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Pacific Park Sriracha hosts 4th annual Kindergarten Games
Suchada Tupchai
Over 3,000 children, parents and spectators gathered on
the fourth floor the Pacific Park Sriracha shopping center for the 4th
annual Kindergarten Games on Sunday Jul 18.
 Garlong
Yenjitt, director of the National Athletics Association Chonburi office
presided over the opening ceremonies.
Garlong Yenjitt, director of the National Athletics
Association Chonburi office presided over the opening ceremonies along with
the center’s staff and management who promote sports for the region’s
toddlers and primary schools students from local schools.
 The
kids are so cute at this age.
The kids participated in a number of events such as
indoor athletics, cheerleading, a parade and 7 a-side football.
Garlong Yenjitt said during the opening of the games that
it is important for young children to learn the value of sports and
competition complete with winning, losing and knowing how to forgive,
instilling values that they can carry with them as they grow older and
become model members of society.
Following the opening ceremonies the children gathered to participate in
a parade around the competition area drawing a round of applause from
parents and spectators alike.
Kids
embark upon the parade dressed in colorful costumes.
Cheerleaders
from the Preecha-anusart School.
Boys 20
meter sprint.
Girls 20
meter sprint.
Scholarships offered
for science and math students
The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and
Technology (IPST) is offering 60 scholarships for mathematics and science
students. Grade 9 students who are good at science and mathematics can
apply for the scholarships which will fund their education until they
complete their doctorate.
Applications are open to ninth-graders with the
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of no less than 3.0 for their science
and math subjects in Grade 7 and 8, IPST director, Pisan Soydhurum, said.
For those who fail to make the minimum GPA required, to
be eligible to apply for the scholarships, they should have won an award in
a national or regional science-project contest, or passed a national or
regional skill test in science or math.
Any one interested in applying can obtain application
forms from the science department at their schools, or contact the IPST
directly at 02-3924021 ext. 2309 to 2318.
The e-mail address is: mailto:[email protected] or [email protected]
and the website is: http://www. ipst .ac.th/dpst or www.ipst.ac .th/dpst
Completed application reforms must be returned from
August 4-31.
The scholarship program, offered by the IPST’s
Development and Promotion for Science and Technology Talents Project since
1984, is aimed at creating more scientists for the country. Over the past
twenty years of the program, 379 scholarship winners have completed their
masters and doctorate studies. Another 1,073 are studying in various
educational institutions in Thailand and abroad. (TNA)
I-Tim awards scholarships
Peter Booma
Rudd, assistant executive director, I-TIM
The International Hotel and Tourism Industry Management
School (I-TIM) has awarded two scholarships for both first year and second
year students.
 Mukarin
Mayeo from Chiang Rai, Sakchai Puypantawong from Tak, Tanin Anu from Lampang,
and Angela Storch from Brazil.
The second year scholarships were awarded to Mukarin
Mayeo from Chiang Rai who completed the first year with a GPA of 3.50 and
completed high school at Satreesatabutbumpen School Bangkok.
 Sakchai
Puypantawong from Tak received his Royal Best Student Award from Her Royal
Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Another one went to Tanin Anu who completed the first
year with a GPA of 3.86 and a full conduct score. Originally from Lampang,
he completed M.6 at Pakkred Adult School, Nontaburi.
The two scholarships for first year students were awarded
to Angela Storch and Wiharn Khamwaen. Angela graduated from Silverira
Martins High School in Brazil and Wiharn, who is from Petchabun, graduated
from the Sukhothai College of Dramatic Arts in Sukhothai.
I-TIM will again have scholarships available for the 34th
intake which will commence in January 2005.
Sakchai Puypantawong from Tak received his Royal Best Student Award from
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on Friday July, 23, 2004.
Sakchai Puypantawong completed M.6 at Takpittayakom School, Tak. His first
year internship was in housekeeping at the Shangri-La Hotel and the second
year internship at the Le Meridien (now Intercontinental) in front office.
Jesters ‘Care For Kids’: Helping our ever growing list of beneficiaries
By Lewis Underwood
From the get-go the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity
Drives have been all about assisting the Fountain of Life Center for
deprived children in the Pattaya area. They continue to provide an
essential commodity to the local poor by offering them hope and the
stepping stones to a brighter future through documentation, education,
health and scholarships. And, as a result, we gladly and proudly continue
to help them.
 For
most abandoned children, the future would look very bleak. But thanks to
the Jesters Care For Kids Charity Drives, many of these children are being
given a fighting chance.
For the last 3 years, we have also been helping the
Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind and the Eastern Child Welfare
Protection Institute in Huay Pong. At Huay Pong, we have completed 3
renovations of two dormitories and one school building during that time
span, and a variety of projects and improvements to the premises at the
Blind School, where we are always on call for their special needs.
