First Day of Second School Year

May 142012

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 smiles and chatter from returning students who met up with their friends after the 2-month break. Assembly was a lot fuller than usual as we have almost doubled our student numbers this year. Our School Director reminded our old students of their responsibilities to make their new friends feel welcome and at home. And by the end of the first day, we were all settling in (well, most of us!) and getting to know each other.

Panyaden School Official Opening Ceremony

Apr 242012

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 [...]

Summer School Week 2

Apr 132012

Water One of nature’s most important gifts Summer often brings hot and muggy days; so it was wonderful when our teachers taught us about water this week by allowing us to play in it at the Opkhan National Park! Needless to say, we did not need any persuasion to jump into the lake to [...]

Blossom Day 2012

Mar 202012

We made it through the dark caves of Lascaux with the help of a young Panyaden School student! With a flashlight, the student confidently guided visitors through the cave full of ‘primitive’ art on the walls that she and her classmates drew and built to simulate the experience of exploring the original caves, a subject [...]

Sports Day 2012

Feb 172012

Go Team Panyaden! Catching human flies, sprinting around the school compound, bouncing on large rubber balls, jumping over bamboo poles and kicking footballs were just a few fun games our students and teachers did today on our school’s first Sports Day. What an exhilarating day! Spirits were high, pulses were racing and we screamed ourselves [...]

Wise Habits Week 5

Feb 132012

Panyaden’s Special Soup Recipe Add a dash of Mattannuta (‘knowing the right amount’, มัตตัญญุตา) and a sprinkling of Chanta (‘desiring knowledge, truth and goodness’, ฉันทะ) to the broth in our Kung Fu Chef’s large shiny soup pot. Stir in a tablespoonful of Awihimsa (‘not harming’, อวิหิงสา) to taste. With the help of your fellow cooks, [...]

Health Check

Feb 132012

Say Ahhh! Three medical personnel from the Ministry of Public Health (Hang Dong) visited our school for a basic health check on our children last Friday morning. This is a mandatory annual screening required by the Thai Ministry of Education to ensure the good public health of all students in the country.

Sustainable Crop Programme

Feb 092012

K2-3 at the rice mill With a heave and a push, our K2-3 children helped each other grind rice grains between heavy milling stones. They were having fun learning about rice milling at the United Way Center (sic) for Sustainable Communities. This trip to Lamphun was a culmination of our Sustainable Crop programme where the [...]

Two New Ingredients

Feb 062012

‘Wiriya Chakriyanuyok’ ความเพียร (วิริยะ) & ‘Khanti’ การอดทนอดกลั้น (ขันติ) Kru Michel is learning to write the Thai alphabet. Try as he might, he could not quite get it right. However, he does not give up; he keeps persevering until he can write it correctly. His commitment and tenacity embodies for us one of this week’s 2 [...]

12 Wise Habits

Jan 232012

Guiding Principles For Our Children The Wise Habits of Panyaden are 12 core virtues for all of us to understand, learn and practice. Given to us by the school’s spiritual advisor, Taan Ajahn Jayasaro, we are looking at fun and creative ways to teach both our children and ourselves good habits which will last a [...]

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