|
Teachers from throughout
the kingdom arrive for educational visit
From left: Alvi Sinthuvanik,
Wannapa Wannasri and Kasemsook Bhamornsatit greeted the 60 teachers from all
over Thailand who came for the educational visit.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Pattaya City Hall welcomed over 60 teachers who arrived from all over
Thailand on October 29 for an educational visit organized by the Ministry of
Education.
 The
students showed off their work, including their new newspaper, the “Koh Larn
Mail”.
They were greeted by Wannapa Wannasri, Pattaya City chief supervisor of the
educational development department, Khun Kasemsook Bhamornsatit, advisor to
the educational development committee, Alvi Sinthuvanik, past president of
the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya and teachers from Pattaya City schools.
There was an exhibition from the students of Pattaya School No 3 and No 10,
with the latter school presenting their own newspaper, the “Koh Larn Mail”,
which had been started only in August. The pupils also presented mineral
stones from Koh Larn to all those attending, a gesture that was greatly
appreciated by the visiting teachers.
Proceedings were interrupted by a breakdown in the lighting system and the
lecture element of the visit was moved to Pattaya School No 4.
There the visitors heard the theory and practice of the Kasemsook Program,
devised from the 15 years’ work experience of Khun Kasemsook Bhamornsatit.
The program identifies a pattern in society and lays down methods that can
be used through this to develop the minds of children.
As it is based on the workings of Thai society, the program is regarded as
being a particularly appropriate educational tool for the Thai educational
system. Educators in Pattaya have used the Kasemsook Program since 2000, and
the visiting teachers were here to see if it could be applied in their own
regions.
Happy Halloween at Fountain of Life
Ingrid Cunliffe
We celebrated Halloween with the 136 Fountain of Life kids on Monday
October 30. We dressed up three of the kids, much to their delight, and
I might add, many of the children were quite frightened of the Tooth
Fairy dressed as a Dracula! They had a hard time believing it was me!
Erin had the same response dressed as a witch.
We played ‘pin the spider on the pumpkin’ and had a great donut eating
game, with the staff and drivers of the centre joining the fun!
The Sisters had a talk with the children about the significance of
Halloween and the Christian aspect of it, as well as the scary aspect
and how old traditions are still followed to this day on October 31st,
being the official day of Halloween.
All in all a great day was had by all, ending in a feast of trick or
treat ... the treats being a real hit with sweets galore. All the
children, I am sure, brushed their teeth well that night!
I don’t understand.
Ooooo, scary…
Yikes!
A little Halloween magic.
The children had loads of
fun “bobbing” for buns.
Dracula & the ‘ghouls’
were a scary sight.
The staff and drivers
joined the bun fun.
Regent’s ‘World at Lunch’
By Kushal
Internationalism
Pillar Leader
Year 8
On Wednesday 25th October 2006 an exciting and adventurous event was held at
The Regents School, Pattaya. The event was the ‘World at Lunch’ which took
place for the first time in the school. The idea was organised by the
Student Guild and Mr. Crouch. The school canteen was divided into 3
different worlds; the 1st world, the 2nd world and the 3rd world.
 Linnea
collects donations to support the Pattaya Mercy Centre.
In the first world, there was junk food such as: french-fries, beef burgers
and coca-cola. In the second world there was a very basic Thai meal along
with a few healthy fruits. In the third world, there was rice in porridge
and with no plates, the students and teachers had to use plastic paper to
eat on and the water was mucky and dirty. 20% percent of the people randomly
chosen ate in the first world, 30% percent of the people ate in the second
world and 50% percent of the people had to eat in the third world.
There was one thing that everyone learned from this event, which was that
people who are poor and don’t get enough food suffer a lot harder life and
die a lot younger. This event taught us why food is so important and how
lucky the students of The Regents School are.
 Rebecca
makes the most of her third world lunch.
On Monday 30th October 2006 there was an assembly held in the Globe Theatre
about ‘The World at Lunch.’ The Student Guild announced that they had raised
5,000B from student donations during this event and that this was matched by
Epicure, the school catering service, to take the total to over 10,000 baht
raised. The Student Guild has decided to donate the money to the Mercy
Children’s Centre in Pattaya.
There were also drama performances on hunger in Darfur in Sudan, by the Year
7 Drama Activity Group. They showed the reality and the truth of living in
the world today for some people. I learned one fact from this assembly: ‘One
child somewhere in the world dies in the time of three seconds due to hunger
and starvation.’ How sad is that?! This calculation can tell you how many
children must die in one minute, in an hour, in a day, in a month and in a
year?
