What is SEA-Teacher Program?

SEA-Teacher Project or the "Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia" is a project held by The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) since 2015 and this year, 2023, is the 9th year this program implemented. This program provides opportunity for pre-service student teachers from universities in Southeast Asia to have teaching practicum experiences in schools in other countries in Southeast Asia.

This exchange program is preferably for the 3rd-4th year students whose majoring in Math, Science, English, Pre-school, Economic Education, Physical Education, Elementary/Primary, and Social Science. The duration of this program is one month, which is based on the mechanism of cost sharing, and takes place twice a year usually in January and July. English is used in all activities throughout the program. The receiving universities will provide mentors to supervise and monitor the student teachers throughout the practicum period as well as providing buddies during the exchange period. 

Specifically, the aims of the SEA – Teacher Project are: 

1. To enable the student teachers to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy. 

2. To encourage the student teachers to practice their English skills.

3. To allow the student teachers to gain a broader regional and world view 

4. To expose future teachers to diverse teaching and learning situations and opportunities, and the value of flexibility. 

The student teachers have to follow four stages during one month of exchange program. The stages are

1. Orientation and Class Observation

2. Teaching Assistance

3. Teaching in Classroom

4. Reflection and Lesson Learned

The participants are required to make a blog for their report and will be examined by SEAMEO as a consideration for deserving sertificate of completion from SEAMEO.

For detailed information, you can find them by accessing SEA-Teacher Website at https://seateacher.seameo.org/