In September 2019, all Grade 1 schools will start the school-year with a new curriculum and new educational materials for the students and the teachers

With the support from Australia, the European Union, and USAID, the Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR (BEQUAL) program is organising a four-day workshop from 18th-21st June on the use of book levelling in publishing for children’s books

In July and August 2019, more than 16,600 Grade 1 teachers, primary school principals and pedagogical advisors will be trained on the new teaching practices and how to use the new Grade 1 curriculum

A new educational clay animation series titles “Learn Together” will begin screening on Lao television in August

On 5 June, H.E.  Associate Professor Dr Kongsy Sengmany, Vice-minister of Education and Sports of Lao PDR officially announced the launch of the new National Primary Curriculum, with Grade 1 commencing in September 2019, at Thongkang Primary School, Sisattanak District

The new Grade 1 curriculum will be implemented in the 2019/2020 school year. It will represent a major change for teachers, especially their pedagogical approach

On 14th May, Dr Onekeo Nouannavong, Director General of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES) and Ms. Jane Chandler, Deputy Head of Mission of the Australian Embassy in Lao PDR, officially opened the “Master Trainer Training Grade 1 Curriculum”

For the last four years, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has been developing a new improved national primary curriculum along with new teaching and learning materials for primary students and teachers

On 13 and 14 of March, a committee chaired by Dr Onekeo Nouannavong, Director General of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES), reviewed and approved in principle the materials that will be used to train the master trainers, provincial trainers, Grade 1 teachers, primary principals and pedagogical advisors on the new Grade 1 curriculum