Songkran Pun Sook

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Songkran Pun Sook “Happy Songkran and Sawasdee Pii Mai Thai” This year Concordian International School organized a project called “SONGKRAN PUN SOOK”.

The Concordian’s family spread compassion by giving back to the community. The purpose of the project was to help and support our neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project invited students, parents, staff members, teachers, and administrators to donate non-perishable items such as rice, dry food, canned food, etc., and all kinds of basic essentials for living. This donation was passed on to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic at Bang Na Slum Community.

Kru Dear, Thai Activities Coordinator

“SONGKRAN PUN SOOK” around Concordian Early Years

EY students shared their ideas, made choices, and presented them by drawing or writing on a “Sharing Wish List”. They took it home to share with their parents about dry food or items that they wish to share / donate. The purpose of the “sharing wish list” was for students to be part of the sharing process with parents, voicing their ideas and making decisions. We are so proud of our little ones!!!

Kru Aim, EY Thai Team Leader

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Primary Years

For the Songkran Festival this year, PY students celebrated Thai new year by spreading happiness by sharing with others through “Songkran Pun Sook Project”, instead of playing with water. All PY students shared their ideas regarding what we need for living during a difficult time and invited Concordians to help those who are out of work and have lost their income during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

During the week before Songkran, in the school lobby, our G5 students volunteered to help collect many non-perishable items and all kinds of basic essentials for living, representing the PY students and thanking everyone for their donations. It touches our hearts when we see Concordians helping others and spreading compassion. What a wonderful start to the new year. Happy Thai New Year to you all.

Kru Nid, PY Thai Team Leader

Secondary School

For this year’s Songkran festival, instead of celebrating for our own enjoyment, the Thai department decided to take a different approach by giving back to communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The name of this event clearly states the purpose of giving, “Songkran Pun Suk, Celebrate the Union of Sharing”. High school students were encouraged to bring one piece of occupational equipment such as utensils and pans to promote career-building for the slum community in Bangna.

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From April 1st-9th, donation boxes were placed at the SAT turnstile, where teachers and students brought in their donated items including detergent, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, rice, canned food, cooking oil, and other occupational equipment. The Thai MYP department built a sandcastle, a Thai tradition with beliefs tied to fate. Students worked on decorating the display board, located in front of the amphitheater, with idioms that describe Songkran traditions. It was a great opportunity for us to celebrate the Thai New Year with a united heart by sharing our love to others!

Kru Lek, MYP/DP Thai Team Leader

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overty has ridden populations all around Thailand, and now amidst the pandemic, this issue has increased ten-fold. Over the course of a few weeks, I tried to get to grips with this issue and raise awareness about this matter that has been plaguing our core course of decades.

Essentially, “Concordian Pun Sook” was created with the intention to help slums in the Bangna region and communities around it. Collaborating with Concordian International School, posters were distributed, addressing this issue, and raised a great sum of money to aid these communities in need. The money was used to purchase basic necessities for the rural communities in Thailand. Through “Concordian Pun Sook”, we were able to raise over 200,000 baht and helped approximately 800 families.

Thank you to all Concordian parents and students for the generous donations. We truly appreciate every baht that was donated. With the donations, we were able to help those in need, assisting our surrounding communities, giving back to the community, giving them a glimmer of hope and energy to push through these dark times. So from the bottom of our hearts, Thank you.

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As a Concordian community, we will love forward together through this tough time, and create a better community and future for our family and friends.

Freya (Class of 2022)

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