At Panyaden International School we aim to cultivate a way of life, not only an academic education. Buddhist culture and values are our basis for living together. Teachers, parents and children must share the same goal of self-development in the acknowledgement that we are all lifelong learners and must always be a good example to each other.

"Rather than an education system which is geared to testing and to competition and to preparing people for a particular livelihood, the emphasis of Buddhist education is on teaching children how to learn, how to enjoy learning, to love wisdom for its own sake. It teaches them the emotional maturity enabling them to make use of their knowledge to create a happy life for themselves and their family and to contribute positively to the society in which they live. It in no way compromises on the work of preparing children to make a good livelihood, but it lets them see that life is deeper and richer than working in order to consume. "

Phra Dhamma Phacharanyanamuni

(Phra Ajahn Jayasaro)

Panyaden International School Spiritual Advisor