Migrant Schools

Here comes the cute stuff! The kids of course! The migrant schools are in random places that provide shelter from the rain (it rains most of the year in Ranong). We thus found schools in living rooms, cement-like boxes, and more living rooms.

We met with the teachers from the 4 migrant schools during a Saturday to conduct a Participatory Guided Self-Assessment workshop. Then came individual school visits and meetings which lasted on average 6 hours. One of the most crowded schools was Wattana Learning Center which currently enrolls 114 students. The school is located in a converted living room.

WATTANA

As a living room

As a school

Kindergartners at the back of the classroom.

A few more pics from:

DAW WIN'S NIGHT SCHOOL

The students here go to school in the evening because most of them work during the day.

We randomly interviewed three children, from left to right (Thi Ha - 7 years old, Khine Tha Zin Pyo - 6 years old, and Yee Ko Ko - 12 years old). All three of them worked full time during the day at restaurants and go to work after school ends at the night school which runs from 6-10pm.

Thi Ha had a great smile and kept smiling at us all evening. Up close: