
Jadetaw Government Middle School
In many cases, Studer Trust is given the opportunity to work with schools a second time. When follow-up projects are requested by existing Studer Trust schools, the project is assessed based on a few crucial criteria: Has the school shown cooperation with the follow up program? Is there a fundamental need for the new project? Which grade levels are the currently teaching? Is it a suitable location? To what extent is the surrounding community able to participate in the impleme


Wan Ngaen Monastic Middle School
This year has seen many communities and organizations facing a multitude of challenges. At Studer Trust, we’ve dealt with this ourselves, working with many of our teachers and schools to overcome obstacles in creative and innovative ways. A recent example of this was with the building of three new mud brick school buildings at Wan Ngaen Monastic School. Established in 2015, Wan Ngaen Monastic School is located in eastern Shan State, about a two hours’ drive from China and 4 h


Teacher Profile: Thingyan Nwe
Studer Trust recently conducted our English Teacher Training Online (ETTO) course. Thingyan Nwe was one of our most exemplary students, demonstrating a keen attitude and perseverance in the face of challenges to ultimately great rewards. We’d love to tell you a little more about her and her experience. First, a bit of background about our ETTO. ETTO is a 12-week online course that began in January of 2021 with 26 participants. It aims at improving language proficiency and Eng


Missoula Volunteers Raise Funds for Naga School By Clem Work
In the midst of one of Myanmar’s worst crises in modern times, the best thing to do is to nourish hope for a brighter future, and what better way than to foster education? With that in mind, Missoula’s Global Faith Group, whose members had trained English teachers with Studer Trust in 2015 and 2018, launched Room2Learn on April 17. The objective of the global fundraiser was to help build a school in the Naga Self-Administered Zone (SAZ). After three weeks, the fund had colle