The English Room: e-Learning Project at Sriwittayapaknam School, Thailand.

Contrary to popular myth, Sriwittayapaknam School is a normal Thai private school situated in Samut Prakan Province about 35 kms south of Bangkok. Due to the fact that our students produce many award-winning web sites in English most people think that we are an international school or at the very least a school that teachers all subjects in English. But we are no different to all the other private and government schools around Thailand. The only difference is that we have a very large and active Computer Department.

The Computer Center has over 150 computers in three large computer rooms and a dozen or so in the kindergarten classrooms. Two rooms have Apple Macintosh computers and the Internet Center has PC computers. All 50 computers in the latter room are connected to the internet. Unlike other schools, we have enough computers for each student to have their own. Every student from the age of three learn Computer Studies at least once a week. Primary 5 and 6 students have an additional lesson in the Computer Center as part of our e-Learning project. During this lesson they either work on their personal homepages or use the English Room. Students can also connect to the internet to send and receive e-mail from penfriends around the world. Junior High students have Computer Studies twice a week and they come into the Computer Center for an e-Learning lesson much the same as the Primary 5 and 6 students. The only difference is that they receive and submit their homework by e-mail.

Every month our students sit an English exam which tests their vocabulary and grammar. To help them achieve a better score we devised The English Room which the students can use during special English lessons in the Computer Center, during lunch breaks and on the internet in their own homes. This is part of our continuing e-Learning project. We were the first primary school in Thailand to use the internet to teach English.

All English games and quizzes in The English Room have been created here at Sriwittayapaknam School. Although The English Room has been designed for our own students, other people around Thailand are welcome to use the web site. Over the past year, some universities and commercial companies in Thailand have started to offer e-Learning. However, the difference between us and them is that we do not charge any fees for people to use our site. We believe that the country will benefit greatly if the next generation are more proficient in the English language. The English Room is free for anyone to use.

Sriwittayapaknam School has been active on the internet since 1997. Over 400 of our students are working on personal homepages about themselves at this very moment. They also correspond by e-mail with other students all around the world and take part in electronic cultural exchanges. Some of our students have made award winning web sites such as ThailandLife.com, LenGame.com and LenFree.com which receive thousands of visitors from around the world every day.

We often receive visitors at Sriwittayapaknam School. Whether you are a tourist or teacher, all are welcome. Please click here for more information and how to arrange your visit.

Please contact the webmaster if you would like further information.

School Web Site: http://www.sriwittayapaknam.ac.th

Address: Sriwittayapaknam School, 58 Tetsaban 4 Road, Amphoe Muang, Samut Prakan, 10270, Thailand.

Telephone: 02 702 7808
Fax: 02 389 1103