Founded in 1994 and sponsored by Saigon Children's Charity, Thang Long Vocational School provides free classes in English and vocational skills to the children of District 4 in Saigon. A member of the Thang Long staff interviews the parents of prospective students, aged eleven to thirteen, in their home. The family must pass a means test before the student is accepted into the school. Children from the poorest families are accepted.
Thanks to the introduction from SCC, on the 24th and 25th of March this year four school girls from United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) in Singapore paid a visit to Thang Long English and Vocational school (TLS). They rolled up their sleeves to do some charitable tasks for the school such as decorating classrooms, painting the cabinets for the art class, and growing plants and flowers.
She is Phong Ka Tiep, 20 years old. She joint the hairdressing class in Thang Long School in 2005 when she was 15. After one year training she got a job.
Under the sponsorship of SCC and La Truong Xuan company, TLS organised an Introductory and Advisory meeting for the Hospitality and Flower Arranging courses on November 1st 2009 at 8.30am. In attendance, was Ms Chau and Ms Mai Anh from two 5 star hotels in HCMC, the Park Hyatt and the Caravelle.
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