Service Learning at the Kant Kaw School of
Community Leadership and Social Studies (CLASS)
 Kaung Kar Village, Northern Shan State
Great leaders aren’t only presidents and prime ministers, but are teachers, organizers and social workers in our communities. Robert Greenleaf, the American management theorist, noted that “great leaders are born from a spirit of service.” Leaders need to have a vision and know how to plan, but an effective community leader often leads by serving. That is what we at Thabyay Education Foundation promote through the Community Leadership and Social Studies (CLASS) program.
For students in the CLASS program, leadership is not only a matter of understanding principles but is practiced through service. The CLASS is a year-long intensive study program, offering such classes as Leadership and Community Project Management, Civic Education and Social Science with focus on social change, current politics and environment issues. Our goal is to enable future leaders in Myanmar to understand the realities and political background of the problems faced by their communities. It also provides structured practical service learning program and counseling services to enhance the confidence and skills of young people to enable them to make a positive impact in their communities. The main aim of CLASS program is to strengthen democratic ideas and values among the youths from different ethnic backgrounds from different states and regions in Myanmar. By building the capacities of those future young leaders, who will be empowered by high quality civic education and service learning program, we also aim to strengthen over thirty partner local civil society organizations from all over Myanmar. 
“The summer service learning program is unique in a sense that students not only provide their services through teaching and community works but also learn from their host communities as part of a cross-cultural exchange,” said Zin Mar Oo, Director of Programs at Thabyay Education Foundation.
“For example, we make sure that students who come from Mon State are required to do their service learning in Karen State or a region other than their own. We provided them with a two-day orientation on cross-cultural sensitivity, classroom management and teaching methodology before their departure to the respective communities.” Orientation is a critical component of the program as students learn what they can expect from their host communities and what will be expected of them. "Our mission is to provide comprehensive educational and professional services in support of human development, peace and national reconciliation in Myanmar,” explained Saw Myo Min Thu, Executive Director at Thabyay Education Foundation. "We are committed to creating a learning environment in which our students can learn to be tolerant and service-oriented leaders with deep appreciation for the diversity that this country has to offer. This is the key to national reconciliation in Myanmar. |
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
-------------------------------------------- Kant Kaw Education Center -------------------------------------------- Curriculum Development -------------------------------------------- Scholarship & Student Support -------------------------------------------- Thabyay E-learning Platform -------------------------------------------- Experiential Learning Program -------------------------------------------- 
For more information about CLASS and application process, please contact our program officer, Naw Aye Nyein Soe:
Email: ayenyeinsoe@thabyay.org or Phone: +95 9 789086765 IMPACTS in PICTURES
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