Education10/17/2024 9:42:22 AM
In a collaborative effort to support the recovery of education services in flood-affected areas of the Lao PDR, UNICEF, the Governments of Australia, Norway and the United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have handed over learning kits to the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES).
Education10/2/2024 10:41:21 PM
(KPL) On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with support from the Australian Government through the Basic Education Quality and Access in the Lao PDR (BEQUAL) program launched a series of Child Protection and Safeguarding training workshops for educators. Mr. Somsy Southivong, Deputy Permanent Secretary of MoES and Committee for Advanced Women, Mother and Child opened the first training session on October 2, 2024 at the Khang Khay Teacher Training College (TTC), in Xiangkhouang Province.
Education9/30/2024 10:40:46 AM
On 24th September 2024, Ms. Benita Sommerville, Australia’s new Deputy Head of Mission and Mr. Anoulom Vilayphone, Director of the Research Institute of Educational Sciences (RIES) visited the film site of a gender promotion video.
They met with MoES teams in charge of the production from RIES and the Division for the Advancement of Women, Mothers and Children.
Education9/9/2024 2:37:00 PM
The Lao PDR is a culturally rich and diverse country, with four main ethnolinguistic groups incorporating over 50 languages.
Almost 40% of the Lao population speak a language other than Lao. Many grade 1 students, especially those from remote and disadvantaged areas, begin their first year of school without the necessary oral Lao language skills needed to learn, given that Lao language is the language of instruction.
How can these students effectively learn and participate in classroom activities if they don’t understand the teacher?
Education9/4/2024 4:26:42 PM
On Sep 4, Laos announced its official membership in the School Meals Coalition, a global alliance dedicated to enhancing child nutrition, education and well-being through comprehensive school meal programmes.
Education9/2/2024 4:49:26 PM
On Monday, Sep 2, the Ministry of Education and Sports officially inaugurated the 2024-2025 academic year.
Education8/28/2024 3:48:31 PM
Over 1,000 Internal Pedagogical Support staff attend special training on how to support teachers when the new school year starts in September.
