Wearing crisp red-and-white uniforms, a group of 60-year-olds pile into a bus, smiling broadly as they make their way to a school in Ayutthaya, a province in Thailand.
For this group, and others across the country, going back to school offers a way to fight loneliness at a time when changing demographics mean more elderly people are living alone.
"I've been looking forward to every Wednesday, when I go to school, dress up as a school student and meet friends. We get to talk and laugh together," said Somjit Teeraroj, a 77-year-old widow who is a student at the school for the elderly in Ayutthaya's Chiang Rak Noi subdistrict.
After the death of her husband of 40 years, with her children visiting occasionally, Somjit said it was the school that helped her recover from her loss.
Somjit's story is emblematic of a larger problem in Thailand - a rapidly ageing population.
Thailand, together with China, is ageing faster than its regional neighbours. By 2040, it is expected to have the highest share of elderly people of any developing country in East Asia, according to the World Bank.
Somkid, 70, walks across a bridge after visiting her cousin.
Traditionally, ageing Thais lived at home with their families and were cared for by their children. But with many leaving the countryside to work in the cities, parents and grandparents are increasingly being left alone.
Schools like the one in Ayuthaya, 80 km (49.71 miles) north of Bangkok, that offer weekly classes over three months are the government's way of offering older people relief from the stresses of living alone.
"It's stressful just living day by day," 63-year-old Choochart Supkerd said.
"I will probably go back to feeling lonely sometimes but I'm also proud of this, of gaining some knowledge in class," said Choochart, after posing for a picture with the class of 2018 in his gold-trimmed red graduation gown and a flower crown.
Poonsri Seangnual, 63, gets dressed at her home before attending a class. "I really like going to school. I gained knowledge and it's really fun. I have a lot of friends, know a lot more people," said Seangnual. "I feel lonely whenever I don't go to school, I want to go back and meet my friends. I miss the classroom."
Kanyarat Khonkrit (right) helps her mother Phoem Khonkrit, 91, get dressed. They both study at the school. "The school is really good. From someone who doesn't really get to socialise or meet anybody, it opened up our world, got us socialising and doesn't make us feel lonely. My mum is also getting better, she was too attached to the house before and refused to go out anywhere," said Khonkrit. "After finishing school, we had more friends and still keep in contact with them."