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GIS makes a point on World Punctuation Day
Punctuation Face Off!
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Garden International School (GIS) students mastered brackets, colons and
commas on World Punctuation Day.
Languages Prefect Pam organised a range of events based around Kung Fu
Punctuation - a technique that uses martial arts to help students understand
how to use punctuation marks in English.
Pam, along with IB1’s Sensei Robert, led a demonstration of Kung Fu
Punctuation in Primary on September 26. Secondary students joined in during
their lunch break, with special punctuation ‘face offs’ to discover who were
the comma and colon kings and queens.
ESL students parade punctuation
signs around GIS.
Colon power!
An IB student attempts a
dangerous apostrophe move.
A GIS student masters the speech
mark.
GIS students produce superb IGCSE mathematics results
We did it! GIS’s Year 10
mathematics’ stars!
Paul Chesters
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Students from Garden International School (GIS) took a major maths exam
a year early - and got top grades!
More than half the class of 15 students who took their IGCSE Mathematics a year
early achieved an A or A* grade. There were also three students with a B grade
and 3 with a C grade.
Hui Eun achieved an unprecedented result for a GIS student. She made only one
mistake over the two papers, and scored 99 percent - truly amazing! Khing also
gained an A* and achieved another first, as it is the highest scored by a Thai
GIS student. A third A* student was Pauline. She joined the Mathematics group in
Year 9 from the Philippines, and immediately showed a natural ability for the
subject, but also studied conscientiously. This is the first time a GIS student
from the Philippines has gained an A* a year early. Arpan missed out on his A*
by just one mark.
Jason and Vishal achieved good A grades, and the other A grade was achieved by
Tak. Tak is another student who joined the accelerated group a year late (from
California) and was always a step behind the other top students. Even in the
January mock exams, his grade was low; however, he then worked extremely hard
and came to extra classes. Tak has shown students what can be achieved when you
work really hard, and he did all this without a private tutor. Boat, another
native Thai student, was close to achieving an A* - she missed it by 3 marks
(the total number of marks is 200).
The three students who achieved B grades were Pume (a native Thai), Polin
(French/Thai) and John (Spanish/Thai). Those achieving C grades were Pooh (New
Zealand/Thai), Akihiro (Japanese/Thai) and Kevin Olive (French/Thai). This was
one truly international class!
Their Mathematics teacher, Mr. Chesters said, “These were extremely pleasing
results as the two examination papers were overall the most difficult that
Cambridge has ever produced. This is based on this year’s tests having the
lowest ever grade boundary scores. I feel that this fact makes the Year 10
results even more remarkable because it shows their maturity in being able to
handle such examinations.”
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GIS celebrates
World Peace Day
Primary students promoting peace!
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Students from Garden International School (GIS) organised a fun
afternoon of activities for World Peace Day - and raised thousands of baht for
charity at the same time.
Secondary students paid 50 baht to take part in the events on September 20,
while in Primary there were several House-based activities, including making an
impressive peace sign using the students’ bodies.
In Secondary, events were run by the IB students and included football and
basketball challenges, charades, blindfold hunt-the-food, origami making and
creating a ‘peace tower’ using only one hand.
A total of 9,311 baht was raised and the winning team will get to enjoy a
take-away lunch. All money left over from the day will go to the Camillian
Centre in Rayong, which cares for children and adults with HIV.
A Primary student from GIS made one
impressive peace sign.
Primary students from GIS give their
very own peace message.
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‘Real Deal’ coaches join
Regent’s School
Master Shi Yan Yang teaches at The Regent’s once a
week.
Charlotte Summersby
Marketing Assistant
Top class sports coaching can be hard to find, so The Regent’s School
Pattaya is delighted to be welcoming into its Extended Learning Programme a
former NBA basketball player with the LA Lakers and one of only three Shaolin
Kung Fu masters in the whole of Thailand.
Ike Nwankwo, who in his career played basketball with both the LA Lakers and the
Houston Rockets, is bringing his Top Flight Basketball Academy to the school
every Friday afternoon, when he’ll be coaching boys and girls between the ages
of 7 and 11 in the fundamentals of the sport.
Master Shi Yan Yang, who learnt his Shaolin Kungfu skills over 14 years at the
Shaolin temple in Henan Province in China, is one of only three Masters in
Thailand and the only one operating outside of Bangkok. He currently teaches at
The Regent’s once a week, where his youngest new recruit is just four years old.
Head of Primary School at The Regent’s School, Nonie Adams commented, “We’re
trying to give our students access to opportunities which they would otherwise
struggle to find on the Eastern Seaboard. First and foremost I am interested in
encouraging participation and a healthy lifestyle amongst our students, but who
knows - we might also uncover the next NBA star or kung fu master!”
Ike Nwankwo brings his Top Flight Basketball Academy to
the school every Friday afternoon.
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Rotary Club of Pattaya donates bicycles to Mabprachan School
A school teacher (left) thanks
Rotarians for their generous donation. (2nd l-r) Praphand Thinnarong, PDG Jin
Srikasikorn, VP Don Maclachlan, William Hurndell and PP Prasit Jariyapongsakul.
The Rotary Club of Pattaya donated 12 new bikes to students
at the Mabprachan School to help kids get to class on time. The bikes are given
to the school and lent to the students for one school year.
Students line up to try out the new
bikes.
At the end of the year, the bikes will be theirs if they keep
them in good condition.
Club Vice-President Don Maclachlan made the presentation Sept. 30 with members
of the Rotary’s Eastern Seaboard and Pattaya-Jomtien clubs present. Many of the
bikes were donated by clothing showroom, Toscano in North Pattaya.
Donald Blake Standing and William Hurndell also made a donation of bicycles to
teachers at rural schools in the Banglamung area.
The children were outfitted with safety helmets and given a briefing on road
safety and maintenance of their bikes. A monthly maintenance service will be
arranged by the clubs and Bikes for Tykes.
Rotary is also looking for further bicycle donations to assist rural schools in
the Pattaya area, as there are many needy students living great distances from
their schools.
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Regent’s School Pattaya
adds another string to its bow
Charlotte Summersby
Marketing Assistant
The Music Department at The Regent’s School Pattaya likes a challenge and
with the popularity of instrumental music at an all-time high there will only
just be enough room on the stage of the school’s Globe Theatre to fit every
member of the orchestra!
The popularity of the orchestra, which now has 48 members, stems in part from
the fact that some of the school’s primary age musicians have been invited to
make the step up to the full orchestra as part of the school’s commitment to
stretching students to be the best that they can be. The orchestra’s first full
performance will be the Christmas Concert on Tuesday 10th December.
Robert Duff, Head of Music commented, “Coordinating a variety of instruments and
a wide range of abilities is a real challenge but these young primary students
have not only surpassed my expectations but have added something really special
to an already impressive ensemble! It’s great to see such a ‘can do’ attitude
from such young pupils.”
Lucy Lewis, the school’s Primary Music Department Coordinator explained the
surge in popularity of music amongst the school’s younger students: “We
encourage all our students to embrace music at every level. Here, we do not see
learning an instrument as just for the gifted child, but for everyone and anyone
who wishes to. Our focus and goal is achievement through enjoyment. Over 130
instrumental lessons are happening weekly in the primary school and in the last
few months we’ve brought in new instrumental and vocal tutors and I’m proud to
see the pupils making the most of the opportunities presented to them.”
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