Teaching English in a Hill Tribe and in Doi Saket

I spent my first two weeks with Gap Guru teaching English at Mae La school in a hill tribe village. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience traditional Thai culture and I felt very welcome in the village.
The teachers cooked our meals three times a day and the teachers and volunteers then all ate together which I really enjoyed and it also created a nice sense of community.
Teaching in Mae La village was also a very beautiful place to be as the location is very remote it is surrounded by amazing mountainous views and rice fields.
I spent my second two weeks teaching at Pangnew school in Doi Saket (about 1 hour from Chiang Mai). I really enjoyed teaching at Pangnew school as I taught Grade 5 and 6 every day for one hour each and I was able to plan and deliver lessons around particular topics and could see the development in the students English skills grow. It was really beneficial to have regular teaching contact with these students as I was able to get to know both of the classes really well. I also felt very welcomed by all of the teachers at Pangnew school and ate lunch with all of the teachers too which was an interesting experience.
I really enjoyed living at the volunteer house in Doi Saket for the second two weeks as it was fun to spend my free time with the other volunteers and interns. The interns were really good at organising activities to do after school and at the weekend such as a going to the weekend markets in Chiang Mai, to temple visits and going to some hot springs.
I really enjoyed my 4 weeks with Gap Guru and the Future Sense Foundation team. I would highly recommend the volunteer programmes to anyone who is thinking about a career in teaching or to anyone who would like to gain some new skills and get involved in a different community and culture.