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Another spectacular Diwali
Friends of Garden PTA arranged
their own fashion parade for Diwali.
Abhigyan Khullar (Year 10)
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Multi-cultural Garden International School held its annual Diwali night -
packed with awesome-inspiring performances and sizzling curries.
The event, on October 30, started with a delicious variety of food provided
by Spices Restaurant that included tikka masala and aloo gobi.
After the dinner the performances began with a shadow puppet play that
showed the audience a small tableaux of the story behind Diwali, presented
by the IB1s. This was followed by a classical Indian dance presented by four
stunning divas dressed in traditional Indian attire. Then it was time for
the Primary students to shine. After this vibrant performance came a group
of gifted group of dancers from Year 10 who gave dazzling performance based
on an Indian Bollywood song. Not only were the performances breath-taking,
they showed the true spirit of being an international school, as students
from different countries came together to celebrate this Indian festival.
The second half started with a fashion show from the Friends of Garden -
special thanks to Ms Rashmi Raturi who managed to create vibrant and
beautiful costumes for everyone. After them came another dance by the
Primary students, followed by a dance from the IB students, who danced to an
energetic Indian song. Then one of GIS’s most talented dancers, Yogesh, took
to the stage and showed his superior dancing skills. The last two
performances were exceptionally good - one by the IB2 girls who danced to
two songs and then finally it was the turn of the GIS band, who presented a
patriotic Indian song.
Thanks to all the IB students, Mr Martin and his team as well as Ms Lenz, Mr
Ken and Ms Morris, along with all the people who helped put this show
together. Special thanks to the show’s sponsors: Aditya Birla Group
Thailand, Indorama Group Thailand, SRF Industries (Thailand), Universal Plus
Co, Ltd and Lek Store.
To see a video of the night, visit the media link at
www.gardenrayong.com
Secondary girls danced in
traditional Indian costumes.
GIS teachers take part in a
fashion parade.
GIS students strike a pose for
Diwali.
The GIS band ended the night
with a famous Indian song.
IB students from various
countries teamed up to put on an Indian dance.
GIS students end their
performance in style.
A Primary student dances
elegantly.
Yogesh, GIS’s legendary
dancer, gave an amazing performance.
Primary students at Diwali.
Tasty curries were served up
by Spices Restaurant.
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Students of Notes
GIS talented musicians receive their ABRSM
certificates from Head of Arts Mr Shiells.
Mark Beales
Photo by Ritche Guisona
Several of Garden International School’s talented students recently passed a
series of musical exams.
They all passed their ABRSM examinations in Bangkok for a variety of
instruments. The students are Seren, Shilpi, Reha, Anushka, Coco, Hyojung and
Anna. They were given their certificates at a Secondary assembly.
Regents Science Week goes off with a bang
Studying the schematics.
In conjunction with the centenary of the death of Rudolph
Diesel, Regents School Pattaya have had their best Science Week to date, raising
awareness and getting students excited about the science that surrounds our
everyday life!
From October 28th to the 1st November Regents dedicated a whole week to science,
all things ‘Rudolph Diesel’ and the high compression diesel engine - one of
which was kindly donated and presented by Todd Barber, the New Model Program
Chief Engineer from Ford Thailand Manufacturing.
This class looked into the wider
aspects of combustion including making colourful sparklers using metal salt
Secondary students took part in a wide range of challenges and lessons all
themed around the diesel engine and its creator who died 100 years ago on the
29th September 1913 - under unknown circumstances. Even this detail was not
overlooked with Year 12 Biology students taking on the challenge to measure
contributory factors of decomposition!
Classes, ranging from years 7 to 12, looked into the wider aspects of combustion
including the efficiency of different fuels, debating the ideal fuel for the
future and making colourful sparklers using metal salts. Other classes produced
and directed their own educational film on the improved efficiency of the diesel
engine and even rebuilt their own model engine in a ‘real-life’ working
scenario.
The Truck Pull
Teams from year 7 were given dedicated departmental roles of
spares, parts and design and had to work as a team in a scenario not dissimilar
to the Ford Factory in Rayong Province in producing the engine efficiently,
precisely and on time!
Paul Press, Head of Science commented: “Science Week is all about getting the
students excited about science and raising awareness! The integration of a theme
such as the centenary of the death of Rudolph Diesel gave us the opportunity to
show the students how science is everywhere and in everything we do. It also
allows us to show students how it is applied in real-life working environments
and will hopefully inspire the scientists of the future!”
Does it decompose faster out in
the sun?
Throughout the week all of secondary were able to get
involved with ICT students designing the ‘next’ Ford Mustang on Google Sketch,
English students narrating the journey of a carbon atom leading to the final
challenge of the week - ‘The Truck Pull’.
House teams gathered with anticipation to pull a Ford Ranger truck against the
clock around the schools 800 meter Oval with a final team effort achieving an
impressive 1 minute 56 seconds!
Principal Mike Walton commented: “The Regents School Pattaya not only provides
excellent academic education but delivers broader learning experiences that
excite our students. Science Week illustrates how we prepare our students for
the working world, delivering creative and adaptable young adults who will love
learning well after their graduation.”
Year 12 students take on the
challenge to measure contributory factors of decomposition!
Getting a close-up look at how it
works.
Teams from year 7 were given
dedicated departmental roles of spares, parts and design and had to work as a
team to build their own model engine!
The school’s record breaking
‘Truck Pull’ attempt cruising passed Regent’s Early years building
Proud members of the Truck Pull
Team!
You wouldn’t want to serve up this
bucket of chicken - but it’s all done in the name of Science.
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