As we start school some fun opportunities have become available on the weekends to engage in environmental work here ini Thailand. Our eco-leaders have put together two day trips for the coming weekends. To sign up on either trip please read details below first then click this link.
Student and Family Eco Trips in August
How about starting this school year by sharing an awesome experience with your child that gets you both out of the city and giving back to nature?
We have two 1-day trips coming up in August. If interested, please sign up as soon as possible, as these trips are only days away.
1. Saturday, August 17 – Helping Elephants with Beehive Fences. Kanchanaburi
2. Saturday, August 24 – Save Our Seas. Sattahip & Bang Saray.
1. Helping Elephants in Kanchanaburi.
Saturday, August 17th
Bring the Elephant Home foundation (BTEH) has organized this day and invited us to participate. However, please note because this trip is so near the start of school that student(s) can ONLY JOIN IF A PARENT/GUARDIAN is joining them. You can bring other family members as well, but must have at least 1 adult.
You are invited to learn about this sustainable, holistic human-elephant coexistence strategy, see the honey collection process and taste the finished product, and most importantly, get your hands dirty with our local partners by helping with the construction of the beehive fence. We’ll be digging holes for fence posts, preparing beehive boxes, planting flowers and trees to serve as natural food sources for the bees and more! You will NOT be handling bees. That will be done by the experts once the fence is ready.
- Depart ISB parking lot at 7:00 am. Meet at panther.
- Depart Kanchanaburi around 3pm, hopefully returning at ISB by 6pm.
- Cost: 1500 baht per person. This includes meals, activity expenses, transportation, and a donation to the beehive fence’s construction.
More information on the area can be found in the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/638965236618110/
2. Save Our Seas – Sattahip
Saturday, August 24th
For this trip we will go south to the Sattahip and Bang Saray area. It is a 1 day trip that involves releasing young bamboo sharks and other sea creatures into the ocean to help the ecosystem, planting trees, a community organized beach clean up, swimming at the beach, and possibly visiting the turtle breeding center.
- Parents and family are welcome to join, but student(s) can also go alone with our teacher chaperone(s).
- Depart ISB parking lot at 7am. Meet at panther.
- Depart Sattahip around 4pm, hopefully returning at ISB by 6pm.
- Cost: 1500 baht per person.