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Setafire Volunteer

Training Program

One of the other contributing factors to

the Setafire project is the Setafire

Volunteer Training Program. In this

program, volunteers (usually University

students or in their final year of school)

are trained on the methods and teachingstyles incorporated in the camps.

Besides going through the module, the

volunteers are briefed on activities to be

conducted with participants as well as

go through the moral values that would

be taught to them. The training includes

a workshop session for the volunteers tolearn the performing arts they would be

teaching and the games that would be

played during the camp. From this

training session, volunteers will not

only learn how to teach English, but also

get to experience working with different

people from different backgrounds.

Collaborators:

The Santitham Education and

Development Foundation

FLAME (Foundations for Leadership And

Moral Empowerment)

For further information about the Setafire

Service Project, kindly contact:

Nadia Suchen: nadiasuchen@hotmail.com

Sita Krishnan: sitakk@gmail.com

Strengthening

English Through

Arts & Fun

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About Setafire

Founded in 2008, Setafire is a Service

Project which aims to bring aboutopportunities for students to practice

English through a creative and fun

manner. Thus far, the Setafire camps

have been conducted in Omkoi, a town

situated on a mountain, 3 hours from

Chiangmai, Thailand. Currently,

volunteers have come from numerouscountries, namely Australia, Thailand,

Malaysia, and Qatar, aged 15 to 25.

Objectives & Aims To encourage participants to

converse in English confidently

To inculcate and enhance skillsthrough performing arts

To incorporate teamwork andleadership among the participants

To build self-esteem amongparticipants

To create awareness towards theimportance of moral values in daily

life

To introduce and expose theparticipants to new cultures

The Setafire Program

Setafire focuses on three basic areas

when organising camps: lessons,performing arts and games. Recently a

health program has been added.

The Setafire module was created

centring around one of the most

important aspects of English

vocabulary. Each lesson in the modulebrings about new words for participants

to learn and concludes with a fable

which uses those newly learnt words as

well as a quotation relating to the moral

value specified for that lesson. 6

different types of modules have been

created catering to the different levels ofEnglish faced in the camps so far.

Performing arts is another method

Setafire uses to teach English. The

performing arts taught include art,

drama, dance and music. Research has

shown that the arts is a great active toolfor English learning as well as

leadership development. Each

performing art has an English aspect to

it so that participants are constantly

exposed to the language.

Games, the other component to the

Setafire program, encourages team work

and cooperation enabling participants to

enhance their leadership skills as well as

learn how to be a team player.

The Health Program is aimed to not only

introduce English health terms but alsoto instil some basic knowledge towards

first aid, a crucial piece of information

for any youth.