Deknoipattana

ECD Competency Monitoring Visit
2024-02-01
February 1, 2024. The DNPF team visited Watsaengsawang Radbumrung ECD Center, Buached District to monitor competencies of early childhood children according to the indicators in the first domain, which include walking forward, catching a ball, shooting a ball into a basket, and pouring water into a glass.

Guides Color Scratch Art for Emotional Development
2024-01-25
January 25, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Phanomdin ECD Center, Phanomdongrak District to provide coaching to teachers on activities that promote emotional development using color scratch art freely according to their imaginations. Children did the activities with happiness and relaxation and were proud of their work.

Children Safety First
2024-01-22
January 22, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Muangkae ECD Center, Thatum District together with Disaster Relief Officers to educate children on preventing drowning, fire, and getting trapped in vehicles. It was part of the Children Safety First Project. Children concentrated on learning daily-life safety measures and practiced them with happiness.

Tale of the Lazy Girl
2024-01-18
January 18, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Bugjarang ECD Center, Kapchoeng District together with local scholars to organize the ethical storytelling activity with music and movement of the story of the Lazy Girl. Open-ended questions were used for encouraging the thinking process and participation. Children happily concentrated on listening to the story and were able to answer questions well.

Empowers Cognitive Development Through Matching Activities
2024-01-17
January 17, 2024. The DNPF team visited Wat Bannonjan ECD Center and Ban Nonsa-nga ECD Center in Pathumrat District, Roi Et Province to provide coaching to teachers on activities that promote cognitive development using the matching activity. Children learned to think, memorize, plan and concentrate and learned about the executive functions on working memory, focus/ attention and inhibitory control.

Explore Sustainable Development Initiatives
2024-01-12
January 12, 2024. The DNPF team held a meeting with the Lampang Community Foundation to explore possibilities in working together on leadership development and developing a pilot project to push forward a sustainable development strategy.

Homemade Papaya Salad Experience with DNPF Team
2024-01-11
January 11, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Nongkratung ECD Center, Rattanaburi District to co-organize an activity with parents on how to make papaya salad. Children learned about ingredients and cooking methods, then made the papaya salad themselves in group before tasting it.

DNPF Team Engages ECD Center in Traditional Bamboo Crafts
2024-01-10
January 10, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Yang-Sritawan ECD Center, Sikhoraphum District to organize activities together with parents and the community. Local scholars shared local wisdom on bamboo basketry to make household utensils and fish catching appliances such as a threshing basket, a colander, a fish trap and a creel. Children experimented weaving a paper mat.

DNPF Team Guides Physical Development
2024-01-08
January 8, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Sra ECD Center, Prasat District to provide coaching to teachers on activities that promote physical development using the forest adventure activity. Children practiced balancing, movement, using gross motor skills to jump, play and do activities with the others.

Exploring the Senses: DNPF Team Inspires Learning
2024-01-03
January 3, 2024. The DNPF team visited Wat Saengsawangradbumrung ECD Center, Buached District to provide coaching to teachers on activities that promote learning and thinking development using the magical box activity. Children learned to use the five senses, which include hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste.

Enhancing Social Skills through Puzzle Blocks at Ban Sawai ECD Center
2023-12-22
December 22, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Sawai ECD Center, Muang District, Surin to provide coaching to teachers using puzzle blocks to promote social skills. Children learned to follow the rules, do activities with the others, team building and sharing.

Fostering Emotional Development with the Beautiful Deer Activity at Ban Pokong ECD Center
2023-12-21
December 21, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Pokong ECD Center, Prasat District to provide coaching to teachers using the beautiful deer activity to promote emotional development, allowing children to express their feelings freely, cheerfully, happily and relaxed.

Forest Adventure Promotes Physical Competence at Ban Yang-Sritawan ECD Center
2023-12-14
December 14, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Yang-Sritawan ECD Center, Sikhoraphum District to provide coaching to teachers using the forest adventure activity to promote physical competence and physical health and develop gross motor skills through jumping and balancing.

Floating Eggs Activity Enhances Cognitive Development at Wat Ou Lok ECD Center
2023-12-13
December 13, 2023. The DNPF team visited Wat Ou Lok ECD Center, Lamduan District to provide coaching to teachers using the floating eggs activity to promote cognitive development and observation skills to distinguish differences.

Collaborative Study Visit
2023-12-07
December 7, 2023. The DNPF’s management team and the technical team, faculty members from Surindra Rajabhat University and Roi Et Rajabhat University, the Chief Administrator of the SAO, Director of Education Division, academics, and teachers from the ECD Centers made a study visit to Plearnpattana School, Thawi Wattana, Bangkok.

Strengthening Teachers as Coaches in Online Workshop with Khun Elaine Ding
2023-12-04
December 4, 2023. The DNPF’s management team and the technical team, teachers and the ECD Centers’ management teams participated in the online workshop on strengthening teachers as coaches, presented by Khun Elaine Ding.

World Bank and DNPF Teams Observe Process at Surin ECD Centers
2023-12-01
December 1, 2023. The World Bank Thailand team and the DNPF’s management team observed the experience provision process at Ban Sawai ECD Center and Ban Rasai ECD Center, Muang District, Surin.

