{"id":5249,"date":"2015-11-26T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:39:39","slug":"trafalgar-cares-aung-myay-thuka-monastic-school-in-yangon-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/trafalgar-cares-aung-myay-thuka-monastic-school-in-yangon-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Aung Myay Thuka Monastic School in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a quiet corner of Yangon, near to the Ngar Htat Gyi Pagoda, is the Aung Myay Thuka Monastic School. A simple, two-storey structure surrounded by dusty play areas and thick patches of untamed foliage, the main school building might pass for any other in this part of the city, were it not for the scores of children filling the frame. A makeshift football pitch serves the needs of young schoolboys, who enjoy a quick kick around between lessons, and serene novice nuns in pale pick robes gather in small groups beneath banana palms. In an area of Yangon that&#8217;s filled with monasteries and religious sites, this unassuming school is an unlikely destination for tourists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Yangon street life\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Yangon_iStock_Maxiphoto_www.istockphoto.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Trafalgar, we feel it&#8217;s important to try and make a positive difference to the destinations we visit, while also providing guests with an immersive and emotive insight into everyday life. As part of our Trafalgar Cares program, we&#8217;ve forged a strong relationship with the Aung Myay Thuka Monastic School, donating much needed supplies including exercise books, writing materials and anything else the school might need. Many of the children here are orphans, or come from disadvantaged backgrounds where access to an education is considered a luxury. Unlike many monastic schools in Myanmar, which only teach young novices Buddhist literature, at Aung Myay Thuka all faiths are welcomed and over 415 children live and learn here for free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Monastic School Yangon Myanmar\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Monastic-School-Burma-Pupils-1.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the students eventually become Buddhist monks and nuns, but many others go on to fulfilling professional careers they would not have had the opportunity to consider before. In fact, one of our very own Myanmar Travel Directors, Nyein Moe, was born in \u00a0a school like this. At the time, his mother was one of only two teachers looking after 500 children and she refused to go on maternity leave, so Nyein Moe literally arrived in the middle of a school day. He then went on to become a teacher himself, like his four siblings and parents, eventually volunteering at Aung Myay Thuka, where he taught seven to nine year olds the Myanmar language, English, Maths and Science.<\/p>\n<p>Like Nyein Moe, many of the alumni are very keen to give back and always try to involve themselves in school activities as a way of saying thank you and in an attempt to inspire the next generation. And the track record of children that do go on to successful professional careers here is strong \u2013 two of Nyein Moe&#8217;s close friends ended up working as a lawyer and a police officer, while their siblings who didn&#8217;t attend the school are still farmers and labourers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/School-1-31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Monastic School in Myanmar\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-31.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we take Trafalgar guests to the school they visit the classrooms and sit in on the children taking lessons, speaking with the children and giving them the essentials donated by Trafalgar, which are gratefully, and sometimes bashfully, received. Most of the children are quiet and shy, unlike their Western counterparts, and the more confident always try a word or two of English and in return\u00a0 our guests do their best to communicate with a little broken Burmese. For the children the opportunity to meet people from such different backgrounds helps build their self-confidence and encourages them to blossom, so much so that they begin to look forward to our guests visiting them as much as we look forward to seeing them. They are happy that foreigners are interested in them, it gives them a sense of belonging in the world, and gives them hope that they can make a positive change and\u00a0ultimately improve\u00a0their life chances. Supporting Aung Myay Thuka is just one small way that we can help build a brighter future and better lives for children in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/uk\/destinations\/asia\/myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myanmar<\/a>, something we feel extremely passionate about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/School-1-33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Monastic School in Yangon\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/School-1-33.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aung Myay Thuka Monastic School forms part of the itinerary on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/uk\/destinations\/asia\/myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secrets of Myanmar<\/a> trip.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credits: \u00a0Yangon street life \u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/people-and-street-life-in-yangon-myanmar-78548453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock \/ Maxiphoto<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a quiet corner of Yangon, near to the Ngar Htat Gyi Pagoda, is the Aung Myay Thuka Monastic School. A simple, two-storey structure surrounded by dusty play areas and thick patches of untamed foliage, the main school building might pass for any other in this part of the city, were it not for the 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