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Senior Invitational Games 2012 is a huge success at Regent’s

All of the participants excited to start the games.

Katrin Puutsa

During the weekend of 4th and 5th of February, the 2012 Senior Invitational Games were held at The Regents School, Pattaya.

Over 200 senior athletes displayed their talents at this year’s Senior Invitational Games. Many schools from around Asia entered the tournament with athletes representing BIS Phuket, ICS Bangkok, St. Andrews Rayong, American School Bangkok, Taipei European School, St Andrews Bangkok, KTJ Malaysia and of course, The Regents School.

The standard of sport over this long weekend was phenomenal. It seems that there is an improvement in teams year on year, and this year saw many exceptional team and individual performances.

Feel the determination.

Day one on Saturday started with the girls playing football and the boys in the sports hall competing in basketball.

Day two brought some tired athletes to the playing fields. The second day would be a role reversal with the girls heading onto the basketball courts and the boys heading out to the oval for the football tournament.

Overall, the annual tournament was yet another success with increased numbers again this year, and an ever-improving standard of sport on show.

Finally we like to say a big thank you to the Regent’s Pattaya GoldFish student enterprises for a fantastic supply of smoothies, sandwiches and snacks all day. They worked very hard and kept all the teams well hydrated and full of energy throughout the tournament.

We are looking forward to the next big sports challenge, the Under 13 FOBISSEA Games at The Regent’s School Pattaya in early March!

The brains behind this great event.


Regent’s Year 10 go on bronze expedition to Khao Yai

The happy international awarders.

Katrin Puutsa

Over the weekend of the 10th-12th February twenty-eight Year 10 students joined our largest expedition to date into Khao Yai National Park. Their trips to Koh Chang earlier in the term had been an opportunity to develop the skills required to plan and carry out this expedition trek, and now each was ready to prove their willingness to step well outside their comfort zone in journeying in small groups through the forest.

A splash of a time!

Each group was required to plan and cook their own meals and the teacher-assessors were pleased to see lots of fresh vegetables and creative menus in evidence!

There was plenty of wildlife around at the campsite - from deer, civet and porcupines to mischievous monkeys that were ready to break into the group’s tents or steal food whenever it was left unattended.

As they trekked through the forest the four expedition groups learned to move quietly to observe wildlife, and supported each other through the tougher sections of the walk, building up their personal resilience and leadership skills on the way.

Well done to everyone who took part in the expedition - it was a memorable and very successful weekend.

Back to basics.


Collaborative education with Germany

Ulrich Werner

Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, president of Asian University, this month gave permission for the 2+3 programmes with Karlshochschule International University in Germany.

In these programmes, students study the first 2 years at Asian University to gain permission for university entrance in Germany (in their field of study). These two years focus on the foundations of management and enterprises, development of study skills, and an introduction to German language and culture within the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) programme at Asian University.

Thai students holding school leaving certificates from Mathayom 6, College of Vocational Education Grade 12, or Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher can then further their study at Karlshochschule from where they graduate with a German Bachelor degree.

All eight Bachelor degree programmes offered are conducted in English language. They are in the fields of International Business, Intercultural Management & Communication, International Marketing, International Tourism Management, Management of Meetings, Events, Conventions & Congresses, Arts & Cultural Management, Energy Management, and Media & Communication Management.

Students of all programmes study the first year together, focusing on International Business. At the end of the first year, they will be able to make an informed choice on the degree they want to pursue.


Students from St Andrews School learn how the Holiday Inn uses information technology to run their business

Year 10 students eagerly arrive at the Holiday Inn.

Caroline Harcourt,ICT Teacher

As part of their Information Technology course the year 10 students from St Andrews School ventured out of the classroom and went to the Holiday Inn, Pattaya to find out how IT is used to run a hotel.

After a very warm welcome from the staff at the Holiday Inn the students were given a presentation showing details on how technology is used for marketing, reservations, billing, human resources, and restaurant and facility management. The students were amazed that almost every job in the hotel incorporated some form of IT.

The students also had the chance to look behind the scenes of the hotel and went to the basement to see the central control systems for the air con, lighting, fire/smoke alarms, generator and security systems such as CCTV.

Thank you to Treethip and the other staff at the Holiday Inn for putting on such a great day.

Here are some great quotes from the students highlighting what a worthwhile trip it was for them:

“I was astonished by the fact that they were willing to give up their time for us and show us how they used IT in the hotel. Thank you for the time you spent with us and for teaching us so much!” said Eddy.

“It was amazing to learn about the new technologies they use in the hotel. By the end of the visit I completely understood how the technology is used to run the hotel,” said Ferie Ann.

“When we went to the Holiday Inn I was surprised to see the amount of effort and IT that is used to manage a hotel. The staff at the Holiday Inn explained a lot about how it was centrally managed and answered many questions I had. The basement was an interesting area and I was amazed at the systems that they had down there: controls systems for the generator, air con, fire alarms and security. It was all in all a great experience!” said Daniel

The students visited the CCTV security room to see if they could find themselves arriving at the hotel on the video recording.

“Our trip to the Holiday Inn was fun and educational. We learnt about all the different systems working behind the scenes to help the hotel run smoothly and efficiently. The people were extremely helpful and explained away all of our questions while they took us through all the separate parts of the hotel. It was really different to be on the other side, looking on and understanding what happens behind the scenes rather than just being a guest at the hotel,” said Kitty

We would like to thank Craig Ryan, the manager, and all of the staff at the Holiday Inn for giving up so much time and showing us so many interesting IT systems. We are also very grateful to the Holiday Inn for providing us with lunch and letting us make our own pizzas!

Learning about the control system for the air conditioning and fire alarm.

Students were shown how the POS (Point of Sale) system works in the restaurant.

The generator is in the basement and is automatically controlled to switch on if there is a power cut.

Making their own pizzas for lunch!

Staff from the Holiday Inn taught the students about the different IT systems used by the hotel to run the business.


HEADLINES [click on headline to view story]

Senior Invitational Games 2012 is a huge success at Regent’s

Regent’s Year 10 go on bronze expedition to Khao Yai

Collaborative education with Germany

Students from St Andrews School learn how the Holiday Inn uses information technology to run their business
 

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