Levels
There are four levels under Academic Division.: pre-nursery, primary-,
middle- and high school. levels At PDO
High School, there are
heads for each level and every head is responsible for the entire academic work
routine of the level. In order to provide quality education, this academic
division has to take responsibility. For this reason, there are education
projects such as Pestalozzi Children Foundation (PCF), Centre of Promoting for
Monastic Education School (CPME) and Asia Peace Education and Foundation (APEF).
All these projects promote the monastic education system.
Methods
At primary level, they apply Child Centred Approach (CCA),
while at middle level they use the Reading Writing and Critical Thinking (RWCT)
method. In classes, the gender ratio is equal and ethnicity is varied. From an intercultural
perception, every student can learn and share his or her language with
classmates.
Two
shifts
Currently, there are more than 6.000 students. Due to the
large amount of students, the school must use two shifts. The morning shift starts
at 7:00 am and ends at 12:00 am. The afternoon shift starts at 12:30 pm and
ends at 4:00 pm. After the two shifts, teachers arrange extra classes whenever
necessary. All students, except for the novices and nuns, wear school uniforms:
white blouses and green longyi’s.
Government
curriculum
PDO High School must provide the same level of education as other state high schools.
We teach according to the government curriculum. All instruction and necessary
preparation are in line with the state high schools. The school uses the
official government curriculum from Kindergarten up to the tenth standard. To
promote education methodology, primary and middle level teachers use CCA and
RWCT, as mentioned above.
Parental
involvement
There is a Parents Teacher Association (PTA) which
helps parents follow the status of the students and encourages a good relationship
between teachers and parents.
Common
language
At PDO
High School, the Burmese
language is the commonly used teaching language. Every Friday, the school
organizes a meeting for all the teachers. During this meeting, all the teachers
and the principal discuss school issues and problems.
