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07/09/2022

This is what experiential education is. Get active and hands-on in what you want to learn.

The Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Onesqa) is promoting active learning as its chief strategy to enhance the learning capacity of students under its care.

28/10/2020

STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Almost every good science or engineering project is really a STEAM activity because you have to pull from different resources to complete it. Most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun!

Calling all junior scientists, engineers, explorers, inventors, and the like to dive into our INCREDIBLE list of best ever STEM projects for kids. These are STEM ideas you can really do and they really work! Whether you are tackling STEM in the classroom, with small groups, or in your own home, thes...

18/01/2019

Risky play involves kids experimenting and pushing themselves to figure out what will happen, without knowing the exact outcome. Risky play in early childhood can help develop a child’s self-confidence, resilience, executive functioning abilities and even risk-management skills.

It turns out play with an element of risk may be exactly what today’s kids are missing

25/02/2018

25/02/2018

The number of students enrolled in Thai varsities has peaked and begun to decline. The high point in 2010 of just under 2.5 million students were enrolled in tertiary education. Total enrollment has trended downward since and only a little more than 2 million last year.

Thailand has a huge demographic challenge. Its population is ageing quickly, and the number of college-aged students is predicted to decline sharply through 2040. The country has more university seats than it needs, but higher-learning institutions are under increasing pressure to maintain enrollmen...

01/02/2018

01/02/2018

Build the habit of continual learning.

Taking time to seek new ways to educate yourself will enable you to get the most out of life.

25/01/2018

Climbing in Northeast Thailand near the beautiful Nam Phong National Park.

This video is about bouldering in the new Zoolander area in Khon Kaen.

28/12/2017