I want to go to high school and then to university. Like Am, around 1,300 students participate in the Wat Suan Kaew summer camp each summer recess. However, it was different in the rural areas. Consequently, rural youth tend to waste their free time. Due to lack of budget and resources, family, teachers and local schools are not in a position to create useful activities for these kids during the summer recess.
Many children end up watching TV or playing with friends all day long.
Realising the problems, Phra Payom initiated the Wat Suan Kaew summer programme in 1991 with the objective of setting up creative activities for teenagers. In the meantime, it also gives them a chance to work and earn money for their education. Within a few years, just by word of mouth recommendations, the number of participants has increased from a few hundred to over 1,000. Once the final examinations finish in early March, students, both boys and girls, start travelling to Wat Suan Kaew. Most of them come from Isan provinces, including Surin, Si Sa Ket, Buri Ram and Roi Et.