Two students from Garden International School have received amazing examination news.
Hyo Kyung (Sarah) Chi was named as ‘Best in Thailand’ for her IGCSE Music and IGCSE Combined Science examinations. Also, Sirin Pornthipsakul (Yeen) was named as ‘Best in the World’ for IGCSE Thai, following the May 2013 examination sessions.
Yeen, 16, from Rayong, joined Garden in 2009. She said, “The classes with Ms. Wan were not too serious; we did a lot of past papers. She was really good and taught us a lot of technical things about writing.
Sarah with her science teachers Mr Fraser, Ms Morris and Mr Cullen.
“After the exam, I didn’t expect to get even an A because Thai is quite a hard subject for me. When I knew my score was the best in the world I was impressed!”
Yeen gained 7 IGCSEs in total, with grades ranging from A* to B. Her other subjects were English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Mandarin, Art, Combined Science and Business Studies. Sarah, meanwhile, was awarded 6A*s and 2 As. Yeen is now studying for the IB Diploma Programme at GIS.
IGCSEs are the international version of the GCSE exams, which are the standard tests for 16-year-olds in the United Kingdom.
Top in Thailand! Music teachers Mr and Mrs Shiells with Sarah.
Sarah, 16, from South Korea, came to GIS in 2009 without any English. As well as now speaking English fluently, she has amazed everyone with her incredible talents – she can play the piano, drums, violin, flute, cello and guitar. Sarah has also appeared in the GIS musicals Mama Mia and Footloose.
Sarah praised all her teachers for helping her achieve such amazing results. She added, “My music teachers Mr and Mrs Shiells were really kind and friendly, they helped me a lot, and my science teachers were fantastic.”
Best in the world! Star student Yeen with her Thai teacher Ms. Wan.
Sarah is now studying at GIS’s IB Diploma Programme and is the Creativity Prefect. She said she was enjoying the challenges and added, “There are so many opportunities at GIS. Being a Prefect, I can organise many events which I really enjoy doing.”
For the future, Sarah is planning to become a teacher so she can pass on her knowledge and help others gain similarly outstanding results.
