Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 ceremony - student presents paan to head teacher

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Wai Kru Day Ceremony

We ❤ our teachers! Panyaden parents and students contributed flowers, which the latter used to make a ‘paan’ (flower cones made from banana leaves) each to present to their teachers during the Wai Kru Day (Respect for Teachers Day) ceremony, a meaningful way of formally saying thank you to our teachers and to honour them for their hard work and guidance.

Traditionally, ‘dok makua’ (eggplant flower), ‘dok khem’ (ixora) and ‘yapraek’ (Bermuda grass) are the flowers used for the ‘paan’. See photos of our students making the floral arrangements the day before the ceremony here on our blog.

Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 - Head teachers and School Director with their paan presented by students Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 - students paying respects in the school bamboo Sports Hall Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 ceremony - hugs and flowers for teachers Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 ceremony - teacher thanks student for flower gift Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 ceremony - Panyaden teacher thanks student for flower gift

Click here to see more photos of Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017. Photos below: Preparing for Wai Kru Day (making flower arrangements):

Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 preparation - Panyaden teachers help students in making flower arrangements Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 preparation - Panyaden primary students cutting up banana leaves for flowers Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 preparation - Happy students with banana leave  Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 preparation - students making floral arrangements Panyaden Wai Kru Day 2017 preparation - We are ready!