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1) Mr. Niwat Srisawasdi
Pootalay Mahawitchalai
School, Mab Ueang
Agri-Nature Learning Center,
Ban Beung District,
Chonburi province
Mr. Preecha Prommanee
Mr. Tanit Sriklindee
2) Mr. Nimae Nideha
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Football History
Association of
Thailand
7
Duang
Prateep
Foundation
4
Archan Sugree
Charoensook
Foundation
6
Vimuttayalaya
Foundation
Mr. Niwat Srisawasdi, a former national soccer player (1966-1979),
uses sports to enhance skill experience for young people, instilling them
with public service mind for more than 15 years. He initiated the project
to teach soccer skills to young people living in Klongtoey and the
Port Authority of Thailand’s communities by using sports to build their
immunity, physically and mentally. The youngsters are encouraged to spend
time constructively and stay away from drugs.
This is a model school for comprehensive learning towards sustainability
according to sufficiency economy philosophy by focusing on teamwork and
hands-on project to encourage the learners to develop their knowledge and
skills, while learning to be compassionate toward others and self-reliant.
Mr. Preecha Prommanee has been a special lecturer on drug problems
for more than 40 years. He has dedicated himself by travelling to schools
and educational institutions nationwide since 1973 by his own money to
share his experience with young people. He told his personal story to warn
young people of the danger of narcotic drugs. Although he is 71 years old,
he still travels tirelessly to educate large groups of young people about drug
problems.
Thai flute maestro Tanit Sriklindee has introduced the beauty of Thai
flute internationally. The elegant sound of Thai flute is compatible to the
international acoustics to enable Thai flute to perform in the philharmonic
band of international instruments. Furthermore, Mr. Tanit Sriklindee
has preserved and transferred the knowledge of Thai flute to a number of
young Thais.
Mr. Nimae Nideha is the coach of Pattani Football Club. He has dedicated
himself to soccer as the means to ingrain discipline and awareness for
young people to love studying. He also applies teaching concepts based on
Islamic religion to oversee the soccer team for more than 20 years. He has
been regarded as the person who built Pattani by sports and who has been
behind the scene to catapult local heroes to the national football stadium.
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