The Mekong English Centre has implemented an innovative Teacher Training Program to train Lao people to be effective English teachers. Whilst they are undergoing their training of 6 months they are both studying and implementing their newly acquired skills in the classrooms of the Mekong English Centre under the close supervision of their Trainer. All the sponsorship money for this project goes directly to covering the costs of the trainee teachers’ salary.

The teaching methodology is Western based and is highly motivating for both the trainee teachers and their students. This is vastly different to the traditional Lao teaching style. The trainee teachers receive a salary for these 6 months of training and are guaranteed employment for a further 2 years with the Mekong English Centre upon successful completion of the training program.

Project Wish List

Without this modern Teacher Training Program, the old teacher centred style of teaching which is still very strong in Laos would continue to be implemented, leaving students being taught ineffectively and in essence wasting the hard found money they have spent on English lessons.

Long term sustainability of the project

The long term goal of this project is to train as many local teachers as possible. One trainee teacher will reach over 100 students, $750 will pay for one complete Teacher Training Program for one trainee teacher over a period of 6 months. This will have an enormous impact on the community at large as it will provide effective English lessons to hundreds of students and job opportunities for these well trained local English teachers.