Starfish Country Home School Foundation

Recent Children's Activities @ CM

- Cute Ruby Dolls - Sewing dolls is one of the activities which the children are interested in and like to do very much. This was the biggest doll that they have made so they paid special attentio...

Kindergarten Graduation @ CM

Another school year has come to an end at Starfish Home Chiang Mai. That means we must say goodbye to another group of our kindergarten kids. On March 16, the Starfish Home in Chiang Mai had it...

At the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek

On February 28, 2011 the prathom students and teachers of the Starfish Country Home School, Maetaeng went on a field trip to the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Chiangmai for a whole day of fun and lear...

Sports Day on Valentine’s Day

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Starfish Country Home School, along with Nong-On Elementary School and Ampai Kindergarten held, “Sports Day on Valentine’s Day” with the theme “Be an athlete on he...

SCHS Goes Camping

On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the primary school students of the Starfish Country Home School in Maetaeng, Chiangmai started off on a two-day camping activity at HRH King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s North...

Recent Children's Activities @ CM
Monday, 30 April 2012 06:49
Kindergarten Graduation @ CM
Friday, 20 April 2012 06:35
At the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek
Thursday, 01 March 2012 08:11
Sports Day on Valentine’s Day
Thursday, 16 February 2012 07:50
SCHS Goes Camping
Monday, 13 February 2012 03:42

Starfish Parable At dawn an old man was walking along the beach, where thousands of starfish were stranded and lay dying because of the low tide. The man saw a little boy throwing them back into the sea. Thinking himself very wise, he said to the boy, "Why are you doing that? It won’t make any difference." The boy bent down, picked up a starfish, threw it back into the sea and said, "It makes a difference to this one." Modified from a parable by Loren Eisley Read more

The Starfish Country Home School Foundation The Starfish Country Home School Foundation was registered as a non-profit organization in Thailand during March 2005. The Foundation’s principal office is located outside Maetaeng, about 45 km (27 miles) north of the city of Chiangmai in northern Thailand. The use of Starfish in the name of the Starfish Country Home School Foundation originates from the famous parable of Loren Eisley, The Star Thrower. That story reflects the philosophy of the Starfish Country Home School Foundation of tryi... Read more

The Richard P. Haugland Foundation The Richard P. Haugland Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) private foundation. It is the successor of the Haugland Foundation, which was founded in 1996 in Eugene, Oregon by Dr. Richard P. Haugland and Dr. Rosaria P. Haugland. In October 2003 The Haugland Foundation split into the Richard P. Haugland Foundation and the Rosaria P. Haugland Foundation. All funds of these foundations came from their founders, most originating from the sale of their company (Molecular Probes, Inc.) to Invitrogen in... Read more