ECC School Cambodia

Susadei Workawayers!

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children in Cambodia?

My name is Savuth and together with my wife, Savon, and daughter, Channa we run an education center in the village of Po, located a 5-minute walk from the local market, and just 15 minutes by car from the center of Siem Reap and 30 minutes from the famous Angkor Wat.

We opened our on-site center in 2014 to provide free additional education to the children in the local community, including free English classes for 100 students. In the following years, we started providing teachers for the primary and secondary public school which hosts over 2,000 students combined, ranging from 6 to 16 years old.


ABOUT TEACHING
Volunteers are currently able to teach at our on-site center, which is open both before and after school to provide additional help to students. Additionally, volunteers teach at the primary and secondary school, which is located about a 10-minute walk away. Typically, you will teach for an average of 3 hours per day, although depending on your availability and the number of volunteers staying at that time, you may be asked to teach for up to 5 hours.

The majority of our classes are conducted in English, so all volunteers must have at least a conversational level of English ability. However, please do not worry if your English is not perfect, as any assistance is greatly appreciated.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT As a volunteer, we would be delighted to have you stay with us in our home, learn about the local culture, and make a positive impact on Cambodian development. We offer dorms for our volunteers which includes free WiFi, fans and three home-cooked meals a day. We ask for a donation of $8 per day for the dorm room. You'll only be 15 minutes away from the local market, night market at Pub Street, floating village, lotus farm, and rice fields. And if you're interested in visiting Angkor Wat, it's just a 30-minute drive away. To get around there are also lots of cheap TukTuks available. We require a minimum commitment of two weeks from our volunteers, but staying longer will enable you to build a stronger bond of trust with your students and leave a lasting impact on their lives. With the help of volunteers from around the world, we've been able to improve the lives and opportunities of children from low-income families in the local community. We welcome volunteers to join us in making a positive impact on the lives of our children and community. We look forward to welcoming you to our family!

Top Host
This host receives a lot of worldpackers and has a high average rating.

Reviews

4.5
38 reviews38

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

Italy

5

My experience in ECC has been absolutely amazing. Children are lovely and it's so good to see their improvements every day. food is super good and the house, shared with Savon and other volunteers, is the perfect place to spend some weeks in Cambodia. I am so grateful to ECC family for what they do and the passion and effort they put in helping the local community. You teach some hours per day and you also have the opportunity to see attractions nearby. At ECC you can have a full immersion in Cambodian culture and life.
I would definitely come back one day if I could.❤️

20 days ago

South Africa

5

This was such a special experience for me! This was my first worldpackers experience and it was incredible! Savon took very good care of me and other volunteers. I was very sad to leave the kids at the end they made me so happy and I will my babies so much! The village and all the locals are very special people and I enjoyed getting to know different people. The proximity to town is an easy, cheap tuk tuk ride, it isn’t too isolated! I highly recommend!

about 1 month ago

Italy

5

My experience at ECC School was amazing. I had the chance to learn about local life and to spend time with other volunteers as well. The students are so nice and the time with them has flown. Savon was always present for help us in anything. I definitely recommend it. I will be back for sure

about 1 month ago

Spain

3

It was an amazing experience, got to know a lot of people from different countries with different experiences and get to know the culture.
On the other hand, I expected to give at least 5 hours of class per day and as we were so many people the day I had more classes were 3 hours.
Each day we had a different class and year to teach what made it very complicated to get to know the kids.

about 2 months ago


Savuth replied

Hi Blanca, thank you for your feedback!
We are happy to know that you enjoyed your time here. Due to the number of volunteers being unexpected, it was hard to organize the schedule for everyone. We are trying to improve this, and now have a managing team taking care of this! - ECC Family

Spain

4

Savuth es un anfitrión increible, social, buena persona y solidario. En mi experiencia personal, debido al gran número de voluntarios no tuvimos la oportunidad de conectar y forjar mayores vínculos con los niños del colegio; no obstante recomiendo que todo el mundo que quiera y pueda se anime a colaborar con ECC School. Les deseo todo lo mejor y espero volver pronto y esta vez durante mas tiempo, ya que se hace corto y ameno!

about 2 months ago


Savuth replied

Hi Javier, thank you for your feedback!
Thank you for volunteering here at ECC school and we hope that one day you can come back, with more time to enjoy even more the experience! - ECC Family


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