Mr Meungkham Keophouvong is the Head of the Mathematics Department at the Luang Namtha Teacher Training College. He was selected in October last year to be part of the team of 60 Master Trainers

Ms Chankham Lorvanku is the Head of the Pedagogy Centre at the Luang Namtha District Education and Sports Bureau. Her main responsibilities are to monitor and provide pedagogical support to the teachers in her district. The main challenge faced by teachers there is teaching ethnic students who don’t speak Lao at home

Souliya Phoumivong is a teacher at National Institute of Fine Arts and the founder of Clay House Studios. He is the artist behind the famous edutainment program “My Village” for young Lao children

The implementation of the new improved National Primary curriculum is scheduled to commence in the 2019/2020 school-year with Grade 1. It will represent a major change especially in its pedagogical approach

The purpose of the Committee for Approval of Curriculum and Instructional Materials was to review and consider for approval the new Grade 1 textbooks and teacher guides that will be distributed to all primary schools in Lao PDR for the new 2019/2020 school-year

Held in Vientiane on 11th December 2018, the BEQUAL Steering Committee was co-chaired by H.E. Mme Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun – Minister of Education and Sports, H.E. Mr Jean-Bernard Carrasco – Australian Ambassador to Lao PDR and H.E. Mr Leo Faber – European Union Ambassador to Lao PDR. High-level representatives from the relevant Ministry of Education line departments, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Provincial Governor’s Offices and Provincial Education and Sports Services as well as development partners attended the meeting

In-service teacher training is a critical part of equipping teachers to be able to implement the new revised primary curriculum effectively. The aim of the training is to provide teachers with the relevant skills and techniques needed to effectively use the new primary curriculum materials in the classroom to improve student learning

Many young Lao girls do not attend school due to their family’s financial status, and distance from school. Culturally, some families believe girls should stay at home to do housework and raise their younger siblings. Some parents do not understand the importance of education

Many people in my village speak only their ethnic language and can’t understand Lao. This could become really challenging when they need to communicate with people outside our community. When they are sick, they need to find someone speaking Lao to go to the hospital and help with translation. This is one of the many examples why we should encourage and support our children to study Lao language and learn to become independent