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Regent’s students take drama trip to Barcelona
Where art meets drama
Students display their Art
work.
Mike Thomas;
Head of Drama
A group of 9 students from the Regent’s School, Pattaya recently spent 10
days in Barcelona, Spain visiting the museums, taking part in Art and Drama
workshops and savoring the unforgettable atmosphere of Spain.
The group was based in a beautiful medieval town called Tossa de Mar
approximately 70 miles north of Barcelona. The students enjoyed exploring
the backstreets of the old town with its art galleries, souvenir shops and
bakeries each selling the most delicious ice-cream.
The aim of the trip to Spain was to participate in Art and Drama workshops
and in this they were very lucky to have two excellent teachers in Isabella
and Paco who led the Art and Drama workshops respectively.
The focus of the work was scenes taken from Lorca’s poetic Drama Blood
Wedding, which provided inspiration for the Drama work, which featured art
work ba
sed on the images the students had seen in the various
galleries and places they had visited.
Students jump for joy in
Barcelona.
The final performance took place in a ruined monastery
converted into a performance space situated on a hill overlooking the bay of
Tossa de Mar. This was a success and received appreciative applause from the
audience of passing tourists. This left the students with a genuine sense of
achievement following all their hard work.
A good deal of the time was spent visiting the colourful city of Barcelona
which is dominated by its vibrant culture and fascinating history. Their
exploration allowed them time to visit the Picasso Museum, Sagrada Familia
and Gaudi Park as well as the Catalan countryside.
The Art workshop.
Between and around the workshops there was time for a
coastal trip on a glass-bottomed boat, a performance of traditional Spanish
Flamenco dance, a treasure hunt with all the clues based on landmarks in
Tossa de Mar and a bowling evening that culminated with a birthday
celebration for the 14th Birthday of one of the students. There was a final
chance to travel back into Barcelona to see a spectacular theatre
performance called Ce Qui Reste featuring acrobats and dialogue spoken in
Portuguese.
Altogether this was a memorable trip, made more so by the continuous azure
blue sky and an adventure that gave the students plenty to write about in
their Global Citizenship Diaries!
The beach at Tossa de Mar.
A visit to Barcelona Football Ground.
Exploring Barcelona.
The performance of Lorca’s Blood Wedding.
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Pattaya youth band finishes 2nd
at Seed FM contest
Seed FM Director Theeraphat
Sajjakul presents the winnings too On Hard.
Warunya Thongrod
A Pattaya youth band finished second in Seed FM’s April band
competition.
Humor, comprised of teens from Bhodhisamphan School, lost out to Nakhon
Ratchasima-based On Hard at The Seed Show Auditions April 27 at Central Festival
Pattaya Beach. Humor won 10,000 baht in scholarships while On Hard won 20,000
baht and a chance to compete for The Seed’s top prize for top youth band of 2013
at the end of the year.
Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Central Festival General Manager
Theeraporn Jitnawa welcomed Seed FM Director Theeraphat Sajjakul to the
beachfront mall, along with five youth bands competing to be top band for April.
The radio station also entertained guests with a concert from Pae Arak, ETC,
Armchair, Mild and Thaitanium. Armchair’s member did the judging for the
contest.
Seed FM has been holding contests monthly around the country. Bands interested
in competing at future events must send two recorded songs to the station. For
more information, see Seed FM’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/iamseed
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Jesters & Canadians treat Kids at the Camillian
Social Center to a great day at the park
The children arrived exactly on time and it was
straight into the photos for the website.
Wayne Ogonoski
On April 24, 2013, the Jesters Care for Kids and the Canadian Jackalope Open
sponsored a day out for the Camillian Children living with HIV/AIDS to Siam Park
City in Bangkok.
Heading up the team for the Jesters Care for Kids was Lewis “Woody” Underwood,
accompanied by Bill Freeman and Earl Kershaw, while the Canadian Jackalope Open
was represented by Wayne Ogonoski. This has now become an annual event and long
may it continue to be so. This year we were once again very lucky to have bus
transport supplied by the Rayong Organization.
(L to R) Nam Wan presents a
plaque of appreciation she made to Bill Freeman, Lewis “Woody” Underwood, and
Earl Kershaw from Jesters Care for Kids.
The children arrived exactly on time and it was straight into
the photos for the website. Once the gates were opened, the Camillian staff
rounded up the smaller children for a trip to the Small World section while the
older ones made their way to the X-Zone and Fantasy World rides. After a trip to
the top of the Observation Tower, it was time for our lunch buffet - very well
prepared by the Sally Restaurant.
Once lunch was finished, the whole group made their way over to the Water Park
to spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying the Wave Pool, Speed Slide and
Flowing Pool.
Overall, this was another day the kids will remember and we would like to thank
the Jesters and Jackalope Open for making this trip possible, the Rayong
Organization for providing the bus, the management and staff of Siam Park City
and Sally Restaurant for their excellent service and finally, the staff at the
Camillian Center the planning and organizing.
So thank too all of you from The Jesters Care for Kids and the Jackalope
Canadian Golfing group for once again thinking of our children.
For more information about the center, visit
http://www.hiv-aids-kids.org/
Nong (center) presents a plaque
of appreciation she made to Wayne Ogonoski representing the Canadian Jackalope
Open.
Youngsters enjoy riding the horses
on the merry-go-round.
The smile says it all.
What great fun this is!
Hold on tight, we’re going for a
ride!.
It’s scarier than it looks.
Sally Restaurant prepared a
delicious lunch.
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GIS students welcome Camillian children
Generous GIS students bring in boxes full of
presents for the Camillian children.
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Youngsters from the Camillian Centre in Rayong, which cares for children and
adults with HIV and AIDS, came to GIS for their annual visit. Caring students
from Garden International School made sure that visiting children had a great
day out.
After having lunch in the canteen, the children enjoyed a special talent show in
the Main Hall, which was won by Year 8 superstars Seren and GG for a unique
percussion performance involving cups and a plastic box.
The Camillian Centre children sing songs to say
thanks for their visit to GIS.
After the show, the Camillian children joined individual form groups for games,
snacks and activities. IB students, who organised much of the day, took them to
the ICT labs to play some online games. GIS students also generously donated
toys, gifts and even school uniforms to the Camillian children and special boxes
packed full of presents were presented to the grateful visitors.
Before they left, the Camillian youngsters sang GIS students a song and said
thanks for another great visit to GIS. For more on the centre, visit
www.camillian-rayong.org.
GIS is based in Ban Chang, which is close to Pattaya. For more on the school,
visit www.gardenrayong.com.
IB students take charge and help make sure the
Camillian children have a great day.
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