Happy Songkran 2024 Sawas Dee Pee Mai Thai
Concordian International School wishes you a Happy Thai New Year!
Songkran festival is celebrated every year, taking place from the 13th to the 15 of April. The Songkran festival (Thai New Year) is considered the most important festival with the significance of showing appreciation and gratitude to parents, elders, and ancestors.
Concordian International School invited everyone to bathe the Buddha statue as part of the Songkran tradition from April 8 to 11, 2024 in the main lobby area.
On Thursday, April 11th 2024, Concordian’s Songkran started in the morning with a welcoming beautiful performance by our Thai instrument student band and the Thai dance group in the main lobby area.
Kru Dear
EY songkran… By Kru Aim
PY songkran… By Kru Nit
MY/DP songkran …By Kru Lek
EY Songkran Festival
This year in the EY, we have got a variety of Thai Activities for the students to celebrate as Songkran is a Big Part for Thai New Year. We’ve started off with the Thai Dessert Tasting on Tuesday, April 9th. All the EY students (Pre-K to K3) have tasted a few Thai desserts. This is a good opportunity for the students to know Thai dessert names, and the most popular one they liked the most is “Kao-Nieaw-MaMuang!” (sweet sticky rice with mango).
Next day “Kite Flying”, they have fun running with their own kite which they have painted by themselves the week before. Last day before we headed to Songkran Break, they attended the Songkran Ceremony at the Amphitheater with a colorful, cheerful and respectful atmosphere. Lastly… the students enjoyed “Fun Water Activities” at Mini Soccer Field with their friends.
They all have had such a Wonderful Songkran Celebration!!!
Kru Aim
EY Thai Team Leader
PY Songkran Celebration
Every year students wait for the most fun-filled festival, Songkran, which is a great time for everyone to enjoy the water pouring and experience the authentic Thai atmosphere.
We started the Songkran ceremony with the wonderful Thai instrument band and the beautiful dance group greeting parents and students at the lobby in the morning.
For the highlight of the PY performance in Grand Theater, this year G4 students delivered a fantastic performance that showcased various Thai folk games that were designed to foster good relationships between adults and young people, as well as to provide entertainment, relaxation, and exercise such as Catching the last one in the line (รีรี ข้าวสาร), Snatching a baby from the mother snake (งูกนหาง), Hiding a cloth behind one’ s back (มอญซ่อนผ้า), and Banana rib hobbyhorse riding (ขี่ม้าก้าน กล้วย).
Traditionally, all students had a chance to have the Rod Nam Dam Hua ritual, to pay their respect and convey their best wishes to their teachers by pouring fragrant water on their palms and asking for their blessing. Last but not least, after the distinctive cultural activity, everyone enjoyed fun water games prepared by Mr. Joe and the Songkran team! The spirit of Songkran merriment was joyfully shared among all teachers and students.
Kru Nid
PY Thai team leader
