Become an English Mentor for Children and Grow Together in Gangjin, Korea

This is an education volunteer project where you live alongside children at an orphanage while sharing English lessons and a variety of educational activities. As you share your own talents and experience with the children and carry out English education and other activities together, it becomes a new learning opportunity for them—and for you, a meaningful experience that goes beyond teaching into growing together. By spending everyday moments with the children in this warm southern village, you'll bring small but meaningful positive changes to their lives. Go beyond a simple encounter and fill each other's time together—an experience that gives children new experiences and a sense of stability, and gives you the chance for warm personal growth.

1. Become an English Teacher and Show the Children a Bigger World

For children at the orphanage, education is more than simple learning—it's a precious opportunity to face new possibilities. As their knowledge expands, children grow by discovering a world they never knew. English, in particular, becomes a powerful tool that lets them communicate with a variety of people, understand a wider world, and hold new dreams in their hearts. As you talk with the children in English and enjoy playing together with your whole body, let English seep into their daily lives as something natural and fun rather than mere study. Through this, children break down the barrier of an unfamiliar language and gain the small courage to take on new challenges. The time you share with the children isn't limited to simple lessons. Day by day, conversations, activities, and small experiences build up, becoming a solid foundation that helps children prepare for their own future. With your warm attention and encouragement, which will stay in their hearts for a long time.

2. Create a Special Class with Your Own Talent. You are a New World for the Children. 

Any talent you have becomes a new world and a learning opportunity for the children. Using things you love—art, music, sports, crafts, reading, and more—you can offer the children special time and lessons. As you prepare lessons and spend time with the children, you'll also grow as an education planner and naturally learn how to share your own talents and experience. A class built from your small interest and effort will become a fun, new experience for the children. It can become a precious turning point that helps children discover and pursue their own dreams and interests.

3. Join in Anything. Spend Time with the Children and Share Everyday Life

This place always needs people willing to spend time with the children. Simple everyday moments—doing homework together after school, playing, cooking, and talking—can give the children great strength. You don't need any special skill or professional ability. Time spent walking and exercising together will become good memories for the children. What may be an ordinary day for you will become an unforgettable, warm memory for the children, and a driving force for their growth.

This is an education volunteer project offering English lessons and a variety of activities to children at an orphanage. Through English classes, play activities, after-school tutoring, and other programs, this project offers children new learning and enjoyable experiences—and becomes a time for you to grow together with them.

■ Key Activities

• Elementary English Program : Learning simple everyday English through play and hands-on activities
• Middle School English Program : Conversation-focused English lessons to improve communication skills
• Talent-sharing Program : Various activities tailored to participant’s talents in art, music, sports, and more
• After-school Learning and Daily Support : Helping with homework, facility cleaning, cooking, and other daily tasks after school

■ Sample Daily Schedule

You'll run education programs 3–4 times a week. The rest of the time, you'll freely support the children's daily life at the orphanage and serve as their mentor. 

*The above schedule is an example and may be adjusted depending on participation timing and institutional circumstances.

■ Additional Information

• Please use simple, easy-to-understand language rather than complex or lengthy explanations for the children.
• Repetitive, hands-on learning is very helpful for the children.
• Please encourage the children to participate and experience things together rather than compete or argue with one another.
• Please be respectful and considerate of each child's individual characteristics and circumstances.
• Please give the children positive feedback.

Detailed Support Items

■ Project Activities

• Systematic orientation
• A reliable project manager
• 24-hour support!  A 24-hour emergency contact network for immediate help in urgent situations
• Helpful Gangjin travel tips for daily life there

■ Certificate and Recommendation Letter

• Certificate of completion issued by the institution

Exclusions

• Round-trip transportation
• Other local living expenses (meals, transportation, etc)
• Train station/airport pick up fees
• Personal travel insurance

* Please book your transportation only after your participation is confirmed and you receive final schedule notification.

This is a child welfare facility that has long supported the growth of children and adolescents. It runs a range of programs—daily life support, education, emotional care, and independence preparation—to help children who need protection live in a stable environment and grow up healthy. Children of various ages, from newborns to teenagers, live together here, and the facility continues to provide steady, ongoing support so they can settle securely into society even after becoming adults. More than just a protective space, it is a warm community that helps children discover their dreams and possibilities and prepare for the future, working together with the local community to foster the children's healthy growth.

We arrange shared accommodation or a guesthouse so you can stay comfortably during the program. Basic living facilities are provided for your convenience.

*Local guesthouse/shared accommodation; actual appearance may differ from images.

■ Location: Gangjin

Gangjin is a place where beautiful nature and diverse culture come together. Away from the busy city, you can live at a relaxed pace, naturally interact with local residents, and experience the region's way of life and deep culture. It’s also a place where celadon culture and tea culture have flourished, offering everyday cultural experiences amid various arts and culture spaces and beautiful natural scenery.

1. Gangjin Bay Ecological Park
This is a well-known destination famous for its wide reed fields and beautiful wetland scenery. You can enjoy nature's changing scenery through the seasons, and take a relaxing walk along the trails. Especially at sunset, the sky turning red leaves visitors with lasting memories.

2. Goryeo Celadon Museum

The Goryeo Celadon Museum is a space where you can explore the thousand-year history and production process of Goryeo celadon. Through various exhibitions and hands-on programs, you can experience the beauty of traditional craftsmanship and naturally understand the meaning of work infused with a craftsman's spirit. Exhibits and artifacts also let you appreciate the excellence and artistic value of Goryeo celadon on a deeper level. 

3. Baekundong Garden

This beautiful garden, representative of traditional Korean garden culture, is notable for its natural blend of valley, forest, and pond. You can take a quiet walk and feel nature up close, experiencing a calm that's hard to find in the busy city. It's a healing space where you can rest your tired body and mind.

■ This project can start on any day of the week you prefer.

■ The minimum participation period is 1 weeks.

■ Target Participant and Eligibility 

• Anyone who loves children and wants the experience of growing together with them 
• Anyone interested in English education or education volunteering
• Anyone interested in education or social welfare
• Anyone who wants to share their talents with others
• Anyone who can participate sincerely and act with a sense of responsibility
• Anyone who wants to stay in Gangjin long-term and experience a new way of life

1. Refunds are not available due to participants’ personal reasons after the project has been confirmed.

2. Participants are deemed to have agreed to the refund policy at the time of project application.

3. This project is subject to a <strict> refund policy. If you cancel before your project participation is confirmed, we will refund 100% of the project fee. 

4. The project schedule and content may vary depending on local conditions (such as transportation and weather changes) or the circumstances of local authorities, and may be shortened or modified if unavoidable.

5. This project is one that is actually operated by the project management organization partnered with us. Therefore, responsibility for actual operation lies with the local project organization.

6. Please make your transportation reservation only after receiving the final confirmation of your participation in the project. After your participation is confirmed, we will provide individual guidance regarding the schedule.