A Tribute to Alan by Thalavanh Vongsonephet (“Teng”)

Alan Shiel

Came to Laos to enjoy his retirement and has built and now runs 

The LEOT English Learning Centre

1 Day of Sport

The LEOT English Language Centre Celebrates 1 Day in Sport in Luang Prabang Laos to mark the first anniversary of London 2012.

Mens 400m Final

LEOT Trustee Peter & Daughter Jo

Womens Steeplechase Final

2012 was a memorable year in the UK when the Olympics came to London. I was lucky enough to experience the games when I attended an evening of sport with my family at the Olympic stadium.

It was great that not only the wealthy and powerful nations were present. The Olympics also found space for athletes from smaller Countries such as Laos. Their competitors can't dream of winning medals as they have neither funding nor facilities to develop their talents. They can however enjoy the pride of sharing the stage and exhibiting true Olympic spirit in taking part.

His Excellency Philip Malone Unveils the Laos Olympic Flag

A year has now passed and thanks to the generosity of a LEOT supporter the Laos flag displayed as part of the Olympic opening ceremony has found its way home to be displayed permanently at the LELC Centre in Luang Prabang

To mark the occasion LEOT was delighted to host a morning of sport and fun as part of its first awards day.

The Centre and local village has no sports facilities so it took a lot of ingenuity from the LEOT team to come with a suitably British  solution to the problem

Ball & Chopstick race

Ambassador jogging

Sack race fun

Flour shower

Teachers petanque

Ladies petanque

I cant pretend that our tribute to London 2012 came close to World records but in a small deprived Country it brought a day of fun and light hearted sport with a true Olympic spirit.

LEOT English Learning Centre Awards Day

Congratulations to our prize winners

Mr Yearly- Most outstanding student

Miss Bao Yer Vue Song- Best student in beginners class

Miss Noi- Runner up in intermediate class

Mr Teng Xong- Runner up in beginners class 

11th August 2013

We celebrated a memorable day for the LEOT English Learning Centre when we were joined by His Excellency Mr Philip Malone UK Ambassador to Laos for our first Awards Day. 

The day marked a very important landmark for the centre which opened it doors in Luang Prabang Laos in September 2012 with just over eighty pupils. Since that time we have been overwhelmed by the demand for places from disadvantaged pupils in the town. To meet the demand LEOT accelerated its plans and increased student numbers to just over one hundred and thirty places midway through the year.

It's great to celebrate the success of our students and thank our dedicated team of local teachers supported by our foreign volunteers

We believe that education should be enjoyable. 

 Teaching exclusively in small classes with an interactive style which requires active participation by all students.

The majority of our pupils are young and attend the Centre for one and a half hours a day five days a week. Many are working part time to support themselves and may also be studying at a local school or University.

Our students are required to attend at least eighty percent of scheduled teaching hours and are tested on a monthly basis with either oral or written tests.

What makes our Centre unique in Luang Prabang is it is part of a UK registered charity and is FREE for all pupils.

We ask all students to pay an annual registration fee that is returned on completion of their course .

We are completing plans for admissions in September of this year and plan an intake of one hundred and eighty pupils.

October 2013 will see the start of our next major project when we will acquire land adjoining the centre to build a dormitory block that will allow us to recruit students from the Countryside. These pupils are even poorer than those from the town. Poverty removes any possibility of continuing education.

Phase one of the project will be completed in Spring 2014 with the first twenty places.

       Mr Yearly addresses the audiance