{"id":2937,"date":"2021-03-02T18:25:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T11:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educasia.org\/?page_id=2937"},"modified":"2021-07-05T15:26:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T08:56:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/?page_id=2937","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Educasia started in 2008 as a replication of the successful program <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/curriculumproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Curriculum Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Curriculum Department of Thabyay works for a future with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A society offering relevant and equal educational opportunities for all<\/li><li>Active citizens with appropriate knowledge and skills to participate in the peaceful development of their communities and society<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Educasia&#8217;s Mission<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Educasia supports the development of post-secondary and adult education initiatives in Myanmar. Its focus is on non-formal groups working for positive social change and development.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Thabyay&#8217;s Curriculum Department prepares and distributes contest-appropriate curricular materials and teacher training. It focuses on preparing adult learners from marginalized communities in Myanmar for effective participation in developing their communities, and for further education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Curriculum Department currently operates two programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-800x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2940\" width=\"184\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-800x271.jpg 800w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-1536x520.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Educasia_Logo_new-2048x693.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Educasia works to support the development of non-government post-secondary and adult education initiatives in Myanmar.<br \/>Educasia\u2019s objectives include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Enabling students in post-secondary and adult education to develop the skills and knowledge required to participate effectively in the development of their communities, and pursue meaningful further education.<\/li><li>Building the capacity of teachers in low-resource post-secondary and adult education to develop student-centered teaching skills and create active analytical learning environments.<\/li><li>Supporting post-secondary and adult education programs, in both formal and informal settings, to develop and implement effective context-appropriate curricula and syllabi which prepare learners to participate effectively in the development of their communities, and pursue meaningful further education.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-tempo-logo-800x85.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3200\" width=\"294\" height=\"31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-tempo-logo-800x85.png 800w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-tempo-logo-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-tempo-logo-768x82.png 768w, https:\/\/educasia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP-tempo-logo.png 1189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Curriculum Project&#8217;s objectives are broadly similar to Educasia, except that the program works with Myanmar populations (refugees, exiles, and migrants) based along Myanmar\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educasia started in 2008 as a replication of the successful program The Curriculum Project. Our Vision The Curriculum Department of Thabyay works for a future with: A society offering relevant and equal educational opportunities for all Active citizens with appropriate knowledge and skills to participate in the peaceful development of their communities and society Educasia&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8bTGQ-Ln","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2937"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3202,"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2937\/revisions\/3202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educasia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}