Sorcha has been volunteering with ISF’s English Programme for the past six weeks. As she is preparing to leave Cambodia and return to Singapore, here are some of her impressions of the volunteering experience:

Working for ISF has been the most rewarding, yet also one of the more challenging things I’ve done. I have taught in the arts before and understand children but I never truly appreciated teaching a new language, especially when I couldn’t speak the students first language.

I gained a lot of respect for the teachers at ISF who have found creative and promising ways of teaching English, they have taught me a lot on the benefits of a good teaching style. I believe I have grown here and that the staff, who were all so welcoming, helped me do so.

The children I have seen at the school have been nothing but friendly and happy, despite the circumstances they live in and I think that is something to learn from. Most of them really utilise the opportunity that they are given.

I am very grateful that I was accepted onto this volunteer course. I can safely say it is something I will remember for years to come.