However, as the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity
Drive grows bigger, we look forward to broadening our horizons and helping
more children. The more money we raise, the more funds become available to
even more beneficiaries. There is no shortage of organizations and groups
in the region in need of funding that are devoted to helping Thailand’s
destitute children.
This year we are happy to be able to help another four
projects, one of which is the Happiness Camp. These are sessions organized
by the Matura Human Society in conjunction with city hall and a variety of
benefactors for children attending the government schools. The goal is to
improve their mental health and help them acquire positive outlooks.
Usually these overnight sessions, through the medium of music, dance and
yoga, teach the children to be creative, ethical and feel good about
themselves. Teaching them manners, personal hygiene and about their culture
is also part of the curriculum, as well as how to get the most out of their
education. Recently, Happiness Camp sessions also have been involving
teachers from the government schools with the aim of improving
communication between them and their students, and recognizing problem
areas the children may have. The frequency of these camps relies solely on
outside funding.
We also will be helping the VFC Mercy Ministries this
year, specifically in making improvements to the badly leaking building of
their children’s shelter. The 15 children residing there were previously
living in the streets, unwanted by their parents, or in the care of
grandmothers physically unable to look after them. Still others are at the
shelter because a parent is in jail for drug offences or simply because the
parent cannot afford to look after the child. Two of the kids on the
premises are under 1 year of age, including one that is only just 4 months
old.
Still another beneficiary this year is the Remand Center
in Rayong, which is a juvenile lockdown mostly for children and teens from
broken families. In effort to create meaningful activities there, we have
started an organic gardening project aimed at growing vegetables that they
hope to eventually sell to restaurants and hotels in the region.
We are funding more scholarships as well; this time for
young adults who once got their start at the Fountain of Life Center, then
went to government schools on scholarships and now wish to continue their
education at the higher level. From this year on we intend to sponsor at
least a half-dozen students under our new Next Step Program. One such
candidate is Em, an 18-year old boy who works in a garage 6 days a week and
still finds time to study on the weekends in a technology school. He came
to the Center 8 years ago after losing both parents. He would like to study
full time while working part time, and get a university degree with the
goal of opening his own garage. Still another aspirant is Sun, who finished
primary 6 in government schools through scholarships from the FOL and just
recently completed high school. She has applied to a local university and
would like to become a teacher.
We know that there is so much help needed out there, and we would like
to help as many as possible. As long as we can continue to successfully
raise funds for causes aiding underprivileged children, we, with your
donations, can continue to help more and more. For more information
regarding how you can help, please visit our Website: www.care4kids.info
Horse Riding for Beginners - The Trot
Willi Netzer
Learning how to trot – this is reality time for any
beginner. It will show someone’s riding ability right from the start. How
long it will take you to learn to master the trot will depend to a certain
decree on your instructor and his choice of horses. Some horses have the
habit of holding their backs. They will not let it swing and are hard
backed like a wooden log. This makes any rider pump up and down in the
saddle with the consequence of making the poor horse even less comfortable.
 Our
young student demonstrates the hands free trotting lesson.
So perhaps if your first trotting experience looks to be
kind of hopeless, have a talk with the instructor and ask him or her if
there is not anything more suitable in his stables.
Another common reason for this sort of disunity with
your saddle are the stirrups, your major ‘lifeline’, besides holding on
to the reins. Again an experienced instructor will spot this problem right
away and have you removing your feet out of the stirrups. At this time you
should best be circling around your instructor on a long rope, called
lunge, or ride behind an experienced rider. Riding without stirrups will
put all your weight in the saddle and kind of force you to sit upright.
This remedy of course should not last forever. It is
only supposed to make you aware of how much of your weight should be in the
saddle and how little should be left for the stirrups.
Having your horse on the lunge for the first one or two
lessons should actually be standard procedure. A horse has to listen to any
commands by the instructor. If he or she assures you that your horse will
trot only for five steps, the horse has to respond accordingly.
You have to learn to let go. This can be true for many
things, and nonetheless for learning how to trot. What I mean here are the
reins, your other ‘lifeline’. Of course, you are still on the lunge and
have that special horse that you figured out by now listens to the
instructor. The instructor of course takes away only one of your hands from
your reins and moves it behind you so you can still find some support with
the saddle. This is only for a short while and you should let go and move
this hand to you leg.
The last step is child’s play. Your reins are
shortened by a knot and when released will rest right in front of you. With
growing confidence, you will gradually extend the time of you holding on
with nothing other than a nicely balanced, proper seat.
If you understood me right, you are trotting without
reins and stirrups and more than this - you are sitting correctly.
Who said trotting is difficult?
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