On Friday, October 25th, the Grade Four and Grade Nine classes from the Bangna Campus of The American School of Bangkok took over 70 children and volunteers from the Child Protection Foundation to Safari World.

The Child Protection Foundation is a non-profit charity that provides education, counseling and shelter to abused children and ASB is proud to support their efforts through our Community Outreach Program.

The field trip to Safari World was a project that saw the involvement of the entire school community at ASB. Starting with the September Donation Drive in which over 6000 items were donated to the child Protection Foundation by the student body, the Students' Council stepped in and sponsored the admission costs for the field trip. The service manager and staff arranged transport and food for the group and the project received overwhelming support from parents and the school administration alike - right down to leading the trucks! It was a success that spoke volumes of the people that make ASB a true "community".

As one volunteer from the Child Protection Foundation said,"This is a dream come true for these children. Nobody has ever done this for them before."

Indeed, it was a precious moment to see seventy-two beaming faces at the Safari World "Dolphin Show". During the tour the park, children that are usually shy, lit up and quizzed the staff about the exotic fauta that most have only seen in books. Upon leaving the buses one child thanked a Safari World staff member for allowing the animals to live outside of cages - a poignant reminder of the freedom that we all enjoy, but is so precious to these young children.

Again, the success of this project is testimony to the great difference our small community can make when we work together for noble goals and truly show that ASB has heart!