Stories, advice and feedback from VESL volunteers, co-ordinators and student leaders.
Student Leader Blog: Check List
One of our Student Leaders, Lucy Allcock, from Edge Hill University is spending just over six weeks in India supporting her team of volunteers, she has put together an excellent
Student Leader Blog: Running an English Camp
Check out this blog post written by Student Leader, James Hallworth, about running an English in Phayao Province in Thailand. We encourage volunteers to assist in running one camp as
Volunteer Case Study: Every Day Brings New Experiences
“The children are so loving and are so keen to learn English. When you really make a breakthrough it reminds you why you are our here and gives you the confidence that you are making a difference.” Emma & Becca, Thailand 2013
Why are Student Leaders Important Overseas?
What is a Student Leader? Our Student Leader programme helps support our summer volunteers and enable them to have extra support whilst overseas, the programme was developed in 2012 and
Travel advice: living with a host family
Living with a host family is a really unique way to get to know and experience the local culture, taste the local food and have a rare opportunity to become
So you’re wondering what to teach…?
James Hallworth is currently a Student Leader, he is supporting a team of seven volunteers from Edge Hill University in Thailand. James has put together this blog post to help
Travel advice: Making the most out of your project
A common question we get asked is how to make the most of your project, this is especially true for volunteers doing a short term project, so we have written
Travel Advice: Books to Read About India
Doing some reading before you go overseas helps to give you a real sense of what the culture like in your destination country will be like, this is especially true
Travel Advice: Communicating With Your Host Family
Lots of volunteers worry about being able to communicate with their host family if they speak little or no English, having been placed with a host family myself with VESL
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