Welcoming our new students with our SDC orientation
The new school year for SDC has officially begun. Between June 1st and June 5th, our 51 new basic course students got to know our school, our staff, our teachers, our coordinator and each other during their orientation. The orientation included a fresher’s welcome party which the Advanced Course students attended as well. Orientation is important for SDC as our students come from a variety of backgrounds. There are students from different ethnic groups, religions and areas.
This year, we have students from the ethnic groups of Kayah, Shan and Kayan. There are also Animists, Buddhists and various denominations of Christians represented within the students. Our week long orientation provides these students with the perfect opportunity to meet and get to know each other before the school year officially begins.
This year’s orientation included a number of activities. The students participated in; introductions; river of life; explanations of school rules and regulations; electing monitors for the students; providing duties to groups; talking...