Volunteer Teaching in Mongolia

Live and work in Mongolia, helping improve children’s English skills and gaining teaching experience

Destination

Mongolia

Age

16+ y/o

Minimum Stay

2 weeks

Start Date

Anytime

Accommodation

Homestay

What’s included

Activities, Training & Equipment

All programme activities and equipment, including training and workshops from experienced professionals.

Meals

All breakfast, lunch, and dinners, and always fresh drinking water.

Socials & Fun

Regularly organized social events with other participants.

Pre-departure Support

Everything you need to prepare for your trip, including visa advice, cultural awareness training, access to your dedicated pre-departure portal, and more.

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Trip Overview

Get real teaching experience

Work alongside experienced teachers in Ulaanbaatar, supporting English classes and leading your own lessons, focusing on conversational skills.

Immerse in Mongolian education

Learn about the Mongolian education system through workshops and hands-on experience, gaining valuable insights into teaching methodologies.

Explore Ulaanbaatar

Discover the unique blend of modern and traditional life in Mongolia’s capital city, from Soviet-style architecture to nomadic settlements.

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind culture

Live with a welcoming host family, savouring traditional Mongolian food and experiencing the warmth and hospitality of the local people.

Build your personal skills

Grow your confidence, leadership, and communication skills while contributing to the education of young people and expanding your global perspective.

What you need to know

Overview

This project is perfect for anyone interested in gaining practical teaching work experience in Mongolia. While you help children improve their English, you’ll also learn from working with experienced teachers.

This volunteer opportunity will give your CV an edge when applying for a job or when applying to the university of your choice. It’s also an excellent talking point during interviews! Even if you don’t work as a teacher, you’ll learn skills like planning that can be applied to any career.

No teaching experience? No problem! You’ll receive a full induction from Projects Abroad staff when you arrive in Mongolia. Your supervisor is also available to answer your questions, tweak your lesson plans, or guide you with challenging in-class situations. You can also take a look at our extensive online database for ideas.

If you’re interested in teaching other subjects, contact our Project Experts. They’ll advise you on what subjects you can teach in Mongolia and whether you can teach those subjects part-time or full-time.

Please note that you should have intermediate English skills to join this project.

This project runs throughout the year, and you can join at any time. The longer you stay, the more you will get out of your time in Mongolia and the biggest your impact will be.

A Day in the Life

A typical day in Mongolia begins at your host family’s home, with breakfast and preparation for the day. From the host family’s home, you walk or take a bus to your project. This is dependent on how far the placement is.

You will work Monday to Friday with an average of seven working hours in schools or universities. Business professionals and government workers work during the day, so English lessons may only happen in the evenings.

Depending on your placements and tasks for the day, you will either set aside time to lesson plan or begin teaching straight away. To prepare for your project, run speaking games and conversational activities that can get your students confident with speaking English.

We encourage you to sing songs, practise pronunciation, and get your students speaking. This will help raise their confidence and improve their English much faster.

Weekends in Mongolia are the time to relax and explore the country’s vast plains and history. You can visit the nomads, learn about Genghis Khan, or plan a tour through the Gobi Desert. You can also spend a quiet weekend getting to know your host family and other volunteers.

Aims & Impact

The aim of this project is to raise the English levels of children, teenagers, and adults

In Mongolia, children begin to learn English towards the end of their primary school years. With a late start in their English education, children struggle to grasp the language quickly. For older students, English lessons in Mongolia are costly, and not everyone has access to them.

Speaking English is important in Mongolia. Students need good English to enter university, and professionals need to communicate with colleagues and clients around the world. It’s also an important skill for entering the tourism industry.

Your role is to help your students gain confidence in speaking English and learning new words. Having you in the classroom also gives older students a chance to practise speaking with a native or strong English speaker.

We’ve identified four long-term, sustainable goals we want to achieve in Mongolia:

Increase English levels
Improve classroom support
Improve teaching techniques
Encourage learning through creativity

Help us achieve these goals by volunteering to teach English in Mongolia.

Activities

You’ll gain teaching work experience in Mongolia at a kindergarten, elementary school, high school, or language institute placement. We also have university placements for volunteers interested in teaching Japanese and opportunities to work in centres for adults with special needs. You’ll get involved in these kinds of activities at your placement:

Teach students English and make lessons engaging and fun
Assist teachers with extracurricular activities such as music, sports, and drama
Teach adults at an NGO or university
Take part in workshops and outreach work

Your work will focus on the following areas:

Teach students English and make lessons engaging and fun

Your main role in Mongolia is to teach English lessons in the afternoons. You’ll plan and lead your own classes, which should focus on raising students’ English ability. You can practise listening by telling stories and encourage speaking by doing role-plays.

Assist teachers with extracurricular activities such as music, sports, drama

You can also help local teachers run and monitor extracurricular activities. You can teach music, help with sports lessons, or art sessions. We recommend using this time to incorporate English into your drama productions or teach children what “GOAL!” means during a soccer match. You need to take the initiative in implementing any extramural activities. If you enjoy a certain activity, let us know!

Teach adults at an NGO or university

As a volunteer teaching English in Mongolia, you can also work with older students. You can teach English to government workers and business professionals. You can teach English or Japanese at a university.

You can focus on teaching business English or run through the vocabulary needed when travelling, shopping, or meeting a new person. If you are interested in working as a full-time volunteer in these placements, we can organise it for you.

Take part in workshops and outreach work

An important aspect of your work in Mongolia is to gain as much experience and knowledge as possible. Our staff organise regular workshops focused on improving your teaching skills. You’ll also get a deeper insight into Mongolia’s education and childcare systems through outreach work.

Map & Location

Mongolia, known as “The Land of the Eternal Blue Sky”, is a true one-off. Discover a country rich in history and culture, where one-third of people live as nomads, moving their traditional ger homes with the seasons. Witness an ancient way of life and enjoy stunning landscapes.

With 250 sunny days a year, it’s perfect for outdoor adventures. Attend the Naadam festival, a showcase of wrestling, horse racing, and archery. And don’t miss the world’s largest equestrian statue, a tribute to Genghis Khan.

Ulaanbaatar

Home to half of Mongolia’s population, the capital city of Ulaanbaatar is a fascinating blend of old and new. Located in north-central Mongolia, it is at a crossroad between it’s better known neighbours, China and Russia.

You will see skyscrapers and traditional tents side-by-side, workers in suits and monks in conversation, and surviving monasteries from pre-soviet occupation.

It is the world’s coldest capital city, but often reaches warm temperatures in the summer!

Food & Accommodation

Settle into your home away from home in Mongolia. We provide everything you need for a comfortable and enriching stay, including a clean bed, three meals a day, and access to clean drinking water. You’ll be welcomed into the home of a carefully vetted local family, hand-picked by Projects Abroad, who will introduce you to a brand new way of life.

Your host family’s house will be safe, secure, and clean, giving you somewhere to relax and rest with other Projects Abroad participants. Speak with your host family, share your culture, and experience theirs while enjoying delicious home-cooked food.

Transport to and from your placement is organised entirely by our team, so you’ll never need to stress about navigating somewhere you don’t know.

Your Arrival Made Easy

When you arrive at your respective airport, a member of Projects Abroad staff will be there to meet you. You can find more detailed information on arrival airports, orientation, and visas on our Mongolia Arrival Procedures page.