Film

A Bright Future

2009 · 15m · Documentary

When the Paungdaw Oo monastic school was founded near Mandalay in 1993 the aim was to provide orphans and children from disadvantaged families with a decent education. Fifteen years later, the school has swelled to 7200 pupils and is a resounding success not least on account of its inspired, child-centred approach to teaching (known as CCA) as well as the integral role played by teachers, parents and income-generating vocational training programmes. In this lively portrait, the school's abbot and several of Paungdaw Oo's teachers – many of whom were once pupils there themselves – talk about the school's CCA concept, the astonishing benefits of encouraging children to think for themselves, and how these methods can be a model for schools across Myanmar.

• Shin DaeweDirector
• Thu Thu SheinDirector of Photography
• Myo Min KhinEditor

Release date

December 27, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Burmese

Runtime

15m

Genres

Documentary