We removed some of the rubbish that can be recycled and which can not be recycled, our students are very happy to try, learn and separating garbage. why should be separated? Reducing of wasting our landfill As we know, all garbage which have this level of degradations are different. After being dumped, the garbage will automatically be…
Volunteer From Spain
Faisal and his friends are the bomb. I’m really inspired by the work that they are doing in this calm little village in the heart of Nowhere, Sulawesi. Faisal’s English is dramatically good, and it’s telling that he got most of it in an autodidactic manner. The organisation of the classes and opportunities to make…
Volunteer from the US
An extraordinary experience awaits you in Bajo on the South Sulawesi island of Indonesia. If teaching English is your love in life, you simply can’t miss the opportunity to volunteer at the Our Chance School in Bajo. Our Chance was founded by a unique and young spirit (literally only 18 years of age) named Faisal. …
Basic Class
Basic class consists of an average 11-15 students in a class. In this class we focused on Basic grammar explanation and then do the exercises, thinking all the time about the rules in the grammar explanation. Because learning grammar is only one part of learning a language. And we always try to give Learning examples that will…
Elementary Class
Elementary level class consists of an average of 13 students per class, with students ranging from 7-13 years of age. We do not believe in purely lecturing during classes, but rather want each student to feel that learning English can be fun! To achieve this, we always include a variety of games or songs that…
Current Class Schedule
MONDAYS: 3-4pm: Elementary Class 4-5pm: Intermediate Class 5-6pm: Basic Class Tuesdays: 3-4pm: Basic Class 4-6: Advanced Class Wednesdays: 3-4pm: Elementary Class 4-6: Advanced Class Thursdays: 3-4pm: Elementary Class 4-5pm: Intermediate Class 5-4pm: Basic Class Fridays: 3-4pm:Intermediate Class 4-6pm: Advanced Class
Volunteers from the UK
If you wish to have an experience that you will never forget, filled with culture, laughter, love and learning then you will definitely enjoy your time here in Belopa. You will be greeted with open arms and made to feel so welcome, and immediately like one of the family. You won’t just be coming here…
Volunteer from Germany
Hello I am Yvonne from Germany and came to Faisels place. I am so glad that I could support Faisel with his project “our chance”. It was only for a few days but I felt very welcome at his home and became very quick a family member. We cooked together and went to a camping…
Volunteers From Italy
Our stay with Faisal was extremely good. We always felt like at home, like brothers with him, his friends and family. We learned a lot of new things, not only in the school, but also outside. For example how to make tradition roof, indonesian songs, a lot of new recept of dishes and about the…
Volunteers From Spain
Our experience with this project is unforgettable! We really enjoyed and learned with Faisal, his family and his friends.Every single moment was nice and we only have nice remembers as well. The house was big.In front of it,outside,was a big place plenty of plants and a small vegetable garden.Inside was very clean and our room…
Belopa Recycle Center Trip
One of the biggest obstacles when first starting our recycle program was what to do with all the recyclables once we collected them? Luckily, a friend of mine knew of a place in Belopa, only a 15 minute drive from Bajo where recyclable materials can be dropped off. So we decided to take a short field…
Our Recycle Program
Just beside our school we have created a space for our recycle program. We are able to accept paper, cardboard, aluminum and other metals, plastics (only plastics with a recycle symbol on them) and glass for recycle. As part of our recycle program, we have begun to educate the students in each of our four…
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