“A Walking Cultural Tour of Thonburi, Wat Suwannaram Area” and “Pop-Up Adventure Play” Project

Details

Timeline

16 September 2019 – 16 March 2020

Objective

“A Walking Cultural Tour of Thonburi, Wat Suwannaram Area”

1. To allow Mahidol University personnel from Siriraj Hospital and MUIC to collaborate and produce a CSR project through a research grant

2. To produce a cultural project in the form of a walking tour providing the Wat Suwannaram district a way to revitalize its own community

3. To allow the Wat Suwannaram district a new means of livelihood that connects its community members to the greater community, domestically and internationally, through a cultural tourism project

“Pop-Up Adventure Play”

1. To revitalize the community by organizing educative and interactive activities for the families

2. To make discover Bangkok Noi community traditions, explore the area and its treasures

3. To promote interactive outdoor activities in the pleasant environment of historical community

4 To meaningfully connect young and older members of the community with the outsiders

Target group

Wat Suwannaram Community

Activities

“A Walking Cultural Tour of Thonburi, Wat Suwannaram Area”

1) Meeting with CSR team and community leader for inform the project and plan activities together

2) Preliminary data gathering at community and meeting at Wat Suwunnaram primary school looking into the following issues/ concerns on December 11, 2019

3) Historical experts’ meeting and field visit

4) Contacting a website team for conduct website of Bangkok Noi Walking Cultural Tour

5) On 13 March 2020: Actual activity of Bangkok Noi Walks around Wat Suwannaram school.

6) Contacting a website team via email: prepare content for PR

7) Meet website team and expert for conclude website format.

“Pop-Up Adventure Play”

1) Meeting with CSR team and community leader for inform the project and plan activities together

2) Field visit and Preliminary data gathering to investigate safety and key-places to run the activity and to observe and study the readiness of the community and possible involvement

3) On 15 December 2019: Meeting with school director and assistant director. Main topic discussed: background and context of the primary school, students’ profile, school’s needs, possible involvement of students and teachers in Pop up adventure play. And design 5 stations for activities and safety Estimation for time, materials and places for each activity.

4) Actual activity of Pop-Up Adventure Play at Wat Suwan Naram Primary School and nearby area 22Feb 2022 8.00 am- 2.00 pm

Output/Outcome

1) Students and tearchers joined A Walking Cultural Tour of Thonburi, Wat Suwannaram Area and Pop-Up Adventure Play activity that more understand about cultural of Wat Suwannaram community.

2) Website https://bangkoknoiwalks.com/