Dec 182009
Another important day(16th) for me and a chance to further ensure The Stratton ABC Foundations involvement in the local community.
A couple of weeks back, at Jacks sportsday, I was approached by Khruu Khemtong Punyoyai from Huay Sai school. She told me about a weekend English Camp, that she has been running for the last few years. This years camp is taking place this weekend at San Kampaeng Hot Springs. At the time she was simply interested in me going a long to observe and possibly advise on further improvements for the future.
Unfortunately one of the Dutch volunteer teachers, who was supposed to be taking part, has had to return home and so Khruu Khemtong has now asked me to take her place.
Not only that, but, thanks to a very nice , constructive conversation today, it is my hope that we can work closely together on a common objective.This is to help improve English language use, understanding and pronounciation throughout the local area.It appears that we have very similar views on this subject and have discussed numerous strategies that we may employ in the future.
Although the main aim of the Stratton ABC Foundation is to give a safe, secure and caring home to disadvantaged and at risk children in and around Chiang Mai, looking around I see that the term disadvantaged could relate to many many children in the area of Education, and especially English language learning. To this end I am happy to use what spare time I can find to work in partnership with Khruu khemtong to further her efforts.
Any organisation looking to help the disadvantaged has to look to the future. It is very much the case that fluency in the English language leads to much better career opportunities, which would hopefully then lead to a lessening of the sort of circumstances that leads to children needing placements in homes such as our own.
It has to be the best aim, not only to offer the placements to those in need, but to do all we can to reduce that need.
