SITHSAKORN ( MARC ) JANTRAKUL
Ruamrudee International School
March 2020 - Present
Future of Good Life Project
Founder, Inventor
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Researched and studied alternative water management techniques with Peter Bracher, an expert in low-carbon rice farming.
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Led workshops on low-carbon rice farming for students at British Club Bangkok and farmers in districts such as Doembang Nangbuat and Pasakae, Suphanburi.
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Expanded farmer participation from 50 farmers (200 acres) to over 150 farmers (800 acres).
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Collaborated with SCI farm auditors to develop innovative technologies for faster low carbon rice verification.
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Helped farmers increase crop yield while reducing carbon emissions by 40%.
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Partnered with SCG and Siam Kubota Farm to host exhibitions, reaching over 250 farmers from various provinces in Siam Kubota Farm at Chonburi.
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Worked with the Thai government to promote low-carbon rice farming among young smart farmers, contributing to the national goal of 4 million acres of sustainable agriculture.
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Invited to showcase low-carbon rice (Pathumthani Jasmine Rice) at the Thailand Rice Fest.
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Shortlisted in the Gulfood 2025 Innovation Award (Lifetime Category) in Dubai.
Vex Robotics Robot of the Ring v2
Formed a team to participate in the International Robotics Competition in February 2025. My teammates come from different schools such as Bangkok Pattana School, ICS, Shrewsbury International School, and RIS. We are designing a robot that can do goal shooting and displays rapid relyas of actions.
2nd place Tournament 2024
Excellence Award Thailand National Championship 2025
Innovate Award Thailand Cup
Father Ray Club 2024
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Support students with disabilities by helping organize fundraising events to provide essential learning tools and accessibility equipment.
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Participate in creating educational activities and workshops designed to help disabled students develop practical skills, such as basic computer use and everyday problem-solving.
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Collaborate with the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya to design projects that improve the quality of life for disabled youth, including technology-based solutions like smart wheelchairs and digital tools for learning.
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Promote awareness in the school community about the challenges faced by disabled students and encourage others to get involved in inclusive projects.
Link Crew (2024)
To assist new students in adjusting to high school and coordinating orientation activities, I am selected to be part of the Link Crew (around 20 kids) for the school year 2024-2025.
Tutoring 2021
My own initiative was to organize weekly study sessions for three friends to learn algebra together. As a result of my initiative, their grades improved and I learned how to lead others and help those in need.
Volunteering work 2022
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Educatory Club (Grade10): I taught English to children in rural schools in Chiang Rai for three hours a day for two days. Together with other team members, planned and developed a curriculum to teach the topic (directions) to 20 students. Raised funds 5,000 thb by selling desserts like bingsu at school to support the educational needs of 5 students from the group.
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Chinese Cultural Traditional Club: Prepared for the Chinese New Year's festival at school. Learned in details about the Chinese culture and traditions, and created awareness / interest of others in the culture as well. Sold Chinese foods to support club expenses and helped in making the sustainable decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration.
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Assisted in planting trees in a mangrove forest (six trees). It came from a school service activity where we raised money (7000 thb) by selling Thai food / crafts. Some of this money was used for old age home charity and used some of it for the reforestation activity to plant trees.
JV badminton 2024-25
University of California Berkeley, USA. Pre-College Computer Science Summer Program
I created an admin program for the Father Ray Foundation. This app helps the teacher to put the grades in easily for students. Before that, they used Microsoft software to manage grades for each student. To fix this problem I use java to create a website where student can see their grade.
Safetrak (Founder, Innovator)
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Designed a smart wheelchair for disabled students at Pattaya Redemptorist\Technological College.
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Implemented sensors that detect unsafe sitting positions and alert teachers via a mobile application.
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Engineered a mechanism for smoother wheelchair navigation on rough terrain. 10 hour
StemMark (Founder)
Created educational STEM toy kits for elementary students to reduce screen time during school breaks.
Raised funds through sales to expand the initiative and donate STEM kits to underprivileged schools.
List of toy
1. Catapult 2 paper plane launcher 3. Robot arm 4. Telescope 5. Rubberband plane 6. Vacuum
3. Success story 4. I’m planning to make another stem kit of two more toys. Maybe an air purifier.
Future of Good Life Book (Author)
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Authored a book documenting the journey of the Future of Good Life project to inspire youth in sustainable innovation.
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Presented at the Bangkok International Book Fair 2025.
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Distributed copies to over 10 schools across Thailand, including in Pathumthani, Pattaya, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, and Surin.
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Created a braille version for visually impaired students and donated 500 copies to schools for the blind (WIP)
