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St. Andrews IB students
celebrate their graduation
St. Andrews IB students
throwing up their mortar boards to celebrate their graduation.
Charlotte Harris- IB coordinator
On Friday evening, the Y13 students at St Andrew’s International School
reached the grand finale of their scholastic journey: their Graduation!
After weeks of revision and lengthy examinations the graduates arrived at
the Centara Grand Mirage, sporting their academic gowns and mortar boards,
tired but elated; relieved and excited in equal measure. Chatting amicably
with family, friends and staff they posed for photos, relishing the
congratulations.
The graduates then took their seats and were spoken about in turn, by
teachers who knew them well and took pleasure in outlining the students’
trials and tribulations during their time at St Andrews. A sumptuous dinner
was then served, conversation flowed and the graduates toasted.
After dinner Mr. Harrison, the Head of School, spoke of the special nature
of the outgoing Y13 class. He praised their diligence and compassion and
underlined the importance of their exceptionally close but inclusive
friendships with each other.
The girls from the IB
programme elegantly pose for their photographs.
Beautiful bouquets of flowers and the all-important
graduation certificates were then presented to each of the 17 graduating
students. Mortar boards were tossed in the air to cheers from their
supporters; the celebratory gesture captured by the attendant photographers.
Having sat back with their families, the graduates were then treated to a
compilation of photos from their early childhoods through to their final
weeks at school. Some photos were poignant, some downright hilarious and the
graduates laughed and cried through the presentation, remembering the
fantastic time that they have had together.
Finally they were invited to speak. Their speeches were heartfelt and full
of emotion. They spoke of their love for their friends and family, their
gratitude to their teachers and parents and their thanks for their time
together. Their obvious affection for each other was touching and when they
had finished they embraced each other, overwhelmed by the emotional
rollercoaster of the last few months. They left as they had arrived; arm in
arm, chatting happily.
Goodbye and good luck Y13, you are a fantastic group of students and we wish
you all the best with your futures. Adventure is waiting!
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Pattaya School No. 8 reviews curriculum with parents
Surat “Mike” Mekavarakul (left) and Principal Arporn
Rachasingto (right) review the school’s curriculum with parents.
Urasin Khantaraphan
Pattaya School No. 8 administrators reviewed curriculum and took a satisfaction
survey in a meeting with parents.
Former Culture Ministry advisor Surat “Mike” Mekavarakul of the Mike Group
hosted the May 26 meeting with Pattaya Councilman Wichit Nongyai and hundreds of
parents.
Surat reviewed the change in the Thai education system over the years and talked
about the increasing importance of technology in schools.
Principal Arporn Rachasingto then took over to discuss the school’s Mini English
Program, a special course started to promote the learning of English to prepare
students for the ASEAN Economic Community.
The Mini English Program is sponsored city hall and will continue throughout the
2015 school year, she said.
Hundreds of parents turned out to
hear what the school administrators had to say about their children’s education.
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Regents excel
in LAMDA examinations
Regents LAMDA students ham it up for the camera.
Charlotte Summersby
The students at Regents International School Pattaya proved yet again
that Drama is not only an enormously popular subject to study but also one at
which they excel.
Sixty-four Regents students recently received their grades for the London
Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) examinations: 30% were graded with
‘Distinction’ and 55% with ‘Merit’, an impressive set of results by any
standards.
Three students on the IB Diploma course, Grace, Erin and Anastasia, achieved
Distinction in the Grade 8 Gold Award.
Drama at Regents is about far more than just learning acting and stagecraft. It
builds confidence and encourages young people to communicate clearly and with
character, a much-prized skill when it comes to leading a meeting, delivering a
speech and being interviewed. And it’s never too early to start learning these
skills - for the first time in the school’s history, Primary-aged children were
entered for the LAMDA examinations.
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Future astronaut talks Space Travel at St. Andrew’s
International School
Pirada talks about her future mission into space.
Kerry Sutherland
On Thursday, June 22nd St Andrews was proud to welcome Pirada Techavijit
- as our guest speaker - who is poised to become the first Thai person in space.
Pirada, a satellite control engineer at the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology
Development Agency, is one of only 23 people chosen from across the world to
make the trip into space.
Dressed impressively in her flight suit, Pirada shared some insights into her
educational background and the selection process she went through to qualify to
travel into space. Students were fascinated by her story, particularly when she
described the training she received including the G-force simulator! Not only
did Pirada share her story, she was also happy to pose for photos with
enthusiastic students and even sign some autographs.
Thank you so much Pirada, you are a real inspiration. We wish you all the best
for your trip into space and look forward to welcoming you back when you have
completed your journey.
St. Andrews students enjoy having
their photo taken with the Pirada.
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Regents IB Graduates celebrate in style
The class of 2014 listen attentively to the speeches
in the Hilton Ballroom.
Charlotte Summersby
Year 13 students at Regents International School Pattaya celebrated their
graduation in style at the Hilton Hotel in Pattaya. In a ballroom filled with
family, friends and well-wishers, the 32 young men and women, who have just
completed their rigorous two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma course,
enjoyed an awards ceremony and a formal Graduation Ball.
Julianne is all smiles as she
prepares for the IB award ceremony.
The students must now wait until July to receive their grades from the IB
Diploma course and confirmation that they have achieved places at their
first-choice university destinations. University offers have been particularly
impressive this year, with eleven students set to join universities ranked
within the World’s top 100 (World Ranking in brackets): The University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA) (12); London School of Economics (32); The
University of Melbourne (34); King’s College London (38); The University of Hong
Kong (43); Seoul National University (44); University of California Davis (52);
Erasmus University Rotterdam (73); Maastricht University (98); and York
University (100).
Equally as impressive is the spread of degree courses they have selected to
study, including Law, Economics, Fine Arts, Politics and International
Relations, Management, Biomedical Genetics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and
Biological Engineering, Pharmacy, Psychology, Computer Science, Journalism,
Optometry and Sports Therapy.
Principal Mike Walton commented, “I would like to congratulate these students
for the hard work and perseverance they have shown during their time at Regents.
We shall miss them but I’m confident that each of them will go on to achieve
great things in the future.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the staff at the Hilton
Hotel, who went out of their way to make this event a great success, even in the
face of a 10pm curfew!”
Head Boy and Head Girl for
2013-2014, Kun Woo and Joyce, address their fellow graduates.
Fern beams with pride after
receiving her award.
In true graduation tradition,
students throw their mortar boards high into the air in celebration.
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Hard Rock donates cafeteria to Huay Yai school
Thanks to the Hard Rock Pattaya, children at Huay
Yai’s Baan Nok School now have a nice new place to eat lunch.
Surasak Huasoon
Pattaya’s Hard Rock Hotel offered a place to eat lunch to students at Huay Yai’s
Baan Nok School.
General Manager Jorge Carlos Smith and staff from the hotel and Hard Rock Cafe
presented the new cafeteria to Principal Phanu Keeratipakorn May 23.
Smith said the Hard Rock raised 1.4 million baht to help schools after doing
similar projects for three other Huay Yai and Sattahip schools since 2012.
Smith said the projects fall under the hotel’s motto of “Take Time to Be Kind.”
Phanu said the donation was much appreciated and thanked the Hard Rock staff.
Teachers and students thank the
Hard Rock management and staff.
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