“You meet some fantastic people, see a beautiful country and have the opportunity to make a small but measurable difference.” – Anna Watt, Sri Lanka Volunteer, 2004
Author Archive | Ian
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP PROGRAMME IN SRI LANKA
VESL would just like to thank all our teacher training workshop volunteers for running such a great set of workshops this summer. More than 700 Sri Lankan school teachers were able to attend the workshops and the feedback has been so positive that we have been asked to consider repeating the project next summer. All […]
PROGRAMME VISITS
VESL’s Programme Directors, Tom Harrison and Ian Livingstone, have now returned from this year’s project visits in India and Sri Lanka. Our Indian programme is new for 2007 but work has been going on to establish the programme for almost two years. A great deal of hard work and effort has been put into the […]
ANOTHER WORKSHOP TEAM PLANNED
Next summer is shaping up to be an exciting one for us all. With December’s selection producing such a great set of volunteers we have high hopes for the March selection days and all of next year’s projects. (applications for next summer’s projects are open until 9th March so get your form sent in) The interest […]
SCIENCE PROJECTS
In addition to our English teaching programme we have been able to recruit a number of science teachers to take on a short summer project working with both students and teachers across a number of Sri Lankan English medium schools. These projects are new for 2007 and we are very excited to be given this […]
NEW TRUSTEE – Anna Watt
We would like to formally announce that Anna Watt has agreed to join the VESL board of trustees. Anna was a VESL volunteer in 2004, an in-country co-ordinator in 2005 and only recently returned to the UK after staying on in Sri Lanka to teach in Colombo. We are all extremely pleased to welcome her […]
SELECTION SUCCESS
We would like to thank all those who attended December’s selection day earlier this month. We were extremely pleased to see so many keen and enthusiastic faces, along with such a broad skills base. We look forward to seeing all those successful applicants at our training event in June and have no doubt you will […]
RENEWED SPONSORSHIP FROM LIFECYLCE FUNDRAISING
Lifecycle Fundraising have agreed to help subsidise the teacher training workshop programme in 2007. This fantastic donation will allow us to offer subsidised placements on the teacher workshop team for qualified teachers. If you are a qualified teacher (PGCE, NQT or TEFL) and you are interested in receiving more information about joining our teacher training workshop […]
VESL GIVEN OFFICIAL NGO STATUS
More News this Month: The Sri Lankan Government has signed an M.O.U. [Memorandum of Understanding] and given VESL official N.G.O. status within the country. This represents a very important step for the charity and is something we are all extremely proud of. This is really a result of so many individuals’ dedication to the work […]
SUMMER PROGRAMMES COME TO A CLOSE
The 2006 summer programme has now come to a close. We are very pleased to say that all of the feedback we have received from schools, head teachers and our volunteers has been very positive and extremely encouraging. We would like to send thanks to all our volunteers, both those on the ground in Sri […]
SUMMER PROGRAMME 2006
The 2006 summer projects have now been confirmed and we are pleased to be returning to some of our long standing projects in the Central Province as well as taking on new projects in the South. This year will see a number of additional summer schools and English Language Clubs being set up to help […]
Special Thanks to the Mundys
VESL would like to say a special thank you to our in-country representatives [Heather and Cyril Mundy] and our Programme Manager [Tom Harrison] for setting up some wonderful projects for this summers programme and continuing to liaise with the Sri Lankan Education Ministry and the Provincial Educational Departments to secure a valued and worthwhile programme.
Sri Lanka setup underway
One of the VESL Programme Managers [Tom Harrison] is currently in Sri Lanka, meeting Education Ministers, visiting Schools and setting up our programme for this year.
VESL SELECTION DAYS
VESL would like to thank all those who took the time to attend one of our selection days this year and wish any applicants we were unable to place good luck in finding a volunteer programme this summer. Congratulations to all of you that have been invited to join our volunteer team, we look forward […]
