Pak Yam School

Sometimes  in the afternoons, I visit other schools in the area.  Today, I had a chance to visit Pak Yam Rong Raen. The village, Pak Yam, is on the mouth of the Yam Nam (river).  Pak, meaning mouth, and Yam being the river.

The village has about 100 households, many including extended families.  Most of the houses are elevated, as well as the school, since the town in on the river.  The rainy season in northeast Thailand begins in July and goes until September... near the end of the season, everything floods.

The school goes to year 6.  After, students have to travel a longer distance to get to the nearest secondary school.  Another option would be for them to attend the Ban Suan College of Technology when they are a bit older, if they do not finish at the secondary school.

One of the teacher's from this school had visited me a few times during some of the evening sessions I do at the college, and I was excited to see her school.

At the school, we were greeted by a swarm of really, really excited students.  Dr. Tony told me that they had never seen a farang (foreigner, specifically white) at their school before.  There was a lot of energetic jumping around.

We did some introductions, they impressed with with their ABCs, they learned Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and we practiced counting 1-20.

I really enjoyed my visit to the school, appreciated the students' energy and willingness to try English and I believe the teacher is doing a great job.