buildings used by maintenance and engineering departments. Academic Profile Mainstream The Mainstream Department is the largest teaching department. It delivers a curriculum that encompasses all academic topics in line with government education reform. In the 2015/2016 academic year, there were 5727 high school students, 1281 middle school students, and 841 primary students, respectively. The school employs nearly 200 teachers, most have been trained in the teaching methodologies consistent with the Child Centered Approach (CCA) and Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking (RWCT). Academic staff are actively involved in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to improve their own teaching practice. Fast Track The Fast Track English Language Department (FT) began operation in 2002, spearheaded by Principal U Nayaka; who wanted Phaung Daw Oo students to be on a level to compete with international school students. This teaching department consists of twelve classes, kindergarten (KG) through to Grade 8, with about 32 - 34 students in each class. Most teachers in FT have received teacher training in methodologies such as the Child Centered Approach (CCA); Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking (RWCT); classroom management; and instruction in how to create lesson plans. Most of their trainers, some local and some foreign, were experts in teacher education. Students are normally taught all subjects in English, except Myanmar language. Curricula in FT are based on a combination of government textbooks and other resources: such as foreign texts and materials gleaned from the internet. Each year, every teacher in FT revises their lesson plans to keep abreast of education reforms, focusing only on approaches and methods that are deemed truly effective at improving their students' skills, attitudes, and critical thinking. Classes in music, art and sport are also available. New Teacher Training Centre The New Teacher Training Centre (NTTC), another teaching department, was founded in 2011 with 10 teachers. Initially, it was a five-year project that complements the FT program. The NTTC Department has continued to this day; sponsored by Forderverein Myanmar e.V.(a German NGO) The objective of the NTTC is to teach in English and promote the best modern teaching methods for students in Grade 5 and over; replacing rote learning with learning methods supported by cognitive science. The teachers in NTTC have been instructed and trained by senior experts from Germany, the USA and the UK. Library The Sutakarmi Library was founded in 2000 as a quiet place where teachers and students can spend their leisure