Home About Us Educational Approach Media Coverage Progress to Date Watch Our Video Donate Work With Us Get Involved Kalim School Photo Gallery Contact The Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation: Providing Practical English Language Education to the Children of Phuket “Education is a gift that stays with you forever. You can’t sell it and nobody can take it away from you. It is the best way for us to give back to this island that has been so good to us.” —Tom McNamara, Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation ** NOW HIRING - APPLY TODAY! ** Click here for more information on currently available positions. The Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation works with local educators to improve the economic opportunities and life chances of young people, by funding and implementing high quality, practical English language education in government schools on Phuket Island. Founded in 2005, the Foundation focuses on primary and secondary school children. As a favorite of tourists and expatriates of many nationalities from around the world, Phuket is a place where English is widely spoken. However, on Phuket, as in most of Thailand, few Thais speak English very well. Accordingly, most high paying jobs and upper management positions on the island are dominated by foreigners. Fewer local Thais can earn a salary to match the rising cost of living on Phuket and as a result, many leave their home to find work in Bangkok. Our goal is to help Thai youth become capable and confident English speakers so that they can secure well-paying employment, remain close to their families on Phuket, and ultimately begin to assume the reigns of commerce and industry, as well as their rightful claim to the inheritance of Phuket Island itself. Our belief is that a language program that emphasizes conversation and shifts the focus away from rote memorization will allow Thai children to meet with greater success in learning the English language. Please consider the possibilities this foundation has to offer the island community of Phuket, while browsing through this website. We are extremely grateful for your consideration of our young, but dedicated foundation. Thank you for your support.