On 1 June 2012, H.E. Mr. Somchai Charanasomboon, Thai Ambassador to the UAE, gave certificates to 10 Thai youths who have studied Thai language at the Royal Thai Embassy during 2011-2012 academic year.

            In the aforementioned ceremony, the Ambassador and his wife were briefed by the Thai language teachers on past year’s curriculum, before the students recited Thai poems and text passages to show their progress in Thai language. Afterwards, the Ambassador thanked everybody involved for sustaining the Thai language classes over many years and reiterated that the acquired knowledge would be valuable for all students’ future. The Embassy then invited all teachers, students and parents to a luncheon.

            The Embassy has been providing space and teaching equipments for the Thai language classes since 2009, in order to support the improvement of writing and reading skills of Thai youths who already speak Thai fluently thanks to daily conversation within their family. At present, the classes take place at the Embassy every Friday morning (which is public holiday). The students, between 7 and 17 years of age, are divided into two classes according to their knowledge. Furthermore, cultural activities such as singing of Thai national anthem, practice of Thai traditional dances and plays are regularly incorporated into the classes to instill “Thainess” into the students. These have enabled the youths to perform at various cultural activities organized by the Embassy.