The Thang Long School is managed and administrated by Educational Department of District 4 and People’s Committee of District 4. It is run by a staff of 25 people. The highest ranking person is a Headmistress.

The Thang Long School has been funded on monthly base from Sai Gon Children’s Charity (SCC), a British charitable organization based in Ho Chi Minh City. This financial aid is timeless as long as the Thang Long School runs.

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The whole school includes 14 English classes and 17 vocational ones on an area of 270 m2. Its role now is to provide training for 420 students. The classes are divided into three shifts a day. It’s not easy work for the school runners. Currently, we’re just focusing on the quality of training matters and how to maintain the interest of study and student’s attendance.

The disadvantaged children learn English and vocation without school fee. In addition, they are given original English textbooks, workbooks and other extra materials without payment. Particularly poor students earn scholarship equivalent to 10 kg of rice, VND 15.000 to support their transport cost to go to school. We are also care of children’s health by organizing two trips a year: one to a water park and one to the beach. Children just join in these holidays paying penniless to the school. In the year and party, they are given new clothes, rice, cakes and drinks. Good students are encouraged with valuable awards when the school year finishes.

Only children of the poor families are accepted to study at the Thang Long School. The Thang Long School and SCC social workers will go and check the applicant’s family situation. We assess the poverty level of the child’s family on an assessment sheet in which each question raised is given marks. To sum up, children who get low marks are chosen to enter the school but their application form must be certified by the local government.

Yes. Three fifth of them are studying at Vietnamese day-time school, two fifth at evening classes in which they are taught high school subjects  such as maths, Vietnamese literature, history, geography, ethics, etc.

We take part in Fun Run, an activity organized by foreign sponsors aiming to raise fund for charity organizations in Ho Chi Minh City. This year Fun Run was held on Oct 1st. 30 students ran a distance of 4 km. Other activities during the school year are Cycle Challenge and Christmas performances done by TL choir.

Since the year 2000, we have placed last- year students in jobs. This year, 30 students found jobs with decent payment in restaurants and hotels.

Vietnamese people who graduate a college or university of a faculty required having two years of teaching experience can become teachers of the Thang Long School.

Since the school was founded, volunteers from all English speaking countries have come to work for the school. This year, there have been four. They come from Holland, America and Scotland. There were also some Vietnamese students from Hufflit University in Ho Chi Minh City volunteering to teach English.

You should study information about teaching English and vocation on the school website to see whether your ability, knowledge and experience appropriate for the school objectives. Then you can contact by email or come to the school for a meeting with the headmistress.

You should visit the school first to witness what is going on at the school and to see its potential development. Money to support the school operation can be sent directly to the school bank account:

Account No: 102010000107538.
Industry And Trade Bank, branch 4, 54-56 Le Quoc Hung Street, Ward 2, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Gifts can be sent by post to:
Thang Long English and Vocational Training School.
129F/63A Nguyen Huu Hao Street, Ward 9, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Or contact SCC Fund raising department at:
59 Tran Quoc Thao, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.