On Thursday 19th of October, students in EY3 to Grade 5 were visited by Scott Riley and Prasit Hemmin. Scott is the author of The Floating Field, and Prasit is both the star of the book and also the Mayor of the Koh Panyee community.

EY3 and Grade 1 were lucky enough to meet Prasit, who led them through a range of football drills and some fast-paced games during their football skills workshops. The students had the opportunity to speak with Prasit in Thai, to learn more about how he built the floating field. Thank you to Mr Vern, The Thai Department, our amazing EAs and Specialist Teachers for helping to make these sessions possible!

Grade 2 and Grade 3 students participated in Writers Workshops led by Scott and supported by their Homeroom Teachers and EAs. Grade 2 were introduced to some simple strategies which will support their story planning and writing, while Grade 3 students wrote an Author's Note about an ongoing or completed narrative, which explained their reasons and motivations for writing their stories! 

Grade 4 and Grade 5 students met with both Scott and Prasit to learn more about how this story was written, and to hear Prasit speak about the many service projects and innovative solutions he has been involved with, to better the community of Koh Panyee in Southern Thailand.