International School Experience Program in Thailand

As we do not receive any form of monetary aids from government or religious organisations, therefore, we require a project fee from our volunteers and interns so that we are able to provide for the costs required to cover all the expenditure and provide you with the best possible quality experiences. We try our best to keep the fees minimal compared to some of the best volunteer and internship project fees offered throughout Asia.

• School visits along with observing differentiated, learner centric instruction and experiential learning.
• Opportunity to interact with various educational leaders regarding the strategies involved in teaching preparation time, and the varied expectations, collegial work, feedback and peer observation.
• A chance to visit the various educational institutes and other organisations and attend seminars and other forms of knowledge gatherings in the Thai capital city of Bangkok.

Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is a major tourist location for people around the world. The country is situated on the coasts of the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. With awesome food, great climate, captivating culture, magnificent mountains and wonderful beaches, Thailand has all the features that would attract an avid traveller. Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, is the one of the most visited cities of Asia, with a crowd that always seem to be bustling with energy and enthusiasm. Though most of the Thai people only know their language and are not well-conversed in English, this has not prevented fewer tourists in the region. The Thais believe in sa-nuk (sense of fun) which was contagious enough to be spread even among those visiting and exploring the place. What makes Bangkok all the more unique is its multi-faceted personality, as the city comprises of megamalls on one side along with 200-year-old village homes on the other. As you stay in Bangkok, you will be made to visit various educational institutes and volunteer for projects and various other related jobs and learn about the 21st century global teaching practices and approaches

International School Experience Program in Thailand by ACT will provide the educationists to learn about the global education practices along with helping them gain valuable exposure to the global education scenario. Read on to know a few benefits of the program:

• Eye opening experience and new views on the approaches to teaching and learning
• Get the opportunity to explore a teachers’ freedom and autonomy over testing and assessing performance and teaching knowledge
• The program provides excellent examples on Integration between Technology, Architecture/Learning environment, human interaction, and textbooks
• The program provides you with knowledge on the various modern technological uses in teaching and learning
• The program will benefit in getting inspiration and motivation for innovations in your teaching approaches
• Through this program, you will gain a substantial amount of knowledge on Thai culture and the global education culture as a whole

• Orientation - about Thai culture, Teaching job, Thai school, Thai students, visa and work permit process
• Complementary Dinner or Lunch on the first day
• One day trip to "Koh Larn " Pattaya or any other equivalent place
• School visit - Secondary-high school level
• School visit - Kindergarten
• Teaching practice at Thai public school
• Workshop - 21st Century teaching
• Workshop - Teaching English to Thai Young Learner
• Attend Siam Niramit show with dinner or a Cruise dinner on the last day

Interested candidates can avail the program at a fee of 50,000 INR + 18% GST In addition to the program fee the participants need to pay for airfare, visa(visa on arrival) and insurance as applicable.

Date: 15th Jun - 19th Jun, 2020
9th Nov - 13th Nov, 2020

Inclusions:

• The complete program as indicated in the itinerary
• Project co-ordination
• 3* Hotel Accommodation on a twin share basis, single supplement will be extra at actual
• Meals : Thai buffet breakfast daily, 2 Dinners - Welcome Dinner and Dinner with Show
• Transfers as per itinerary
• 1 full day excursion / sightseeing
• Visa Support documents

Exclusions:

• Cost of visit to the Embassy for the Visa & to catch the flight
• Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
• Items of personal nature including telephones, laundry, etc.
• Lunch : There are several Indian restaurants available & suitable list and assistance will be provided.
• Airport pick-up and drop off

As you enrol for our School Experience program, you get the opportunity to attend our Teaching Practice (TP) seesions held in local schools in Thailand. You will be taken to local schools where you will be exposed to various real classroom situations, meet various people in the institute and get the opportunity to practice and brush up on your newly acquired knowledge and skills with them. With such learning experiences you will feel confident to face any kind of circumstances and deal them with ease.
In the words of one of our alumni, Rabindranath Mukherjee, "Parents, teachers, and staff participate closely together to create a variety of lively and supportive activities. We believe that by maintaining a warm atmosphere among our own team of teachers, workers, parents and children, the growth of a cultivated community is certain to be developed and sustained."

• The International School Experience Program in Thailand for Teaching Professionals has been priced at 50,000 INR + 18% GST. The fee can be paid in 2 instalments.
• 50% at the time of registration & balance 50% is to be paid 30 days prior to departure. In case departure is less than 30 days, 100% payment will be needed at the time of registration

If cancelled 90 days prior to the departure a 10% cancellation charge will be applicable. In all cases a minimum processing fee of 5000 INR/ person will be non - refundable. Visa fees once applied cannot be refunded. If for any reason whatsoever if a visa is rejected or has to be applied again, visa fees will have to be paid for the second time.