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First Day of Second School Year
Busy first day at Panyaden School We had a busy first day of school as students new and old came together for the first day of the first term of our second ever school year. There were tears and hugs (from parents as well as students!) as brave new pre-schoolers ventured into unfamiliar classrooms. And [...]
News Coverage: Panyaden School Opening Ceremony
Panyaden School In The News Here’s an article on Panyaden School’s official opening with our Buddhist ceremony and enshrinement of relics on 24 April 2012 in Chiang Mai Mail. Includes a paragraph about our bilingual education and unique school concept. Click here for full article and photos by editor, Shana Kongmun. Snapshot above taken from [...]
Summer School Week 4: Soil
Learning about soil For the last five weeks, our Summer School students have been learning about different aspects of nature through challenging games, storytelling in addition to other creative activities and fun field trips. Our aim is to open our minds to love and enjoy nature by becoming familiar with its different elements and how [...]
Chiang Mai Award for Our Green School
Architecture and Design Award for Panyaden School Today, Panyaden School had the honour of receiving a design award for excellence in architecture and interior design from the committee of Chiang Mai Creative City (CMCC). CMCC promotes Chiang Mai as an internationally known city of creativity and innovation such as its interesting and sustainable architectural designs [...]
Teacher Training
What have our teachers been doing over summer? Over the past 3 weeks, Panyaden’s teachers have been undergoing our summer training programme. We are committed to being lifelong learners and acknowledge that there is always room for improvement. During this summer break we have been focusing on a number of areas, identified together with our teachers, where [...]
Panyaden School Official Opening Ceremony
An Auspicious Day Accompanied by the gentle rhythmic peals of bells and the resonance of a gong being struck along with offerings of food and flowers, Panyaden School’s official opening ceremony began on a movingly dignified note today with a procession to our main Buddha image, Phra Panyanuphap Chaiyamongkol. Our Spiritual Advisor, Taan [...]
Opening Ceremony: Preparations for 24 April
It’s all hands on deck as Panyaden rehearses and prepares for our big day tomorrow. We look forward to celebrating our official opening ceremony with you and your family! Agenda for 24 Apr 2012 7.30 – 8.30am: Procession and enshrinement ceremony led by our Spiritual Advisor, Taan Ajahn Jayasaro 9.00 – 9.30am: Refreshments at Parents’ [...]
Summer School Week 3
Let’s Rock! Rocks and minerals can be fun to learn about through exploratory games and activities like scavenger hunts and grinding them down to create art and craft projects. Our focus for week 3 is on the importance of these natural elements that make up the earth’s crust and mantle. Children are naturally curious and [...]

Panyaden on TV

Feb 082012

Panyaden School on TV this Sunday

Our school is being featured on a TV programme called Chan Rak Muang Thai (”I love Thailand”) this Sunday, Feb 12th (Channel 9, 3pm). The programme features foreigners who are involved in interesting initiatives in Thailand. Our co-founder Mark Roselieb was interviewed for the show about how our school demonstrates and teaches environmental mindfulness. Don’t miss it!

Today, reporters from Bangkok Business News (Nation Multimedia Group) visited Panyaden School to meet with our Founder, Yodphet Sudsawad and School Director, Neil Amas. They wanted to find out more about our school vision, our unique education approach and bilingualism. The reporters also interviewed Markus Roselieb and Ajahn Decha Tiengkate from Chiangmai Life Construction (CLC) [...]

Interview with Head Teacher

Apr 262011

One School, One Vision, One Team The Importance of Building Self-Esteem Michel Thibeault is the Head Teacher at Panyaden School. His belief is that a child’s potential is conditional upon their level of self-confidence. If they have this, Michel asserts, they will go on to become successful lifelong learners, proactive world citizens and responsible caretakers [...]

Thai TV Interview

Feb 052011

Panyaden School’s Founder, Yodphet Sudsawad (Pi Tik) was interviewed on 14 and 15 January by well-loved Thai talk show host, Surivipa. The segment was broadcast last night on Modern 9 TV. It featured Pi Tik showing Surivipa around the Panyaden site and sharing her vision for the school. Note: the following YouTube video is in [...]

“The Realization Of Potential”

Feb 012011

A conversation with Neil Amas, School Director The Human Spirit Identifying and creating opportunities in order to realize the true potential of people is what motivates Neil Amas in his life’s work. Neil is the School Director of Panyaden. He has been involved in education, research and humanitarian work in Thailand and the UK for [...]

The Dream

Jun 222010

“Curiosity. Innovation. Respect. Sustainability. Holistic Education. Creativity. Inner Peace. Balance. Living with Nature. Buddhist Approach. Environmentally Mindful. Learning Through Experience. Practicing what you have learnt.” I went away from meeting Khun Yodphet Sudsawad (aka Khun Tik) with these buzz words swimming furiously in my head. She is an inspiring woman who is building her dream [...]