Huay Sai School in Association With The Stratton ABC Foundation

Kaow Pan Saa

On Friday 23rd it was time for Kaow Pan Saa celebrations at Huay Sai School.

I am very happy that Khruu Khem asked me to go along and see the parade. Many local schools took part in this colourful event.

There were marching Bands, many brightly decorated trucks and everyone wore traditional clothes during this parade to mark the beginning of the new rice growing season.

Coming from several local Wats, all the schools met up at Wat Huay Sai and the Parade went from there, down the road to Huay Sai School.

The rain that had been on and off all day stopped during the time of the parade and so it all went very well.

I wish I had had time to attend the further celebrations at the school but I had to get back to Stratton House Childrens Home in time for our childrens return home from school.

I hope everything at the school went as well as the Parade did.

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For more videos please go here.

Kaow Pan Saa Video

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The children had plenty of time inbetween the ‘work’ to enjoy the facilities at the Hot Springs, paddling in the manmade Hot Spring ’stream’, wandering around the site when the work day finished at 4pm, swimming in the big pool.
In the evening the whole group gathered to discuss their day with Khruu Khenmtong working hard to encourage the children to use their English to describe their activities.

70 (Custom)There was more singing and after dinner it was Party Time. Whilst the 2 Dutch trainers went home to sleep, Sue and myself stayed and Sue really got into the spirit of the Party with an impromptu dance that got all the kids on their dancing toes too.