School in a Temple – Bangkok Thailand
The first school I saw was in Bangkok Thailand at the Reclining Buddha temple. I read that this was the first official public school in Thailand. Not that long ago in small villages the Wat (temple) was the village school as well. Before all villages had schools sons were sent to wats to be monks and/or get some education. They learned basic reading, writing and math, plus religion. I took some photos of this school because the location is pretty stunning. Imagine going to school next to the biggest reclining Buddha in the world. Students in Thailand learn about Buddhism in all public school. Monks come to school and students visit temples as part of their studies. They learn about other religions too but the focus is Buddhism.
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| This is the exterior of one wing of the school. the temple of the Reclining Buddha is just to the left. This temple is a huge tourist attraction. |
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| As you can see the classrooms look much like ours. |
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| Both the schools I saw in Thailand had a place for teeth brushing and hand washing. |
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| These are high school boys in their summer uniforms waiting for the Sky train to go home. In other countries most students wear uniforms it seems. |
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