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“Open Doors Day” at Rayong Child and Youth Training Centre, Region One
“Open Doors Day” at the Rayong Child and Youth Training
Centre began with presentations of certificates to 55 young people who had
successfully completed participating in rehabilitation schemes organized
through the joint efforts of the Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC),
Rayong Ladies Circle (RLC) and Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive.
 “Open
Doors Day” began with presentations of certificates to 55 young people who
had successfully completed rehabilitation schemes.
Representatives from the PILC, RLC and Jesters attended the ceremony,
together with representatives from the Rayong local government.
After the ceremony visitors were taken on a tour of the Centre to see the
rehabilitation schemes ‘in action’. Along the way it was possible to see all
the other areas where both practical help from the PILC, RLC and Jesters
‘Care for Kids’ has helped to improve living conditions for the residents
-around 720 young men and women from 11 to 22 years. Over the past couple of
years initiatives have included bathroom renovations, painting in the
dormitories, re-roofing and the installation of a filter system for drinking
water. During the visit it was plain to see that the dormitories and
bathroom areas were shining and clean, and able to provide a more hygienic
environment for the 100 or so occupants each night.
 Boys
are busy working on flip flop orders in the shady workshop provided by the
PILC and Jesters Care for Kids.
The rehabilitation schemes started with a bakery project in 2001 and now
include an organic vegetables project and the production of hand carved flip
flops. The aim of the schemes is to provide the young residents with
opportunities to learn new skills, foster teamwork and positive interaction,
and hopefully result in improved job opportunities when they leave the
Centre.
A group of boys were busy working on flip flop orders in the shady workshop
provided by the PILC and Jesters Care for Kids. The flip flops are
personalized with logos, designs or names and it was interesting to find out
that not only are they popular here on the Eastern Seaboard but orders are
now being prepared for buyers from Laos!
 Mike
Franklin interviews Anne Tadiello, an RLC member who has been the driving
force behind the bakery project for the past 3 years.
The thriving vegetable garden has been in operation since 2004, a joint
project between the Jesters Care for Kids and the RLC. Around 30 young men
and women participate in each 3 month training programme and the organically
grown vegetables are sold to restaurants and hotels in Rayong. Project
supervisor, Khun Bic deserves a special mention here – Helle Rantsen, RLC
and PILC welfare chairperson and project coordinator for Jesters Care for
Kids, says Khun Bic’s expertise has been invaluable in setting up the
project and making it such a success.
The final stop on the tour - and the most delicious – was a visit to the
bakery project. The spotless kitchen, mouth-watering aromas and dedicated
cooking team showed the visitors just why this project has been so
successful. Anyone who has tried the cakes, cookies, quiches and bread which
are available by weekly basket subscription or regularly sold at the PILC
and RLC Bazaars, will vouch for the high quality of the baked goods. The
project began as a joint project between PILC, RLC and the Training Centre
and has grown to produce a menu of 30 different items and provides training
for dozens of girls. A special farewell and thank you was made to Anne
Tadiello, an RLC member who has been the driving force behind the project
for the past 3 years.
Open Doors Day highlighted just how much can be achieved by teamwork: the
initiatives and practical help from some of the Eastern Seaboard’s most
charitable groups are providing opportunities for young people to learn new
skills which will prepare them for life outside the Training Centre. Thank
you to everyone who supports the fundraising of the Pattaya International
Ladies Club, Rayong Ladies Circle and Jesters ‘Care for Kids’.
If you would like to know more about the projects, or are interested in
ordering products please contact Helle Rantsen on 01 63 68 165 or visit the
website: www.123hjemmeside.dk/charitywork-thailand
School for Life stages exhibition at Asian University
Students from the School
for Life in Chiang Mai put on quite a show, loved by all who witnessed
it.
Piyavadee Suvannahon
The School for Life in Chiang Mai held an exhibition of its students’
work at Asian University in Pattaya on March 24.
Director of the Family Department at the School of Life Thanin
Worrawittayakal said the school had been founded under Royal patronage
for the children of HIV victims, vagrant children, orphans, the children
of tsunami victims, hilltribe children, and others in the North who are
too disadvantaged to attend normal government school.
These children are all entitled to have as good an education and
opportunities as anyone else, said Thanin, and to be able to take their
place as responsible members of society.
 Students
from the School for Life in Chiang Mai showed their artwork using
natural materials.
The school uses innovative media to develop the students’ skills and to
stimulate their interest in creative work. In turn, the artworks and
handicrafts made by the students are used to generate income for the
school, which relies upon donations for budget support.
Thanin added that the school is applying for registration as a private
aid school. There are 136 students under the school’s responsibility.
The School for Life in Chiang Mai is located at 185/3 Moo 4, Pamiang,
Doi Saket, Chiang Mai 50220. Tel 0 5324 8206, fax 0 5324 8194.
Regent’s hosts an International Theatre Festival
‘ISTA rocks so much! I had so much fun and I will never forget how great
it was!’
‘ISTA was a blast! It was my first time and I can’t wait for the next
one!’
The Pattaya campus was recently host to 110 students from schools all
over Asia, including the International School of Beijing, the American
School of Bombay, Taipei American School, the British School of Ho Chi
Minh City, Bangkok, the British School of Tokyo, Bangkok/Patana School
and a large contingent from the Regent’s School.
