Two years in a row!

This time last year we reported that Artit, one of our scholarship students, had received an award for distinguishing himself in his field of study. Well, he’s done it again!

Each year the Thai schools finish in March, and although Artit has just completed Grade 11 and still has one more year to go, he was again invited to his school’s graduation ceremony – held at the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Gardens in Chiang Mai – to receive a special award, this year as Best Out-Going Student. Only a few select students from each year receive extra honours, so to achieve this for a second year is fantastic.

Additionally, at the beginning of the month he was entered into a regional competition for vocational schools in Northern Thailand. Along with the 13 of the best students from other schools across the region, he was chosen to compete in his chosen field of study, electronics. The challenge was to build a functioning radio in the fastest amount of time, and Artit won, receiving a gold medal and certificate of achievement. He is now waiting to hear if he will be selected to go and compete again in Bangkok.

Artit is now going to visit his family and share his achievements with his mother, then plans to return to Chiang Mai for the school holidays and hopefully to gain paid work experience. He’s also thinking about his options following graduation next year and maybe continuing his studies. We are obviously very proud of Artit as he continues to excel and add to his list of achievements year on year, and are excited to further support him and watch him grow.