Our new high school opened in September 2020, just across the road from our existing primary school, on the outskirts of Luang Prabang.

"High school" in Laos is equivalent to grades 6 to 12, roughly ages 11 to 18. In addition, as more parents enrolled their children at our school every year, we couldn't expand it fast enough to keep up, so the new building also hold classrooms for grades 4 and 5, as well as storage space for our publishing work -- we converted our old warehouse, close to the city, into a school. Yes, it all fits -- the new building has 17 rooms on three-and-a-half floors.

Like our primary schools, our high school uses a combination of more traditional classroom teaching plus games and interactive approaches. Many of our students have been with us for two to four years now, so they're confident and excited about trying new activities.

Field trips are an important part of what we do. Local businesses such as Ock Pop Tok, Living Land Farm, the Laos Buffalo Dairy and others, have welcomed groups of enthusiastic students. We've hiked to remote forest temples, visited the beautiful flower garden at Green Jungle Park, and hiked a 12-km circuit up a dusty road, down a mountain trail, winding our way back to the school.

Visitors help. English practice with visitors. In this photo, several children practice English conversation with a traveler who volunteered for a day.

NOTE: School visits suspended: With great regret, we have temporarily halted school visits, and our English conversation practice in the city, as long as the coronavirus presents so many unknown risks. We've left the descriptions below, and look forward to the time that we can again welcome visitors.

If you're in Luang Prabang, please enjoy a day in the countryside with us! We provide lunch and transportation. (More about volunteering). Current details are always posted at our shop in Luang Prabang.