“This is one of the greatest camps a person could
visit,” says Jenia Walsh (11).
The
girls get a great view from the Phi Phi Island viewpoint
The Eastern Seaboard is, of course, blessed with many
good schools, but there is an excellent alternative available just over
the waters of the Gulf of Thailand in Phuket: Dulwich International
College.
Established in 1996, Dulwich International College is a
rapidly expanding co-educational day and boarding school offering the best
of British and international curricula for children from 18 months to 18
years, from pre-school to pre-university. At the start of the new academic
year in September there were 550 children in the school representing 33
different nationalities, with an increasing number joining from overseas.
A
real test of trust - of oneself and of others
During the school holiday period every April (for three
weeks) and July (for four weeks) the college offers its teaching expertise
and facilities to host an English Summer School and a Sports &
Adventure Camp. These are very popular, exciting and challenging
programmes offering youngsters a wonderful way to spend their holidays.
Jenia Walsh (aged 11), who lives locally, was one of
the many children who joined Dulwich for part of his holiday in July. He
wrote the following, “I knew this was going to be a great adventure and
I decided to go for it.
“There were two groups of children going to the camp:
one was to do vigorous and exciting activities and the other to learn the
English Language as well as to take part in some of the activities. Some
children went for one month, others for one or two weeks. I was very
impressed with the facilities at the school; it is a lot bigger than my
school.
Sea-kayaking
through beautiful caves
“Every day was full of fun and excitement and by the
time I went to bed I was so tired that I fell asleep right away and when I
got up I was ready for another exhausting day! One of the most tiring
activities was sea kayaking in the Andaman Sea. One weekend we went to
Khao Sot National Park. This park was full of natural beauty and there was
a raging river where we went tubing; that was like white-water rafting
except the raft is only made for one person so you have to depend on
yourself. This was great fun and a good adventure. There were not only
good things about Khao Sot...there was no electricity and there were
leeches and large spiders in the rainforest. This really added to the
adventure of the camp. I also got the chance to water ski as well as cable
ski, which was fantastic. I had never done this before and enjoyed myself
very much.
“We all made great friends and I think this is one of
the greatest camps a person could visit. I will keep in touch with all my
new friends via e-mail and letters.”
Dulwich International College, Phuket has donated four
prizes to the Care 4 Kids Charity Drive Raffle and Auction on September
23rd, each of one week’s attendance on either the English Summer School
or the Sports & Adventure Camp in April or July next year. Are you one
of the lucky winners? Even if you are not there is still a place waiting
for you! You can find out more about the college, the Sports &
Adventure Camp and the English Summer School on the school website at:
http://www.dulwich-phuket.com
Graham Dewey, the Head of Recruitment for Dulwich
International College, will be in the area again in October to make
presentations at 18.00 on both October 16th at the Rayong Orchid Hotel,
Rayong (038 614340-9) and October 17th at the Amari Orchid Resort, Pattaya
(038 428161). He warmly invites you to attend these meetings; refreshments
will be provided!
ISR
staff and students with some of the bags of rubbish collected during the
1999 Rubbish-a-thon.