Inclusive Education: Enhancement of History andTradition in CHAT’s adopted schools

Khin LaySoeActing Director
SEAMEO CHAT

Background• To help the improvement of the less developed schools, the32nd SEAMEO Council Conference held in Manila inFebruary 1997, gave the agreement to the launching andimplementation of the SEAMEO Community Involvement
Project• The Council recommended undertaking the development
and promotion of a school adoption programme in MemberCountries.

•Aim of the Community Involvement Programme –• aim at improving the quality of life of the student through direct
or indirect assistance• The direct assistance is provided through the expertise andpotentials of related SEAMEO and other units, and indirect
assistance through coordination with related departments andsectors.

• SEAMEO CHAT received permission from the Ministry ofEducation, Myanmar to implement its Community
Involvement Programme• in the Basic Education Middle School No. 3 Insein in 2004
• and in the Basic Education Primary School No.6 Kyeemyindine
in 2013.

BEMS No. 3 Insein

BEPS No. 6 Kyeemyindine

Brief information on adopted schools

Number of students

BEMS Insein
Total – 965
Male –510Female -455

BEPS Kyeemyindine
Total –149
Male – 87
Female -62

Students in Ethnic group(BEMS No. 3 Insein)Students in Ethnic group
BEPS No. 6 KyeemyindineTotal No. of Teachers

CHAT’s Activities in adopted schools

Students’ Excursion Programme
BEMS No. 3 Insein• Purpose• To have a good practice ingroup working• To increase their capacity inlearning history outside theclassroom• To promote the nationalism bystudying past history• 24th October 2013•

Shwedagon pagoda, General
Aung San Museum and Martyrs’Mausoleum• Students from grade 8 and grade 9 21st January 2016 National Museum,
National Library andShwedagon Pagoda

 Students from Grade 8and grade 9 At SEAMEO CHAT – had to write acomposition on their recent experience Divided into 3 groups; one group foreach excursion place Leader of each group presented theirexperience16th January 2015 27 students from gradefive National Museum Essay on their recentexperience Students have different
interest on theexhibition booths in themuseum

Giving Prizes to Outstanding Students in History subject• BEMS No. 3 Insein• Outstanding students in History subjectOutstanding students from BEPS No.6 Kyeemyindine

Vinyl on Myanmar History for Grade 6

Vinyl on Myanmar History for Grade 7

Vinyl on Myanmar History for Grade 8

World History (Grade 6)

Workshop on Effective Ways of Teaching History in
Secondary Schools in Southeast Asia

Traditional Awareness Programme

Inter-centre collaboration Programme(SEAMEO Cultural Week 2015)Gathering and Sharing Teaching Experiences ofthe Teachers Programme• 15th May 2014
• Purpose• To help teachers have closer
relationship and to raise
teachers’ awareness ineffective teachingImplication

 Collaboration with – Department of Basic Education
 Township Education Department
 School Community

Outcome/Feedback Participated in several
meeting conducted at theschools attended byteachers, parents andschool communities.

 Frequent changes of the headmaster/headmistress.