On Friday, September 29, 2023, Cranberrry International School welcomed the officers from the Office of Private Education Commission from Bangkok and from Lampang Provincial Education Office for a follow-up visit to see how the school has applied the knowledge gained from the professional workshop organized by OPEC earlier this year on Thai Class and Digital Learning, which CIS teacher has attended. 

It was a great opportunity for all parties to meet up and exchange insightful information for further development of Thai language instruction and learning in international schools nationwide.

Check out the photos from our annual fire drill and road safety training activities for this academic year 2023-2024. In the Fire Drill on September 6, 2023, students from both campuses practiced what to do when they hear fire alarms. We learned about using the fire exit and evacuating to the assembly point outdoors. For the Road Safety Training on September 27, 2023, we had a team of traffic police officers from Muang Lampang Provincial Police Station coming in to give a demonstration on how to use the road safely, focusing on using the crosswalks and following the traffic lights and signage.

CIS teachers and staff had their start of the school year orientation on August 14, 2023.  We welcomed new staff and reviewed school policies covering a wide range of topics from School's Vision & Mission, SLOs (School-wide Learners Outcomes), Organization Chart, Roles & Resonsibilities, Curriculum Overview, HR & Admin policies, Childsafeguarding Training, etc. Hosted by Mr. Nicholas Buckland, our Head of Primary, and Ms. Anna Grace Dunlap, our Curriculum Coordinator, the orientation was comprehensive, in-depth, and particularly entertaining with a Kahoot Quiz for all staff to complete at the end of the session. A great warm up for the first day of school in the academic year 2023-2024!

CIS families gathered at the Primary Auditorium on July 7th, 2023 for the End of Year Show & Graduation Ceremony. The event's theme this year was "Under The Sea". Each class from Nursery to Kindergarten 3 came out on stage to perform a variety of shows including a dance, a quiz game show, and a play. Primary students did a theatrical ensemble telling the wonderful story of "The Snail and the Whale". After the shows, all students came on stage to receive their class graduation diploma from their Homeroom Teachers / Head of School. Our very first G6 graduates, Zenith and Ten, were also present on stage with their parents to receive their Primary Graduation Diploma, with Dr. Nimit Jivasantikarn, the Mayor of Lampang Municipality and a founding member of the school giving a celebratory speech for them. It was indeed a magical day for us all and a memorable last day of the school year.

On Friday, February 3, 2023 before the beginging of the second semester of the academic year 2022-2023, all CIS staff including the international homeroom teachers, subject teachers, teaching assistants, nannies, admin and support staff attended the life support training focusing on CPR, AED usage, and choking relief techniques wonderfully delivered by the medical team from Lampang Hospital. 

CIS Kindergarten students, parents and staff participated in the long-awaited sports day event after a two-year pause due to the pandemic. Pre-nursery up to K3 students took part in the Potato Sack Race, Bouncing Ball, Ball Run, and Tug of War Games. Parents also competed in the Tug of War. The ultimate goal is to let us all meet up and have fun as families, learn to get up when falling down, never give up, try  our best, be proud of our efforts and just enjoy the games! What a healthy and happy event for us all!