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 [...]