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Pirates spotted at GIS
An IB student tries planking - on a plank!
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Oh-aar and shiver me timbers! Garden International School (GIS) was
taken over on Talk Like a Pirate Day by a swashbuckling group of IB
students.
The pirates found a group of landlubbers in Primary and led them on a hunt
to find buried treasure in the sand pit.
IB1 students also led Head of English Mr Beales out to the pool and made him
walk the plank - in true pirate fashion. GIS is based in Ban Chang, near
Pattaya. For more, visit
www.gardenrayong.com.
A fierce bunch of pirates search for buried
treasure at GIS.
Primary students get to meet the pirates.
Where is it? The hunt for buried treasure.
Pirates force Head of English Mr Beales to walk the
plank!
Helping hands - an IB student gives some advice.
‘Pirates’ explain their jobs to GIS students.
Let’s go find treasure!
Diesel Centenary sparks Regent’s School project with Ford
Todd Barber of Ford Motor Company
provides Regent’s students with a detailed tour of the assembly plant.
Engineering pioneer Rudolph Diesel, who invented the
internal-combustion engine that still bears his name, was remembered locally
this week as the Ford Motor Company teamed up with The Regent’s School Pattaya
to mark the centenary of Diesel’s death.
Diesel, who died on 29 September 1913 after falling overboard from a ferry
travelling from Belgium to England, was the German engineer who invented the
combustion engine which revolutionized both the automobile and railway
transport.
Four students from The Regent’s School Pattaya were invited to Ford’s assembly
plant in Rayong for a tour of the facility with New Model Programs Chief
Engineer for Asia Pacific and Africa, Todd Barber. Todd then presented the
students with a series of challenges to be completed between the centenary of
Diesel’s death and 1st November. These team challenges include a timed
rebuilding of a Ford engine, designing the next Ford vehicle using Google
Sketch-Up, creating bio diesel fuel from waste, a creative writing exercise
taking the perspective of a carbon atom as it passes through a diesel engine -
and even making a model engine from paper clips.
Ford’s support for the project was granted at the highest levels, with the
President of Ford Asia Pacific, Dave Schoch personally agreeing for two Ford
engines to be shipped from Shanghai to the school.
Todd Barber passes over an envelope
containing a series of challenges for the school to undertake between now and 1
November.
Head of Science at The Regent’s, Paul Press commented, “Great
science teaching isn’t just about what goes on in the laboratory or classroom.
Done well, challenge-based learning takes students out of school and out of
their comfort zone to look at the real-life applications of disciplines like
engineering and design. The centenary of the death of engineering pioneer
Rudolph Diesel was the perfect prompt for the Science and Design Technology
Departments at The Regent’s to undertake collaborative challenge-based learning
and we are so grateful to the team at Ford for their support.”
Todd Barber said that Ford was happy to be involved in this project. He
commented, “The Ford Motor Company has a long history of being involved in
helping local charities, communities and educational institutions around the
world. Here in Thailand it’s no different. We just finished the Global Week of
Caring where employees from FTM helped out local Rayong communities by
volunteering time to serve on three different projects related to environmental
conservation. Thus, when we were offered the chance to go further by assisting
The Regent’s School to help teach engineering disciplines to its student body,
the Ford team was elated to donate engines and our employees’ time. It’s our
great pleasure to serve the community and we look forward to forging a stronger,
continued partnership with The Regents School.”
Students Owen Walton, Luke Daly and
Bobby Frefel join their teachers, Mr Press, Mrs McKenna and Mr Daly on an
unforgettable tour of the Ford assembly plant.
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St. Andrews Students help create beautiful new smiles in “The Land of Smiles.”
St. Andrews students arrive with
boxes of goodies for the children.
Kerry-Ann Randall - Community, Action and Service
co-ordinator, St. Andrews International School
On Thursday 12th September six Year 13 students and 2 teachers began a journey
that was to change their lives and the lives of over 80 children with cleft
lips, cleft palates and serious burns in Ubon Ratchathani.
St Andrews International School has joined Operation Smile, a charity which has
the support of very generous and talented surgeons who perform the necessary
operations to return a smile to countless children’s faces, and their families.
Operation Smile Thailand has reached out to the farthest corners of the Kingdom,
with medical missions to Tak, Ubon Ratchathani, Phitsanulok, Khon Kaen,
Saraburi, Chiang Mai, Nan, Nakhon Phanom, Chonburi, Yasothon, Amnat Chareon,
Sisaket, Nakhon Srithammarat, Songkla, Yala, Samutsakorn, Kanchanaburi,
Nonthaburi and Surin as well as medical missions to neighboring countries, Laos
and Myanmar.
