Young Marines Pattaya attend ANZAC Day in Kanchanaburi
Young Marines in Hellfire
Pass. (L to R) Unit Commander Rad, PFC Bret and Adult Leader Nok Mays.
(Photo by Adult Leader Joey Fink)
Rad Mays
At dawn on 25 April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC),
along with forces from Britain, India, and France landed on the shores of
Gallipoli during World War I. Casualties were extremely heavy during this
campaign. Now on this day, the people of Australia and New Zealand
commemorate their dead from all wars. During World War II over 12,000 POWs
died building the Thailand - Burma Railway (Death Railway), many of these
POWs were Australians. In Thailand on every 25th of April, the Australian
and New Zealand embassies sponsor ANZAC Day commemorative services. At
Hellfire Pass there is a Dawn Service and a late morning service at
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Representatives from the Young Marines of Pattaya attended this year’s ANZAC
Day services at Hellfire Pass and the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. During this
four day trip and prior to attending the ANZAC Day services, the detail
hiked up the mountain from near Hintok POW River Camp 2 until finding the
old un-maintained Death Railway track bed. From there they followed it to
Compressor Cutting, Pack of Card Bridge site, Hintok Station and the Double
Track and on to Hellfire Pass.
After attending the ANZAC Day services, the detail toured the Thailand -
Burma Railway Centre and made the walk to the other side of the “Bridge over
the River Kwai”.
If you know of anyone seeking adventure and are willing to take on Honor,
Courage and Commitment, then maybe they may want to become a Young Marine.
If so, please contact Rad Mays at 083 115 8694 or email to
[email protected]
Young Marines Pattaya Thailand is an affiliate of Young Marines Washington
DC, USA.
Dawn ANZAC Day service in
Hellfire Pass.
Part of the Honor Guard in
Hellfire Pass Dawn ANZAC Day service.
Part of Kanchanaburi War
Cemetery and location of ANZAC Day service.
Young Marines PFC Bret Mays at
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery’s ANZAC Day service.
Adult Leader Nok Mays with a
92-year-old Australian former POW who labored in Hellfire Pass.
PFC Bret Mays with an
Australian POW survivor of the Death Railway in Burma.
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GIS Primary students stage stunning performance of The Grunch
Primary students from GIS put on a
great show.
Rob Grisdale Photos by Ritche Guisona
Primary students staged a stunning performance of The Grunch at Garden
International School (GIS).
This was a tremendous success and hundreds of spectators enjoyed the show. There
were three performances in front of an audience and children from REPS summer
school and other nearby international schools, with everyone enjoying the show
immensely. The evening performance was a suitable climax and was also
accompanied by a very successful auction of memorabilia. The children
subsequently enjoyed a post-production party.
Stylish primary stars dance their
way through The Grunch.
Many thanks to all the teachers, teaching assistants and
maintenance who spent many hours making sure that the play was the best it could
be and that the children got the most out of it. Special thanks go to Ms Sally
and Ms Michelle for the music, Ms Jane for the set and running backstage, Ms
Jenn and Ms Claire for being co-directors and Mr Ken for being the producer.
GIS is based in Ban Chang, near Pattaya.
Stylish primary stars dance their
way through The Grunch.
Singing and dancing as part of The
Grunch.
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St. Andrews Green Valley hosts Rock Music Concert
The St. Andrews School Rock Band
doing what they do best!
Mario Maxwell Müller
On Wednesday, 27 March 2013, the Music Department hosted its first Rock
Music Concert at St. Andrews International School, Green Valley campus.
There were many varied performances from the school band and other bands from
Garden International School in Rayong.
The school band consists of Daniel Krynauw on electric guitar, Matt Rakliang on
electric guitar, Julian Cheah on vocals, Yu Tung Chen on bass guitar and
Christian Jeric Trono on drums. These students are all in Year 11 and wrote
their own composition, “In Three Words”, which captivated the audience with its
energy and interesting improvisations.
The programme included “Nice Sprites and Scary Monster” by Skrillex, “The
Thespian” by Alesana, and “Lullaby of the Crucified” by Alesana.
Garden International School performed “Livin’ on a prayer” by Bon Jovi, “One Way
or Another” by Blondie, “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon and “Titanium” by David
Guetta.
