Student Stories
For many of our students ES provides a unique opportunity to get out of poverty and is a chance to make their dreams come true. We are so happy to see our students start their careers or go on to higher education.
Dao and Tan Linh
Dao and Tan Linh are two seventeen year old boys in class 1E. Before ES, Dao and Tan Linh were forced to quit public school and work to help support their families.
For young boys in Mui Ne the job-market can be very tough, many work as brick layers doing construction, or get up early in the morning and help their fathers on the fishing boats. This income is insecure and the labour is very strenuous on the body.
At ES Dao and Tan Linh receive English and computer lessons and take part in hospitality class specially suited for students who aim to work in the tourism sector. The boys are also able to attend Vietnamese lessons through ES so that they can go on to receive a secondary school degree. They are both very good students and their English skills developed quickly.
Through contacts made by the school Dao and Tan Linh recently got the chance to start working at Sailing Club, one of the high profile resorts. At Sailing Club they are appreciated by the other members of the staff for their good pronunciation skills and their positive attitude. The resort is a great working environment for them with a caring management and lots of opportunities for them to grow in the future. The school keeps in regular contact with the management to see that the boys can continue their classes at ES to further develop their English and keep going with their Vietnamese education.
Vi
Vi was the first ES-student to get the opportunity to work at a resort. Before he started working Vi attended public school and was a very good student. However, he had to quit in order to work to support his younger sister’s education. At the time, the only available jobs were in Ho Chi Minh City, and Vi would have to live 250 km away from his family.
ES was able to help him to get a job at nearby Sunshine Beach instead, where he now has been working for a little more than a year. At Sunshine he works as a waiter in the beach side restaurant, where he is able to practice his English. He has received very good feedback form his employer.
