Through the Lens

Bamboo School Building Trip and Mural Painting in Thailand

In November 2023 , Year 5 students in GEP visited a La Salle Bamboo school community to help refurbish the school ‘ s cafeteria . Over their six-day stay , they also learnt to construct mushroom huts , and a school hall using bamboo and dried palm leaves as their primary materials .

Visit to Lasalle Bamboo School

Chalkboard Welcome sign written by La Salle Bamboo school community to welcome the SJI group

Our students learnt how to prepare bamboo as building material

Tying the dried palm leaves to a bamboo structure

Getting to work

Josephians working together to transport and cut bamboo material to build around the perimeter of the school hall

Ng Yu Tong ( ML613 ) painted a brilliant blue sky to greet the school students in their canteen area