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Contact Information
Verbist Care Center
Contact Person: Fr. Ndjeok Golime Matthieu
Bayangol District, 4th Micro District
Ulaanbaatar City, P.O.Box 798
Tel: +976-11-369295, +976-95821709
Hotel
Naranbulag Hotel
Narnii zam Street - 435, 2 Horoo
Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar
Tel: +976-70140999, +976-70140998
Fax: +976-11-365 152
Teachers
Mr. Brian Hall, brian.hall@seoulforeign.org
Ms. Soora Koh, soora.koh@seoulforeign.org
Packing List
Students will require the following items:
5-7 t-shirts
3-4 pairs of long trousers (you won't need shorts!)
5-7 sets of underwear, including 1 set of thermal underwear (if possible, but not required)
2 pairs of shoes; be sure one is for colder weather (not snow boots)
Warm coat (not optional; two student failed to bring a warm coat last year and they regretted it.
Hat, scarf, gloves
Personal toiletries, including moisturizer for face/hands
Personal medications
Electronic devices are brought at your own risk (laptops are discouraged). Remember, phones will be restricted during the hours at the Verbist Center, and limited at other times.
Spending money (USD 50 maximum is recommended - there are very limited shopping options in Ulaanbaatar and all food / expenses are covered in the trip fee)
Small rucksack/backpack for use in the daytime / carry-on
Suitcase to accommodate the above - total weight no more than 23kg
Our Travel Itinerary
- As a result of participating in this Discovery Week course students will
- Be curious about and sensitive to human condition as we find it in our host country.
- Learn more about current social and environmental challenges facing Mongolia.
- Realize that while we may speak different languages and have vastly different life stories, our shared humanity is what makes us very similar.
- Gain knowledge of the history, economics and politics of Mongolia.
Course Description/Itinerary:
DW Mongolia returns to Ulaanbaatar for the 8th consecutive year to work with the Verbist Care Center and Father Mathieu, helping in the care center they operate. Students also helps with the Rainbow Center -- a drop off, day-care center for adolescents with mental and physical handicaps. Each day consists of working at either center, playing with the children and helping prepare and clean up after meals. There is a day to explore and learn about the city as well as a day to travel to the countryside with all the children. We'll see the landscape, some wildlife, and visit a family living in a typical "Yurt" (Gur). We are one of two international schools to be invited to the center each year and our visit provides a substantial infusion to their annual operating budget, and we always return with far more than we leave behind.
Requirements/Considerations:
- Much of your days will be spent working with kids that range in ages between 3 to 18 years.
- It’s usually quite cold in Mongolia in early November. The air is often dirty.
- We are well fed during the week but no special dietary restrictions are accommodated.
- Be willing to engage in various tasks, including cleaning and manual labor.
- Be willing to live without your phone for much of the week.
- We stay in a clean, safe and basic hotel. If you require something nicer, this is not the course for you.
- Sunday to Friday
Approximate Cost: $1,500 - $2,000
Sponsors: Mr. Hall and Ms. Koh
Course Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Course Category: Culture and Service
Student Leaders: We are looking for one male and one female student leader. Priority will be given to seniors and juniors who have been on this course before. Send email to Ms. Koh (soora.koh@seoulforeign.org) responding to the following questions: 1) What leadership skills do you have, or want to work on, that will benefit this DW? and 2) What ideas do you have to improve the Mongolian DW experience in 2018? Deadline to send your email to Ms. Koh is 4pm on May 10. Be sure to choose Mongolia as one of your four options.
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