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Volunteer Opportunities

Below is a list of volunteer activities available through International Education.

Procedure:

  1. Email or phone the listed contact to make arrangements for your volunteer experience or to find out more about the activity at least ONE WEEK before you plan to participate.
  2. You are responsible to arrange the volunteer experience and show up at the times to which you have agreed. You are expected to actively participate in the volunteer activity.
  3. You need to document your volunteer hours, keep track of them and have the supervisor of the activity sign for them. Pick up your Co-curricular Activities Completion form from the reception desk in Building 255.
  4. Once you have completed your volunteer hours, ask the activity supervisor to sign off the Completion Form and submit it to the Education Abroad office (255/264). Please note: the supervisor is not required to sign the Completion Form if they feel you have not actively participated in the activity.

Type of volunteer

Activity

Date/Time

Any

Learning Centre - The Learning Centre (Bldg 255/Rm 175) is a drop-in resource room for lower level English learners. This would be to lead Conversation Club, help students practice speaking, and also to discuss English TV shows. Extra help is always welcome.

Contact: Maxine.Macgillivray@viu.ca

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:00 – 4:00; Wednesday 11:00 – 4:30

From mid-Sept through mid-Nov; mid January through March; mid-May through July

Any

English as a Second Language Classes  - Volunteers (native English speakers) needed for guiding small group conversation for students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program.

Contact: Maxine.Macgillivray@viu.ca

Monday-Friday at various times between 8:30am and 4:30pm. 

Any

Various Activities - Throughout the semester International Students participate in various activities. These can include daytrips to Victoria and Tofino, an evening of bowling, or weekend dayhikes. International students often appreciate these less formal opportunities to meet Canadian students and to practice English and share about their own culture while learning about Canadian culture.

Contact: Stephanie.haslam@viu.ca (250) 753-3245, Local 2092

Throughout the semester

PLAN AHEAD! Please contact Stephanie 3-4 weeks before the date of the activity.

Any

Group Programs - Groups of students from our partner universities in Japan and Korea come to VIU to study English and do a variety of recreation and cultural activities. Volunteers are needed to help on the activity program and in the ESL class as conversation partners.

Ali.White@viu.ca  (250) 753-3245, Local 2092

Throughout the summer

Any

Cultural Connections Buddy Program - is a program that matches international students with Canadian students. This program enhances language and cultural exchanges, promotes inter-cultural understanding, and helps internationalize the campus. Cultural Connections provides an opportunity for casual interactions between participants.

Contact: Stephanie.haslam@viu.ca, (250) 753-3245, Local 2092

Fall and Spring semesters