The Mekong: A Living Classroom

Project Goal: Globally communicative high school students able to take individual and cooperative actions for an economically prosperous and environmentally sound future for all societies in and around the Mekong River.



Project Objectives:

1) train teachers at local, and regional levels

2) develop ongoing student English for Sustainability projects in Thailand, Laos,

Cambodia, China and Vietnam

3) link projects through student generated website

4) empower students to develop their local communities through responsible individual and

cooperative actions

5) document projects for schools in other areas to adapt to local needs



Project Educational Themes:

1) poverty reduction through employable skills (English Language / computer literacy)

2) environmental protection through adoption of sustainable business practices

3) capacity building through delivery of English for Sustainability curriculum, pedagogy

and innovative technological transfer