School Updates
Health and Safety Check-in with Khun Kay
Khun Suppakkarn Pantisoontorn, affectionately known as Khun Kay by our community, is a member of the Board of Trustees and a valued
member of the Concordian Crisis Management Team and Health and Safety Committee. Khun Kay’s tireless efforts and meticulous approach to problem solving under pressure have been a tremendous asset to our school during the ongoing situation. Impact would like to take this opportunity to re-introduce Khun Kay and to thank her on behalf of our whole community for everything she does with so much grace and dedication. Impact: Khun Kay, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to us. Could you please let our readers know for how long you have been a member of the Concordian community? Khun Kay: I first became a Concordian parent in 2008 when my eldest daughter started school and began serving on the Board of Trustees in 2014. Currently I am the Vice-Chairperson of the Board, as well as the designated Crisis Management, Child Protection and Safeguarding lead. Impact: You are currently assisting the school with managing the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Could you please share some examples of how you are supporting our community?
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Khun Kay: The past couple of years have been challenging for communities around the world due to the Covid-19 situation and Concordian has been no exception. However, despite the challenges, the school is firmly committed to upholding the health and safety standards strictly in order to provide the safest environment possible for our students. My job is to provide up-to-date information about exactly what those standards are and how to best implement them. As such, I am in constant contact with the local public health authorities and I closely follow the updates to government regulations and recommendations which are always evolving. In addition to this, I am involved in organizing the various vaccination drives for our community that have taken place since last year. Impact: Your involvement in the inspection of our school by the Samut Prakan Public Health Office back in October 2021 was instrumental. Could you please tell us more about this process?
Khun Kay: Yes, this process was indeed very challenging and the official inspection lasted for over three hours. It was so detailed, the inspection focused on many areas ranging from such broad topics as the school’s ability to meet the Sandbox Safety Zone in School “Bubble & Seal” requirements by having separate entrances for the different sections and having sufficient ventilation, to very small details such as installing foot pedals on the water dispensers in order to minimize contact. In the end it was worth it as, based on this inspection, the school was allowed to reopen and welcome its students on campus once again and that was the ultimate goal - to provide the safest and best learning environment for our students. Impact: You provide constant support to our community of students, parents and teachers on a daily basis. Could you please tell us more about that? Khun Kay: I would really like to emphasize that I do not work alone but I work as part of a team, a very supportive team within the school that is always on standby and has our community’s best interests at heart. As part of my ongoing duties, I act as a liaison between families and the school when it comes to reporting cases, I do the same for the teachers. I also assure the link between our community and our partner hospitals when it comes to arranging for urgent PCR tests or hospitalization due to Covid. Impact: Khun Kay, thank you for everything you do for the safety and wellbeing of the Concordian community! Khun Kay: It is my pleasure and an honor knowing that I play a part in keeping us all safe. Additionally, a big appreciation goes to our Concordian community for their on-going support, understanding and kind cooperation to adhere with the school measures for the new norm.