Volunteer Work Camps Overseas

Learning Camps in Thailand in April and October​

Camps for underprivilged children from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

Holiday Camps in Thailand

Camp in April 22 to 28. Next camps in October.

Volunteers are welcome 3-4 days before camp to help us prepare the camp for 30 village children. Help poor, young villagers, migrants and refugees in our unique Learning Camps.

Camper Linlee from Laos says:

” In our school we follow the teacher and we follow the books – In the OMP camps we learn how to use internet and we learn to be active learners”  

Volunteer Mike from California says:

” I have been in awe at the how much children can learn in one week at our camps. They arrive as caterpillars and after a week in the camp cocoon, they depart as butterflies!”    

Our Holiday Camp Volunteers are Facilitators  

Campers learn together with our volunteers and Openmind Projects local people. We give them tasks, to learn online about important issues like Climate Change, Pollution, Technology and its effects on Jobs & Education, Health, Food and Drugs. They learn in teams, use English, share and discuss! We and you the volunteer only help, facilitate.

This is a new and nice experience, to get tasks to find answers instead of being told and taught! They search, think, learn and form their own opinions!

You work in teams, inspire, encourage and support campers. Together we give them confidence to learn, think and have an opinion and to speak English at the same time! 

Learning is fun when campers make video logs to share with friends on Facebook and YouTube and compete to get most likes and shares.

Debating is fun using best arguments, facts and English!

Campers love the competition. They stay up late to prepare! They are motivated, the most important quality as a learner!

 

’The debates make me more confident. I learn English by searching, discussing, not by heart! First the volunteers teach me and then we have to search and find information and discuss with our friends before we present the information.’
Wah Wah from Burma
Camper

Volunteer Work in Thailand Camps 

Our local staff and trainees come from the same backgrounds as the campers. Now they help their friends together with volunteers.

Watch Openmind Projects Amazing Work and Learning Camp

Read about Camps at our Center and our Mobile Camps for migrant and refugee children in the Thai Burma Mountains

We have camps in April at our Center and camps in the Thai Myanmar Mountains in October, and often extra camps on demand.

Volunteers do not have to be teachers! You do not teach but help campers to learn. Then learning is fun!

Campers have created their own Facebook group “We love Openmind Projects‘ 

Volunteers, parents, teachers, friends are all amazed at what the campers achieve in one week at our Camps.

Camp FAQ

Campers  come from villages in Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar.  Volunteers with lots of energy from all over the world are welcome! Openmind Projects staff and trainees come from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

 

Camps are held at Openmind Projects Training Center in NongKhai, Thailand but we also  hold “Mobile Camps” to reach out to Karen, Burmese, refugee and migrant youth in the Thai Burma Mountains.

 

During school holiday months April and October but also on demand camps other times of the year.

Camps are 6 – 8 days long.

Openmind Projects staff and volunteers form teams to lead Camp Activities. 

Campers teams consist of 5-8 campers.

Number of campers are 25-35 per camp.

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