CHIANG MAI

EMPATHY IN ACTION

11-13 October 2025

ORGANIZED AND CURATED BY

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SOL: SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS

LIFE & SECOND CHANCES

GRANDFRIENDS CONNECTIONS

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

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From Behind Bars

to New Beginnings

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Crafts & Connects

with “Grandpas and Grandmas”

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Family Buddy

and Village Visits

SOL LEARNING TRIP DESIGNERS

P. TAEW

P. KAHWEI

P. MAY

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Learning Experience

& Moderator

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Learning Experience

& Operations

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Learning Experience

& Partnerships

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• Co-founder, Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies & Social Entrepreneurship (GSSE), School of Global Studies, Thammasat University
• Former Tech Startup Founder and Product Marketing Manager at Meta, USA
• Obama Leader and Alumni Reunion Committee and Facilitator
• Executive Coach and Facilitator, BECI, University of California, Berkeley
• Former Community Manager, IDEO.org, USA
• Teaching Assistant, Stanford University Social Entrepreneurship Course
• Education: Stanford University (BA), Harvard Business School (MBA)

• Founder of Lukkid
• Design Thinking Pioneer and Practitioner in Thailand
• d. Leader from Stanford d. school
• Former Designing Your Life Coach and Translator of Designing Your Life
• Executive Coach and Facilitator from BECI, University of California, Berkeley
• Obama Leader
• Asia 21 Fellow Equity Initiative Fellow and Thailand’s Future List Honoree
• Education: University of Pennsylvania (Engineering), Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)

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• Former Senior Learning Experience Designer at Doyobi, Singapore Ed-tech Startup
• Co-founder, PlayCloud Learning - consulting on playful learning and play-based learning
• Former Project Manager, Teach for Malaysia and Enuma Inc., USA
• Mentor and Advisor for Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet)
• Education: Wesleyan University (BA), Quantic School of Business & Technology (MBA)

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DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAY 3

11 OCT, 2025

12 OCT, 2025

13 OCT, 2025

Arrival in Chiang Mai:

10.00 AM

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Morning:

Life & Second Chances

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Afternoon:

Grandfriends Connections

and Craft

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Evening:

Stay at Kao Mai Lanna

Reflection

Activity starts:

09.00 AM

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Morning:

Goodie Bag Prep Workshop

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Afternoon:

Special workshop

designed by SOL

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Evening:

Forest walk at Kao Mai Lanna

Reflection

Activity starts:

09.00 AM

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Morning:

Family Buddy Village Visit

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Afternoon:

Reflection and Departure

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LEARNING TRIP PARTNER

Kao Mai Lanna Resort

is our SOL Trip partner in Chiang Mai.

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Its original site was a sixty years old tobacco processing estate which housed fifty tobacco drying buildings surrounded by many multi decade aged trees.

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Kaomai Estate 1955’s owner and its design teams aim to conserve its remaining tobacco drying structures as architecture heritage to coexist with the multi-decade old trees and the surrounding nature, while educating the locals and visitors about the San Pa Tong heritage via the sustainable tourism.

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The Estate as received 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation programme.

TRIP FEES AND DEPOSITS

Learning Experience Fees: THB 16,000 / person

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INCLUSIVE OF:

• Hotel accommodation for two nights at Kao Mai Lanna Resort
• Meals
• Oct 11: Lunch + Dinner
• Oct 12: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
• Oct 13: Breakfast + Lunch
• All activities in the learning agenda
• Local transportation within Chiang Mai during the program
• Transfer from Chiang Mai International Airport on Oct 11 (for those arriving on the recommended flight/time)
• Transportation between activity sites from Oct 11–13
• Transfer to Chiang Mai International Airport on Oct 13

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EXCLUSIVE OF: Transportation to and from Chiang Mai (i.e., flights not included)

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A non-refundable deposit of 50% is required by 20 July 2025 to confirm your spot.

Refunds will only be issued if the trip is cancelled.

RECOMMENDED FLIGHTS FOR FAMILIES TO BOOK

Arrival: From Bangkok to Chiang Mai

(Arrive to Chiang Mai no later than 10.30 AM)

Thai Lion Air

08.50 AM – 10.05 AM | 11 Oct 2025

Thai AirAsia

09.15 AM – 10.30 AM | 11 Oct 2025

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Departure: From Chiang Mai to Bangkok

(Departure from 4.00 pm onwards)

Thai Lion Air

03.50 PM - 05.05 PM | 13 Oct 2025

Thai AirAsia

04.30 PM - 05.40 PM | 13 Oct 2025

NEXT STEPS

1. Fill in the application form by July 15

Applications will be screened and shortlisted. Selected participants will be notified via email.

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• Book your calendar for an optional information session:

Sunday, 13 July 2025 10.00 AM via ZOOM

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• Pay the non-refundable deposit of 50%

Payment is required by 20 July 2025 to confirm your spot.

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• Book the recommended flights

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