Nicola Bunchuay

Jan 16, 2026 - Exploring The World Together This time of year is always a busy one on Koh Phangan, and there is plenty happening here at Si Ri Panya too. Alongside our ongoing focus on core subjects in the classroom, we have a range of additional topics and events that help ensure a rich and engaging education for our students. We want children to learn, but also to feel happy and enjoy their time with us—and, judging by the smiles we see each day, we are off to a strong start. In Primary,...

Jan 9, 2026 - Back Together Again Welcome back to school for Term 2! The start of this term was unseasonably celebratory thanks to a setback we experienced at the end of Term 1, when rain put a dampener on our planned Christmas Dinner. We could have soldiered on at the start of the new term, but we'd been really looking forward to this special soiree, so teachers put on their festive aprons, helped set the tables with lovely red table cloths, fancy napkins and party cups and we went ahead and...

Dec 12, 2025 - Beyond the Spotlight There are two sides to school life: what happens at the front, the things you see when you walk around the campus or pop into lessons to talk to students about their work; and what happens behind the scenes. Our events, deadlines and assessments are visible, but the quiet, steady work that drives school life forward often isn’t. Behind the scenes is where so much of the real effort sits. It could be the determination of a student practising for a spelling...