Welcome to Panyaden International School
Chiang Mai, Thailand
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
We empower students to think critically, live ethically, and contribute positively to the world around them. Guided by our 12 Wise Habits, we promote academic excellence, social-emotional growth, and spiritual development to nurture wise, connected, and compassionate learners.
Founded in 2011, Panyaden International School was inspired by a deep love of learning and the desire to change the way we approach education.
Our unique educational philosophy blends the British Curriculum, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and the Thai National Curriculum with sustainability practices and Buddhist principles, creating a truly holistic learning environment for students aged 2 to 19 from around the world.
At the heart of our school life are the 12 Wise Habits—practical tools that support children in developing concentration, compassion, and wisdom. Through our challenging, multilingual curriculum and the practice of these habits, Panyaden students learn to think deeply, act with kindness, and contribute to a more sustainable world.
We cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and environmental awareness so that our students can discover happiness within themselves, enrich the lives of others, and make meaningful contributions to a more sustainable future.
Explore the transformative educational journey where mindful learning guides meaningful living.
12 Wise Habits
Our Values
The 12 Wise Habits serve as essential building blocks for developing the whole child across four areas of growth—physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development. These carefully crafted habits, developed by the renowned Buddhist teacher Phra Ajahn Jayasaro, provide practical guidance for students and our entire community as we work toward fulfilling the Panyaden Profile.
Avihimsa
Not harming
Not harming any form of life, from ourselves to other human beings, to animals and plants. Avihimsa helps us see the distinction between pain, created objectively, and suffering.
Mattanuta
Knowing the right amount
Knowing the right amount leads to a healthy balance in life. It is the quality of understanding that, whatever goals we set ourselves, we need an optimum amount of material and non material things. It is the ability to assess what is enough.
Chanda
Intrinsic Motivation
Having an intrinsic motivation or being enthusiastic without concern for the result, and instead focusing on the quality of the action in the moment.
Viriya
Perservering
An attitude of gladly engaging in wholesome activities and staying with them to accomplish the desired results. It is the mind intent on being unshaken and not giving up.
Khanti
Being patient and tolerant
Patient endurance of forbearance. As with other wise habits, it starts with patience with ourselves and extends to everything around us. It is the ability to tolerate provocation, hardship, pain, and all obstacles in your life, and the voluntary control of mood and temper.
Sati
Being mindful and alert
The presence of mind, awareness, or mindfulness. To have Sati is to be fully present, not lost in daydreams, anticipation, or worry. It is being alert and attentive to everything as it is and limiting the impact of unconscious biases.
Samadhi
Being calm and focused
Concentration or composing of the mind. It is the mind that does not waver, does not scatter itself, and is focused on the task at hand despite being disturbed, pursued, or provoked.
Sacca
Being truthful
“Real” or “True”. It means to uphold integrity by speaking and acting according to thr truth and to keep one’s word. The opposite of Sacca is false speech or action.
Indira-Samvara
Using the senses wisely
Developing the ability to exert some level of restraint over senses to make sure that following them still leads to harmony within ourselves and with the world around us.
Metta-Karuna
Being kind and compassionate
Loving-kindness is defined as goodwill or benevolence. It is a strong, sincere wish for the happiness of all beings without discrimination. Karuna is compassion, the empathetic understanding of the suffering of others.
Caga
Being generous
Delighting in giving without expectation of something in return, whether time, energy, forgiveness, or willingness.
Yoniso-Manasikara
Applying the mind skilfully
Applying the mind skillfully, or wise reflection. It is thinking in terms of casual relations, such as the consequences of thoughts and actions, or by way of problem-sloving.