The School band performed with one of their science teachers, Mrs Kerry Randall,
whose beautiful voice mesmerized the audience with her powerful performance of
“Zombie” by the Cranberries and the “Rolling on the River” by Tina Turner.
It was wonderful to see our students perform with Garden International School
and the evening was definitely one to remember.
Garden International Girls Band
performing their song.
Members of the St. Andrews
International School, Green Valley campus Rock Band.
Fantastic performance of “Zombie”
by the Cranberries.
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Back to School with Jesters’ help
Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive 2013
Woody and Bernie (seated center) say that outfitting
these children for school is something the Jesters Care for Kids are happy to
do.
Bernie Tuppin
School holidays are almost over and many poor families face the added
financial burden of fitting out their children for their return to classes.
There are new uniforms to buy [kids have a habit of growing] as well as books,
pens, pencils, erasers and, of course, some need shoes and possibly a backpack.
The Ban Chang Community Hospital has an Outreach Department under the control of
Khun Mart, whose responsibility is to identify those families in the area who
because of sickness or disability need assistance to help them get by. Jesters
Care for Kids has for some time been assisting some of these emergency cases. So
when we were approached to aid some of these children prepare for their return
to school we were only too happy to oblige.
On Thursday, May 2nd, President Woody of Jesters Care for Kids and myself met
with Mart and her assistant Khun Porn at the Prasert Books in Ban Chang, where
33 children and their parents were assembled eagerly waiting to select their
requirements. What could have been a giant mix up was carried out in the most
orderly fashion as the staff attended to each child separately while the others
queued patiently.
After a little over an hour the procedure was complete and each child carried
his or her goods away in a plastic bag. Congratulations to the Ban Chang
Hospital and the staff at Prasert Books on a job well done. Also thanks to the
proprietor of Prasert’s who allowed Jesters a generous discount when it came
time to settle the account. The total cost of B20,000 to enable all these
children to return to school with basic needs was a price Jesters Care for Kids
was happy to pay.
For more info about our projects, please visit us at www.care4kids.info and/or
www.facebook.com/jesterscare.forkids
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IB students achieve places at first choice universities
IB students look forward to their future at
university.
Several IB (International Baccalaureate) students at The Regent’s School Pattaya
have received offers to study on degree courses at some of the highest ranked
universities in the world. The students began their final exams last week.
As a result of hard work and focus these students from the British international
school will be taking up places at several universities ranked in the top 100 in
the world, including the university of Cambridge (ranked 7th), University
College London (17th), the University of British Columbia (30th) the University
of Edinburgh (32nd), KAIST Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
(68th), Erasmus University Rotterdam (72nd) and the University of Amsterdam
(83rd).
Other highly-regarded universities from which the students have offers include
the University of Exeter, the University of Sheffield, the University of Glasgow
and Warwick University. Universities in the USA are also well-represented.
The Regent’s School Pattaya IB students have excelled over the two year
International Baccalaureate course. With more offers still to come, the students
persevere with their exams.
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Regent’s hold numeracy
workshop for parents
Parents felt they benefited from
the workshop.
Alicia Warner
The Regent’s School Pattaya recently held numeracy workshops for primary
parents to aid their understanding in the modern teaching of math. The teaching
of Mathematics has changed considerably in the recently decade; consequently,
what happens in Primary School classrooms is very different to what many parents
expect. The shift has moved towards children developing a much deeper
understanding of the way numbers relate to each other and positively encourages
mental math, wherever this is most efficient.
To help the parents begin to better understand these developments, numeracy
coordinators, Hannah Way, Andrew Glenville and Andy Ingram planned and led
informative workshops for parents about how calculation is taught using the 4
operations. Right from the beginning of the mathematical journey, the importance
of counting skills and use of number lines is reinforced to show parents how
these elementary principles and skills underpin all future learning and indeed
help children to understand how written methods work.
Parents had the opportunity to trial the methods used in class and were
reassured to learn that the teachers have a variety of strategies to help
support children, wherever they are on their mathematical journey. Additionally,
numeracy coordinators have been busy capturing children’s explanations on video
to create a ‘Wiki’ page - have a look and see how our children explain their
mathematical thinking and methods at http://regentsmaths.pbworks.com.
Teachers at the Regent’s School Pattaya appreciated the support of the workshops
with an attendance number reaching close to 100. The learning approaches can
contribute to helping with their children’s home learning.
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