SDC succesfully completes the 2015 Summer Course

SDC succesfully completes the 2015 Summer Course

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Our summer course has been successfully completed. A total of 45 students participated in the one month special English training. This year’s summer course ran from the 20th April until the 19th May. We are proud to have seen all of our students make solid progress with their English. These skills will help them in studying our own advanced Course or will provide them with the ability  to access further education elsewhere. This year’s course saw students overcome the challenge of the fire in the Camp to continue their education. During the course, students were taught in classes of 12 giving them a lot of opportunity to learn directly from their teachers. The lessons rotated from speaking and listening focused to reading and writing focused.  We separated the groups into A—D based on their English ability. This gave all of the students ample opportunity to fine tune their English skills. Our special English course is only in its third year, now. The reason we...
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Post – 10 education in and around Karenni Refugee Camp 1

Post – 10 education in and around Karenni Refugee Camp 1

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The annual end to the school year for students in Karenni Refugee Camp 1 is in March. During this month and early March, a number of schools hold their graduation ceremonies and celebrate their students’ achievements.   Students within Karenni Refugee Camp 1 can study at the Karenni high school until grade 10 level. This is equivalent to 10 years of schooling through primary, middle and high-school. The Karenni Education Department (KnED) runs the schooling system inside Karenni Refugee Camp 1. After completing high-school education, there are few options for young people within the camp to continue their education. The educational stage after high school is called post-10.   For students within Karenni Refugee Camp 1, there are 4 main Post – 10 schools available to study at. These schools are; the Karenni Community College (KNCC); the Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Center (BnsCLC); The Women’s Study Programme (WSP); and our SDC School. Each of these schools has a different area of focus.   WSP is...
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