SEALNet Project Thailand 2011 Inspiring and empowering students in rural Thailand When: Sunday June 12, 2011 – Sunday June 26, 2011 Location: Udon Thani, Thailand Email: projectthailand11 [at] sealnetonline.org Project Leaders: Parinda Wanitwat, Panchompoo Wisittanawat Project Blog: pthailand2011.wordpress.com Executive Summary In Thailand, a great disparity in academic achievement has manifested itself between Read more…
Project Thailand 2010 When: August 22, 2010 – September 5, 2010 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Executive Summary The importance of high school and college-level education has become more evident in the changing face of Bangkok’s socioeconomic landscape. Many Bangkok youths are unable to continue their education because of socioeconomic reasons. Project Read more…
Project Thailand 2009 When: Saturday August 22nd, 2009 – Friday September 4th, 2009 Where: Tesabaan 5 School, Lampang, Thailand Rote-memorization is a problem commonly found in Thai education system, which affects Tesabaan 5 School as well. With focus on lecturing, students are not prepared to critically think and analyze lesson Read more…
Project Thailand 2008 When: Saturday August 30, 2008 – Thursday September 11, 2008 Location: Ban Home Hug, Yasotorn, Thailand Project Leaders: Ping Punyakumpol: pingp ‘at’ stanford.edu Job Jivasantikarn: jobj ‘at’ stanford.edu Local Partner Ban Home Hug (Home of Love) is a hospice located in the northeastern Thailand. The hospice is Read more…
Project Thailand 2008 When: Sunday August 31 – Friday September 12 Location: Ban-Nong-Tong-Lim School, Nangrong District, Bureerum, Thailand Project Leaders: Potay Parapiboon: potay ‘at’ stanford.edu Fern Jira: fernjira ‘at’ stanford.edu Water shortage and sanitation problems are prevalent in the northeastern part of Thailand. One of the many schools afflicted by Read more…
Project Thailand 2007 When: Tuesday 28 August 2007 – Sunday 9 September 2007 Where: Krabi, Thailand Project Leaders: Potay Parapiboon Mac Pasawich Top Pongmorakot Contact: pt07-leaders [at] sealnetonline.org Problems The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a tsunami that devastated the coastline of southern Thailand, resulting in enormous environmental and structural Read more…
Project Thailand 2006 Recommended project arrival and departure dates: Arrive: June 21 early morning Leave: July 1 late in the day PT 2006 is organized by SEALNet in partnership with Gulf Electric Public Company Limited. Gulf Electric has been involved in several community service initiatives in Saraburi, thus it has Read more…