A Burst of Fun-filled Learning Adventures

Our fun day started with seeing elephants up close, an unreal experience. Then, we rode on a pretty carriage pulled by horses and took a calm ride around the park. Next, we planted rice in an actual rice field. It was muddy but so much fun! After that, we went on a boat ride through a pond full of colorful lotus flowers. The breeze felt nice. It was the perfect end to our exciting day! Overall, each activity provided essential insights into Thai culture’s beauty, traditions, and values, creating a deeper appreciation and understanding for each student.

Tasty Treats

Everyone learned how to make khanom krok, a tasty Thai dessert made from oil, milk, and corn. Then, we customized and created our own som tum, a traditional Thai papaya salad. We worked together in groups, adding ingredients and mixing them. Afterward, we all tasted the khanom krok and som tum we made, which was delicious. Finally, at lunch, we watched dancers in pretty Thai clothes from different regions of Thailand. It was a day we will always remember!

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On Monday, November 27th, we had an amazing time celebrating our Loy Krathong festival at �ۿ۴�ý – On Nut Campus.

This year, our students created Krathongs that are environmentally friendly and we celebrated in the northern style, called “Lanna” or Yi Peng Festival.

On Loy Krathong Day, our students came up with a traditional Thai dance, followed by a fashion show of Thai clothing from all four regions of Thailand and the different types of Krathong from each region. Both students and teachers showed off various Thai fashion and appreciation of Thai culture.

This was a special day where students and teachers alike came together and dressed in traditional Thai clothing to appreciate and celebrate our Thai culture.

Thank you to the Thai Department and everyone who participated in an amazing and memorable celebration for everyone.��

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Celebrating Language & Culture

With this year’s theme being ‘Celebrating Language & Culture’, our language clubs organized a special Language & Culture week to spread awareness about the diverse range of languages spoken by our community members.

Currently, we have six cultural/language clubs: ASL club, Chinese club, Desi club, Japanese Club, Korean club and Thai club. These clubs collaborated to create a fun week celebrating languages through different activities like teaching Thai to teachers, performing the National anthem in ASL, or teaching various languages and cultural games to younger students. ASL taught community members how to sign different emotions in American Sign Language, as can be seen in .��

During International Day, the main focus was investigating how people celebrate different cultures and languages around the world. Primary shared their bulletin boards, which explored languages around the world and middle and high school students and clubs hosted informative booths with interactive activities from various countries and regions around the world.

There was also a flag parade with community members proudly displaying their flags and celebrating diversity as a community. Performances from various cultures were given by Wells performers, including Korean club, Desi club, breakdance club, our teachers, parents and other talented performing artists in our school community.

Service for Operation Smile 

Initiated by our Wells SerWIS Club, a majority of the proceeds raised from our homerooms and student-led clubs were donated to , and proceeds raised with our class and club booths were donated to this and other club-related causes as part of our community emphasis on service.��

Overall, International Day 2023 turned out to be a huge success and an exciting day of collaboration, community, and celebration among all of our staff, students, teachers, and parents in which smiles and laughter demonstrated our shared sense of community and diversity. A very special thank you goes to Ms. Kan, our Visual & Performing Arts Department, our language clubs and everyone else who contributed their hard work and effort into creating a very memorable event!

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Learning About Thai Culture

In Grade 2, students have been learning about the various traditions and cultures in our classroom.�� As a culminating activity we made an in-depth study of Thai culture by first reviewing what they already knew and would like to learn about traditional Thailand. We then took a field trip to the Bangkokian Museum to learn firsthand what traditional Thai homes, furniture, and household items looked like.

Students were intrigued by washbasins, old medicine cabinets, mosquito netting, black and white photographs, and much more.�� They described typewriters as, “printers where you must press the buttons yourself.” They saw old postal stamps and described them as, “the things you can get at 7-11”.

Application of Knowledge

Upon returning from the trip we compared these older technologies and traditions against what is seen today by completing a Venn diagram. Students showed that long ago people used candles for light whereas today electricity fills this need. Sewing machine and knitting needles were used to make and repair clothing, where today most clothing is purchased at the store. Along with these observations came many questions and impressions. Students weren’t sure how the old alarm clock worked and felt that traditional Thai wood furniture must be very uncomfortable. The trip was a great opportunity for students to experience and reflect on the ways Thailand has changed over the years.

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