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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ECD Competency Monitoring: Non Narai Community Visit
2024-02-06
February 6, 2024. The DNPF team visited Non Narai Community ECD Center, Non Narai District to monitor competencies of early childhood children according to the indicators in the first domain, which include walking forward, walking backward, and kicking a ball. From an observation, most of the children at the Center were able to perform according to the indicators.

ECD Competency Monitoring: Ban Chanpen Center Visit
2024-02-09
February 9, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Chanpen ECD Center, Khwao Sinarin District to monitor competencies of early childhood children according to the indicators in the first domain, which include running straight without staggering, jumping in place with two feet, walking and running on a 2-meter diameter circle, throwing a ball forward, kicking a ball to a designated pocket, and standing up on one leg without staggering for three seconds. It was observed that most of the children were able to perform according to the indicators.

ECD Center Preparation: DNPF Team Meeting and Teacher Coaching
2024-02-12
February 12, 2024. The DNPF team visited Banjan ECD Center, Sangkha District to have a meeting with Chief of Education Division and teachers to prepare for the visit of the DNPF management team. They also provided coaching to teachers using the loose parts play activity and provided techniques on organizing outdoor activities.

ECD Teacher Coaching and Community Engagement at Banjan Center
2024-02-15
February 15, 2024. The DNPF team visited Banjan ECD Center, Sangkha District to provide coaching to teachers and assisting on organizing outdoor activities. Villagers and the community took part in preparing learning materials for children.

Evaluating Learning Experience and Community Engagement
2024-02-19
February 19, 2024. In the morning the DNPF management team visited Banjan ECD Center, Sangkha District to observe the organization of learning experience inside and outside a classroom. It was followed by a meeting with parents and the community to improve the Center and listen to a policy on a systematic development mechanism.

Watsaengsawang Radbumrung ECD Engagement
2024-02-19
February 19, 2024, the DNPF management team visited Watsaengsawang Radbumrung ECD Center, Buached District to have a discussion with the Center’s Management Committee. Khun Ian Porter, Chairman of the DNPF, informed about a history of model ECD centers in Surin Province and an establishment of network centers. The Foundation’s aim is to support all Thai children to have quality education. Meanwhile, teachers should have potentials, support their peers and improve capacity together. Then the DNPF management team visited learning corners as part of classroom learning environment.

SRU Collaboration: Enhancing ECD Teacher Development
2024-02-20
February 20, 2024. The DNPF management team discussed the results of the research on the Roles of Surindra Rajabhat University (SRU) in the Development of Teachers in Early Childhood Development Centers under Jurisdiction of Local Government Organizations with President of SRU, Dean and the Management Committee of Faculty of Education, and teachers from Department of Early Childhood Education. They also provided suggestions for improving teachers in the ECD Centers under jurisdiction of local government organizations.

ECD Competency Monitoring: Bansa Center Observation
2024-02-22
February 22, 2024. The DNPF team visited Bansa ECD Center, Prasat District to monitor competencies of early childhood children according to the indicators in the first domain, which include running with immediate stop, jumping in place with two feet, jumping over hurdles, kicking a ball to a designated pocket. It was observed that most of the children could perform according to the indicators, only a minority of them could not.

DNFP Coaches 'Swimming fish' Activity to the Teachers
2024-03-01
March 1, 2024. The DNPF team visited Wat Ban Ou Lok ECD Center, Lamduan District to provide coaching to teachers by introducing the swimming fish activity to promote cognitive development, build
observation skills, and practice and learn about changes and movement of objects, concentration and focus.

DNPF Observes Early Childhood Competencies At Ban Sawai
2024-03-04
March 4, 2024. The DNPF team visited Ban Sawai ECD Center, Muang Surin District to monitor competencies of early childhood children according to the indicators in the first domain, which include running with immediate stop, jumping in place with two feet, jumping over hurdles, kicking a ball to a designated pocket. It was observed that most of the children could perform according to the indicators, only a minority of them could not.