Did you know that:
* In as little as 60 minutes, one cleft lip surgery can change a child’s life
forever.
* Approximately one in every 500 babies in Thailand is born with a cleft lip or
cleft palate.
* Children with facial deformities who do not receive reconstructive surgery
often have difficulty breathing, drinking, eating and speaking. As a result,
many suffer from malnutrition, medical and psychological problems.
Students help to entertain children
before their surgery.
The St Andrews students assisted in supporting the children
and families. Some families had travelled huge distances just to find out if
their child was eligible for surgery. As the families arrived for assessment by
the pediatric doctors, anesthesiologists and plastic surgeons the girls worked
tirelessly to help relieve the stress of the process.
The following day the surgeries began. The students spent time with the children
awaiting surgery and trying to alleviate the fear and provide support for the
parents when the children emerged from their operations.
It was an honor and a privilege to be asked to be involved in such a worthy
cause; helping, in a minute way, to create a beautiful new smile in The Land of
Smiles.
Christina Krause - Executive Director of Operation Smile commented on how
helpful and supportive the students were on this mission, “I don’t think the
students realized how much they helped playing with each patient both bringing
laughter to the child and at the same time relieving the stress and anxiety for
the parents. The girls proved that compassion knows no borders and a smile truly
is a universal sign. Thank you!”
Students coming out of surgery.
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GIS student is best in the world
Sarah with her science teachers Mr
Fraser, Ms Morris and Mr Cullen.
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Two students from Garden International School have received amazing
examination news.
Hyo Kyung (Sarah) Chi was named as ‘Best in Thailand’ for her IGCSE Music and
IGCSE Combined Science examinations. Also, Sirin Pornthipsakul (Yeen) was named
as ‘Best in the World’ for IGCSE Thai, following the May 2013 examination
sessions.
Yeen, 16, from Rayong, joined Garden in 2009. She said, “The classes with Ms.
Wan were not too serious; we did a lot of past papers. She was really good and
taught us a lot of technical things about writing.
“After the exam, I didn’t expect to get even an A because Thai is quite a hard
subject for me. When I knew my score was the best in the world I was impressed!”
Yeen gained 7 IGCSEs in total, with grades ranging from A* to B. Her other
subjects were English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Mandarin, Art, Combined
Science and Business Studies. Sarah, meanwhile, was awarded 6A*s and 2 As. Yeen
is now studying for the IB Diploma Programme at GIS.
IGCSEs are the international version of the GCSE exams, which are the standard
tests for 16-year-olds in the United Kingdom.
Sarah, 16, from South Korea, came to GIS in 2009 without any English. As well as
now speaking English fluently, she has amazed everyone with her incredible
talents - she can play the piano, drums, violin, flute, cello and guitar. Sarah
has also appeared in the GIS musicals Mama Mia and Footloose.
Sarah praised all her teachers for helping her achieve such amazing results. She
added, “My music teachers Mr and Mrs Shiells were really kind and friendly, they
helped me a lot, and my science teachers were fantastic.”
Sarah is now studying at GIS’s IB Diploma Programme and is the Creativity
Prefect. She said she was enjoying the challenges and added, “There are so many
opportunities at GIS. Being a Prefect, I can organise many events which I really
enjoy doing.”
For the future, Sarah is planning to become a teacher so she can pass on her
knowledge and help others gain similarly outstanding results.
Top in Thailand! Music teachers Mr
and Mrs Shiells with Sarah.
Best in the world! Star student Yeen
with her Thai teacher Ms. Wan.
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It’s all fun and games at the beach
Reception students having a fantastic
time at the beach.
Dave Hyde, Head of Early Years, St. Andrews International
School
The Reception class from St. Andrews International School, Green Valley took a
trip to the beach on Sept. 18. They have made an exciting beginning to the
school year with a Unit of Inquiry called,” Let’s Play Games!” The children have
been making new friends, practicing taking turns, sharing fairly, all while
gaining a good understanding for themselves of why games need to have rules.
The children had a wonderful morning exploring the new environment and playing
beach games. The most popular games of the day were kite flying, football, and
water relay races. After a picnic lunch the children cooled down by having a
splash in the ocean. Many thanks to all the parents who helped out. School trips
with inquisitive young learners cannot happen so successfully without their
support.
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