What is Eco Education?
Eco education is an approach to learning that focuses on environmental awareness, sustainability, and the interconnected relationship between people, nature, and communities. It combines academic learning with real-world experiences such as nature-based learning, ecological studies, and community engagement. Eco education encourages critical thinking, responsibility, and respect for the natural world, helping learners develop practical skills for sustainable living and environmental stewardship.
Green Schools in Thailand
Panyaden School, Chiang Mai
Panyaden School is an eco-conscious school in Chiang Mai that actively integrates sustainability education, mindfulness, and environmental responsibility into its curriculum. Creative arts and traditional wisdom form a core part of learning, supported by specialist teachers who are painters, musicians, experts in local agricultural practices, cloth weaving, and northern Thai cuisine.
The campus uses earth and bamboo construction designed to withstand and work in harmony with the natural elements. Students and staff grow organic vegetables and rice on site, treat wastewater responsibly, and produce biogas as part of the school’s sustainable systems.
For more information visit their website which is in English: http://www.panyaden.ac.th/1
Prem International School (Forest School)
Prem International School is located on a 100-acre campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The campus includes woodlands, meadows, and ponds that allow students to connect classroom learning with hands-on outdoor experiences. Integrated into the Junior School and Early Years curriculum, the Forest School program encourages exploration, creativity, resilience, and confidence. Students engage with the natural world through regular forest learning sessions.
Centers for Courses and Workshops
Pun Pun Organic Farm
Pun Pun is a regenerative organic farm and sustainable learning center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They host courses and workshops in both Thai and English. Offering courses on seed saving, self-reliant living, organic gardening, community living, natural building and natural health throughout the year.
Environmental Education Centre
EEC Thailand (Environmental Education Centre Thailand) is a social enterprise focused on environmental education through nature-based activities. The centre offers a wide range of courses for children, including night wildlife exploration and marine conservation programs. EEC Thailand also works closely with schools and businesses to design customised environmental education experiences.2
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