koh Panyee soccer club
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This is the true story of a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called "Koh Panyee". Koh Panyee is a floating village in the middle of the sea that does not have an inch of soil. The kids that lived there loved to watch football on TV, and really wanted to play for themselves. Watch this short film on how they used innovative thinking, hard work, and determination to make their dream come true.
TMB bank have launched a new brand vision "Make THE Difference" by making a film to inspire people to start thinking differently. With a hope that they will start to Make THE Difference to their own world. It doesn't have to be big, but a little can create positive changes. This film is based on a true story. In 1986 a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called "Koh Panyee". It's a floating village in the middle of the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids here loved to watch football but had nowhere to play or practice. But they didn't let that stop them. They challenged the norm and have become a great inspiration for new generations on the island.
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Students: Read these two reviews below:
This is the true story of a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called "Koh Panyee". Koh Panyee is a floating village in the middle of the sea that does not have an inch of soil. The kids that lived there loved to watch football on TV, and really wanted to play for themselves. Watch this short film on how they used innovative thinking, hard work, and determination to make their dream come true.
TMB bank have launched a new brand vision "Make THE Difference" by making a film to inspire people to start thinking differently. With a hope that they will start to Make THE Difference to their own world. It doesn't have to be big, but a little can create positive changes. This film is based on a true story. In 1986 a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called "Koh Panyee". It's a floating village in the middle of the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids here loved to watch football but had nowhere to play or practice. But they didn't let that stop them. They challenged the norm and have become a great inspiration for new generations on the island.
What do you think we will see?
Share with a friend
Some students share back to class
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After viewing the video
Teacher led discussion:
How different is there life to yours?
How are they the same?
If you were one of the boys would you have thought you could really succeed?
How did the video make you feel? Share with a partner....
Review the video
What can we take away/ learn from this video?
Search for wikipedia and open
In wikipedia search for Ko Panyi
Read what is on the website.
Why is it spelled differently? Koh Panyee
Check out the website to see if it uses good references.
Consider: Would you like to live there? Why? Why not?
Go to Google Earth and locate the little island in the south of Thailand called "Koh Panyee"
When you find it take a snip of it and save it into your U drive
Name the file "Koh Panyee"