Each year on Wai Kru Day schools across Phuket, and the entire nation, hold a ceremony in which students offer flowers and respectfully wai and bow to their teachers as a mark of their respect and gratitude.
At Anuban Kanchanawat Wittaya School in Phuket, more than 200 kids from Anuban 1,2 and 3 (kindergarten) sang a Wai Kru song lead by older students. After that a representative of each classroom presented a tray of flower to their teachers.
For this year’s ceremony the students presented their teachers with orchid flower pots, so after the ceremony they can be used for house decorations and continue to grow and bloom.
School Director Ms Phenphan Wisuphakan said, “The Wai Kru ceremony is very important. Not only does it pay respect to teachers, but also to express the importance of the relationship between teachers and their students.”
“Every schools holds a similar ceremony every year. This ceremony is very special for the kindergarten. It is the first step to foster children’s to love and respect their teachers.”