Give 220 Disadvantaged Children a Brighter Future

The Thai school year is speeding by! Phuket Has Been Good To Us (PHBGTU) teachers continue to support over 350 disadvantaged children aged 7 to 12 at Kamala School by teaching their English, Mathematics & Science in English classes and running an after-school Coconut Club.

Coconut Club, open to the 250 children who live at Kamala School due to family circumstances, remains as popular as ever, especially with the younger ones. When new children arrive to live at school, especially those as young as 5 and 6, the club plays a hugely important role in gently integrating them into school life. This term an old pre-COVID favourite - cooking, was reintroduced to the club for our Little Master Chefs! They made simple dishes such as pancakes, egg sandwiches and got artistic with muffin decorating. The children also continued to enjoy number BINGO, outdoor sports and arts and crafts. The club is run by PHBGTU teachers and volunteers, and the children have fun whilst learning new English vocabulary and building their self-confidence and self-esteem.

Across all the primary year classes, our teachers use multimodal learning; integrating song and dance into teaching, as when students access more than one sensory system, they learn the materials more thoroughly. And it's fun! The children sing and dance in early years, and in upper primary classes, a ukulele and a guitar are brought into play. It’s heartwarming to see our teachers inspire in the children a love of learning. We are coming up to half-term exams in September, and their PHBGTU teachers are looking forward to seeing all the students’ hard work pay off.

We could not do any of this for these less privileged children without the kind support of our donors. THANK YOU for helping our teachers and volunteers give disadvantaged children a fun and safe learning environment and opportunities for a better future.