Thungprue Pittayakom School

CODE: MLTV 2303

Work:

Engage in collaborative teaching and coordination with class teachers to facilitate the English language learning process across all academic levels.

Accomodation and food

The 2nd floor of the school building offers comfortable facilities. It includes a bedroom equipped with essential sleeping amenities such as a mattress, bed linen, pillows, and a fan. Additionally, there is a private bathroom and toilet for personal use. Moreover, the accommodation provides convenient appliances and utensils like refrigerators, kettles, rice cookers, sinks, cups, plates, spoons, glasses, and
induction cookers for your convenience. Volunteers will cook meals by themselves except the lunch provided by the School.

Location and leisure

Thungprue Pittayakom School is situated at house number 67/1 in Moo 7, Phatong Sub District, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. The school is located in a community with a population of approximately 1,300 people, making it an integral part of the surrounding area. It is positioned alongside a rural road. Within Moo 7, 96% of the villagers are engaged in rubber tapping, while the remaining 4% work in factories, general contracting, and vegetable cultivation.
The community encompasses essential institutions such as temples, schools, and health facilities. Additionally, there are several organized groups within the community, including savings groups, village fund groups, and club groups. The entire population of the community follows the Buddhist faith. The community itself can be described as semi-rural, characterized by a hot climate and seasonal rainfall.

Project hosted by

Thungprue Pittayakom School, Songkhla Province was founded in 1957. It has 5 school buildings, 2 buildings for teachers to live in, a multipurpose building, and a cafeteria. Additionally, there are 4 temporary buildings provided by the public, 3 toilets and each school building has 2 bathrooms. There are currently 224 students from kindergarten to lower secondary (6-15 years old), and there are a total of 16 teachers along with a janitor. The kids have very few chances for interaction with foreigners and English language is more and more needed for their future.

Directions to meeting point

Hatyai airport

Additional comments

The project is closed during summer holidays on March and April