand during working in the local community.






ambassador.

We need volunteer to give more opportunity for the children and people in the countryside to link between global

and local, improve the local and global situation of natural environment, culture, poverty, and human rights, support local

NGOs, and self-sufficiency and human development of the local community, promote friendship, understanding, and solidarity

among world youth and local people.

WORK



shy to speak out).

VSA1911 EDUCATION FOR COUNTRYSIDE CHILDREN

PROJECT SITE

Ban Kong Khaek School, Chiang Mai,

Thailand

MEETING POINT

Chiang Mai Train Station at 2.00 p.m.

on 12 November 2019

at 2.00 p.m. on 9 September 2019



students in the school or the place nearby to have the opportunity to communicate with different language, touch

difference culture, and believing.

Teaching Activity is that the volunteer would do the activities base on intercultural and language with the games,



The volunteer will stay in the alternative school learning center.




Washing clothes by hand.

No food and drinks except drinking water in the sleeping area for your care because some animals

such as the mouses, ants, will come to share your food.



TRANSPORTATION

There are 3 ways to get to Chiang Mai province from Bangkok; plane, bus, and train.

Plane – Chiang Mai International Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Chiang Mai International

Airport. The plane will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 1 hour and a half. There are 3 ways to get the meeting point

from Chiang Mai International Airport; taxi, local transportation (red car) and Grab application.



means red car. The price is around 150 – 200 Baht.



We recommend that it is better if you take the taxi, or book Grab application to get the meeting point. For the local

transportation (red car) is normally the cheapest, but it will be more expensive for foreigner or tourist than a taxi and Grab

application. Also, it can help you to get the meeting point easily and does not waste the time for traveling.

Bus – Chiang Mai Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://12go.asia/en/bus/bangkok/chiang-mai, or buy the ticket

at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 11 hours.



There are 2 ways to get the meeting point from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal; Local transportation (red car) and Grab

application.


means red car.



We recommend that it is better if you can book Grab application to get the meeting point. For the local transportation

(red car) is normally the cheapest, but it will be more expensive for foreigner or tourist than Grab application. Also, it can

help you to get the meeting point easily, and do not waste the time for traveling.

Train – Chiang Mai Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train Station) to

Chiang Mai Train Station. It will take you to Chiang Mai approximately 11 – 14 hours. You can book the ticket following this

link https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1 , or buy the ticket at Hua Lam Pong Train Station,

Bangkok.

On the website, please click: Northern

Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Chiang Mai


LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Chiang Mai province. The weather in January is approximately 10 –

30 degree Celsius. We would like to recommend the local temples, Chiang Mai Walking Street Market and Doi Inthanon

National Park.

The local temples – There are over 300 temples in Chiang Mai. The most popular temple is Wat Phra That Doi

Suthep. Once time, you should go to visit!

Chiang Mai Walking Street Market – The night market where you can buy the handmade souvenirs among the

chilling atmosphere. Moreover, there is a night Bazaar Market in the center of Chiang Mai city. The market is full of the

shops for 2 kilometers. You will find many shopping stores, restaurants, and hotels.

https://12go.asia/en/bus/bangkok/chiang-mai



Doi Inthanon National Park – The mountain is located in Mae Chaem district where the camp is created. It is the

highest spot and mountain in Thailand.




SPECIAL REMARK





09 – 21 DECEMBER 2019

BACKGROUND

VSA1912 Intercultural and Language Camp is created at


children in the countryside of Khon Kaen, Thailand.


poor children in the countryside of Khon Kaen, Thailand. The school is under

the royal foundation offers education, food and accommodation for the

children who have no parents, the children from the poor family, and the

children from the very remote area. There are 829 students that they can

come and stay at the school from the primary (7 years old) to high school (18

years old).










ambassador.



English language, to learn your own language, and to make them learn more about the different culture.

VSA1912 INTERCULTURAL AND LANGUAGE CAMP

PROJECT SITE

Rajaprajanugroh 50 School, Khon

Kaen, Thailand

MEETING POINT

Khon Kaen Bus Terminal at 2 p.m. on

09 December 2019

WORK

The volunteer is expected to work as an English teacher in primary and high school. You can prepare the easy English lesson

and useful conversation. The volunteer should open the mind, share a new experience with the students, and use your own

experience for teaching and enjoying the game.


specific quality of the volunteer but creative is the one of yours. Aims of creative teaching are giving the chance for students

in the school or the place nearby to have the opportunity to communicate with different language, touch difference culture,

and believing.


to communicate in English. The volunteer should create the game and activity for a student who is 7- 18 years old.



culture.










TRANSPORTATION

There are 3 ways to get to Khon Kaen province from Bangkok; plane, bus, and train.

Plane – Khon Kaen Airport, the volunteer can take the plane from Bangkok to Khon Kaen Airport. The plane will

take you to Khon Kaen approximately 1 hour.

Bus – Khon Kaen Bus Terminal, the volunteer can take the bus from Mochit2 Bus Terminal, Bangkok to Khon Kaen

Bus Terminal. You can book a bus ticket following this link https://tickets.co.th/en/search?from_id=5752&on=2018-10-

25&passengers=1&to_id=12912, or buy the ticket at the counter at the bus terminal. The bus will take you to Khon Kaen


Train – Khon Kaen Train Station, the volunteer can take the train from Bangkok (Hua Lam Pong Train Station) to

Khon Kaen. It will take you to Khon Kaen approximately 7 – 9 hours. You can book the ticket following this link

https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1, or buy the ticket at Hua Lam Pong Train Station,

Bangkok.


Origin: Bangkok

Destination: Khon Kaen


LEISURE ACTIVITY

There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Khon Kaen province. We would like to recommend Ba Luang

Waterfall Forest Park and the Museum of Phu Wiang Dinosaur.

Ba Luang Waterfall Forest Park – The beautiful waterfall is in the forest park where it is full of water all year.

Photo source: http://www.painaidii.com/business/116743/photo/3/lang/th/#photo

The Museum of Phu Wiang Dinosaur – It is a part of the fossil research center of Phu Wiang Dinosaur.


https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/KhonKaen

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