Big Brother Mouse

21 February, 2013, Pakhang Village, Vientiane Province, Laos

Discovery festival: In wealthy countries, young people get a range of experiences that that contribute to their personal and mental development: Going to museums. Playing board games. Reading for pleasure. Watching movies. Expressing their opinion in a group discussion about something of significance. Taking fun day trips to the countryside. Experimenting with science kits. Solving puzzles of many sorts. Learning to speak in public. Such experiences are much rarer for young people here. For several years, the "Mouse Experience" has provided our staff with opportunities to enjoy and learn from these and other activities. Our "Discovery Days" take this experience to schools and youth centers.

This event was sponsored by the United States Embassy in Laos (Lao PDR). Thank you!

Our weekend Discovery Days in Vientiane finished off a week in which we held the event in 4 semi-rural high schools outside of Vientiane.

This was the biggest of the 4 schools, with more than 1100 students. They came up with the most creative approach yet to one activity: Instead of building one arched bridge, they build two, as well as the most complex log-cabin resort we've seen yet.

At the end, they gave back to us, with a performance of traditional Hmong music and dancing.

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