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Students also visited a local school to
donate supplies and say hello. The
school had 550 students, most of whom
are hilltribe children from surrounding
mountains. Around 200 of them live at the
school as boarders because their villages
are so far away. School, boarding and
food are free for the students. After
making some new friends, everyone
enjoyed a game of football
After lunch we went to a Karen village and learnt about some hilltribe customs. There was
an old lady weaving cotton and our guide, Khun Tik, explained how they get all their
colours naturally. Some of us bought some souvenirs in the village. Then we hiked through
the jungle and down some steep stairs to
the Mae Wang waterfall. It was beautiful
but we couldn’t swim as there was too
much water – so we dipped our feet in the
rock pools.
On the final day we went bamboo rafting.
What an exciting journey! We had rapids,
rocks and even a few water snakes.
After all that we came back to the hotel
and made time to celebrate Rida and
Inez’s birthdays. After that, for our last day
we went to Chiang Mai for an arts and
crafts day.
You can see even more photos on our blog, which is a great way for parents to find out
what their children have been doing. Head to http://6jb.gardenrayong.com/