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Wells Thong Lor Celebrates Songkran: A Splash of Tradition and Fun

Wells Thong Lo — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:11:21 +0000

Songkran, Thailand’s most renowned festival, came alive at Wells Thong Lor with vibrant celebrations and joyful camaraderie. Students, teachers, and parents joined hands to honor Thai culture and mark the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year in a memorable and spirited manner.
The festivities commended with Wells students from diverse cultural backgrounds coming together to perform traditional Thai dances, paying homage to the rich cultural heritage of Thailand. Following this, the water ceremony took center stage, where students expressed their well wishes for their teachers by pouring water and jasmine petals over their hands, in accordance with Thai tradition.
But Songkran isn’t just about solemn ceremonies—it’s also a time to let loose and indulge in playful water fights. The dedicated support staff at Wells Thong Lor transformed the school playground into a lively water park, providing an array of exciting activities for everyone to enjoy.
From the exhilarating ‘slip n slide’ to the thrilling ‘water relay’ and the adventurous ‘monkey swing,’ there was no shortage of fun-filled moments for students and teachers alike. And of course, the highlight of the day was ‘the dunk,’ where students eagerly lined up for the chance to dunk their beloved teachers—an activity that proved to be a crowd favorite.
As the day drew to a close, echoes of laughter and the sound of splashing water filled the air, a testament to the joy and merriment shared by all. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our students, parents, teachers, and support staff for their enthusiastic participation and hard work in making this Songkran celebration a resounding success.
With smiles on our faces and memories to cherish, we bid farewell to Songkran and look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, April 22nd. Until then, we wish all of our families a wonderful and safe holiday filled with happiness and laughter.

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Songkran Splash at Wells Bang Na

Wells Bang Na — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:16:47 +0000

Every year, Wells Bang Na celebrates Songkran, but this year was especially exciting! For the first time in many years, our students, parents and teachers were looking forward to a big water fight on the playground. This was not possible during the pandemic, but this year our students were eager anticipating a huge splash party with water guns and balloons.

To open the celebrations, the teachers and students paraded down the street together led by teacher drummers. Performances by our students showed their appreciation for Thai music and culture. Seeing the students enjoy the music and dancing was the best aspect of the show. Wells Bang Na student’s are becoming confident performers and one of our Grade 3 students decided to MC parts of the show.

One of the highlights this year was the tug-o-war game played between parents and students. The parents usually win, but this year, to everyone’s surprise, the teachers had the upper hand. Since the students were cheering so passionately for their parents, we had to reward the Mom’s and Dad’s who played with a special treat. They were awarded the privilege of throwing the first buckets of water and their victims were our teachers and school leaders!

The Songkran festival at Wells Bang Na gives everyone an opportunity to experience the beauty of Thai culture with our family and friends. On behalf of our community, we wish you a wonderful Songkran holiday!

Happy Thai New Year!

สงกรานต์ในประเทศไทย!

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Songkran Festival 2022

Wells On Nut — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:57:55 +0000

Songkran is a tradition that has been passed down in Thailand for a long time and it indicates the welcoming of the new year in Thailand.

The Thai Department at Wells On Nut Campus organized a Songkran Festival at school this year to commemorate Thai culture. Because of the Covid-19 situation, we did not host typical Songkran activities such as pouring water onto the image of the Buddha, pouring water over elder’s hands and asking for blessings, or splashing water.

Instead, the Thai Department organized some more appropriate activities and invited all teachers and students to wear Thai clothes or colorful Songkran shirts, create colorful bulletin boards, play Thai games and various classroom activities.

This created a bright and warm atmosphere in the school. The teachers and students had fun engaging in the activities which reflect Thailand’s identity and culture.

On behalf of �ۿ۴�ý, the Thai Department wishes everyone in the school community a happy and safe Songkran this year!

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Songkran Ceremony 2021

Wells On Nut — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:41:26 +0000

On March 31, 2021, the Thai department organized a Songkran ceremony at Wells On Nut Campus. The main activity was the Thai tradition of offering water from students to teachers, known as the Rod Nam Dam Hua ceremony. In this tradition, young people, in this case our students, pour water over the hands of their revered elders and ask for a blessing.

In honor of this respected tradition and the Thai New Year, many students and teachers also wore Thai traditional outfits or typical Songkran flower shirts. The event was an enjoyable one to bring in the new year and start everyone on their Songkran break.

On behalf of �ۿ۴�ý, the Thai department wishes everyone in the school community a happy and safe Songkran this year!

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Songkran Day 2019

Wells On Nut — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 03:12:09 +0000

�ۿ۴�ý On Nut Campus had a Songkran Festival Celebration on April 5th 2019, from 8:00 – 8:40 a.m. and invited the school community to participate by providing promotional materials, such as event posters and emails.

The Songkran Festival Celebration consisted of 4 performances. Firstly, there was a Thai Instrumental performance of “Kang Kao Gin Glua” and “Rum Wong Wan Songkran.” Following this, there was a Thai traditional game presented by students from Primary School (G3/4 Non-Native Thai class) called “Mon Sonpha.” The G10 Thai Native class also performed a dance routine to the song, “Oh La-Nor…My Love”, and the last performance was by the teachers, performing a traditional Thai dance called “Serng-kapor.” After these performances, the event concluded with the Water Ceremony “Rod Nam Khor Pon,” where representative students poured water on their teachers’ hands to receive blessings from elders for the Thai New Year.

The objective of this celebration was to demonstrate the importance of Thai culture and to encourage students’ appreciation of Thai heritage and traditions. After the celebration, feedback received from parents, teachers and students was positive as the event was educational, enjoyable and fostered collaboration within the Wells school community.

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