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ISE Students compete at sports competition in Laos
Kristina (Gr. 7)
The following is an excerpt from a Grade 7 student at the
International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE) about a recent sports
competition students traveled to in Vientiane, Laos.
Thursday morning at 4 o’clock we all arrived at ISE.
Oh, boy, we were tired! We left ISE at 4:15 a.m. and two hours later we were
at the airport. We split up and did what we had to do: duty free shopping,
buying drinks, etc. Boarding, 55 minute flight, arrival and sight seeing. We
saw temples and Vientiane. Then we went to Vientiane International School
(VIS) where our host families picked us up. We had three hours left of the
day, so our host-families took us somewhere or we stayed at home. Most of us
went to sleep right away after dinner.
Friday morning, 8 o’clock, basketball game day. VIS vs.
ISE. VIS won. Then five other games followed from different schools. Then
it’s our turn again. Hanoi International School vs. ISE. We won! After
three other games we played again. ISPP (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) vs. ISE. ISPP
won, duh! They were the best team in the tournament. We were not in the
finals, but we had lots of fun. Our host-families picked us up and we went
home to have dinner and to take a shower. Urgently needed! Then back to VIS
to watch the finals.
Next morning at 7:30 a.m.: at school for the
cross-country runners. Tomoyuki, Muneaki and I were the three who ran. Three
km around the lake and no shade. Absolutely awful. Tomoyuki got 10th place
from the boys and I got 3rd place for the girls. Then volleyball at VIS. ISE
won one game and some of us were scorekeepers. After our team spent hours in
the heat we went home and got ready for the award-ceremony and dance at the
“Kilometer 4” restaurant. Nam and Chote got team-all-stars for
volleyball, Yuya and Seuk-Hyun got team-all-stars for basketball and Risako
and I got team-all-stars for basketball. The awards were black oversized
T-shirts telling the award on the back. I got a 3rd place cross-country
T-shirt as well!
The dance was nice. Mr. Martin is an amazing dancer!
Sunday morning at VIS. Good-byes and hugs everywhere.
Overall it was very enjoyable and pleasant trip.
Leadership training for the handicapped
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Chonburi province is training handicapped people in
leadership skills, and on April 26 Ronathep Anuwat, deputy chairman for the
provincial administration organisation, opened a new project at
Redemptorist Work Placement Centre in Pattaya.
Running through to May 1, the purpose of the programme
was to help create self-confidence for handicapped people, so they can use
their personal skills to take responsible roles in society.
 Narin
Sirimanathorn, former student leader at the Redemptorist School, presents a
souvenir to Ronathep Anuwat, deputy chairman of Chonburi provincial
administration organisation, who opened the project.
The Thai constitution of 1997 supports and encourages
handicapped people to be more a part of society, and also supports their
rights. For example, Section 30 states that such a person is equal in law.
Section 55 lays out the rights of a handicapped or incapacitated person to
receive a comfortable living in public and other support from the
government. Section 80 says the government is obliged to ensure the
handicapped or incapacitated people have a good quality of life and be
independent.
Chonburi province was one of 11 to receive support from
the country with a budget from the Lotto foundation to go towards training
the impoverished, those who wouldn’t normally have a chance in society,
the handicapped, vagabonds, orphans and victims of AIDS.
Physically
challenged people who attend the training sessions receive helpful
information.
The scheduled training project was for five groups, with
six days each per group. There were 25 people per group, a total of 125
people.
Apart from training in Chonburi, similar programmes are being held at 10
other provinces, namely Chantaburi, Trat, Surin, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon
Pathom, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Songkhla and Krabi. The
development plan includes creating a nationwide link for handicapped
leaders.
BPH stages kiddies’ talent contest
Narisa Nitikarn
Dr Kamjorn Suriyasin, assistant director of marketing
communications, was the opening presenter at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital on
April 30 for the Talent Search to Fulfill Children’s Dreams project,
designed to help children develop their intellectual abilities.
 Children
begin a batik activity.
The hospital regularly organizes such activities for
children, and the event was crowded with parents, along with the youngsters.
Dr Anuphong Suthamniran, a pediatrician and psychologist,
presented a talk on the secrets of a child’s success, and how to support
talented children, and discussed children’s development at different ages.
 Dr
Narin Bunchongcharoen, assistant BPH director, gave an opening presentation.
Family activities included batik painting and a walking
rally. The winning families received awards, and there were gifts for the
children. The event closed with a family barbecue party.
BPH director Dr Somchai Pattana-Anek said the project responded to the
government’s policy of family unity. The purpose was for knowledge
distribution and to develop children’s IQs and EQs. BPH also has a
six-month to three-year children’s development clinic project this year.
Academic co-operation between Asian and Kasetsart Universities begins
On Monday April 25, Dr. Viphandh Roengpithya, president
of Asian University, and Professor Dr. Wiroj Impitak, president of Kasetsart
University officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding of academic
cooperation between the two universities to offer upper secondary education
at the Asian University campus.
This will allow Asian University to enroll students in
M.4 and M.5 for this academic year. The students will be registered as
annexed Satit Kasetsart - IP students who will be boarding students at The
College on the campus of Asian University and living at the university
dormitory, beginning the end of May.
New students applying for this programme will be accepted
in accordance with the regulations and procedures of both Satit Kasetsart -
IP and Asian U, while the content of the programme of studies will be based
on that of Satit Kasetsart – IP with added tuition support in English and
other basic subjects as The College may deem appropriate.
For more information please contact admissions at Asian
University, Chonburi, on 038 754 450 or e-mail admis sions@ asianust .ac.th
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