Four women lean eagerly over a circular table. Their eight arms jostle with the wires, batteries, tape, and scissors that lay before them. The women hypothesize, test, and iterate at a speed mirroring their lively hands. At last, the bulb connected to the circuit springs to life, giving off a
Educating Young Technicians for Tomorrow’s Workplace
Concentrated faces and occasional bursts of laughter fill Ms. Silarat Ongsirichaisakulat’s Active Physics science class at Chachoengsao Technical College. When each member of a team runs a process successfully, cheers erupt from the students.
Ms. Silarat eagerly shared her outlook on education with the Enjoy Science team: “If you
The one skill a 21st century teacher needs above all others
As a primary school teacher in Nakhon Pathom province for the past five years, Ms. Wipaporn Deeseng knows how the Thai education system tames the curiosity of students and slows their development at an early age. After delivering lesson-after-lesson to rows of silent boys and girls, she realized a startling
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PLC Helps a Teacher Solve an On-going Student Challenge
Mr. Sathit Wannaphop, a science teacher from Takuapa Senanukun School in Phang-nga, is among the most passionate mentors and dedicated participants in Chevron Enjoy Science Project being implemented by Kenan Institute Asia. He is steadfast in his belief that it is a teacher’s responsibility not only to teach the content
Thai Students and Teachers Learn How STEM and Technology Can Solve Real World Challenges
Missed! A Thai student cries in dismay as the projectile from the catapult that he and his team are working on fails to hit the target. He is just one of over 75 middle school students from Samut Prakarn using a disjointed assortment of materials to build a catapult capable
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Creative Professional Pursues Interest in Becoming a Maker
Ever since he was a kid, Anon liked to tinker and fix things around the house. Today, he has been able to turn his passion into an exciting career as a “maker” at the Pinn Creative Space as the Technical Manager. After learning about the idea of makers, Mr. Anon
Teaching Kids to Build Their Dreams
“I want to build and fly my own airplane,” said Runn Aunopas, a 6-year-old boy with the hidden skills needed for making. The maker movement relates to people employing do-it-yourself (DIY) and do-it-with-others (DIWO) techniques and processes to build technology items. Runn joined an activity at the Kid Makers booth
Education Leader Shows Students the Path to the Ultimate Prize
On a sizzling April afternoon in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, Mrs. Sutchaya Bumrungkit sits down at a picnic bench to discuss her outlook on education and explain why she’s optimistic about the future of schools under her supervision. With every word and gesture oozing with passion, spectators cannot help but be
How an Inspiration Camp Revealed One Student’s 21st Century Talent
Hose in hand, Nattakarn carefully fills a water bottle in search of the precise amount that will cause her rocket to fly through the air like shooting star. Moments later, Nattakarn steps to the launch pad. She attaches the rocket to an air pump and moves back as her teammates […]
Inspiration Camps Help Students and Teachers Alike Reach New Heights
It’s early on a June morning in Pathum Thani, Thailand, and 114 boys and girls are frantically scrunching newspaper scraps, snapping chopsticks in half, and bundling materials together with tape in an effort to build a tower with limited resources. The children must engineer robust structures capable of holding an […]