KID’S CORNER
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The Jesters Children’s Fair is this Sunday, September 11!

Marriott serves lunch to Mabprachan School

Srimaharacha School reviews progress during Education Day

Teachers attend English Camp to pass skills on to students

Royal Navy lends scenic Had Yao Camp to Scouts

The Jesters Children’s Fair is this Sunday, September 11!

But don’t forget the Jesters’ Pub Night 6 days later on Saturday, September 17

Lewis Underwood

All our focus is on the Fair right now, but we are still keeping an eye on the following weekend, when we will stage our 8th Annual Jesters Pub Night.

The Pub Night, besides being celebratory for a job well done at the Fair, will be rather special because of the people involved. Namely professional DJ’s Paul Jackson and Andy Francis, skillful comperes Neil Smith and Poodle Pete, veteran musicians Rick and Harpic, and auctioneer extraordinaire Eddy Henheffer. This festive evening will take place on the Saturday following the Fair, September 17th at Jameson’s Irish Pub in front of the Nova Park Hotel.

In between the DJ’s spinning discs, we will hold our auction slots and have our team furiously selling Grand Raffle tickets. We still want to raise as much money as we can for the kids in need throughout the revelry.

Headlining the auction are lots of wonderful signed sports memorabilia, including that of Arnold Palmer, Pele, Schumi, Jonny Wilkinson, Jacques Villeneuve, Martina Hingis, Paradorn and Tammy. However, there are also some quite beautiful rosewood furniture pieces with Mother of Pearl inlay, including a table set with 6 chairs, bed with two end tables, a huge wardrobe, a chest of drawers and an audio-visual console/cabinet. We will display some of the smaller items on the evening and show the rest with photos on TV monitors at Jameson’s.

For our Grand Raffle drawing, we have 6 airline prizes, including our top trip, Sydney Bangkok return from BA/Qantas. We also have a 2-day trip to River Kwai, and a Royal Cliff Beach Hotel 2-night stay in an ocean-view suite. A 2-night, 3-day stay at Logans Place in Koh Chang, and a 3-month family membership to the Dusit Fitness Center and more. There are also many prizes of restaurant vouchers and gift certificates graciously donated by well known local businesses.

So, have a great time at the Children’s Fair on Sunday 11th with the whole family.

Then 6 days later, on Saturday, September 17th, make it to the Pub Night at Jameson’s. Buy some Grand Raffle ticket books, bid on some auction items, enjoy the music and the Eddy Henheffer show.

Bid for this beautiful rosewood bed with Mother of Pearl inlay on Sept. 17.

Jump on board with Michael Schumacher.

Percy Panda and Sam’s eyes are big at the site of all the prizes.

This rosewood table set with 6 chairs will be up for auction at the 8th Annual Jesters Pub Night Sept. 17 at Jameson’s The Irish Pub.


Marriott serves lunch to Mabprachan School

Rotary donates more development funds

Narisa Nitikarn

Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa served up a free lunch to 83 eager children of Mabprachan School on August 23, as part of the hotel’s ongoing “Spirit to Serve Our Communities” project.

Bunsueb Ek-Ark, President of the Rotary Club of Pattaya, makes a monetary donation to to Rotjana Dangrot, chairmperson of the Marriott Spirit to Serve Project in support of the Mabprachan School. Many Rotarians from other clubs witnessed the presentation.

School director Wattana Chankul welcomed the Marriott team, led by general manager Somsak Tanruangsri and chairman of the project Rotjana Dangrot. Also in attendance were members of Rotary Club Pattaya, Rotary Jomtien-Pattaya and Rotary Taksin, led by Bunsueb Ek-Ark, current chairman of Rotary Club Pattaya.

Happy Birthday!

Participants served lunch to the children and helped blow out candles on a birthday cake to celebrate the birthdays of three of the hotel staff. The Marriott also took this opportunity to present certificates to employees of the month for August.

The Rotary Club of Pattaya donated 45,000 baht to support the continuing project for Mabprachan School’s development. A fence has been newly completed around the school, which cost a total of over 200,000 baht. Currently repairs are being carried out to all classrooms and after that repairs to the school canteen are scheduled to take place.

After lunch the students thanked the visitors for their kindness by putting on a show. September 3 will see a fair organized to raise more money for the “Spirit to Serve” project.


Srimaharacha School reviews progress during Education Day

Suchada Tupchai

Deputy Mayor of Sriracha Chalao Charoensantisuk presided over the opening of Orchid Education Day 2005 at Ban Srimaharacha Municipal School, a gathering of local government officials, school directors, members of education committees, teachers and students. More than 3,000 people were present at the event.

The science corner was a popular area where children received hands-on learning.

Supot Supaphan, director of the Education Department at Ban Srimaharacha, said this event was designed to update everyone on modifications to the teaching system here and at Wat Ratniyomtham School. To ensure the schools achieve national education standards there will be an evaluation every two years from the 2006 education year onwards.

Deputy Mayor Chalao said it was important for the education system to evaluate itself, as progress is being made very quickly. Teachers need to continually develop themselves and find new ways of allowing the children to learn and develop their own abilities.

Amongst the activities during the day were a presentation of the students work, a display in the school library, a children’s show on stage and an education competition. Many other organizations also attended, including Somdej Prabormratchatawee na Sriracha Hospital, which set up a booth for health checkups.


Teachers attend English Camp to pass skills on to students

Suchada Tupchai

An English Camp designed to raise English language proficiency amongst local school teachers and organized by the Education Supervision Department in cooperation with MA Language & Training Institute was conducted at Pattaya School No 1.

Teachers pay complete attention to their activities under close supervision.

A total of 46 teachers attended the camp, which was headed by the department chief Wannapa Wannasri along with Alvi Sithuvanik from the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya.

Wannapa said that city hall realized that local teachers needed to develop their English language skills and their teaching methods so primary school students could have a better understanding of the language early on in their lives, and begin to use their skills at the earliest stages of their development.

There was a total of 30 hours of training by MA Language & Training Institute lecturers with games and songs as part of the process that the teachers can then pass on to their students to show them that learning is also fun.


Royal Navy lends scenic Had Yao Camp to Scouts

Chatchanan Chaisree

Vice-Admiral Weerapan Ngork-Ngam, commander of Sattahip Naval Base, has confirmed that the Ministry of Education has asked the Royal Navy for use of Had Yao as the location for the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree 2005.

The islands of Chuksamed and Chongkaeb are just offshore from the campsite.

Had Yao is one of the beaches in Samaesarn sub-district that comes under the responsibility of Sattahip Naval Base. The beach is 3 km long and the islands of Chuksamed and Chongkaeb are just offshore. The beach forms an open harbor with a backdrop of mountains. The wide open spaces mean that it is suitable for maneuvers for all military departments based at Sattahip, and it is also used in Royal Thai Navy amphibious training and for the joint Thai-US Cobra Gold activities.

The Ministry of Education last used Had Yao for the 20th World Scout Jamboree held from December 28, 2002 to January 8, 2003, which was attended by a total of 30,000 scouts and officers from 150 countries. At the end of this year Thailand has the honored to organize the World Scout Jamboree once again. The Ministry of Education and the National Scout Department will be the main co-organizers. On this occasion Sattahip Naval base will spend 6 months developing and adapting the buildings in the area for the Jamboree.

This involves building the paved walkway from the beach to the shore, planting green trees along the road, providing a water supply, electricity, telephone, supermarket, a mobile clinic staffed from Sirikit Hospital and many other facilities in readiness for this 25th Asia Pacific regional Scout Jamboree.