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Join local teachers in the classroom and take the lead in teaching English to children aged 7β17. You'll have the freedom to shape your lessons and bring your own teaching style and ideas. No professional teaching experience is required, just an English level above B2 and a willingness to make a difference! Have other passions or skills, such as sports or social media? You're welcome to share those too and contribute in your own way.
25 hours of help per week
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
Amount: US$ 12 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: The minimum spend is 12 dollars a day covering the costs of basic necessities such as food, accommodation, electricity, water, administration fees. Transport can be organised on request. Some programmes include activities and visits to local attractions. Most volunteers organise fundraising initiatives and donate to the project, however, that is completely voluntary.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
7:00 β 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 β 10:30 am
Morning programme (optional) β see the weekly tables below (varies by day/group)
11:30 am β 12:00 pm
Lunch (communal, Khmer dishes)
12:00 β 1:00 pm
Afternoon break
1:00 β 3:00 pm
Teaching Session 1
3:15 β 5:05 pm
Teaching Session 2
5:05 β 6:30 pm
Teaching Session 3
6:30 β 7:30 pm
Dinner
8:00 pm onward
Free time
Never be alone with a single student behind a closed door or out of sight of another adult.
β No physical discipline, ever β if a class is unmanageable, get the local teacher, don't escalate yourself.
β No private one-on-one contact with students outside class (social media, phone numbers, gifts, money) without the local teacher's knowledge.
β Physical affection: let the child initiate (e.g. a handshake or high-five back), and keep it brief and public. Don't initiate hugs or seek closeness with a particular child.
β Touch and greeting norms in Khmer culture: the head is considered spiritually significant in Cambodian Buddhist custom β don't pat or touch a student's head without permission, even affectionately. The traditional Khmer greeting is the sampeah (palms together, slight bow) rather than a handshake; volunteers don't need to adopt it, but should recognise it and respond warmly if a student or teacher offers it.
β Kids form attachments to volunteers fast, precisely because you're new and interesting. That's a reason to be thoughtful about how you navigate closeness with any one student β warm and consistent with the whole class, not a special favourite.
β Photos and student privacy: see Β§3.4 below.
β If a student discloses abuse or you observe something concerning, do not investigate it yourself. Note exactly what was said/seen, when, and who else was present, and report it immediately to your named on-site contact and to Mark/Sa β see Β§3.3.
β Alcohol: none during teaching days; use good judgement about weekends given you're a visible representative of the school.
