Posted by Non Nam Thaeng Primary School on Saturday, July 16, 2011,
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In Buddhism, Wan Khao Pansa means the day of entering the rains retreat for the monks. This day is also regarded as the founding day of the Buddhist Sangha (monkhood).
Today, as we are reaching our full rainy season, I couldn't miss to tell our readers why rain is so important to us here. Therefore I wanted to blog it with my students.
Why is rain so vital for us?
Because here, in our Northeastern village of Non Nam Thaeng, all our families are rice farmers. By the end of June to the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Non Nam Thaeng Primary School on Sunday, March 6, 2011,
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Local Culture
One of the first "odd" things that I noticed when I arrived in our village of Non Nam Thaeng was a small number of elderly ladies (all in their eighties) with red-stained lips and blackened or missing teeth; not a very aesthetic sight at first glance.
Actually, chewing Areca catchu nut wrapped in a betel leaf is a wide-spread ancestral custom in South-East Asia. In fact, archaeological evidence from north-western Thailand shows the remains of Areca catchu dating from 10,000 BC.
Posted by Non Nam Thaeng Primary School on Thursday, February 24, 2011,
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Local Culture
The Kingdom of Thailand is also known as the Land of Smiles. But where are those smiles coming from? Smiling is not exclusive to Thai people; everybody in the world can and do smile. The difference lies maybe in the fact that Thai people smile more often and seemingly for different reasons than other people. Cross-cultural studies have shown that throughout the world smiling is used for communicating emotions. Smiling in some instances can also be a prelude to laughing.
Posted by Non Nam Thaeng Primary School on Sunday, February 13, 2011,
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Local Culture
There is always something new in our small village, like funerals for example. It is for our people here yet another occasion to engage in collectivefestivities.
All starts when the person dies; the body is put to rest in his/her house where it will remain for 2 to 4 days/nights in a coffin under an ornamental and colorful shrine. Next to the coffin the family places a table with a picture of the deceased, flowers, candles, and a large pan of sand with incense sticks. Right away fe... Continue reading ...
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to The Rotary Foundation Humanitarian Service Action Group and The Rotary Club of Silom who have generously donated a water purification system to our school.
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Non Nam Thaeng | Primary School
Located In Our Village Of Ban Non Nam Thaeng, Northeastern Thailand. (Province Of Amnat Charoen).
We are a happy family of 113 students from age 6 to 12. This is the first time that we have the opportunity to learn how to blog and what blogging is. Our English Teacher explained to us that a blog will allow us "to speak" about our school experiences and village life and to share them with the rest of the world from our website.
We are really excited about this new activity!
We are a happy family of 113 students from age 6 to 12. This is the first time that we have the opportunity to learn how to blog and what blogging is. Our English Teacher explained to us that a blog will allow us "to speak" about our school experiences and village life and to share them with the rest of the world from our website.
We are really excited about this new activity!
