Duang Prateep Foundation It started with the problem of congestion. and poor in the Khlong Toei community Parents must travel to make a living from morning until night. causing sponsored children to lack attention and care Left alone in society, Teacher Pratheep and Teacher Mingphon (elder sister) took care of these children. By organizing teaching and learning day to day system The cost per head per day is calculated at the rate of 1 baht. The learning, teaching, and supervision of the business is good. Until the villagers called this school "One baht per day school".

Later, when more children came to study, the learning system was organized to be standardized, so the villagers came together to name it "Muban Phatthana Rural School", but because the school is not accredited by the government. Along with that help Khlong Toei Slum has been exposed by a study from Thammasat University. causing the government sector to have a policy of demolishing schools. The media continuously promotes news of the government's demolition. People who heard about the demolition joined together to form a systematic movement to fight the demolition. Until a representative was appointed to negotiate with the government sector for the first time. Finally, Bangkok came to receive it. rural village school Under the supervision of the year 1976 and has developed until currently accepting secondary school students.

On August 31, 1978, Teacher Prateep received the Magsaysay Award. Community service branch from the Philippines and received a prize money of 402,500 baht, Teacher Prateep used the prize money to fund the establishment of the Duang Prateep Foundation.