1. Chiang Mai 2011
Grade Eight Trip

2. Overview
All grade eight students and teachers will
take a trip to Chiang Mai from Feb 7th
until the 11th. We ride the train, spend a
day and night together at the Thraidhos
Center, and then break up off for a two-
day activity away from the school.
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3. Overview
Monday
Normal day of school
Take buses from school to the
train station after school.
Ride the train overnight to
Chiangmai

4. Overview
Tuesday
• Go to Thaidhos by
bus
• Spend the day at
there doing a series
of activities
• Have a Kantok dinner
by the pool in the
evening
• Finish with a cultural
presentation and
launching lanterns

6. Overview
Wednesday
• Head out of for a two-day activity
• Spend the night out away from Traidhos
–in tents, in bungalows, in village
homes, or even with a family as part of a
homestay.

7. Overview
Friday
• Arrive back in Bangkok early in the
morning.
• Most will disembark at Don Muang and
take buses back to ISB
• Some will stay on the train and return to
Hualampong station

8. Overview
No
School
On the
Friday !!!!!!

9. Cultural Kalaidescope (24)
Students will experience different aspects of
northern Thai culture. They will start by
spending a day and night at the Makampom
living theatre where you will participate in your
own living theatre as well as visit a nearby
hilltribe village and the school there.
http://www.makhampom-english.blogspot.com/

10. Cultural Kalaidescope (24)
On the second day,
they will return to
the Triadhos
Center to learn
Thai cooking and
then travel to Doi
Suthep in the
afternoon to visit
one of
Chiangmai’s most
important sites.

11. Mountain Biking Mania (16)
Students will travel to
Chiang Dao, where
they will learn basic
bike maintenance, visit
the Chiang Dao caves,
ride back from the
caves to the camp on
Wednesday, and then
ride the trails around
the camp on Thursday.

12. Paddle and Pedal (20)
On this trip students will
visit Sri Lanna
National Park.
On the way, they will go
bike riding in the
countryside, and
have a chance to
observe a northern
Thai village.

13. Paddle and Pedal (20)
Students will learn
basic kayaking
skills and paddle
out to the
houseboat.

14. Paddle and Pedal (20)
At the house
boat, they
can kayak
and explore
the lake,
swim and
participate
in games
and
activities.

15. Green Day Tour (20)
Students on this activity will participate in
two different activities:
1. Visit the Pun Pun organic farm
2. Visit the elephant sanctuary

16. Green Day Tour (20)
At Pun Pun farm they will learn about seed
saving, sustainable agriculture, building
from natural materials.
Look at this website for more info:
http://www.punpunthailand.org/

17. Green Day Tour (20)
At the elephant sanctuary, they will interact
with and care for the elephants.

18. Monkey Magic (40)
This activity includes rock climbing,
caving, hiking and zip wiring
through the tree tops.
http://www.thailandclimbing.com/isbrockclimbing/index.html

19. Monkey Magic (40)

20. Monkey Magic (40)

21. Monkey Magic (40)

22. Monkey Magic (40)

23. Valley Adventure (32)
Students will go to the
Mae Daeng valley
where they will be
first instructed on
how to paddle a
white water raft.
Once they’ve been
trained, they will hit
the white water.

24. Valley Adventure (32)
After white water rafting, they will have
lunch near the river and then hike
through an Ahka village on their way to
the Lisu village where they will stay.
They’ll have a chance to observe village
life and compare the characteristics of a
Lisu village and an Akha village.

25. Tribal Trek (20)
For this activity, students
will trek approximately
10 kilometers (6 miles)
along ridges, across
villages and through
valleys deep into the
Mae Daeng valley to a
Karen village.

26. Tribal Trek (20)

27. Tribal Trek (20)

28. Tribal Trek (20)

29. Tribal Trek (20)

30. Tribal Trek (20)
In the village, they
will have a chance
to swim in the
river, observe
village life and visit
an elementary
boarding school
where kids come
from around the
area.

31. Tribal Trek (20)

32. Tribal Trek (20)
On Thursday,
they will hike
down stream
and then
pilot and ride
on bamboo
rafts down
the river to a
location
where they
can be
transported
out of the
valley and
back to
Chiangmai.

33. The Compass