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St. Andrews International School, Green Valley
wins second position in Battle of the Bands
Julian and Daniel enjoying the
moment of their performance.
Mario Maxwell Müller (Head of Music)
On Monday, 17th June 2013, two of the Secondary School bands of St.
Andrews International School, Green Valley campus participated at the
‘Battle of the Bands’ event hosted by Garden International School in Ban
Chang. It was a fantastic evening with spectacular performances rendered by
the Junior Secondary (Whitejack) and the Senior Secondary (In three words)
rock bands.
The audience enjoyed the performances delivered by both bands and the
students were excellent ambassadors for the school. The programme consisted
of works including ‘Locked out of heaven’ by Bruno Mars, ‘Hot and cold’ by
Katy Perry, ‘If you can’t hang’ by Sleeping with Sirens, ‘Final Destination’
by Coldrain and many others.
The highlight of the evening was when it was announced that St. Andrews
International School won second position overall for the competition! The
head teacher of Garden International School complimented the students on
entertaining the guests with their wonderful performances.
Matt, Yutung, Julian and
Christian (CJ) giving it their utmost best during their performance.
Members of the audience
enjoyed the performances so much they felt the need to dance!
The Junior Secondary rock
band (Whitejack - Gun, Dew, Aum and Gla) rendering their winning performance
Gun, Dew and Gla from the band
Whitejack performing for the audience!
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Amazing Chiang Mai
The Year 6 GIS students had a great
time in Chiang Mai.
Nupur and Miriam (Year 6)
Year 6 students from Garden International School (GIS) recently had a
fun-filled trip to Chiang Mai.
The first thing they did in Chiang Mai was to climb 300 steps to Prathet Doi
Suthep Temple. It was tiring but the temple and views were beautiful. In the
evening they visited a Khantoke dinner, where they ate traditional northern Thai
food and watched some hilltribe performances.
The next day they went to an elephant camp, where they rode some of the giant
animals. After that we went ox cart riding and then saw an elephant show. The
students were told how the elephants work in the forest and how they work with
their mahouts. After lunch there was time for some bamboo rafting.
After the elephant camp the group went to Wiang Kum Kam - an ancient city that
was buried by floods more than 700 years ago. It was interesting to see how they
are rebuilding the temples and buildings. For dinner students went to a
restaurant by the Mae Ping River.
Year 6 students experience life on
the river.
On the last day in Chiang Mai the students visited an orchid
garden. It was very beautiful and colourful and there were lots of treasures to
buy. Then they went to the Mae Saa Craft Village and designed their own ‘saa’
paper umbrellas.
Overall, we had a great time and can’t wait to go back!
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Garden IGCSE students graduate with night to remember
GIS students look stylish at their
graduation.
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Garden International School’s Year 11 group had a night to remember as they
graduated in style at the Hilton Hotel in Pattaya.
The students, who have just finished their IGCSEs, organised a spectacular night
that featured all the students dancing, singing or playing music. MCs Taya and
Wee started the evening by introducing students who performed the Tango and were
followed by the GIS flute group, a girl band singing ‘Price Tag’ and ‘Beauty and
a Beat’ and a contemporary dance performance from Oie and Louisa. The boys also
joined in by dancing to ‘Get Outta Your Mind’.
Year 11 students from Garden
glam-up for the graduation evening.
After a delicious international buffet, Year 11 form tutors
Mr Baker and Mr Cullen praised the students for their hard work, friendly nature
and talents. Some students will now move on, but many will come back to make up
what will be Garden’s biggest-ever International Baccalaureate year group,
starting in August.
The IGCSE Class of 2013 from
Garden International School.
Students had a great time at the
Hilton Hotel Pattaya.
Talented GIS students started the
night with a Tango.
Garden’s IGCSE students celebrate
at the Hilton Pattaya.
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Lions Club donates to Fr Ray Foundation
Father Peter, President of the Father Ray
Foundation, accepts the donation from Lions Club members.
Derek Franklin
Each month the members of Lions Club Pratamnak Hill visit a local school
or charitable organisation in the local Pattaya area to donate goods that are in
need.
For this month, June, the members visited the Redemptorist Vocational School for
People with Disabilities and made a donation of five thousand baht in cash,
750kg of rice, and a large amount of eggs, cooking oil and milk. Second hand
televisions were also donated and which will be used to train the students in
the electrical repair workshop.
The month of June is also when several members of the Lions Club celebrate their
birthdays so they generously treated the students to a special birthday meal.
The students were grateful for their special lunch.
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