prem center visiting schools programs

PREM CENTER PROGRAMS

• Visiting Schools Programs, Chiang Mai

• Barge Program: Chao Phraya River, Bangkok

• Land based programs forest, marine + cultural sites around Thailand

• Camps and special events

Staff

• International & Thai graduates based in Bangkok and Chiang Mai

VSP vision & mission• Challenging students to be active Global Citizens

through exposure to unique educational experience

• Surrounded by the beautiful mountains of CM, the VSP provides a safe and stimulating residential community from which participants world-wide can explore the diverse learning environment of North Thailand. Our customized experiential programs, engage participants in cultural, environmental and personal development activities, community service, and outdoor adventure. These programs expose participants to global issues at a personal level, broadening perspectives to encourage sustainable living and social responsibility

Our visitors

• Bangkok & Chiang Mai operations• Short stay: 3 – 5 days

Long stay: up to 8 weeks• More than 24 countries

Over 12000 students

Educational Goals• Commitment to initiate change by starting with

themselves• Awareness of a world different from their own• Responsibility to change that which is within

their power• Empathy with those who are different and/or less

privileged• Skills for working in teams

Educational Experiences• Environmental, Social & Economic Sustainability

Environmental Economic

Social

SUSTAINABILITY

FORRU - CMU

• FOrest Restoration Research Unit• Studying about the need to propagate

forests• Nursery skills: germination potting• Interpretive forest walks

Farming techniques: old & new

• Rice farmingBuffalo village

• HydroponicsIntensive cultivation

• Terrace farmingVegetable crops

• Fish farm

Conservation

• Elephant center & hospital Lampang• Deforestation & hiking around Chiang Mai

area• Local wisdom/rare plants

Queen Sirikit botanical gardens

Energy

• Geothermal Hot Springs

• Hydroelectric Dam

• Solar Power

Cross-cultural & interfaith awareness programs

• Arts – Dance – Music• Muay Thai Boxing• Handcraft activities• Food:Thai cooking class

Local marketsKhantoke Dinner

• Buddhism• Thai culture• Temple arts

Hill tribes

Outdoor Adventure programs

• Trekking• Rock climbing• Bamboo rafting• Mountain biking• White-water rafting• Camping

Leadership & Teamwork Programs

• Working with Macdonald Associates Consultancy

• Team process• Work & well being• Team leadership• Team membership• Power & Authority• Values• Team cultures

Community Service Programs

• Orphanages• Constructions of playgrounds, gardens,

painting• Work with local schools• Tree planting

Fieldtrip programs

• Created to meet the needs of different study programs

IB GCSE AP

Geography

land useArt

Biology

biodiversity change with elevation

Environmental systems

riparian profiles

population counts

water quality testing

Barge Program

“Working to engage individuals & communities to take active responsibility for environments”

Community Living

• Barge crewCookingCleaningLogbookEntertainment

• Model of EarthAchieving by working together

Perspective clients

• Thai schools

• International schools in Thailand

• Oversea schools & independent groups

Education for Sustainability

• Hands on experiential environmental education

Primary programs

• Rivers

• Habitats

• Communities

Middle years programs

• Land use mapping

• Water quality monitoring

• Bio diversity

Senior programs

• Investigating sustainability

• IB Coursework

• Mediation & conflict resolution

Teacher training

• Ranger workshop

• MYP/PYP/IB Workshop

Forest & Mountain programs

• Where rivers begin & flowUthaitaniChiang MaiKhao YaiMorjor jee

Marine program

• Where rivers reach the seaRanongRayongKrabi

Cultural sites; settlement patterns; the role of tourism

• Ban Chiang• Suphanburi• Kanchanaburi• Ayutthaya

Other camps

• English through Environment programsEnglish camps Chiang Mai & Barge

• Summer Environment & Adventure camps

• Return to Roots

Prem Center Programs• Provider of high quality education

programs contributing to UN decade for education for sustainability

• Providing the opportunity for student everywhere to grow as global citizens equipped to take their place in an ever challenging world