Thailand Exchange Tour

Learning beyond the classroom: Thailand Exchange Tour 2025

Further to the exchange tour to Hatyaiwittayalai School (in Hat Yai, Thailand) in 2024, 2 teachers and 6 students from Hatyaiwittayalai School paid a visit to us from 9 January to 13 January 2025.

In this five-day visit, the Thai students stayed in their host families. They joined a number of school activities, including the athletics meet day and various extra-curricular activities. With the support of our host families, the Thai students visited museums, temples, traditional Chinese restaurants, local street markets etc.

In late January 2025, LFC students paid a five-day reciprocal visit to Hatyaiwittayalai School as well. All the LFC students stayed in the families of the same Thai students which increases their global awareness. An exchange programme is not just about travelling. It is about forging connections that go beyond borders, understanding perspectives that differ from our own, and expanding our horizons in ways we never imagined. It is really our pleasure that our students have such great opportunity to learn beyond the classroom.

Learning beyond the classroom: Thailand Exchange Tour 2024

A group of 5 students, along with the principal and 2 teachers took part in an exchange tour to Hatyaiwittayalai School in Hat Yai, Thailand from 16 to 21 May, after the Thai students and teachers had previously visited our school from 25 to 30 January. This exchange tour aims at developing students' worldwide vision towards different learning and living styles around the world, and providing a channel for intellectual and cultural exchange. Our students gained a lot from this trip. 

Having been the host family of Thai students, our students had an invaluable chance to visit and study at this wonderful overseas school. During their stay, students were offered a great opportunity to experience different lessons in the Thai school. For example, Thai language classes, Thai cooking classes and Thai dance classes. They tried on Thai costumes, learned to dance traditional Thai dances, cook Tom Yum Goong and stir-fried morning glory. Our students can therefore personally experience and deeply understand Thai culture, discover the differences between the two cultures, and also learn to understand and respect different cultures.

Our students lived with their host families and experienced the local customs and lifestyles. After school and on weekends, the host families took them to explore Thai culture. They visited many museums and different scenic spots, such as the Khlong Hae Floating Market, the Hat Yai Municipal Park, and Samila Beach in Songkhla. Through visiting these places, our students gained a better understanding of Thailand's historical background and culture. They became appreciative of the host families' hospitality, learned the proper attitudes for interacting with people. At the same time, under the patient care of Thai teachers and host families, our students overcame cultural differences, fully integrating into the local way of life.

All students enjoyed this exchange tour a lot and learned more than they expected both inside and outside of school. They established long-lasting relationships with their host families, learned how to get along with different people, gained a sense of respect and inclusion, broadened their horizons, and became familiar with the diverse cultures of the world. They will definitely treasure these memories and be grateful for everything they get.