DAGUN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (DGIS) is part of Yé Dagun Taung City Development Programs being implemented by Phwint Phyo Thit Company. The Urban Development Programs are known as Ye-Dagun-Taung Smart City Project and composed of five programs – 1) International School, 2) International Hospital, 3) Golf-Course and Clubhouse, and Amusement Park, 4) 3-star Hotel & 5-star Hotel, 5) Real Estate – community residence and shopping mall.

DAGUN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (DGIS) is being constructed on 9.47 acres and composed of five main buildings – (1) Main School, (2) Bleacher Building, (3) Kindergarten (KG), (4) Theater, and (5) Sports Complex. The school can hold about 2000 students. The school is designed into classic buildings by the Archetype Group based in France.

For co-curricular activities, the school has (1) a football pitch, (2) an indoor swimming pool, (3) an indoor multi-purpose stadium in the Sports Complex, (4) Visual Arts and Performing Arts facilities in the Theater building, (5) the rooftop garden, (6) the KG outdoor swimming pool and outdoor playground, and more.  The school sets its target to open in August 2025.

When thinking about the purpose of education, besides the obvious, i.e. for children to learn how to read, write, and create to gain knowledge in various fields, there is a lot more to the role of educators.

“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr)

We believe that the purpose of education is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to become valuable assets to our global community. We train students to be able to use the knowledge and skills acquired in a given context today to solve problems in different contexts and circumstances tomorrow.

As the world is now a global community, we practice students to be culturally and emotionally intelligent. That will enable them to productively collaborate with peers from any part of the world to solve problems and make a positive impact at the local, city, country, and global levels.

At DGIS these practical, skillful and creative lessons will be included in the curriculum, standards, and practices that will be used from kindergarten to high school. In our future posts, we will be sharing with you how we will make that happen.

Progress of Dagun International School (DGIS) construction in August, 2023