Yangon - School Report Question and Answers
For the following attributes, down to the next blank box, grade your experience at the school on a scale of A (excellent) to F (unacceptable/terrible) and provide comments:<br><br>Overall fair and equitable treatment of all students and families:
The overall grade to ISY to U.S. Embassy/American families is a solid D. ISY is focused on one priority - building and maintaining good academic statistics. The main focus is not on the welfare of the students and certainly not the families. ISY administrators have been known to tell many people that the ISY "may not be the right fit for everyone." This is due to the fact that ISY is primarily focused on finding wealthy local families/students who will stay for longer periods of time (outside of of the standard embassy 2-3 year assignments) and contribute both financially and add to ISY's international academic standings. At times, ISY officials will note that the school is associated with the U.S. Embassy. However in truth, ISY only plays the U.S. Embassy card when it suits their needs for visa assistance or other potential issues they may have with the Myanmar government. The political climate in Myanmar is still uncertain and ISY needs to use the U.S. Embassy as their backstop since they have no other holding in the country. The fact is that ISY is a non-profit private organization that receives annual financial assistance from the Department of State. The Department of State provides similar support to hundreds of international schools around the world. As U.S. interests expand in Myanmar, hopefully more attention will be made on finding other schools and academic programs for embassy/American families. - Jun 2014
Students and families are treated very equally and with the upmost respect. As previouslly mentioned, Asians seem to have a high standard of challenging students. This does present a problem for American students who want to study at their grade level. Studing within one's U.S. grade level is almost impossible. If they are used to the U.S. system, they will be challenged much more than what they are used to. - Feb 2014
A - Oct 2010
