Science Week and Orientation Day

4th Day

Wednesday, 9th August 2017 was my fourth day in Thailand as exchange student teacher. All students teacher had divided into 2 groups activty; English major and Pre-school went to Seminar together with Ajarn Suwan, and Maths, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry (Maths-Science major) went to Science week. I joined the Science week because my major is Maths.

Before we went to the Science week, Ajarn Apichart introduced 3 people 4th years students from general science major. They were Dear, Nan and Cin. We also introduced ourselves to them. So we went to the science week together with Ajarn Apichart. The Science week located near the market place, they were so many stands for students showing their creation also sell their handmade creation such as jellysoap, honey soap, and something like candy but it only for to be seen, not for being eaten. I also tried some foods that the students made, like tempe and kimchi from Biology stands. The taste was quite different from Indonesia. At least they could made tempe haha

After we watched the Science Expo, we went to watched some performances from students who had been participated on Science at the second floor. That was DIY Science Ideas, the participants showed their Do-It-Yourself Science Ideas with some cute clothes also danced and then explained how the science was working on their ideas to the audiences. I was impressed that lower secondary students could made the ideas like that.

Around 11 PM.. Dear, Nan, and Cin took us to the canteen and ordered some somtam, sticky rice and chicken for our lunch. That was my first time to eat somtam, I think it was the same with Rujak in Indonesia, but somtam has sour and spicy taste, and I like it (please, just dont too sour), arroy! They told us that they would take us in the evening to the temple near from the PNRU, so we could go there just by walk.

And finally at 1 PM we had our orientation of Pre-Service Student teacher Exchange in Southeast  Asia Batch 4 at Building 24, 3rd Floor, Conference Room, College of Teacher Education in PNRU.

The schedule on orientation was:

-          Report by Dr. Direk Pornsima (Dean of College of Teacher Education),

-          Welcome remarks by Associate Professor Kallaya Saengruang (Vice President of PNRU),

-          Introduction of PNRU and CTE by Dr. Sasithorn Sopharat, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of CTE,

-          Inroduction of school adminisrators, mentors and supervisors, overview of project management and accomodation of the SEA students by Dr. Wilaichitra Nilsawaddi as the Project coordinator,

-          Self-Introduction of all students SEA Teacher

-          I also met my Supervisors, Ajarn Nareunat and Mr. Preecha.

-          And ended group discussion on pre-service training (SEA students met with School administrators, mentors, and supervisors)

There was a problem, because my school has been changed to Princess Chulabhorn’s College Pathumthani, I checked on Maps and it was so far from Bangkok, it was located in Pathumthani with around 45 kilometers far away from PNRU. Ajarn Sasithorn told me that I had to move to the school’s dormitory with 3 of my friends who was being placed in Chulabhorn too. So we would stay in school’s dormitory from Monday to Friday because on weekend we had another schedule or field trip in PNRU. I don’t want to miss the field trip! Haha. I hope it would be fine!

In the evening, as I said before that Dear, Nan, and Cin would take us to the temple, and we met and waiting to each other in front of Sevel to walk together. We enjoyed feeding fishes and birds there, it was so fun and we also had took photos together.