Phu Thuong primary school is situated in Tay Ho district of central Hanoi - just close to the West Lake. The local area has many cafés and charming shops in the neighborhood. You can have relaxing walks with fresh ice- cream on the warmer afternoons.

It is a public school with around 1,200 students between 6-11 years old. There are about 40 teachers, of which two are English teachers and two French teachers. English teachers are in charge of 15 classes which are more crowded, with about 40- 50 students per class, meanwhile there are only 2 French classes with 30 students per class.

The children and their teachers would like to meet foreigners to practice English or French and improve communication skills. The school have received great support of the government in terms of infrastructure but there is still a big need for language teaching support from international volunteers.

The aim of the project is to provide English/French language speaking environment for children to practice and improve their confidence in using a foreign language in communication.

Volunteers will be expected to help with the following:
- Improving listening/speaking skills for children
- Improving pronunciation for children
- Organizing games and other activities in classrooms
- Assisting local teachers in managing the classes.
- Normally volunteers will teach about 20 hours a week. No placements in summer (June – July - August). Volunteers will work with a local teacher but sometimes volunteers will be given chances to manage the classes on their own.

Volunteers will stay in a dormitory with rooms shared with other volunteers. Living conditions will be Vietnamese standard with shared bathroom, shared room with bunkbeds. Mattress, blanket, pillow and mosquito net are provided.
Food will be provided at accommodation everyday except Saturday. Meals will be mostly local food, which vary from the daily cooking schedule. Volunteers, especially those who are vegetarian may be required to do some cooking by themselves. Sometimes, food is provided by the host project during workdays.

Address: Phu Gia street, Phu Xa village, Phu Thuong ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi. It is approximate 9 kms far away from city center.
Travel to work from volunteer accommodation: about 1 hour by local buses.

- Volunteers should like to work with children, maturity and initiative spirit.
- Fluent English/ French
- Age: 18 and over.
- Be open-minded and sociable.
- Be willing to learn more about the country and adapt to different and working style in Vietnam.
- Extra fee: 430 EUR for the first 2 weeks, 115 EUR for every extra week