Children's Day at Montessori Expansion Site

This past Saturday, January 8th, was National Children's Day in Thailand.  There were many activities afoot to celebrate the future of Thailand, as well as a chance to listen to what strikes children as important to them.

At Ban Pang Rim Korn School, one of our two expansion sites for the Khom Loy Montessori Project, there were numerous activities hosted for the students including games, a dance, and ceremonies.

Dancing the day away!

Father's Day in Thailand

Students holding letters to the King, who is referred to as "Father" in colloqiual Thai

December 5th is Father's Day in Thailand, which has a somewhat different background to Father's Day in Western countries.  December 5th is the birthday of His Majesty the King of Thailand, and every year there is a large celebration of the longest-reigning monarch in the world.

There are many ceremonies to celebrate, and children get in on the action as well!  This year we helped our classrooms celebrate at Phradu School, one of our expansion sites for this semester.  Enjoy these pictures!

"Wai Pra Jaao Yu Hua" (paying respect to the King)

2011 Has Arrived

Happy New Year everyone!

The holiday season has come and passed, and our staff here at the Khom Loy Montessori Program are refreshed and ready to take on another exciting year.  Stay tuned for more updates of what we do and why we do it.  And hope you have a great new year.