The hectic three-day programme consisted of workshop and ensemble
sessions in which all the students were mixed into different groups
named after famous cultural icons of Thai culture, such as Sukhothai and
Patravadi. An expert team of ISTA teachers led the students through the
weekend, each one being in charge of one of the five ensemble groups.
The festival began with a lively welcoming ceremony in the Globe, which
included a display of Thai drumming and dancing by students dressed in
traditional costume. Sally Robertson, the CEO of ISTA spoke eloquently
of the work of ISTA and introduced the theme of the weekend,
‘Transformations’.
After that the students went straight into their ensemble groups. This
was followed by a workshop session in which students had to choose from
Balinese mask making, dance, Butoh and Australian storytelling. One of
the most popular sessions was Thai Likay led by Master Pradit and his
musicians.
The first day ended with a performance by the Joe Louis Puppet Theatre
of Bangkok on stage at the Globe. The packed audience was enthralled by
the display of hand-held puppetry, which focused on scenes from the
Ramakien.
Following a social evening with their host families, the next day began
with a visit to the awe inspiring Sanctuary of Truth in Naklua. The
students were amazed by the abundance of sculpture that lined the vast
teak structure and each ensemble group was given time to absorb the
spirit of the building and discover ways of expressing the life of the
building through drama.
Back at school, the students were entertained by the plays on the
festival theme brought by each visiting schools. These ranged from plays
about the changes to the way of life in Thailand by the Regent’s
students and hard-hitting dramas about the Holocaust and the Vietnam War
to the quirky humour of the Bombay School’s, ‘The Karma you Feel’.
The following day ended with a disco in the Roundhouse led by the
Regent’s Student Council. After a lively succession of ensemble
sessions, the finale on Sunday evening came all to quickly with each
ensemble group giving their interpretation of the theme in a series of
memorable outdoor performances using mask, music and torches with the
audience following the flow. The fireworks display at the end provided a
suitably spectacular conclusion to an amazing weekend of theatre.
The school is sincerely grateful to all the families of the school
community who helped house the visiting students and the many people who
made the entire event a reality. To catch more of the excitement of the
ISTA Middle School Festival, 2006, please visit the fantastic website at
www.istaregents.com The password is: ‘festival’ and user name is:
‘globe06’.
Let one of the students from Vietnam provide the final words: “Every
moment, every person, every event I will never forget!”
During their visit to the awe inspiring
Sanctuary of Truth in Naklua, the students were given time to absorb the
spirit of the building.
The festival began with a lively welcoming
ceremony in the Globe, which included a display of Thai dancing by
students dressed in traditional costume.
Each ensemble group gave their
interpretation of the theme in a series of memorable performances.
After being divided into their ensemble
groups, the students went straight into workshop sessions.
The students were entertained by the plays
on the festival theme brought by each visiting schools.
The students were able to absorb a lot of
useful information during the workshop sessions.
Students were given the chance to interact
with the dolphins at the Sanctuary of Truth in Naklua.
At the Sanctuary of Truth in Naklua, each
ensemble group discovered ways of expressing the life of the building
through drama.
The dolphins at the Sanctuary of Truth in
Naklua showed how experienced they were in the art of entertainment.
Assumption College students had a wet but wonderful Songkran
Assumption students present alms to monks as
part of the Songkran celebrations.
Assumption College Sriracha held several events to mark the Thai New
Year. Students wore suitably colourful Songkran shirts on March 7, and
several came to school with their water guns.
In the morning, monks from various temples around Sriracha visited the
schools, and students made merit by presenting them with food.
After the merit-making, students went to the school’s main hall, where
they watched a colourful Miss Songkran contest. Eight girls from
Mathayom 4 took part, along with eight boys from the school’s
Kindergarten.
The girls performed a Thai dance with candles while wearing traditional
Thai costumes. Students then had the chance to vote for their favourite
girl and boy.
Assumption College Sriracha educates more than 4,000 students. Many of
the students come from Pattaya. The school runs a large English
Programme (EP) in nearly every year group. For more details on
Assumption, visit www.acs.ac.th
We rock! A delighted kindergarten student
celebrates after the ‘Master Songkran’ contest.
Proud day in North Pattaya as Redemptorist children are presented with graduation certificates
Vimolrat Singnikorn
April 3 was a proud day in North Pattaya, as certificates were
presented to pupils of the Redemptorist Children’s Home who were
graduating from one grade to the next in their various schools, or who
were leaving school ready to move into a career.
Presenting the certificates to 160 youngsters between the ages of five
and 19, Cardinal Lawrence Tienchai Samanjit said those who had not yet
received a certificate should keep on trying and working harder, and
they will succeed.
 Cardinal
Lawrence Tienchai Samanjit presents certificates during to the children
of the Redemptorist Children’s Home in Pattaya.
Eleven-year-old Nichakorn Taokratok, receiving her certificate for
passing primary school level 3 and about to go up to level 4 at Baan
Nernplubwan School, said she had received good marks and hopes to be a
doctor in the future.
Miss Ketsarin Rermsilp was graduating from secondary school level 3 at
Pattaya City School 5. She said she now wants to study at the Vocational
College at Banglamung, and that she is very interested in computer
science. She has been at the Redemptorist Children’s Home for eight
years.
The Redemptorist Children’s Home works as a support home for children to
receive education so they can take their rightful place in society in
the future. By coordinating with the schools, the home prepares the way
for its children to study. Staff monitor progress and continually talk
over the educational needs and opportunities with the children.
When the children are approaching school leaving age, they are given
professional help in career guidance.
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