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World Around Us Week at The Regent’s School
When was the last time you really looked?
Michael Tenisch (Year 13 IB Student)
Internationalism Pillar Leader
During the week of the 29th of October to the 2nd of November, The
Regent’s School held its first World Around Us Week. The week was aimed at
provoking the students and teachers to “look” at the world around them: the
environment, the distribution of wealth and the three worlds the planet is
divided into (first, second and third), just to name a few issues.
 Kirsty
in Year 8 speaks about the environment to all the secondary school.
During the week many different activities were held to show what these
things truly meant. A major part of the week were the pledges of
deprivation, designed to make students and staff understand what it was like
to not have something, popular items included chocolate, iPods and meat as
well as many other things, some as extreme as the use of the internet. There
was no specific punishment defined for those who broke their pledges, rather
the feeling of guilt for doing so should have been sufficient.
Furthermore, there was also a presentation by the Plant a Tree Today
organization, which opened the eyes of fellow students and showed the extent
of which many things we take for granted contribute to the global warming
phenomenon. As well as these, the week was highlighted by the opening of The
Regent’s Round Square tree nursery, sponsored by the Student Guild, where
the inauguration of planting seeds that will eventually grow into trees that
will, hopefully, contribute to the fight against the global warming and
reduce our own individual carbon footprints.
 The
six RS delegates who visited India explain why they think “The World is One
Family”.
In addition to this, another major highlight of the week was the World at
Lunch. During this activity, students were divided into the three worlds by
each picking a ticket from a box, 50% of the tickets were third world, 30%
second world and 20% first world respectively. Unfortunately for some there
were not enough tickets so they were instantly all declared to be a part of
the third world.
The dining hall was divided into the three worlds and decorated accordingly,
the first world was seated on a group of tables resembling a long dining
table with an abundance of tissues and seasoning for those who required it;
they received hamburgers and french-fries for lunch. The second world had
tables but not all of them had benches or tissue as well as they had limited
utensils to use, so it was a bit of a squeeze and they, hopefully, enjoyed
their lunch of rice with vegetable soup and simple stir fried chicken. Those
in the third world had no tables and only one bench, they had some rice and
a simple stew that had some vegetables in it to eat from paper wrappings
without forks or spoons and didn’t have any tissues.
The week ended with an assembly to highlight the events of the week as well
as to allow the school to engage in a three world’s debate as they were
sitting according to their worlds in The Globe Theatre. Stimulating
statements were read out for the audience to debate and to great effect, as
they all eventually started to argue with each other, similar to that of the
world we live in, with nobody taking responsibility.
Overall the week was a great success and I must thank all those who took
part and especially those that helped organise it, as it was a great success
which undoubtedly will become a highlight every year here at The Regent’s
School.
Mr. James enjoys his 3rd World
lunch.
Year 10 girls are pleased to
be eating in the 2nd World.
Laem Chabang students take part in course on public speaking
Laem Chabang students take
part in a public speaking exercise.
Theerarak Suthatiwong
Students from Laem Chabang have taken part in a course in public
speaking, designed to teach them skills in personal presentation and to
give them confidence when addressing large numbers of people.
The Morning Star Spokesperson project was inaugurated at 9:30 a.m. on
November 15, with Laem Chabang Municipality Mayor Boonlert Nomsilp
presiding over the opening ceremony.
The municipality’s education department organized the project for 358
secondary school class 1 students at Laem Chabang Municipality School.
Lead instructor was Choosak Sangwan. After the training course, the
organizers of the project took the students for an educational visit to
Chiang Mai.
More success at Asian University
Susan Joyce
Panasonic
Scholarship
Satthita Kaveevivitchai, who was named in the President’s
list of outstanding students in 2004 and 2005, was the first woman
president of Asian University’s Student Union during the academic year,
2005-2006.
 Satthita
Kaveevivitchai has won a scholarship from Panasonic Co Ltd. to continue
her studies for a Master’s degree in Computer Networks.
In 2007, Sathita graduated with a First Class Hons degree in Information
Systems Engineering and won a scholarship from Panasonic Co Ltd. to
continue her studies for a Master’s degree in Computer Networks.
She is one of three Thais (from over three hundred applicants) to be
awarded these scholarships by Panasonic to study in Japan. Sathita will
start her studies in Japan next February and in the meanwhile she is
brushing up her Japanese language skills to help her to settle in.
(Students in Free Enterprise) Award
Asian University’s SIFE team has been awarded $650 by the
headquarters of the organisation to further their business activities in
Thailand, Natchapon Changsatitwong, the SIFE team leader, learnt
recently. The team is excited as this will enable them to make further
progress and also increase the number of villagers actively involved in
their Char-Chain Reaction.
 Big,
X, Wen & Pan Pan from the Asian U SIFE team teaching villagers.
The aim of the Char-Chain Reaction is to establish a model of organic
agriculture by spreading knowledge of organic products to interested
groups through permanent exhibitions. In particular the students have
concentrated on improving the production, packaging, marketing and use
of wood vinegar, produced as an organic by-product of charcoal burning.
Earlier this year the Asian U team was in Bangkok for the Thai National
final competition. Asian U came first in their group in the first round
after giving a presentation, in English, and showing off samples of
their wood vinegar, brand name “Awake”. Awake has already been produced
and sold in Sambandid.
The Asian U SIFE team.
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