Dear Secondary Families,

I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable half-term break. It has been wonderful to see our students return this week with renewed energy and enthusiasm for the weeks ahead.

A heartfelt thank you to all the families who attended our Student-Involved Parent-Teacher Conferences. These conversations are such an important part of each student’s learning journey, helping them reflect on their progress and set meaningful goals for the term ahead. Your partnership and engagement make a tremendous difference.

We are also excited to invite parents to take part in our upcoming Career Day. This is always a highlight for our students, as it gives them the chance to hear directly from professionals across various fields, ask questions, and envision their own future pathways. If you are interested in sharing your career story or offering a short session with our students, please reach out to us—we would love to have you involved.

Looking ahead, our students are preparing to celebrate Loy Krathong and Thai Language and Culture Day on Tuesday, 04 November. These celebrations will be thoughtfully organised in recognition of the country’s period of mourning following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Mother Sirikit. It will be a meaningful day for our community to come together in appreciation of Thailand’s rich traditions and deep cultural heritage.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and collaboration. The second half of the term promises to be full of learning, creativity, and connection.

Best wishes,

Kru Daiju

Dear Panyaden Community,

We are excited to announce that a Buddhist Nun will be visiting our campus next week. Sister Jayavira, originally from Malaysia, received the Going Forth (Pabbajjā) as a Sīladharā with Ajahn Amaro as her preceptor in July 2019. She will be joining us on Thursday, 07 November, and Friday, 08 November.

(You can read more about the Siladhara Order in this Forest Sangha newsletter from 2007.)

During her visit, Sister Jayavira will join the Alms Round on both days, visit classrooms in Early Years, Primary, and Secondary, and lead meditation and Q&A sessions for staff and students.

Parents and community members are warmly invited to attend the Alms Round, which will begin at 08:20, immediately after the National Anthem.

• Early Years and Primary families: Thursday, 7 November

• Secondary families: Friday, 08 November

We kindly ask that all visitors to campus refrain from taking photographs or using mobile devices during the Alms Round. This is a shared opportunity for us to come together, practise mindfulness, and be fully present with each other and our children.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kru Max at w.max@panyaden.ac.th

Dear Panyaden Community,

Warmest greetings from the Yearbook Committee! 

We would like to inform you that individual photos for the yearbook will be taken from Monday, 10 November to Thursday, 27 November. Please find below the overall photo session per study section.

Photo Shoot Sessions

• 10–14 November: Individual photos for Yearbook – Secondary School

• 18–20 November: Individual photos for Yearbook – Primary Years (Year 2-6)

• 24–27 November: Individual photos for Yearbook – Early Years and Year 1

Please help ensure that your children are present for their sessions and that they are in the correct school uniform.

We appreciate your support and hope you will enjoy our yearbook this year! 

Best wishes, 

The PYD Yearbook Committee

Our school is pleased to offer free organic fertiliser, produced entirely from on-campus food waste, to the Panyaden community. We transform food scraps into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. This natural fertiliser improves soil quality, and reduces the need for synthetic garden chemicals.

You are welcome to collect the fertiliser from the designated areas at both the Primary School and Secondary School parent salas.

Please feel free to take some home and enjoy the benefits in your garden!

Dear Panyaden Secondary students, teachers, and families,

Hi! I’m Angel from Year 13. A year ago, I founded the project SheReads, which provides lessons in English and Mandarin to the girls at Baandek Bunthong Orphanage, a girl’s orphanage in Mae Rim. You might recall having seen or donated to them this year in Feburary, where we invited them to join our PYD Fair.

What began as a service project evolved into something bigger, and we began to visit these girls not just to teach, but to connect. 

As a service project that’s a part of CAS, this project is done the moment that we graduate. However, as a student of Panayden and the International Baccalaereate program, I know the importance of Metta and being a caring learner. These two concepts are what drove me to continue this project - it’s not just a homework assignment, it’s our duty as members of the community.

Most of our group is due to graduate next year. So, we are looking for compassionate, responsible people to take over the torch and continue leading this project.

 Don’t worry, I’ll be there to guide you every step of the way! I’ll be taking you along on our visits, introducing you to the girls, and teaching you to navigate the customized APP that we use to teach. Even after graduation, I can still use this APP to videocall and help you teach Mandarin or English.

If you believe in the power of education, in helping others, and making a long-lasting impact, I invite you to step up. Let’s show that the 12 Wise Habits isn’t something we’re taught, it’s something we live.

Let’s make a difference for these hard-working, eager-learning girls. 

Looking forward to your application,

The SheReads Team