King’s College International School Bangkok (King’s Bangkok) has released a short film titled “What does ‘thank you’ mean to you?” to help engage and inspire society to join in King’s Bangkok’s mission to create a “Community of Kindness”. King’s Bangkok continuously provides a model for a kind and generous community with more than 44.8 million Baht put towards social impact initiatives to help those who are in need. Recently, the executives, teachers, parents, and students of the school have jointly donated 15.8 million Baht to support the works of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society and the Willpower Institute.
Professor Sakorn Suksriwong, DBA, Chair of the Executive Committee at King’s Bangkok, said, “King’s Bangkok is not only committed to elevating the quality of Thai education, but also in developing our Thai society by creating a community of kindness. We have started with a small but critical step of focusing on the use of ‘thank you’ beyond its literal meaning. At King’s Bangkok, a ‘thank you’ is more than mere words, but instead it is seen as the easiest way to express one’s respect and gratitude to one another, which helps the other party become aware of how much their kindness means to others.”
King’s Bangkok has created a short film to show how the use of “thank you” can create a community of kindness and foster the development of children with great hearts. Thousands of “thank you” letters written by students, teachers and staff members were used to create King’s Bangkok’s newest video, to convey the feelings of the givers and receivers to the viewers, while reinforcing the school’s belief, “A great heart takes you further”. To watch the short film, go to https://bit.ly/47xekGO
Mrs. Sarah Raffray, Executive Principal at King’s Bangkok, observed, “We are an all-through school. We know that by instilling kindness and an ability to be grateful from an early age, we equip our students to take their place as global citizens. Our parents share our values and know that academic excellence must be matched with the ability to shine as a person with a generous heart. In our film, you will also see the important role our world class teachers play in setting a positive example. They set a culture where we notice, we listen and we act for the good of others.”
You can see what happened when the thank you notes were delivered across King’s Bangkok’s students, teachers and staff members. Genuine feelings of happiness were visible in the ways their faces lit up as each one read the thank you notes. Watching such moments is awe-inspiring. In that moment we are reminded that a small and ordinary act can inspire people to pay attention to others around them and appreciate their actions. At King’s Bangkok, the use of “thank you” has become the norm and is one of the values it shares with its sister school, King's College School, Wimbledon (King’s Wimbledon), which is distinguished as one of the best schools in the world.
King’s Wimbledon believes that kindness is the key to building a strong family. It is common for senior students to help their juniors and support their peers and teachers to assist their students with great care.
Dr. Anne Cotton, Head of King's College School, Wimbledon, stated, “Kindness instilled in the King’s Wimbledon spirit is being passed on from students to the community and the public. Every year, King’s Wimbledon students hold charity events to raise money, while hundreds of parents devote their time to volunteering for alumni charities and other activities. On every Friday afternoon, King’s Wimbledon students join the local community and charity organisations, as well as partner schools, in activities such as horse riding and mentoring. We believe that such activities are crucial in ensuring that young people develop a deep appreciation of their community.”
“Such a value of kindness has been passed on to King’s Bangkok, which not only wants to deliver a world class education, but also to create a community of kindness starting with the school itself. King’s Bangkok has an aim to develop children into
rounded individuals with great hearts who offer a positive contribution to society. Children learn to understand rights and responsibilities and respect individual differences through action-based activities designed to bring awareness to privileges and hardships in society as well as the value of sharing.”
