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Welcome to the Year Six Chiang Mai Experience. WELCOME TO THE YEAR 6 CHIANG MAI EXPERIENCE. WHO IS GOING AND WHEN?. Classes 6B, 6H, 6O, 6T: Sunday 16 th January – Friday 21 st January 2011 4 Class teachers Michelle Molesworth (LS) Helene Forrester - Brown (EAL)
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Welcome to the Year Six Chiang Mai Experience WELCOME TO THE YEAR 6 CHIANG MAI EXPERIENCE Bangkok Patana School Master Presentation
WHO IS GOING AND WHEN? Classes 6B, 6H, 6O, 6T: Sunday 16th January – Friday 21st January 2011 4 Class teachers MichelleMolesworth (LS) HeleneForrester-Brown (EAL) Khun Ae (Y6 Assistant) Khun Yam (Y6 Assistant) KerryMeaden-Kendrick (Accreditation Chair) KhunPook (Thai) KhunSasi (Thai) HelenFord (Speech Therapy) Betsy Wu (PE) Two Nurses Classes 6E, 6G, 6P: Sunday 23rd January – Friday 28th January 2011 3 Class teachers MichelleMolesworth (LS) Khun Yam (Y6 Assistant) KhunMou(Thai) Rachel Stead (Music) Maurice Sharp (Music) IanMcDonald (ICT) KhunCherry (ICT) Angela Speirs(Senior Teacher) Chris Mellor (PE) Two Nurses
WHY DO WE GO? Personal and Social Education Curriculum Enrichment Fun!
ENRICHING THE CURRICULUM • Humanities • Mountain Environments • Hill Tribe Communities • Farming • Outdoor Education • Trekking • Camping • Outdoor Cooking • PSHE • Friendship • Cooperation • Team Building • Empathy • Sharing and Giving • Science • Flora and Fauna Studies • Environments and Adaptation • Life Cycles and Life Processes • Art • Traditional Crafts • Sketching and Painting
WHERE DO WE GO AND HOW DO WE GET THERE? Express Train Sunday: Depart HuaLamphong Station, Bangkok at 6pm Arrive Chiang Mai Station 7:15am (approx.) Monday Thursday: Depart Chiang Mai Station, Bangkok at 4:30 p.m. Arrive HuaLumpong Station, Bangkok at 6:40 am (approx.) Friday Chiang Mai & Amphoe Chiang Dao Bangkok
WHERE DO WE STAY? Traidhos Three Generation Centre for Learning A safe and pleasant environment
Amphitheatre where we watch the cultural performance; enjoy the Khantoke dinner and release lanterns.
ACTIVITIES AT PREM • Umbrella painting • Lantern making • Team building • Farming • Jungle Cooking
HILL TRIBE VILLAGE AND SCHOOLS Two non-government funded schools Provide resources and play equipment Geography Field Study
CHANG DAO ELEPHANT CENTRE Elephants’ morning ‘shower’ Elephant ride Learn about the elephants, see them at work.
RAFTING Lifejackets Staff Shallow, slow water
WATER BUFFALO FARM Bangkok Patana School Master Presentation
OTHER ACTIVITIES • Hill Tribe Museum • Farming – Planting and Harvesting • Drama Evening • River Study
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES • Comparative Studies – Chiang Mai and Bangkok • Field Reports • Land Use Survey of the Hill Tribe • Photography Competition • Poetry Competition • Instructional / Report Writing
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR CHILDREN RETURN? Please collect your children… HuaLamphong Station, Bangkok at 6:40am Or BPS at 8:00am on Friday (Mr Knott/B.P.S. will be contacted if the train is late) Please inform class teachers before you leave with your children. No School on Friday
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? UPDATE ONLINE FORMS: DIETARY MEDICAL CONTACT DETAILS Return parental agreement forms
DO THE CHILDREN NEED TO TAKE MONEY? • They may take pocket money, 400-500 THB is more than enough. • Strictly no mobile phones or electronic games. • A donation to buy equipment for the Hill Tribe schools will be collected soon.