On September 10, 2025, International Christian School Nonthaburi (ICSN) celebrated Pink Shirt Day, a visible symbol of its comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program in combating bullying and fostering a culture of kindness. ICSN students, teachers, and staff wore pink shirts in support of anti-bullying, led by the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) coordinator, Mrs. Bryn Walton, and the ICSN student council.
What is Pink Shirt Day? Anti-Bullying Efforts at ICSN
Pink Shirt Day is a global movement originating from Canada, where students stood in solidarity with a bullied child by wearing a pink shirt. Later, it became a symbol of anti-bullying that has made waves in the region and has reached our shores at the International Christian School Nonthaburi, Thailand. To make the event more impactful, Mrs. Bryn and the ICSN student council designed fun and meaningful activities, including a photobooth and a kindness rock garden alongside bullying prevention lessons based on ICSN’s SEL guide, Character Strong and PurposeFull People.
More Than an Event: Integrating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into Daily School Life
More than just hosting fun events, International Christian School Nonthaburi is dedicated to nurturing a generation of kind individuals. As a private Christian school in Nonthaburi, ICSN aligns its SEL program with Christian principles. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is taught as early as nursery, where students start to learn about naming their emotions and practicing strategies to acknowledge big feelings and ways to help calm themselves down. Later on, they are encouraged to notice the same for their peers and help each other out.
Actively Initiating Kindness: The Heart of ICSN’s Bullying Prevention
Social Emotional Learning at ICSN is a purposeful and practical approach to student behavior and discipline. Mrs. Bryn shares, “The heart of ICSN Pink Shirt Day is to remind students that they have a voice and their choices matter. Even small actions—like inviting someone who is sitting alone to join them, checking in on a classmate who seems sad, or offering an encouraging word—make a powerful difference. At its core, the opposite of bullying isn’t silence, but actively initiating kindness.“
