Sasikorn Suangburanakul (Areethamsirikul) founded Kiddy Club Houses out of her own experience as a mother determined to give her child the best possible start in life. After learning that up to 80% of brain development happens before age six, she spent years researching child development, visiting schools and activity centers across Bangkok, and learning directly from respected teachers, pediatricians, and educators — sacrificing time and convenience along the way to find the right environment for her own children. That search, combined with years of volunteer work in Catholic education and social development, shaped her belief that every child is a valuable resource capable of limitless growth when given the right foundation, family support, and care from the very start. Kiddy Club Houses is the result: a second home where children and families can learn, grow, and enjoy the journey together.

 

Key Contributions

1. Ethics & Faith
For 26+ years she has volunteered with the Catholic Women’s Section, building the faith of children, young people, families, and women. She is one of only four Thai lay representatives on the Synod Steering Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand. She represented Thailand at the Synod with Pope Leo XIV (October 2025) and at the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (November 2025).
Recognition: Outstanding Virtue Award, 2021

2. Social & Cultural Development
She runs job-skills training so inmates can earn a living after release, and exercise programs for elderly inmates. She helps foundations and communities find places to sell their products. She also leads trips on culture and the environment, covering organic farming, local food, seed conservation, and food security.
Recognition: Woman Leading Hope to Society, 2025 · Social Development Volunteer Woman, 2015

3. Professional Practice & Education
She trains Catholic school teachers to take pride in their vocation and understand how each child learns. She promotes age-appropriate education for children’s physical and mental well-being.
Recognition: Selected for the Cartier Women’s Initiative, 2025

4. Academic Development
She developed a change-leadership course for early childhood caregivers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Bangkok. She also welcomes schools from Thailand and abroad to visit and learn from her school.
Recognition: SERVIAM Award, Mater Dei School, 2026

5. Public Service
She started the Kiddee Kids Market and Kind Hard, Self Smart projects and has led them for 7+ years. Both help children and young people run their own community projects. She was a featured guest on Parliament TV’s “Virtue, You Can Do It” (2023).

6. Women’s Empowerment
She runs programs that help women grow in faith, family life, community service, and Sufficiency Economy living.
Recognition: Outstanding Thai Woman, 2025, National Council of Women of Thailand

Awards

• • “SERVIAM Award” for parents, 2026, from Mater Dei School
• • “Outstanding Woman in Volunteerism,” 2026, from the Thai Christian Women’s Committee
• • “Outstanding Thai Woman,” 2025, from the National Council of Women of Thailand
• • “Woman Leading Hope to Society,” 2025, from the Catholic Commission for Social Development (Women’s Section), together with the Women’s Section of the Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani and Caritas Thailand
• Selected participant, “Cartier Women’s Initiative,” 2025, run by Cartier (Thailand) and Chulalongkorn University
• • “Outstanding Virtue” Award, 2021, for public service, from the Moral Promotion Center (Public Organization)
• • “Social Development Volunteer Woman” Award, 2015, from the Catholic Commission for Social Development, Women’s Section

 

Leadership & Volunteer Work

• • President, Association of Teachers of Catholic Schools of Thailand (Committee Member since 2022)
• • Synod Steering Committee Member, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand
• • Chair of Activities, Catholic Thai Women’s Association
• • 2024–2026: Deputy Director, Catholic Commission for Social Development, Women’s Section, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand
• • 2023–present: Committee Member (Network Affairs), Kindergarten Education Association of Thailand, under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
• • 2001–present: Catholic Women’s Section, Social Affairs, Archdiocese of Bangkok. Now Chair of the Working Group (previously Secretary). Organizes community projects, writes project proposals, and runs seminars and talks for target groups.
• • 2016–present: Parent Network of Bangkok Christian College, Class 175
• • 2011–2024: Parent Network and Catholic Parent Network of Mater Dei School, Class 94. Planned the “Student Development” course and activities, and coordinated Catholic family activities.
• • 2008–2012: Parent Working Group and Room Mom at Magic Years International School. Attended IB curriculum training and helped translate IB materials for parents.
• • Founding member, Zonta Club of Bangkok 8

 

Education

• • Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy (Educational Administration and Leadership), St. John University
• • Master’s Degree, Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago — GPA 3.92 (Dean’s Honor List, every semester)
• • Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang — GPA 3.23, ranked 2nd in the department