Kanchanaburi Selects Teachers for Chakri Memorial Award
Kanchanaburi's education office held a workshop to prepare nominations for the Chakri Memorial Award, with committee members sharing strategies for documenting stories of outstanding teachers who transform students' lives.
The Kanchanaburi Provincial Education Office held a workshop on August 8, 2025, at TK Palace and Convention Hotel in Bangkok to compile outstanding records for teachers eligible to receive the Chakri Memorial Award, seventh edition, for 2027. Provincial Education Officer Patthama Duangkaew assigned Assoc. Prof. Wilaiwun Santhawakomon, a selection committee member, to lead the compilation of outstanding records, joined by Chatrakul Trongkhamali, an officer from the Kanchanaburi Teachers Council.
During the session, Buppha Phongphibun, a committee member from Kanchanaburi, was invited by the Chakri Memorial Award Foundation to share experience on the topic "Stories That Inspire Power," offering guidance on how to document narratives of teachers who create meaningful change in their students' lives.
Buppha, a recognized expert from Kanchanaburi and author of provincial committee analyses, most recently in 2024 when teacher Paiwalai Yaban from Ban Kong Mong Tha School in Sangkhla Buri received the award, shared writing techniques: "Writing must paint a clear picture of the teacher's identity, showing how they excel above others according to the criteria. The narrative should be compelling and told as a story, without citing theories. Instead, show clearly how the teacher's actions impact students, because readers cannot experience it firsthand but only through our words."
Buppha added: "The Kanchanaburi Provincial Education Office, as the award's provincial coordination center, aims to identify teachers of exceptional service to students and education, in order to honor and celebrate their contributions and pass on the spirit of teaching to society."
