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New board will concentrate on developing educational zones
Vimolrat Singnikorn
A new board has been elected to steer specific areas of education at the
10 schools under the direct jurisdiction of Pattaya City.
 Wannapa
Wannasri, Pattaya’s chief information officer for educational matters.
Wannapa Wannasri, chief information officer on educational matters made the
announcement on June 15 at Pattaya School, the board being created for the
educational period of 2007 to 2009.
Areas of responsibility have been divided into 11 zones, namely Thai,
mathematics, science, social studies (religion and culture), hygiene
(physical education), art, basic occupations and technology, foreign
languages, early childhood education, educational advice, and performance
evaluation.
The sub-committees will concentrate on teacher development, including the
readiness of teachers for using an evaluation system as part of learning.
This election by the Board of Technological Development allowed teachers to
vote themselves, so they could propose their own techniques for development
of each education zone.
Currently they are approximately 14,000 students and 600 teachers under
Pattaya City. Further expansion plans include the building of Pattaya School
No 11 in the Nongyai area soon.
Democracy training given to teachers
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Teachers from schools under the jurisdiction of Pattaya City attended
training as volunteers under the development of democracy program on
June 15 at Pattaya School No 5, with Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn
presiding over the opening.
 Mayor
Niran Wattanasartsathorn opens the training of volunteers under the
development of democracy program.
The 11 teachers are volunteers working under the Chonburi Province
Development Center for an Efficient Democracy System project, and were
undergoing technical training so that they can pass on their knowledge
to the public.
They will work within the community, preparing people for elections and
making them aware of their rights in selecting representatives and in
voting.
Three tutors led the training, namely Weerapat Kudthalang, Malee
Paeseng, and Saijai Kongcharoen. The session described how democracy
works under a constitutional monarchy, and a video presentation was
given on the kings of Thailand.
The Ministry of Interior has stipulated that each region of the country
should have volunteers for the development of democracy, at a ratio of
no less than 25 percent of the people on the house registration list.
Pattaya City has approximately 100,000 people registered, which would
mean 25,000 volunteers helping the new political culture to be correct
and impartial.
Students and alumni pay respect to teachers with traditional ceremony
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Redemptorist Vocational School for the Disabled held its annual Wai Kru
ceremony on June 21, a tradition in which students pay respect to their
teachers for helping to put them on the right path in life and society.
 Students
pay their respects to their teachers during the annual Wai Kru ceremony.
Father Lawrence Patin, director of the Redemptorist Center in Pattaya,
and director of the Father Ray Foundation, presided over the ceremony in
which students and alumni brought flowers and joss sticks were burned.
The school also staged the 20th Redemptorist Sports Day, which as Father
Lawrence said was as much about learning the importance of losing,
winning, forgiveness and team effort as it was about testing physical
and mental prowess.
Participants were divided into four teams, under the colors red, blue,
yellow and green. A wheelchair dance was performed before the contests
got underway, a display enthusiastically applauded by all those
attending the event.
The “Wheelchair echo dance
around the world” performance wows the crowd at the 20th Redemptorist
Sports day.
Students present flowers
and joss stick trays to their teachers at the Redemptorist Vocational
School during the annual Wai Kru ceremony.
Police plan youth
volunteer scheme
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Pattaya’s police have put forward a proposal to use youngsters as
volunteers in the fight against crime.
 Pol.
Col. Sutin Suppuang
Currently there are programs for civil volunteer protection and
volunteer police, both designed to support police performance regarding
safety, as there is not enough police power available to protect the
lives and property of residents and tourists.
Pol Col Sutin Suppuang, superintendent at Pattaya Police Station said
that the proposed youth volunteer project would require a support budget
from city hall. The youngsters would be aged between 13 and 17 years,
and be happy to use their free time for useful purposes.
The project is planned to start next month, with 200 youngsters
initially undergoing training in both theory and logic.
The area’s youths are
being called upon to help fight crime.
Puzzlers to compete for
Princess Sirindhorn Trophy
Deputy Governor Rerngsak
Mahavinitchaimontri and Banglamung District Chief Pratheep Chongsuebtham
try their hand at playing the Literacy Game with Banglamung students.
Banglamung students enjoy
playing the literacy game.
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
Puzzlers will bend their minds over word puzzles in a grand contest that
will be held on December 16, National Sports Day, with the prize being
the Princess Sirindhorn Cup.
Pattaya City is cooperating with the Word Puzzles Club in Pattaya City
for the event, which was announced on June 14 at Pattaya City Hall by
Chonburi Deputy Governor Rerngsak Mahavinitchaimontri along with Deputy
Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, Banglamung District Chief Pratheep
Chongsuebtham, and president of the World Puzzle Club Sermsak Sapanon.
Sermsak said the nationwide competition would be divided into four
levels, namely secondary school, pre-college, college or university, and
the public. The contest has been created to support the development of
Thai and English skills, for youngsters to use their free time for
useful purposes, and for creating an atmosphere of learning for the Thai
language, foreign languages, and mathematics.
Redemptorist School lays out educational and job finding program
Vimolrat Singnikorn
The Redemptorist School’s course structure for the 2007-2009 educational
period has been mapped out and a sign language translator program
adopted, following on from Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn’s
visit to the school on February 15, when she formally opened a new
building and also made recommendations concerning technology and media
for the disabled.
 Lecturer
Udomchok Choorat, Redemptorist School’s planning manager, says that the
school is following on from Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn’s
visit to the school on February 15.
Udomchok Choorat, the school’s planning manager, said that the committee
members had designed the courses in conjunction with the Redemptorist
Job Placement Center for People with Disabilities, and the Redemptorist
Center for the Independent Living of Disabled People.
The objective of the three organizations is to ensure that the disabled
are educated to allow them to achieve happiness and success, to find
work that is satisfying and rewarding, and to find new friends and
contacts through the networking opportunities offered by the
Redemptorist Center for the Independent Living of Disabled People.
Udomchok said plans were laid out in six categories that ranged from the
promotion of moral principles through to development of abilities and
the recognition of rights for the disabled.
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