Today, Laos reopens schools across the country over the internet.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced that schools will reopen online across the country beginning today.

 

Schools for general education across the country, including Vientiane Capital, will begin to open online on September 6, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Education and Sports.

 

Schools will open for in-person learning in provinces where Covid-19 has not yet spread to the community.

 

According to the notification, four colleges from around Laos participated in the school's opening via Zoom over the internet.

 

Teachers and workers of general education institutions, as well as students, can watch the "Edu-Sport TV online" channel on Facebook and on the ESTV's LaoSAT channel.

 

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Lao Prime Minister Dr. Phankham Viphavanh argues that teachers must invest more time to training and research instructional approaches that are fit for the current situation.

Parents, he believes, should encourage their children to study online at home and support them in school.

Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has urged Laos' education and sports officials to take on more responsibilities and improve the educational system in order to increase the country's human resource development.

 

Despite the fact that schools in Vientiane Capital were supposed to start earlier, the Vientiane Capital Education and Sports Department issued a notice last month extending the closure of schools owing to fears of Covid-19 spreading throughout the capital.