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Dynamite Diwali at GIS

IB students were flipping fantastic!

Abhigyan Khullar (Year 11)
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Garden International School (GIS) lit up to celebrate Diwali - with an explosion of dance, food and Indian culture.
GIS’s main hall was packed out on October 15 to celebrate Diwali, the annual festival of light.
The event was made memorable thanks to some brilliant performers. The show kicked off with a shadow puppet performance from the IB students, depicting the story behind Diwali. After that there were some superb, breath-taking dances from Primary students. After an interval, where tasty Indian snacks were provided by the Friends of Garden PTA and Spice restaurant, the older students took to the stage and stunned the audience with some outstanding dances.
There were flashes of classic Bollywood and Indian pop stars as the students performed hit songs such as “Tu Meri” by Vishal Dadlani, “Singham” by Sukhwinder Singh and “Sheila Ki Jiwaani” by Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dadlani.
Many thanks to the parents who helped organise the events, the teachers and GIS staff who made the hall look amazing and the students for preparing so well to ensure another dynamite Diwali.

IB girls put on a great performance.

Young GIS students looked great - and danced excellently.

A graceful display of Diwali dancing.

Two young stars at GIS’s Diwali.

Hand to Hand is ‘Creepy Crawly’ free

A big thanks to Carl and Min from ‘Creepy Crawly Pest Control’.

A big thanks to Carl and Min from ‘Creepy Crawly Pest Control’ who arrived at the new Hand to Hand preschool to make sure there were no creepy crawlies or biting bugs.
Carl and Ning came and assessed the needs of the new school and returned to spray the property with a safe and non toxic chemical at no charge to the foundation. They have also offered to return on a regular basis to check on the property and also educate our children about the positive role that these bugs have on our environment and how to observe them safely.

Regents International School Pattaya embrace Loy Krathong festival

Some of the beautiful krathongs made by students

Alex McInnes
Celebrated earlier than usual this year, students and teachers wore traditional Thai dress, floated krathongs in the school swimming pool and performed the Loy Krathong song in both Thai and English at the school’s Globe Theatre.
Head of Primary Nonie Adams said, “This year we again enjoyed celebrating the colourful and elegant Thai festival of Loy Krathong in our Primary school. All our staff and children looked wonderful in their Thai costumes as we appreciated some very skilful Thai dancing by our young students and enjoyed a moment of reflection when floating our Krathongs.
The Krathongs were some of the most elaborately designed yet and prizes were given to the best models and the ones that were the most sea-worthy.
Tim Eaton of Regents said, “As a British International school, we take great pride in understanding and embracing the traditions and customs of our host country. We are part of the wider community and it is events like these that can bring people together.”

Staff and students in traditional Thai dress.

Dynamite Diwali at GIS

Hand to Hand is ‘Creepy Crawly’ free

Regents International School Pattaya embrace Loy Krathong festival