Fees and Information

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What you receive

• Pick-up service from the airport
• Orientation upon arrival
• 24 hour support
• Accommodation
• Regular follow-up meetings
• Transportation between projects
• Beginner's Vietnamese language classes

Apart from our fees, you must pay for:

• Your transport to either Hanoi, Saigon or Nha Trang
• Vaccinations
• Travel and health insurance
• Food and other personal expenses

Application Process

Our application process typically takes two or three weeks, but can be speeded up if there is a need for that. When we get the "Initial application" from you, we will send you and Application Form.

(1) Complete the Initial Application Form:
The first stage of the application process is to fill out the brief initial application form. Upon receiving this we will send you the full application form.

(2) Complete the Full Application Form:
Fill out the application form. After receiving this we will assess your suitability and place you on one of our programs.

(3) Placement info:
We will return detailed Placement Information and an Invoice. If you accept the placement you should pay the invoice and send us receipt of payment by email or fax.

(4) Program Fee:
The program fee needs to be paid to us at least 2 months before you are due to start your placement. However beware that we have a limited amount of placements, so placements will only be secured when we receive by email or fax a receipt of payment.

(5) Communication:
Once you have made your traveling arrangements you should mail your time of arrival and the means of transportation and we will confirm pickup.

Project Duration

All of the projects are ongoing. Schools in Vietnam open on 5 September and close on 19 May the following year with a Tet holiday of 1 week sometime in January or February. Summer is from late May to early September but many children still go to school for summer classes, especially for English and computer lessons.

Dates of arrival

All teaching will start on the Monday after the introduction. Arrival Dates are principally every other week.

Dates for the Year 2008:
Sat 26 July, Sat 09 August, Sat 23 August, Sat 06 September, Sat 20 September, Sat 04 October, Sat 18 October, Sat 01 November, Sat 15 November, Sat 29 November, Sat 13 December, Sat 27 December

Dates for the Year 2009:
Sat 10 January, Sat 24 January, Sat 07 February, Sat 21 February, Sat 07 March, Sat 21 March, Sat 04 April, Sat 18 April, Sat 02 May, Sat 16 May, Sat 30 May, Sat 13 June, Sat 27 June, Sat 11 July, Sat 25 July, Sat 08 August, Sat 22 August, Sat 05 September, Sat 19 September, Sat 03 October, Sat 17 October, Sat 31 October, Sat 14 November, Sat 28 November, Sat 12 December, Sat 26 December

Getting Here

Travel to Teach can advise and support you with all your travel arrangements. Purchase your ticket and confirm your date and time of arrival with Travel to Teach. We will then make arrangements for a representative to meet you.

Reception

We will meet you on arrival at the local aitport or bus station and accompany you to the project sites. You will be shown around the town and introduced to Vietnamese culture and language. Travel to Teach representatives will prepare you for your placement, going through material, discussing possible lesson plans and techniques.

Food

Food is paid for by our volunteers. Some schools have paid lunch for the students but teachers often go home for their lunch. Volunteers can choose to have meals in local restaurants or can return to the dorms to cook their lunch.

Volunteer Work

The hours of work will vary depending upon the type of work chosen by the volunteer. The majority of our volunteers work as teachers/classroom assitants which typically involves working 2 to 4 hours a day with weekends free, although this can vary, especially if volunteers are working at summer camps, restoration camps etc. Depending on your knowledge and interests you can also assist in and take part of a variety of different activities outside of normal teaching hours such as evening classes.

Living

T2T currently has dorms in Quoc Oai, Hanoi and Saigon. Elsewhere you will either stay in a guest house (Na Trang) or at a homestay with a Vietnamese familly if you are worknig in a small village. Homestays provide you with a clean and friendly environment, however they are with typical Vietname famillies so don't expect too many luxuries.

We will supply you with the telephone numbers of the local T2T English speaking personnel.

Vaccinations

See your doctor at least 4-6 weeks before your trip to allow time for immunizations to take effect. We principally do not advise on vaccinations but refer you to your local clinic.

Also visit the WHO's (World Health Organization) Travellers health information.

Insurance

Please purchase health and travel insurance independently. You need health insurance that will cover medical treatment and repatriation in case of accident or illness.

Visas

You will receive detailed information on obtaining a Vietnamese visa upon application.

Certification

You will get a Travel to Teach certificate stating the time and place you have been teaching.