WANDO

Project: The Local Children Center operates by local church. The center has many children who are growing up in families with one parent, or grandparents. The center provides children not only a shelter so that children could protect them until their parents come but also educational and cultural opportunities so that children can open up a door to a new experience. Most of them have fewer opportunities meeting foreigners, so with the help of international volunteers, the local children can experience global awareness while volunteers can feel the warmth and kindness of this rural Korean community.Wando is an island located about 500km southwest of Seoul. Connected to the mainland by a bridge, Wando is famous with beautiful sea, clean air, and abundant seafood, which is of the highest quality in the region. However the local youth do not get many opportunities to be involved with international people. In this respect, this project will play an important role in bringing a taste of international culture to the local children and people. Roles of LCC:-Protection: Guidance for daily-life, nutrition (meal providing), staying until parentU back from work -Education: Help of homework, teaching schoolU s subjects (English, Science etc) -Entertainment: Provide various activities(travel, sports, music, arts, picnic etc) Those above are a main job of volunteers to do at an LCC.Work: International and a Korean volunteer will join English Language institution and LCC as an English language instructor. And also you are asked to join Local children center for leading your own class such as English or any activity class you want, 12 hours a day. During the program, there will be a few English camps which will take place in the Language Institution, so any ideas that volunteers come up with for activities will be much appreciated.-English Language Institution: This is a non-profit institution for needy children in Wando. The main English teacher is from the Philippines and it is under his/her instruction that volunteers will lead vocabulary, conversation, and writing classes through formal methods of instruction. -Local Children Center: This is non-profit care center for children in Wando. Volunteer may have classes such art, music, English, cultures, dance etc. The class will be designed by volunteersU idea only so that if you have any talent or hobby to teach item it will be very nice. Teaching Information: - Age and Number of students: Elementary Students from 8 to 13 years old and 20 students at Center