Community Engagement & Appreciation Day 2025
During the last week of last Academic Year, the Secondary School hosted its third annual Community Engagement & Appreciation Day which helped showcase how important service and community engagement is to the Concordian community through a variety of exhibitions, interactive activities, and displays of appreciation. One large change this year, however, was to make the day more inclusive of the entire secondary school, not just MYP students, and also included a session for parents.
As has been the case with the previous events, the day was divided into three clear, and different sessions - Action, Sharing and Fun.
First thing in the morning, when the students were full of energy, we undertook Action.
During this session, students rotated between four activities: sorting recycling, packing care packages to be delivered to three of our Middle School Community Engagement partners, interacting with a community-centered art activity, and writing thank you notes to members of the Concordian community that help to create a safe learning environment for us year round.
The recycling activity saw students help teachers clear recyclables from their classrooms, as well as sorting out recyclable material from their lockers, and recyclable materials that had been collected throughout the year.
The care package activity was sponsored by one of our high school service clubs, Food For All, and students helped pack bags with food and toiletries which were then delivered to Baan Nokkamin, Concordia Day Care, and Foundation for Slum Child Care, Onnut. All the products that were packed had been bought from funds that Food For All had raised throughout the year.
The community-based art activity was created and overseen by Mr. Patrick and Ms. Abby, and saw students create plasticine models of members of our Concordian community, with different colored plasticine representing several members of the community.
And the final activity of the morning saw students writing thank you notes to all members of the Concordian community working on campus, from teachers to administration, from security guards to gardeners, from technicians to drivers - all members were represented, and students had a chance to thank everyone for making our school what it is.
After the active morning session, it was time to move on to Sharing.
During this session, students rotated through three locations, two of which involved interactive games about different parts of our Concordian community, and the third the Community Engagement Fair. During the fair, students got the opportunity to interact with all the service clubs, as well as teachers who were sharing what service they have done in their lives. The activity allows all students to see what is being done by the whole Concordian community in regards to service and community engagement.
For the final activity of the Sharing session, we had the privilege of welcoming a special guest speaker, Khun Kanokewan Wuttithamrong (Khun Ja), who spoke about “Inspiring Change Through Community.” In her speech, she shared her journey that led her to realize the importance of community, which ultimately led her to initiate various philanthropic projects and organizations. Khun Ja shared her experiences in founding organizations such as “Kula,” and running events such as the “A Night To Remember” and “Voices For Change” charity concerts as well.
After working and sharing all morning, it was finally time for Fun. During this session, the students took part in a sporting activity that was meant to show possible ways to fundraise for worthy causes, and as has been the case in previous years, this was done through a dodgeball competition; a popular game that students love to play. It was during this time, too, where parents were invited to walk through the Community Engagement Fair where service club presidents were present to answer any questions parents had about their clubs’ activities.
As with previous years, our third edition of the Community Engagement & Appreciation Day was a wonderful day that allowed our secondary students to share their community engagement experiences from the academic year, as well as come together to give thanks to each other, and continue to make our community a giving, appreciative and caring place.
Mr. Ben & Mr. Jay Service Coordinator & Service Liaison
