Education Foundation

Many BEAM Students presented the ‘Unity’ song well by performing the traditional dance of eight major ethnic groups on 26th Aug 2012 during The ASEAN Education Challenge 2012 at The Convention Center, Chiang Mai University.

BEAM F.C, BEAM Students & Rustic Pathways group held the soccer activity on 3rd July (Wed) 2013 at 4 PM to 7 PM. Rustic Pathways group is running a trip that specifically focuses on education about the Refugee experience in Thailand through cross-cultural exchange and football.

A veteran of Burmese dramatic arts, Daw Khin Khin Aye, joined us on Saturday, July 28 to discuss Burmese Traditional Dramatic Arts and Dance.

The quarterly bulletin provides students, teachers, and staff with a space to share their thoughts and display their writing skills and creativity, as well as to highlight past and future activities at BEAM.

Thanks to the diligent work of the teachers and students on the library staff, the BEAM library is officially up and running! We finished our book list at the end of March. We currently have almost 400 Burmese books, 350

Along the time of presentation, Lisu ladies in their traditional costumes and visual aids on traditional dances took our breath for a while.

In May, the first 5 graduates of the BEAM program went to Bangkok to take the GED examination in all five subjects (Reading ,Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies).

On April 26th, our Tailoring business united with the GotPassport and We Women to sell our products at the Lanna School Fund Fair. In total, we sold out more than 4000 baht of goods and received several orders for custom products.

On April 28th, we held the graduation ceremony for 4th Tailoring Section at the BEAM CC. Certificates of completion were given to 9 out of 20 trainees. During the six-month course, students participated in a one-day workshop for natural dyeing and a ten-day training on knitting techniques, providing a variety of new skills to our tailoring trainees.

The BEAM F.C played friendly match against Grace Church Chiang Mai on 13 May 2012 (Sunday). The goals by BEAM F.C’s players, K’ Sor Wah, Gobin and Ko Phyo earned a comfortable 6-3 win over Grace Church Chiang Mai. Many BEAM’s students came and support their team.