Recruited from the relatively more educated protesters, almost all have no prior teaching experience. Fortunately, the Children's Village School came to their aid. The establishment of the full-fledged primary school, incorporating the original day care centre, was largely to meet the rise in demand from protesting villagers. Actually, I want to study here, but they couldn't organise a Grade 9 class for me. True, the Mae Moon Man Yuen School has a long way to go before things fall into place.
Turnover remains high.
At any given time, enrolment can range from 20-plus to over 50, making it difficult for teachers to plan ahead. The majority of students are pre-schoolers. Since the beginning of the new term, a number of older kids have been taken out and put back into state-run schools, sometimes against the child's will, lamented Yiamporn. Fluctuation of enrolment aside, staff at the Mae Moon Man Yuen School continue to build up their organisation's credibility. At the end of the academic year there, students are required to take examinations, and if they pass, they receive an official certificate, as the Children's Village School has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education.