Education

When Vang A Su first tried applying the child-focused teaching method that encourages students’ active participation in class, it turned out to be harder than he had expected. His students, who were familiar with the traditional teacher-centered method, had little idea about group discussion or group work. They didn’t know what they were supposed to do while he found it hard to “activate” his students.

Save the Children calls on national governments and international community to step up their efforts to support every girl and boy to an education and do everything they can to keep schools, teachers and pupils are safe from harm in crisis situations and other conflicts.

The children’s organisation brief statement was released in the light of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi who struggled against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

Save the Children provide a trainers training course for 15 teachers and officers from vocational schools to improve their training method for students.

At the four-day training, from 22 -25 September, participants learned how to prepare for their students to better apply for job and manage their independent life when they graduate. The training focused on how to approach companies for employment, socialization, job application and interview skills.

By Mau Lan Phuong, IKEA project officer – Save the Children in Vietnam

Early in the morning, a local teacher rode me through the mountainous path to reach Pa Nang primary school, which is 18 km distant from Dakrong district center, Quang Tri province, 600km from Hanoi capital city.