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Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR and Australia film the first episode of a new national education promotion campaign
Campaign filming begins with a powerful story to inspire students, parents, and communities to value and support education
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Building Safe Schools: Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia continue their partnership to strengthen Child Protection and Safeguarding in primary classrooms
Over 700 upgrading students are being trained in Child Protection and Safeguarding in July and August
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Australia and the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR strengthen inclusive education through a Spoken Lao Stakeholder Forum
Ministry of Education and Sports, Australia and Development Partners review progress and plan next steps for the Spoken Lao approach
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Ministry of Education and Sports, with support from Australia, supports multigrade teachers with a new step-by-step Teacher Development Video
Improving multigrade teaching: a real classroom demonstration
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Stay in School, Shape the Future: Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia launch national campaign to reignite a love of learning
Scriptwriting has begun on a vital initiative to deliver a powerful message to students and families: education builds futures
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The Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia launch the revised National Primary Teaching Standards
The Primary Teaching Standards set a clear baseline of expectations for the professional development and conduct of primary teachers to support improved student learning
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New primary curriculum to be rolled out starting in September 2019
On Wednesday 23rd May, H.E. Associate Professor Dr Khamphay Sisavanh, Vice Minister for Education and Sports and Mr Andreas Zurbrugg, Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy chaired the Primary Curriculum Steering Committee Inaugural meeting to familiarise the different departments of MoES with the new primary curriculum, including key changes, teacher guides and teaching materials
Australia and European Union Visit Northern Lao PDR in Support of Education
From 23-26 April, Australia’s Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Andreas Zurbrugg, and the European Union’s Head of Cooperation, Mr Bryan Fornari, together with key government counterparts from the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and Ministry of Planning and Investment jointly visited Luangnamtha and Oudomxay to monitor and promote education
Celebrating World Book Day – The story of Nou and Howa
World Book Day, 23rd April, is a yearly event created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to celebrate reading, publishing and copyright. Each year, organizations, universities, institutions, schools, communities, publishers and writers all around the world celebrate the day by reading and sharing books
Drama performances by young students promotes reading in rural communities
BEQUAL, a program led by the Government of Lao PDR with support from the Government of Australia and the European Union, is working to help more girls and boys, especially the most disadvantaged, to complete a quality basic education
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Mrs Sengngeune Wayakone, a genuine advocate for gender equality in Lao PDR
Many young Lao girls do not attend school due to their family’s financial status, and distance from school. Moreover, 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
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Meet Mrs. Kaenkham Yang, our inspiring community education supporter
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 sick, they will need to find someone speaking Lao to go to the hospital and help with translation. They will have to pay for transportation and food for the translator. This is one of the many examples why we should encourage and support our children to study Lao language and learn to become independent”
Australian Ambassador Visits Savannakhet Province
Australia’s new Ambassador to Lao PDR, Mr Jean-Bernard Carrasco, made his first regional visit to Savannakhet Province on 26-28 February. Ambassador Carrasco called on Savannakhet Governor, HE Mr Santiphab Phomvihane, to discuss Savannakhet Province’s economic and social development progress