Under the theme of Library For Literacy, our members attended the handover of one of our community service projects to promote education and literacy for the children at Baan Nong Krathing School on 5 June. We completed the renovation of the school’s library with the painting of the walls, ceiling, and bookshelves, the addition of four new tables and 20 chairs, another bookshelf and a ceiling fan. Special thanks to Rotarian Guenter, our director of service projects for organizing this meaningful project for the young students, and our member Dr. Michael with his contribution from the “help4people foundation”.
On 9 March we delivered a set of 160 storybooks in Thai language plus 20 Thai-English dictionaries to augment the school’s library, with great thanks to our friends the Grospietch family for sponsoring the books. The books were selected by the academics of Chulalongkorn University to promote literacy, increase vocabulary, and develop reader comprehension.
The English teacher Ningnong stated that, “The students love spending time in the library reading the new books everyday after lunch, and we will host a reading competition for them soon.”
Baan Nong Krathing is a government school for 51 children in grades 1 to 8 with eight teachers, and located in a remote, undeveloped region of Kui Buri subdistrict with intermittent WIFI connection.
“Children’s books are a powerful tool enhancing the brain development of a young child, especially their all-important language skills. Stories not only bring happiness and enjoyment, but also add new words to a child’s vocabulary, help them develop and practice their comprehension, and lay the foundation for them to understand the concept of reading.” (UNICEF Thailand, 2024)
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