World Bank Group’s Impact Through CCC in Thailand - A Journey to Surin
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-01
Every year through its Community Connections Campaign (CCC) the World Bank Group (WBG) supports more than 400 organizations on an approved list of non-profits. Under the CCC the WBG has agreed to double the financial contributions from WBG staff and retirees to one or more of the approved organizations. DNPF is the only Thai organization on the approved list. At end of November 2023 staff from the WBG in Bangkok visited Surin to see first hand how their and the WBG’s support is being used. At the end of the visit the staff prepared this video. >> Click here to watch a video.

Enhancing Narong SAO ECD Center with World Bank, DNPF, and Surindra Rajabhat University
2023-11-30
November 30, 2023. In the afternoon, the World Bank Thailand team, the DNPF’s management team, faculty members and students from Early Childhood Department, Surindra Rajabhat University, and the management team of Narong SAO joined hands in painting playground equipment and improving the surroundings of Narong SAO ECD Center.

World Bank, DNPF, and Local Stakeholders Explore Early Childhood Development at Narong SAO ECD Center
2023-11-30
November 30, 2023. The DNPF’s management team, the World Bank Thailand team, faculty members from Surindra Rajabhat University, representative from Surin Provincial Education Office, and representative from Surin Provincial Local Administrative Office visited a classroom and observed learning activities in Narong SAO ECD Center, Sri Narong District. They were welcomed by Mr. Nueng Manosri, Chief Executive of Narong SAO, and his team.

Innovative Learning Management: Lampang Community Foundation Guides Surin ECD Model Centers
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-24
November 23 – 24, 2023. The Participation Network for Sustainable Quality Improvement of Surin ECD Model Centers learned the new paradigm in learning management for improving the quality of the model ECD centers, the principle of designing participatory learning processes and participatory learning. The resource persons were from Lampang Community Foundation.

Fostering Partnerships between Surin Model ECD Centers and Network Centers
2023-11-22
November 22, 2023. In the afternoon there was the discussion on collaboration between Surin model ECD Centers and their network centers participated by Khun Anuj Sirikit, the DNPF Manager, Khun Waraporn Boonjiam, Deputy Provincial Education Officer, Khun Rassami Roisri, Local Administrative Officer, Senior Professional Level, Khun Kanyapak Khammanikul, Local Administrative Officer of Prasat District, and Ajarn Piyanant Poolsopha, Surindra Rajabhat University. The discussion was facilitated by Ajarn Pongnapha Promkes.

Creative Learning Techniques with Khun Sasipin Boonsawat
2023-11-21
November 21, 2023. In the afternoon, Khun Sasipin Boonsawat, the resource person from the Toy House demonstrated techniques to organize story telling activities and loose parts play activities.

Exploring Movement and Rhythm Activities for Early Childhood
2023-11-21
November 21, 2023. In the afternoon, Ajarn Pongnapha Promkes and Ajarn Piyanant Poolsopha, the resource persons from Surindra Rajabhat University organized movement and rhythm activities for early childhood children.

NIST-led Workshop: Enhancing Motor Skills through Outdoor and Play-Dough Activities
2023-11-21
November 21, 2023. In the morning, Khun Duangjai Kruekrongsuk, Khun Supawan Cotter, and Khun Paweena Noisopha, the resource persons from NIST organized the activities to promote fine and gross motor skills through outdoor activities and play-dough activities.

Empowering Early Childhood Teachers: Insights into Active Learning Approaches
2023-11-20
November 20, 2023. In the afternoon, Mrs. Gayle E. Holmes and Ms. Hathairat Jongsermtrakoon gave the knowledge on improving early childhood teachers with the active learning approach.

Strategic Dialogue: DNPF Management and Local Officials Shape ECD Center Development in Surin
2023-11-20
November 20, 2023. The DNPF’s Management Committee, Mr. Ian Porter and Khun Omporn Lulitananda Regel, and Mr. Chidchai Jarat, Local Administrative Officer, Senior Professional Level, participated in the discussion on the networking policy for the development of model ECD centers in Surin.

Workshop Opening: Advancing Sustainable Quality in Surin ECD Model Centers
2023-11-20
November 20, 2023. The opening ceremony for the Workshop on the Participation Network for Sustainable Quality Improvement of Surin ECD Model Centers was held at Chang Puak Meeting Room, Building 41, Faculty of Education, Surindra Rajabhat University. In the morning, Ajarn Thida Pitaksinsuk provided knowledge on the early childhood policy, which included 3 accelerating, 3 reducing, and 3 revitalizing measures on early childhood development via an online modality.

Fostering Emotional Development through Art at Narong SAO ECD Center
2023-11-16
November 16, 2023. The DNPF team visited Narong SAO ECD Center, Sri Narong District to coach teachers to promote child’s emotional development through art activities. These will allow children to freely express their feelings through art works, relax, be proud of their own works as well as appreciate others’ works.

Nurturing Gross Motor Skills and Team Play at Ban Sawai ECD Center
2023-11-15
November 15, 2023. The DNPF team visited Ban Sawai ECD Center, Muang District, Surin to coach teachers to focus on allowing children to practice their gross moter skills, agile physical movement, balancing and team playing.
