In Thailand, many kids spend at least 40 hours per week or around 1,200 hours per year sitting inside the classroom learning extensive mathematics and sciences without the understanding of how this could contribute to either their personal success or environmental health.

Not that these subjects are not important. According to Alex: “Realistically speaking, most of us don’t need math in our lives. Everyone needs sustainability in their lives, and I don’t think that is taken seriously enough.”

In order to build a healthy environment, it is not enough to just asking people to change.

To influence genuine behavioural change, Alex says that priority needs to be placed on providing the appropriate learning tools and a proper learning environment for children. EEC is a leading social enterprise dedicated to environmental education through structured activities centred around nature.

“If you have a process, a learning process for them to understand, I think that’s a good start for them to actually understand. So, in my contribution, I tend to educate people to have that awareness and have that care and it’s up to them to be able to go make a difference in their own way.”