There is one thing everyone should remember, someone in the world is always
dying or suffering because of hunger. Is it fair that there should be such
inequalities in the world today? We can help and let people live their lives
more securely, if we help and contribute in community service and by doing
something instead of nothing! Together, we all can make the world a much
better place.
Matt and Karin (IB
Geographers) interview Mr. James whilst he eats his second world lunch.
Hajjung, Pom and Tina dig into
their first world burgers.
James risks the dirty looking
water in the third world.
YWCA Chonburi organizes
youth badminton tournament
Organisers and supporters of
the Youth Badminton Tournament.
Bernie Tuppin and Dennis
Willett of the Pattaya Sports Club pose with the winners of the tournament.
Elfi Seitz
The Youth Badminton Tournament organized by the YWCA Chonburi under the
presidency of Chitra Wattanasin was an exciting event for all the youngsters
taking part.
Amongst those fighting it out across the tables were the YWCA ladies from
Pattaya, under the supervision of Nittaya Patimasongkroh. Bernie Tuppin from
the Pattaya Sports Club, always a strong supporter of the YWCA, was also on
hand to lend encouragement.
Professor Chalern Wattanasin, former member of parliament Wittaya Khunplome,
and a representative of Vikrom Kromadit, owner of the Amata Industrial
Center, handed over the trophy to the winners and thanked the sponsors.
The Fobissea Music Festival at Garden International School
7th - 12th November 2006
by Andrew Watson
For a massive undertaking such as the Fobissea music festival, there are
literally hundreds of people involved in the planning, organisation and
successful execution of the event. Whilst the charismatic and loquacious
Shane O’Shea is captain of this particular ship, it’s not a project you can
embark on without a significant level of partnership and a tangible sense of
teamwork. Over the past ten weeks, you have been introduced to some of the
crew members of this Odyssey, working on a daily basis towards a common
purpose.
 Peng
Janthasorn; PMTV’s eyes at GIS
Last but by no means least in this series features a student whose behind
the scenes work has brought preparations for the festival into sharper
focus; necessarily so.
Peng Janthasorn, a delightful seventeen year old IB diploma student, whose
heart is set on a career in Visual or Performing Arts (or both!) after
University in the UK or France, has been making weekly films for PMTV as
preparations for the Fobissea have reached their climax. I have to admit I
love the idea of giving creative control to those who desire it, empowering
students to explore and experiment with imagination (and discipline).
So, whilst there might have been an element of “being thrown in at the deep
end”, Peng has responded with alacrity. “It’s been a great experience
because I hadn’t done filming before,” she enthuses, before adding,
“although I was quite nervous at first and was shaking a bit. But I guess I
have become used to it; after all I practice quite often!”
Peng, who played ‘Rizzo’ in Grease last year, is looking forward to coming
into the studios of PMTV to learn about the editing process and the
relationship between the visual material she collects and the polished
finished product: “I try and focus on a different story each week although
mostly it’s been about Mr O’Shea; sometimes he’s stressed when things are
not working out well. Other times, he’s happy because there are so many
students coming to the festival.” She pauses before continuing with a cheeky
smile, “Occasionally he gets angry with some lad from the IB who’s not
paying much attention...”
The whole experience appears to have invigorated Peng, who talks with great
enthusiasm about becoming a film maker or Director. In the meantime, she can
submit the weekly Fobissea films as part of her IB Visual Arts portfolio;
testament to the brilliant flexibility of the course.
During the festival, Peng is likely to be behind the camera most of the
time, seeking out stories, interviewing ‘around the subject’. What does she
feel, now that after months of planning, Fobissea is finally upon us? “I’m
excited. I hope that the whole experience will enrich and develop my
feelings on music.”
Peng has eclectic musical taste ideally suited to a celebration of music
embracing a variety of sounds from a range of different cultures. She’s also
looking forward to “meeting new people” which shouldn’t be a problem for
someone who describes themselves as “quite jolly and positive about life”.
Tremendous.
Watch TV coverage of the unfolding Fobissea festival at GIS, Friday on PMTV.
For further information, please email music.fest@ gardenrayong.com or check
at the GIS website; www. gardenrayong.com
Asian University to hold open house
Sunday November 12
Asian University and the College at Asian U are opening
their doors to anyone interested in finding out more about them.
There will be an Open House on Sunday November 12, 2006, from 10.00 a.m. -
3.00 p.m.
All are welcome.
Asian U and the College are located on the same campus in Huay Yai Tambon,
Banglamung District, Chonburi Province on Highway 331, between km markers
116 and 117 (on the road between Sattahip and Chachoengsao).
For further information, please phone 038 754 450 or check out the website:
www.asianust.ac.th
|
