Volunteer Teaching in Cambodia

If you enjoy working with children and teaching, then our Teaching Project in Cambodia is for you! No previous teaching experience is necessary but you need to have the desire to share your knowledge with these children.

Pursuing a career in teaching? Contribute to the practical side of your studies by working in a classroom on a daily basis. Get to know the children and implement your training in the lessons you teach. Add this teaching work experience in Cambodia to your resume for an extra edge.

You will have the guidance and support of your project supervisor right from the start. Throughout your stay, you will have access to an online database filled with worksheets, classroom activities and educational games you can implement in class. The local Projects Abroad staff will also run regular teaching workshops were you can share ideas and get inspiration from others.

If you’re interested in teaching other subjects, contact our Project Experts. They’ll advise you on what subjects you can teach in Cambodia, and whether you can teach those subjects part-time or full time.

The aim of this project is to provide disadvantaged children with educational support and teach English.

Education in Cambodia remains weak. This is due to poverty in rural areas, not enough schools, and a lack of teachers. Dropout rates are high, particularly for lower secondary school. Many families cannot afford the costs related to schooling.

By teaching in Cambodia, you will work directly with children and give them the skills and education to succeed at school and in life. To ensure the work we do positively benefits the community, we have set out four goals for to work towards:

• Improve English levels
• Improve teaching techniques
• Encourage learning through creativity
• Increase literacy

Each activity that you prepare for the children should have at least one of these goals in mind. Help us work towards these goals by signing up for the Teaching Project in Cambodia.

Each morning, you’ll wake up in your shared volunteer apartment and enjoy a Cambodian breakfast of egg fried rice, banana pancakes and fresh fruit. Don’t forget your shoes in the doorway before you hop into the tuk tuk waiting for you outside.

You’ll start teaching at 9am and end around 4 or 5pm, Monday to Friday. The moment the children see you, you’ll hear a chorus of “teacher, teacher” and be pulled towards the classroom. Depending on your placement, you might teach basic English lessons or organise music, art or sports classes. To avoid the midday heat, you’ll head back to the apartment at 11am. You’ll enjoy a stir fry lunch and plan your lessons before heading back to the school at 3pm.

At the end of the day, you can head back to the apartment with the other volunteers or grab a tuk tuk to the riverside promenade. Over the weekends, you can spend time learning about Cambodian history at the S21 Museum, the Killing Fields or the Royal Palace. One weekend trip you cannot miss is the Angkor Wat temples in Siem Riep.