“We Listened to Four Tet…”

Remember Roger Rabbit?

Assumption students learn during action-packed summer camp

International visitors gather at Asian University

Webster University Thailand launches new enrolment program

“We Listened to Four Tet…”

An exhibition private view was held on March 9, attended by children from the Fountain of Life and students and teachers from Regents International School.

Frances Priest
Regents International School artist in residence, Frances Priest writes about her latest project with children from The Fountain of Life:
As part of Regents International School’s mission to outreach into the local community I have been spending one day a week working at the Fountain of Life children’s centre with a group of fifteen children from the ages of seven through to fourteen.
Situated in the heart of Pattaya, the centre provides day care facilities for vulnerable and poverty stricken children. Initial contact with the group was made through a series of short workshops looking at themes of identity, friendship and collaboration.
We made giant self-portraits, designed clothes for a fashion show and created an underwater seascape. An invitation from Nicky Cases, Head of Art at Regents International School, for the Fountain of Life children to visit and use the art department facilities allowed me to develop an idea for a longer term project.
Having already identified an interesting site for a suspended installation in the grounds of the school I decided to use this as my starting point, gathering together images of work by artists who used similar methods of presentation. These included sculpture and wire drawings by Alexander Calder, suspended works by Cornelia Parker, and mobiles by designer and artist Mel Ristau.
I presented this research to the children and through a series of workshops we began to draw, collage and build mini mobiles. During these sessions I also played music from the album Pause by Fourtet. I asked the children to think about the shapes, forms and colours the music inspired. This approach was useful in helping the children go beyond making familiar drawings of favourite cartoon characters. The results were unique and diverse.
From the children’s initial research I produced four maquettes for a large-scale suspended artwork. The children visited the proposed site and voted on their favourite design. The group then spent three sessions in the art department constructing the artwork, using wire, plastics, and yarn. Two sixth form students from Regents International School attended these sessions to offer help and gain experience.
The final art work entitled “We Listened to Four Tet…” was presented along with a small exhibition of the initial research drawings and resulting maquettes. An exhibition private view was held on March 9, attended by children from the Fountain of Life and students and teachers from Regents International School.
The children thoroughly enjoyed their visits to Regents International School and produced a fun and exciting artwork to be proud of.

Remember Roger Rabbit?

This year Roger Rabbit (Del) will be running for the 55 kids at Ban Jing Jai.

Helle Rantsén
PILC Welfare chairperson
Last year at the Pattaya Marathon a caring man named Del McCarrick completed the Pattaya Marathon dressed like Roger Rabbit. He has, for a great number of years, been running marathons all over the world. Each time he does this, it is for children in need.
This year Roger Rabbit (Del) will be running for the 55 kids at Ban Jing Jai, raising money for the dental and health program being set up by the PILC in corporation with BPH.
If you would like to sponsor Roger Rabbit and have your name/company logo on the Roger Rabbit’s poster please contact Helle Rantsén 01 63 68 165 or Reina Rances from BPH 09-0445920.

Assumption students learn during action-packed summer camp

Students let loose at the camp’s disco party.

Students from a school near Pattaya enjoyed an action-packed summer camp in Thailand’s biggest national park. Nearly 100 boys from Assumption College Sriracha made their way to Khao Yai National Park recently.
There, they enjoyed an array of games and activities during the four-day stay at the Holiday Park Resort. The camp, organised by Bangkok-based Global Cultural Exchange (GIE), involved plenty of English language activities. But students weren’t stuck in a classroom the whole time; there were many songs, games and competitions for them to take part in.

Do you know the answer? - Students studied English together at Khao Yai.
Students turned their friends into fashion models using old newspapers for a costume, there was a speech contest and a talent show at the end of the camp.
In addition, there were English language competitions in the camp’s swimming pool, a walk rally, and special prizes for the best students.
On the way back to Sriracha, students stopped off at Chokchai Farm to sample some of its famous ice-creams, and to see cows being milked.
Assumption College Sriracha runs special English Programmes (EP) for some of its 4,000 students. many of whom come from the Pattaya area. For more information visit www.acs.ac.th

International visitors gather at Asian University

Asian University
More than 250 visitors attended open day at the Asian University on March 5, keen to see the business, engineering and liberal arts faculties and to get an overview of the programs on offer.

More than 250 visitors attended open day at Asian University.

Asian University is a private international university whose main teaching medium is English and which has a large number of staff from overseas. Students are from Thailand and other parts of Asia as well as Europe and North and South America. One of the most important aspects is the multi-lingual and multi-cultural interaction of the students.
Many former students returned to their alma mater on open day to talk about their subsequent careers in national and international companies.
Dr Astrid Kainzbauer, deputy dean at the business faculty, said that the event was more than just an open day and a reunion, it was an opportunity for recruiting new students.
Prapaluck Jongjit from Bangkok was one of the many visitors: “A cousin of mine told me about Asian University. I am happy about the possibility of a scholarship and will definitely apply,” said Prapaluck.

Webster University Thailand launches new enrolment program

Eight students of the 223 students enrolled at Webster University Thailand (WUT) recently participated in a media tour. Webster students represent some 30 nationalities.

Webster University Thailand (WUT), a residential American University, announced a new and dynamic enrolment program to attract students to attend WUT’s Cha-Am/Hua Hin and Bangkok Center campuses.
The new enrolment drive is aimed at increasing overall student enrolment by 80% between now and the end of Fall Semester 2008. Presently, WUT boasts an enrolment of 223 full time students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The WUT target for Fall 2008 stands at approximately 400 undergraduate and graduate students which represents an 80% increase in total enrolment with Americans, Vietnamese, Burmese, Thais, Nepalese, Indians, and Scandinavians representing the largest blocks of students by nationality respectively.
To achieve its objectives, WUT representatives are aggressively promoting the university throughout Asia by visiting international schools, colleges and universities and by offering innovative financial incentives to attract students including full and partial scholarships.
Associate Professor Kit Jenkins, Rector, Webster University Thailand, believes that students who seek an American or international degree, can study at WUT without having to leave either Thailand or the region.
“At Webster, students can earn an American degree which is recognized by the North Central Accrediting Association in the USA and the Thai Ministry of Education, and still be close to home and their parents, and save money in the process,” stated Prof. Jenkins.
Degrees offered at WUT include Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, Media & Communications, International Relations, Psychology and Computer Science. Certificate programs are offered in Buddhist Studies and Thai Language and Culture. For these degrees, students study at WUT’s campus in the beautiful beachside resort region of Cha-Am/Hua Hin, located 85 kilometers southwest of Bangkok.
For graduate studies, students can study at WUT’s Bangkok Center for a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Discussions are also underway to offer Masters programs in International Relations and Media & Communications in the Bangkok Center.

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