Cambodia
Public Schools
Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
Volunteers can expect a private room within a host family’s house and will share living and dining spaces. The Volunteer may also share a bathroom with a bucket shower and squat toilet. There is varying access to electricity and internet in the rural towns and villages. The Volunteer may commute up to 5 miles to work by bicycle. Volunteers will be placed in one of the following provinces: Takeo, Kampot, Kampong Speu, Prey Veng, Tbong Khmum, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Battambang, Siem Reap, Kratie, Stung Treng, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri.
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Yes
Cambodia
24
Yes
PCV
No
Teach engaging English classes that support various proficiency levels and learning styles.
Provide professional development opportunities for teachers and school staff.
Monitor student progress and improve teaching methodology with your co-teachers.
Facilitate after-school tutoring and English clubs for additional practice.
Teach leadership and life skills to students through sports, art clubs, mentorship programs, health and nutrition education, or developing a community garden.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as teaching digital literacy or developing a school library.
As an English Teacher, you will receive training on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), project design and management best practices, and Cambodian culture. Peace Corps/Cambodia will train you in the Khmer language to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.
After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a community where you will collaborate with co-teachers and school directors in public primary and secondary schools. You will work with community members and educators to assess learning needs and develop student-centered solutions.
Develop project design and management skills by implementing a real community development project from start to finish.
Receive technical training and hands-on experience that will transfer to teach English anywhere.
Develop Khmer language skills and a deeper understanding of Southeast Asian history that will prepare you for a global career.
Heterosexual and same-sex couples are accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and qualify for a position in the same sector as their partner.
Same-sector couples may live with different host families during training but will see each other for joint-training sessions and may have time together on weekends.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart).
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