On 25th November 2017, BEAM Education Foundation joined the Chiang Mai Citylife Garden Fair held at the CMU Art Museum. This event is Citylife’s annual charity fair and all of the proceeds will be used to support community development projects in Chiang Mai. Many of the projects support children’s safety, health, and education.
On 28-29Oct and 4-5 Nov, 2017, the BEAM/JUMP! Youth Conference: Welding Ideas for Sustainable Existence (WISE) was successfully held at the Faculty of Social Science in Chiang Mai University and Funruk Resort, Hang Dong in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The four day program was run in collaboration between BEAM Education Foundation and the JUMP! Foundation. It consisted of two days ofpre-conference workshops and two days of conference with 41participantsincluding: Myanmar youth, Thai youth, and Thai ethnic youth living in Chiang Mai.
On 9th September 2017, BEAM members participated in the event Certificate Awarding for Elderly Health Care Course. This event, organized by the Thai Non-formal and Informal Education Department, was held at Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel.
On 19 August 2017, two BEAM GED alumni students finished an important step to become international nurses: the Capping and Pinning Ceremony at Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. The Capping and Pinning Ceremony celebrates the students for achieving academic knowledge and basic nursing skills so they can now practice in hospitals with real patients.