Mother Tongue Programme

Vientiane International School supports the development and maintenance of mother tongue for all learners through:

  • promotion of mother tongue instruction within the VIS community
  • recognition of the importance of Lao language and culture in our community
  • active support of mother tongue instruction through the provision of classroom space and language materials, and the provision of support and professional development to mother tongue teachers
  • encouragement of parents to have their children involved with mother tongue instruction
  • establishment and expansion of a foreign language/mother tongue section in the school Library Media Center
  • School-supported Self-taught Language A1 courses in the 11th and 12th grades in the student's mother tongue