Fiji Family Volunteer vacation

My 15 year old daughter wanted to go to Fiji with a volunteer program. None of her friends could go so we looked into a family option. IVHQ was perfect!
My best advice is to show up reading about the culture but with no expectations. We signed up for the fantastic week long orientation which included cava ceremony, walk to waterfall, sand dunes, weaving, cooking, language and singing. The local team coordinators were passionate about sharing their culture! What I liked the most is that they looked into the best programs -for example the best access to the waterfall, where the entrance price gets divided evenly among the families in that village. I also loved the Visitor information center lecture before we went on the Sand Dunes hike, learning about the only Fijian National Park and saving the trees and land and how the rugby team trains there. I wish they also had weekend trips and/or information on the best companies to sign up with, that are culturally and environmentally sound. We tried to surf over the weekends (Natadola beach or the river mouth) but it didn't work out from Sigatoka (hiring a taxi coordinating the tide and winds). We should have added days after the program to visit a surf island (and not right before the Fiji Pro).
We did morning childcare (kindergarten) and afternoon sports (ages 1 to 16ish) I can't even begin to tell you how fun it was. Just to mention a few: the kids taught us (Americans) rugby rules and wanted us to play even if we sucked- never giving up on us. We learned games and songs in Fijian. EVERYONE can sing and harmonize- it is absolutely incredible.