About Emma

Emma was one of our founding members back in 2003 and helped to establish our first volunteer programme in Sri Lanka. Emma went onto gain a PGCE in Primary Education and works as a Primary School Teacher as well as being the proud mum of two wonderful kids. Emma has been a return volunteer as part of our teacher workshop programme and helps to run selection & training events for VESL as well as acting as a volunteer liaison.
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Students playing fruit salad

Teaching Advice: Ice breakers

Having a number of icebreakers up your sleeve can be incredibly useful! They  can be used initially to warm up a class  or to form a ‘break’ between sections of a lesson. They can be used as a way to introduce yourself to a new class or to introduce a new topic. Entering a new […]

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Sonam Verma and Farah Ghouri teaching the body

Teaching Advice: Learning Styles

All of us learn using different learning styles, so it is important as a teacher to ensure that you are  incorporating  these styles into your classroom practice. This way you are giving the pupils in your class the best chance of being able to understand the lesson  as well as keeping them engaged and interested! There […]

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