辦展國小 Baanjan Sch. ( โรงเรียนบ้านจั่น)

辦展國小（โรงเรียนบ้านจั่น）於1957年9月29日成立，坐落泰國東北烏龍他尼府（a. อุดรธานี）當時是因為越戰關係在寮國和泰國的邊界有很多難民湧入泰國，很多寮國人跟越南人難民因為戰爭的影響逃難到泰國，辦展國小成立目的是為了接收當時寮國和越南難民的孩子有地方讀書。當越南戰爭結束後，也就是1976年，這些難民已經落地生根在泰國，不管是寮國人或越南人，他們都不想回去自己的家鄉，有些孩子沒有父母親，有些也只剩單親，他們駐留在這個地方，但學校仍繼續辦學，後來辦展國小也正式被泰國政府列入泰國的教育體系裡，成為正規的學校。其教育理念是以佛教的道義來治理學校，校長 Dr. Worawuth認為學生除了學習課業上的知識，還要學會做人做事的道理，進入社會當一個有用之人。

Baanjan elementary school was founded on the 9th of September, 1957. It is located in the Udon Thani province of northeastern Thailand. At the time, many refugees of the Vietnam war fled from Vietnam and Laos, and crossed the border into Thailand. The purpose of the school was to accommodate the children of the refugees, providing them with a place to study. By the time the war ended in 1976, many refugees had grown attached to this place, and did not wish to return to their homeland. Many children who were orphaned, or left with only one parent stayed, and the school continued to operate for them. Baanjan elementary school was eventually adopted into the Thai educational system, and became an official school. The core principle behind Baanjan elementary school’s education is to bestow students with Buddhist values. The principal, Dr. Worawuth believes that in order for a child to become a useful member of society, they must learn how to conduct themselves righteously in addition to academic knowledge. 

辦展國小成立時約有兩千多位學生，因少子化的關係，直到2016年僅剩五十位學生，學校原本將被泰國教育部廢除，讓學生移至其他學校，但是因為這個村莊的人民收入不是很好，也沒有足夠的交通工具讓孩子去其它很遠的地方讀書，對他們來說會是很大的經濟壓力，最後索性就不讓孩子讀書了，所以當地很多居民不希望政府廢除學校。

Banjaan elementary school had over two thousand students at the time of its foundation. Over the years, the number has decreased to only fifty due to the falling birthrate. The Thai Ministry of Education originally planned on shutting the school down, and moving the students to other schools nearby. However, most locals did not have enough income to send their children far away to study. It would put too much pressure on many families economically, which would, in turn, cause them to not send their children to school at all. Therefore, many residents do not want the government to shut the school down.

實習動機：

由於泰文課的張君松老師本身是泰國人，張老師的親朋好友以及長輩於1988年來到這個村莊成立佛堂，目的是為了讓村莊的人有個地方可以來拜佛、聽道理和佛法，教化當地的孩子們向善、不要去吸毒，利用宗教的力量教導他們，因為老師是曼谷來的華人，同時也在當地教導中文，加上每年都有來自台灣的年輕人協助以及教導，讓孩子們懂得做人做事。

村莊裡有很多孩子就讀辦展國小，因緣際會下張君松老師認識了辦展國小的老師，國小的老師希望能讓辦展國小有中文課，吸引更多的學生來這所學校讀書，於是張君松老師帶領志工團到辦展國小教中文，辦展村的人以及隔壁兩個村莊知道有來自台灣的老師教學中文，吸引更多人來這所學校讀書，讓學校能延後廢除。學校從2016年的五十位學生，成長到目前為止共有一百八十位學生就讀，希望能透過我們的服務讓他們接觸中文，也宣揚中華文化。

Motivation for volunteer service:

Teacher Pipat is from Thailand. His relatives came to the village in 1988 and built a temple, so that the villagers have a place to worship Buddha, listen to Buddhist doctrines and teachings, and educate the local people. Children should be guided to the path of kindness and away from drugs with the power of religion. As teacher Pipat is from Bangkok and of Chinese descent, he teaches Chinese to locals, and brings people from Taiwan to help every year, so that the children know how to be a good person.

There are many children in the village who attend Baanjan Elementary School. Teacher Pipat met the teacher of Baanjan Elementary School by chance. The elementary school teachers hope that Baanjan Elementary School can give Chinese classes to attract more students to the school. For that purpose, teacher Pipat leads a volunteer group to Baanjan Elementary School to teach Chinese. Baanjan elementary school has attracted more students locally and from the two neighboring villages since they started holding Chinese lessons. This would hopefully help persuade the government to delay the abolition. The school has grown from 50 students in 2016 to a total of 180 students now. We hope to expose them to Chinese and promote Chinese culture through our services.