The challenge was simple -- build a "car" using a plastic bottle and make it move as fast and far as possible using a balloon.
Pornwipa Nonesung, 11, who has a hearing impairment, worked with her partner Pornmongkol Chanpetch using informal sign language to improve their makeshift vehicle. On its second launch, it moved much further than before, making Pornwipa break into a broad smile.
Around her, the hotel function room had been transformed into an integrated workshop space, buzzing with the cheerful sounds of 60 children, some with disabilities and some not, all absorbed in the same challenge. Creating the car was a science experiment in a day-long STEM workshop which taught scientific principles through practical application. It was also a lot of fun for all the students.
