On Friday, April 5th, Wells International School On Nut came alive with the vibrant colors and rich traditions of Southern Thai culture as it celebrated the annual Thai New Year through Songkran festivities. With Songkran gaining global recognition, including acknowledgment by UNESCO and a spot on its prestigious Intangible Cultural […]
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Songkran Day 2023
Songkran Day is an important day in Thailand as a festival celebrating the traditional Thai New Year, held from April 13th to 15th and marked by the throwing and sprinkling of water. To preserve Thai culture and tradition, Wells International School On Nut organized a Songkran Day event as follows: Buddha […]
Songkran Splash at Wells Bang Na
Every year, Wells Bang Na celebrates Songkran, but this year was especially exciting! For the first time in many years, our students, parents and teachers were looking forward to a big water fight on the playground. This was not possible during the pandemic, but this year our students were eager […]
Songkran Ceremony 2021
On March 31, 2021, the Thai department organized a Songkran ceremony at Wells On Nut Campus. The main activity was the Thai tradition of offering water from students to teachers, known as the Rod Nam Dam Hua ceremony. In this tradition, young people, in this case our students, pour water over […]
Sonkgran 2018 (On Nut Campus)
On Friday, March 30, our school community – administration, teachers, students, and parents – gathered to celebrate the 2018 Sonkgran Thai New Year Festival at our On Nut Campus, hosted by the Thai Department. Sonkgran is a very important holiday in Thailand, in which Thai traditions are preserved and […]