Rai Som Education Center is a branch of the Mirror Foundation located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It focuses on stateless children of migrant workers in the Mae Kha area of Chiang Mai Province. The school adopts an integrated approach to improving the quality of life for vulnerable hill tribe communities, most of whom face challenges in accessing mainstream education. It provides learning opportunities for children who would otherwise have no access to schooling. The school offers a customized, skills-based curriculum designed to suit the students’ lifestyles, giving them the opportunity to learn and grow regardless of their circumstances.
The situation
Why are we building our own school for stateless children?
The simple answer is that we think we can provide an education which fits with the lives and lifestyles of the students and their families. Let’s explain the situation so that you can understand the background story.
The problems
What issues face stateless children who wish to go to school?
Although stateless children have had legal access to education since mid-2005, there are a number of obstacles to achieving this right. If and when children are finally able to attend school, they endure further hurdles which,…
The solution
What can we do to resolve the issues?
The first thing is to be flexible in the approach to registration, attendance and teaching. If we can adapt our methods to more closely fit the lives of the children, it will be easier to access education, attend regularly, and actually benefit from the curriculum…
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Contact phone number
+66 98 829 7496
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facebook.com/Raisomwitdhaya
Contact address
277/1 Moo.10 T.Maeka A.Frang ChiangMai 50320 Thailand