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Today the students from the home school program at Wat Phra Borommathat Doi Pasom is learning how to make bio-diesel oil from sunflower seeds demonstrated by Fluke,
the older classmate who put great attention in this technology and willing to share the knowledge to his classmates.
Turning a new leave, I was a naughty boy. If I was not finishing up my home works, I would go and play.
(Mr. Woramate Khamsuk-Fluke: 12th Grade at Home School Program, Wat Phra Borommathat Doi Pasom)
Like many students who travel away for school in a different town, they often fail from the regular academic system.
This puts more burden on their parents shoulders.
Increment debt from the student loans; 20,000THB after high school graduate and 400,000 THB after college graduate.
At the end, they cannot survive.
This is the biggest hole of the system that allures people to ruin Pra Sorayuth Chayapanno, Abbot Assistant Wat Phra Borommathat Doi Pasom
Sufficiency Education This is the reason that the monks are standing up to give 'Sufficiency Education' to the community.
This considers an academic option for the new generation to learn by doing and be part of the family real situation.
This first-hand experience encourages them to think and to learn problem solving .
After learning the organic farming, Cartoon has a strong intention to do the organic rice farming. She borrowed her father's plowing machine to prepare the land for farming on her own and having her father as the teacher on the field.
The sufficiency education is 1 of 4 education system management in the "Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Learning Center for Morally-lead Community
We are experimenting, with the advantage of the organic farming is 1 rai produces 1500 Kilo of rice.
If the land can produce as such, my parents will have organic rice that is more sustainable than traditional rice farming with chemicals. Sirinart Pota (Cartoon) 7th Grade at Home School Program, Wat Phra Borommathat Doi Pasom
From the real life classroom, students are challenged to think and perform problem solving skills for themselves and their families.
Get their hands dirty and work together as a team with their classmates and teachers.
This is the most pleasurable learning environment filled with warmth of great friendships.
When they come home, they give service of a good family member.
Helping out with the routines and taking care of the parents and elders is the mandatory tasks the students here will practice on a regular basis.
I'm very happy and so proud that he is now mature and takes responsibility." Charunsri Kamsuk Fluke's "mother
We are now together again. This makes me very happy. Saengla Potha Cartoon's mother
I'm very happy because I now can have a choice (in life). Woramate Kamsuk (Fluke)
This is the academic management that supports the family system by allowing the students to stay with their families and be part of their community and hometown.
This system allows them to find out about themselves, their love of the community, their bonding, and their dreams by real experience.
In the no-stress learning environment, the seed of right and wrong knowledge inside them can start growing.
We can help develop our community if we help each other.
Later on they will know how to be independent and become the person who helps take care of the community and also the country.
We cannot change the past not even a second of it, but we can do our best from today onward.
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