RCE Trang,Thailand - 2024

Multicultural learning towards community lifestyle for sustainable development
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Basic Information
Title of project : 
Multicultural learning towards community lifestyle for sustainable development
Contributing organization(s) : 
Trang City Municipality
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Trang City Municipality / Community / School
Organizational Affiliation: 
Trang City Municipality
E-mail: 
rce@trangcity.go.th
Format of project: 
Newsletters Multicultural learning towards community lifestyle for Sustainable Development
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Web link: 
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1543Ytu8RD/
Additional resources: 
http://www.trangcity.go.th/
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
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At what level is the policy operating?: 
Local
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
Thailand
Ecosystem(s):
Grassland, Mountain, Urban/Peri-urban
Target Audience:
Community, Primary, Secondary, Youth (Informal)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Trang Province is a province in the southern part of Thailand. Its economy is characterized by services, agriculture, livestock, tourism, industry, and commerce. It has a great deal of ethnic and cultural diversity. It is a multicultural community with Thai, Chinese, Muslim, and Christian races. There are temples, shrines, and mosques. Trang is a tourist city because Trang has abundant natural attractions such as the sea, mountains, waterfalls, and caves. Trang's tourist attractions are numerous and attractive. The physical geography is a combination of plateaus and hills. The green mountains are the source of streams and rivers. Trang has more than 40 islands, such as Libong Island, which is known as a habitat for dugongs. Koh Kradan, with its crystal clear waters, was awarded the island with the most beautiful beach in the world in 2023.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Starting with elementary school children who are interested in this activity, leading them to training and practice, training students to have accurate multicultural information of the community, as well as the courage to express themselves.
Contents
Status: 
Completed
Period: 
August, 2024 to September, 2024
Rationale: 
RCE Trang has set activities that are consistent with education and society, economy, environment, and cooperation for sustainable development, such as training activities, study tours, exchanges, seminars, exhibitions, and other related activities. Ethnic diversity, the diversity of cultural traditions is another major challenge of RCE Trang. Coexistence to promote a peaceful and inclusive society for sustainable development is important in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Goal 16 (SDG 16). The communities in Trang Municipality, especially the Ban Nong Yuan community, which is near Thesaban School 4 (Wat Matchim Bhumi), are a community of many ethnicities, including Thai, Chinese, Muslim, and Christian, with temples, shrines, mosques, and churches. It is a path of multicultural learning.
Objectives: 
1 To organize activities to explore routes and study areas of learning resources for learning about multiculturalism, workshops to understand, communicate, and teach the little sermons for the way of life of multicultural communities.
2 To strengthen a multicultural society, the way of life of the community based on the diversity of races, learning about religious principles, religious sites, customs, traditions, and culture.
3 To organize a multicultural learning resource at Thesaban School 4.
3.4 To disseminate knowledge to children, youth, people, and RCE networks at all levels.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
1 Activities to study the route and study the learning area of ​​multiculturalism workshop
Understanding, communication, Makkut Noi for the way of life of multicultural communities
2 Organize learning resources, collect knowledge of multiculturalism at Thesaban School 4 (Wat Matchimbhumi)
3 Collect information, disseminate, publicize multicultural society, integrate learning into community lifestyles for sustainable development for children, youth, people and RCE networks at all levels
Size of academic audience: 
The total number of participants is 100 people.
Results: 
1 Children, youth, and people in Nong Yuan community and nearby areas understand and accept differences and can live together happily.
2 Children, youth, and people in Nong Yuan community and nearby areas interact well with each other and jointly conserve the community's culture, including being able to pass on knowledge to the next generation of youth.
3 There is a multicultural learning resource in Thesaban School 4 (Wat Matchim Bhumi) to provide services for children, youth, and people to study and research by themselves.
4 Disseminate and publicize multicultural society, integrating learning into community lifestyles for sustainable development for children, youth, people, and RCE networks at all levels.
Lessons learned: 
Developing students to be knowledgeable and understanding about multiculturalism can also provide knowledge to tourists visiting Trang Province and be a model of peace to drive the achievement of sustainable development goals in line with global, national and local policies. And to ensure the sustainability of RCE Trang's operations, youth are involved in raising the level of activities and solving sustainable development issues (SDGs) in the social aspect.
Key messages: 
For peace and multicultural understanding
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
-
Funding: 
Trang City Municipality

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Direct
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Direct
SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development 
Direct
Theme
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Indirect
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes