The CWSDPP has successfully been completed at 12 schools in Phrao, where we taught over 300 4th graders during the 2024-2025 school year.

CMIRC members attended the Children's Water Safety & Drowning Prevention Program Certificate Ceremony held at the Phrao District Offices.

Since its inception, CWSDPP has provided essential survival swimming and water safety training to more than 4,000 fourth-grade students.

According to a WHO Report, drowning is the leading cause of death for Thai children aged 1 to 15. With partners, over the last 10 years,...

On February 13, the Chiang Mai Municipality hosted a certificate ceremony to honor the 4th-graders who completed the CMIRC CWSDPP program.

Dr. John Schorr was invited to speak at the International Life Saving Federation's World Conference on Drowning Prevent in Perth, Australia.

As we conclude another successful year of survival swim and water safety instruction, we are delighted to share our achievements.

We have successfully completed our Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program in all 11bof the Municipal Schools in Chiang Mai.

The CMIRC Children's Water Safety & Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP) is marking its 8th year of operation.

Now that the Rotary Year is nearing an end, it is a perfect time to reflect on the achievements of the CMIRC Children's Water Safety Program

Join us for a fantastic Monday morning breakfast while watching the Oscar presentations live!

This month we thought our readers might like to see our new promotional video produced pro bono by Inside Asia.

Our Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP) is moving fast this year.

Our Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program is underway again this year after a one-year COVID-19 disruption!

Entering its eighth year, the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC) Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP).

Great news about the CWSDPP. We just heard from the Chiang Mai Municipal Schools, and they are ready to schedule eight of the eleven schools

We just learned from the health nurse at the Wat Suan Dok School that their plan is to reopen on Tuesday, May 17.

It now appears that we will be able to restart our programs in Chiang Mai and Phrao when the new school year begins in May.

It now appears that we will be able to restart our programs in Chiang Mai and Phrao when the new school year begins in May.

Since we are a school-based program, we have not been able to teach water safety and therefore have little to report for January.

Unfortunately, the schools where we conduct our CWSDPP remain closed due to Covid-19.

Unfortunately, due to the continued resurgence of COVID-19 in Chiang Mai, municipal schools here will continue to be closed until January.

Unfortunately, due to the continued resurgence of COVID-19 in Thailand, municipal schools were closed for the month of October.

Unfortunately, due to the continued resurgence of Covid-19 in Thailand, municipal schools were closed for the month of September.

Unfortunately, due to the continued resurgence of Covid-19 in Thailand, municipal schools were closed for the month of August.

Unfortunately, due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in Thailand, municipal schools were closed for most of the month of July.

The new Rotary Year has begun, so a review of our CWSDPP goals for the coming year seems appropriate.

June marks the end of another successful Rotary Year for the CMIRC Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP).

The good news is that we are fully-funded for our swim programs in RY 2021-2022. But, we've learned that school openings have been delayed.

Our team at Kru Payu Swim and Bronco Kids Sport Club did it! In spite of all the Covid-19 closings, we completed our program...

We’re back in the water in Chiang Mai! In February we taught almost fifty 4th-graders...

The recent surge of Covid-19 in Thailand has slowed progress in our Chiang Mai Municipal Schools program. We have completed lessons for 3

On Monday between the holidays, CMIRC CWSDPP received some very good news.

November has been a very slow month for our survival swim and water safety program...

We have already completed five of our planned twelve CMIRC survival swim and water safety classes at our Bronco Kids Sport Club pools!

Great news! We have already completed three of our CMIRC survival swim and water safety classes at our Bronco Kids Sport Club pools!

The week of August 17 saw the first two schools of the twelve we will teach this year start their survival swim and water safety classes...

Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC)-Kru Payu Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP) 

Schools reopen today, July 1. So, we are working with school officials to schedule our programs for fourth graders...

The Thai government has announced a target date of July 1 for the reopening of schools nationwide.

Thai schools remained on summer break during the month of April (the hottest month here in Thailand)...

Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC)-Kru Payu Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program (CWSDPP)

To start the new year, we recognized students who have completed our Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention courses.

Potentially great news to start the new year! We have a new NGO that wants to partner with us: Goggles for Guppies.

The Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program kids and our great swim teachers are back in the pools here in Chiang Mai.

I took the opportunity to attend the World Health Organization-International Lifesaving Society World Conference on Drowning Prevention.

September was a busy month for the CMIRC Children’s Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program.

The CMIRC Children’s Water Safety Project continues to prepare for two pilot projects.

Working again in cooperation with the Hor Phra School in Chiang Mai and Kru Payu’s Swim Program at Bronco Kids Pool.

Did you know that the leading cause of accidental death among children under 15 years of age in Thailand is drowning?