Category: Sharing English lessons

November 24-27, 2015, SEAMEO RETRAC in cooperation with the Institute for Educational Administration Development (Laos Ministry of Education and Sports) conducted the training-the-trainer course in capacity building in leadership and management for basic education trainers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. 

Attending the training workshop were 32 managers and lecturers in basic education who are currently or will be master trainers in educational leadership and management. The participants came from various areas and provinces in Lao PDR. The training course was facilitated …

On November 20, 2015, SEAMEO RETRAC celebrated the Vietnamese Teachers’ Day at the Center in order to express its gratitude and appreciation to all the teachers and staff who have been working for the development of the Center over the years.

At the ceremony, RETRAC Director presented Certificates of Appreciation to the ten teachers who have demonstrated excellent teaching performance and have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Center in the last few years. Besides, some musical performances …

In order to provide the participants who are leaders, administrators and professionals of universities and colleges with updated information about perspectives and views towards leadership and management in the preparation stage of integration, especially for Vietnam’s membership of ASEAN Economics Community in 2015, SEAMEO RETRAC organized the seminar entitled “Leadership and Management of Higher Education Institutions: Preparations for the Integration Stage” on November 19, 2015 at the Center’s premises. The seminar was delivered by Ms. Esther Teo and Dr. Michael …

On Saturday, November 14th, Kiddy Programs celebrated a lot of class activities for all students on the ocassion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day 2015.

Pre-kids level students decorated Thank You cards which were presented to beloved teachers with their best wishes

Meanwhile, students from Kids to Youngsters levels enthusiastically participated in a drawing competition in which the best posters were awarded by Kiddy Programs in the following week.

Thanks to these activities, students had an opportunity to express their appreciation and …

On Saturday, 31st October 2015, Kiddy Programs organized a lot of activities for students to celebrate Halloween festival at SEAMEO RETRAC…

From October 29 to October 30, 2015 in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, SEAMEO RETRAC held a training workshop on “Sustainable Professional Development for High School English Teachers”. 42 high school English teachers from 20 southern provinces in Vietnam attended the training workshop. The workshop was facilitated by English experts from SEAMEO RETRAC.

The training workshop provided an opportunity for English teachers to learn and share experiences in innovative and sustainable professional development in order to …

SEAMEO RETRAC Center Director, Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong and Vietnamese senior experts, as nominated by Vietnam MOET, attended the two consecutive workshops on “Educational Services Quality Indicators” and “ICT in Education” on October 13-14 and Oct 15-16, 2015 respectively in Phuket, Thailand.  These workshops were the outcome of the collaborative project between Association for Cooperation with Nations of Asia and Pacific Region, Russia and the ASEAN Secretariat. The aim of the project is to identify and recommend best practices …

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the British Council in Vietnam organized a workshop on “Introduction to IELTS”, at the Center’s premises, on September 28, 2015. 

The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Le Xuan Binh, Business Development and Marketing Manager, Country Exams, British Council, Vietnam. The highlight of the workshop was a sharing session on how to prepare and take the IELTS exam effectively, presented by Ms. Thai Bao Khanh, who scored 8.5 on her recent IELTS exam.  The workshop attracted …

On 26th September 2015, Kiddy Programs organized lots of activities to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival for all students at SEAMEO RETRAC.…

SEAMEO RETRAC’s 18^th Governing Board Meeting was convened from September 17-19, 2015 at Kandawgyi Hotel, Yangon City, Myanmar. The Meeting was held back to back with the Educational Forum, namely “Education for the ASEAN Integration”.

Attending the Meeting were Dr. Nay Win Oo, Deputy Director General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Myanmar; Dr. Tinsiri Siribodhi, Deputy Director, SEAMEO Secretariat; Governing Board Members and representatives coming from Southeast Asian countries, and observers. In her opening remarks, Dr. Tinsiri …