Reciting Mon literature in North America
Mon children in North America are studying their literature at a Mon Buddhist temple and in a community home during summer
Mon children in North America are studying their literature
at a Mon Buddhist temple and in a community home during summer.
In Fortwayne, Indiana of USA, more than (50) Mon children are attending the Summer Mon Literacy Class that has opened on June 21. Ven. Dhamma Deanna, the Abbot of Mon temple and the principal of the class, has been leading the class with (6) Mon volunteer teachers for (5) months.
“Having known only (10) superscripted “devoweliser arc Gajot 10” are not enough for the Mon new generations. We shall continue teaching them the old Mon literature and history,” said Nai Thet Lwin, one of the Mon teachers.
This summer, the Mon Teaching Class in the USA is celebrating its 3rd anniversary and the classes provide from primary class to grade 4. The class opens for two days on the weekend every week.
“The Mon children at home don’t want to speak to each others in their mother tongue, as they are keen to talk only in English, so we are concerned about their future in preserving Mon literature and culture,” said the young Abbot Ven. Dhamma.
There are (90) Mon children in Fort Wayne, Indiana State and more than (50) are, in their school age, now learning the Mon language.
In Calgary, Canada, Mon classes have opened since April 6, 2003, resumed over the summer vacation. Organized by the Mon Cultural Society (MCS), teachers Nai Khaing Waeng and Nai Ong Tamah teach the children at a community house in two classes.
The aim of the Mon communities in North America is to promote and preserve Mon culture, literature, and social life and to assist the Mon in the homeland and in exile.
In Fortwayne, Indiana of USA, more than (50) Mon children are attending the Summer Mon Literacy Class that has opened on June 21. Ven. Dhamma Deanna, the Abbot of Mon temple and the principal of the class, has been leading the class with (6) Mon volunteer teachers for (5) months.
“Having known only (10) superscripted “devoweliser arc Gajot 10” are not enough for the Mon new generations. We shall continue teaching them the old Mon literature and history,” said Nai Thet Lwin, one of the Mon teachers.
This summer, the Mon Teaching Class in the USA is celebrating its 3rd anniversary and the classes provide from primary class to grade 4. The class opens for two days on the weekend every week.
“The Mon children at home don’t want to speak to each others in their mother tongue, as they are keen to talk only in English, so we are concerned about their future in preserving Mon literature and culture,” said the young Abbot Ven. Dhamma.
There are (90) Mon children in Fort Wayne, Indiana State and more than (50) are, in their school age, now learning the Mon language.
In Calgary, Canada, Mon classes have opened since April 6, 2003, resumed over the summer vacation. Organized by the Mon Cultural Society (MCS), teachers Nai Khaing Waeng and Nai Ong Tamah teach the children at a community house in two classes.
The aim of the Mon communities in North America is to promote and preserve Mon culture, literature, and social life and to assist the Mon in the homeland and in exile.
