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Sa-was-dee-pee-mai-Thai 2019Everyone was welcomed on the morning of Concordian‘s Thai New

Year Day with a great performance from our Thai classical music bandi in the lobby area.

The Songkran Festival is to provide the opportunity for the school community to gather in order to join our unique ceremony. Students express respect to the teachers by pouring scented water onto their then teachers in bless the students with good luck and prosperity.

Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. Songkran is a Sanskrit word which means “move” or “change place” as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the “Water Festival” This year, Songkran festival in Concordian International School was held on Thursday the 11th of April 2019.

EY/PY After the ceremony, EY/PY had exciting time enjoying the entertaining water station. Thank you everyone who made the Ceremony a wonderful event and we would like to give special thank to Mr. Savage for organizing the fun wet activities. Thank you for your help and support and being involved in Songkran festival 2019.

MYP/DP After the ceremony MYP/DP had a Fashion show in the theme of “Pa-Khoa-Ma-Tae Tae in the Closet”. We are so proud of you young designers; mentored by the Design Department and MYP/DP teachers. Thank you for a wonderful time this year , it was really the unique !

Kru Dear

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Our school celebrates Songkran every year. It gets better every year, Concordian tends to follow the Thai tradition of

Songkran even though we are an International School.

In the afternoon all the students got together in the Grand Theatre. The first session was the (Rod Nam Dum Hua) ceremony, where students would come up to the teachers and pour scented water on their hands to show respect to them.

After that the students watched the design department showcase their work on the Songkran themed Thai Masks that they made themselves. They made them with the help of the design teachers Ms. Charne, Mr. Eric and Mr. Jonathan. The mask was a simple design and had glowing lights. It was a unique experience. To top that, the school held a fashion show featuring clothes made out of Pa-Kao-ma. The company Lalalove was nice enough to showcase some of their designs. We students modelled for the Lalalove fashion show. Our school also held our own fashion show and the students design the clothes, the teachers were modelling this time. It was extraordinary!

Khun Varnee said a quick speech to finish the ceremony up. Most of the students had fun this Songkran. Concordian has done it again.

I speak for all of the students when I say this was the most unique Songkran. We have to thank the Thai department and the Design department also we have to thank the models and lastly thank you Lalalove for the fashion show. Happy Songkran!

- Pim G6

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