“Samyan CO-OP” joins hands with “Saturday School Foundation” to help youth achieve their dream careers with “Saturday School Student Support (SSSS) Season 5.5 Career Exploration” project, sharing educational opportunities for all to obtain knowledge and hone the necessary skills required to succeed in their desired careers. Experts from various fields will share their experiences at Samyan CO-OP, Level 2, Samyan Mitrtown, showcasing the success of Samyan CO-OP in offering a learning space that is free of charge to support sustainable life-long learning. The project will begin on 3^rd October and run until 18^th February 2023, the BIG DAY whereby exhibitions will be displayed.

Highlights of the “SSSS 5.5 Career Exploration” are as follows:

– The project is a fusion of the experience of Samyan CO-OP, which has provided free learning space for over three years and offers a place equipped with facilities that encourages interaction between the instructor and student, and the expertise of the Saturday School Foundation that seeks out practical content for participating students to receive knowledge from the real experiences of a network of qualified speakers.

– An estimated 700 students and volunteers are expected to participate (40 students and 30 volunteers in 10 activity sessions).

– Opportunity for students and the general public who are members of Samyan CO-OP to become volunteers in both imparting knowledge and preparation techniques in various occupational fields so as to meet the labor market demand in future.

– Use of technology to increase accessibility to useful information through “Hybrid Learning”, with a support team to summarize the main points in each class, before disseminating via online among the two partners.

Ms.Piyawan Soinoi, Director of Samyan CO-OP, under the management of Frasers Property Commercial (Thailand), mentions that “This collaborative effort is in line with creating value for society and encouraging knowledge sharing that elevates quality of life to build up the capacity of our users, which is what we do on a regular basis. I believe that the Saturday School Foundation, our important Content Partner, will broaden the value of Samyan CO-OP to a wider audience, creating a sustainable learning ecosystem and encouraging educational equality in Thailand, linking between givers and recipients. This will add on to the support we have been providing for the over 130,000 students who have used our services throughout the past 3 years.”

Mr.Sorawit Paiboonrattanakorn, Founder and CEO of the Saturday School Foundation, says that “Saturday School Foundation has been operating for over 8 years, offering a knowledge hub whereby everyone in society can contribute in developing Thai education. At present, there are over 7,772 volunteers who are well-equipped and qualified to impart knowledge in various fields to teach extra-curricular subjects that are in the students’ interest who want to access this learning space. There have been over 3,500 students who have joined in the project With the common objective of improving education, both organizations can strive to provide a useful platform for participants under the “SSSS 5.5 Career Exploration”, which is our inaugural joint collaboration initiative. We are certain that there will be more educational collaborations in future”.

The “SSSS 5.5 Career Exploration” is open for volunteers to participate in activities from now until the end of October (or until further notice). For further information, please contact the Saturday School Foundation through its Facebook @SaturdaySchoolThailand

About Samyan CO-OP

Name:                          Samyan CO-OP

Developer:                    Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited

Location:                      Level 2-3, Samyan Mitrtown

Date of opening:         September 2019

Total space:                  1,400 sq.m.

Seating capacity:         500 seats, including Open Reading Zone 180 seats, Focused Area Zone 146 seats, Private Area Zone 119 seats, and                                          Amphitheater Zone 55 seats

Amenities:

– Link to MRT Samyan station

– Space designed to facilitate learning with interaction zones and quiet areas

– Electrical outlets and Wi-Fi

– User security is ensured with QR Code identity scanning, CCTV cameras, and 24- hour staff personnel

– Located in Samyan Mitrtown, with a retail zone that is open 24 hours

About the Saturday School Foundation

Saturday School Foundation is an educational non-profit foundation who creates a learning space that allows everyone in the society to participate in the development of Thai education. It is believed that everyone can be a part of the transformation of education by encouraging children to dare to pursue their dreams and return to make a difference to their communities and society.

Website : www.saturday-school.org

Facebook : www.facebook.com/SaturdaySchoolThailand

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/SaturdaySchool