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Regent’s Leadership Week 2008 - A week for potential leaders
Piia Põldsaar (Year 13 Leadership Pillar Leader)
Photos by Ann-Marie Mägus
(Year 12 IB student)
This year, the last week of March in the Regent’s School was dedicated to
leadership. During the week, students had a chance to think about the
importance of leadership and for the first time, a training course for
potential leaders was introduced.
 Mr.
James leads a workshop on how to delegate.
The Leadership Training Course proved to be very popular, as in a total of
40 students from years 7 to 13 participated. The main purpose of the course
was to offer a programme for the future leaders, providing useful tips and
experiences for successful leadership. The requirement for completing the
course was to actively participate in all four workshops, and in the end 26
persons received the certificates on the whole school assembly.
The training course was based on four workshops, offered by various teachers
and student leaders. On Monday, Mr Thomas taught the potential leaders how
to deliver a speech and perform on stage. On Tuesday, the importance and
styles of delegation and organisation of events was discussed by Mr James.
On Wednesday, Mr Tasker talked about authority, communication and
co-operation. Eventually, the current student leaders, such as Head Boy,
Prefects, Student Guild Treasurer and House Captains passionately shared
their experiences of leadership within the school.
 Ugyen
poses as Al Gore and answers questions on leadership.
The participants of the course were also given a chance to put their learned
skills into action. On the final whole school assembly, four persons were
given a chance to step up on stage to talk about the training course and how
they benefited from it. As well as this, the Key Stage 3 students could
participate in organising the Fun/Sports Day for the Ban Jing Jai and Mercy
Centre children, which took place on the Friday.
For making people think about leadership in a more engaging and entertaining
way, the Theatre Sports with teachers and students occurred on Friday as
well. This proved to be a very fun event, resulting in a victory for the
teachers. During the week, there were also students dressing up as powerful
leaders of the world, in order to increase the familiarity and knowledge
about leadership.
Over all, the week proved to be very successful, as many people took part
and enjoyed the various activities offered. With this week the real spirit
of leadership was finally revealed in the Regent’s School.
Regent’s students listen to
the workshop that they signed up for.
Baan Jing Jai students enjoy
the fun day of sport and activities.
Asian University’s summer campers help to clean Jomtien Beach
From left: Tang-kwa,
Moo-wan, Oat, Atom and Porche.
Susan Joyce
In March, Asian University opened the first of their two English
Summer camps for 2008 with one hundred and forty students. The
youngsters were eagerly awaiting the English programme and the many
additional educational, social, sporting and fun activities.
Many of the summer campers have expressed an interest in continuing
their study, following the camps, either in the College M4, 5 and 6 or
in one of the undergraduate degree programmes offered by Asian
University.
 From
left: Guy, Not, Gun And Long.
Last Sunday the campers went to Jomtien Beach to participate in an
environmental day. They helped clean up the beach and surrounding areas
to promote social awareness and responsibility within our community. It
was a great day out with support from the local government who provided
safety officers to man the beach and surrounds to ensure a happy and
safe environment for all concerned.
One of the leading students, Mr. Potchara (Booming) who has returned to
Asian University Summer Camp for the second year running and is joining
the College M4 in May, had this to say about the day out: “When we
arrived at Jomtien Beach we started to clean up the beach by collecting
the trash and waste for the community (ourselves) and then, we swam in
the sea for one and a half hours. That moment was the greatest sea trip
in Thailand for me.
“Yellow sand and nice wind together with delicious sea food made it
great. Our safety was taken care of by the teacher assistants and the
local government body. After we finished swimming we went to take a
shower and went shopping, then returned to Asian University. Thanks for
teacher and assistant who created this wonderful sea travel for us!”
The photographs show the youngsters, in their distinctive pink shirts,
enjoying a day out in Jomtien.
Summer Camp Two will be held from April 17 to May 11. If you would like
your children to take part in what is one of the best academic summer
programmes in Thailand, please contact Asian University Admissions on
038 253 700 or visit the website: http://www.asianust
.ac.th/special/summercamp.htm
Summer campers Boss, Kard,
M and friends.
Campers arrive at Jomtien
Beach with teachers and teaching assistants.
Visual Arts Exhibition opens at Regent’s School
Nicky Cases
Head of Art, the Regent’s School
The evening of March 27 saw the opening of the Regent’s School’s third
annual IB Art Exhibition. This event showcases the achievements of Year
13 students who have been following a rigorous two-year programme in
Visual Arts.
 Colourful
paintings and prints.
Visitors to the Private View were welcomed with complimentary wine and
cheeses, with ample time to admire and explore the artwork on show,
before moving onto the Regent’s Summer Music Concert. The young artists
were also on hand in the gallery to discuss their work and many visitors
took advantage of this to engage the students in intellectual
conversation!
The work of five senior students is represented and overall there is an
impressive range of styles and media on display. Upon entering the
exhibition, the work of contemporary expressionist Tae Kyong Lee
makes a bold impression. In his work, vivid, clashing colours and
textures come together to create unsettling and hallucinatory landscapes
where tormented figures appear to merge and bleed into their
environment. Lee’s cultural heritage is also very much at the forefront
of his work, with sculptural pieces derived from traditional Korean
architecture on display.
 Portraits
by Cat Sperbund.
Moving on, the post-feminist work of Sara Menges again addresses
the figure as a central theme, but in contrast, presents a controlled,
hierarchical world in which the female protagonist is both constrained
by and, in places, supported by, the limitations and stereotypes she
faces. Citing Paula Rego as a major influence, Menges’ intense,
fascinating drawings of the human figure under pressure draw the viewer
in for closer inspection.
Bandith Boonyeun presents perhaps the most diverse range of work
on show; from large-scale drawings to ceramic sculptures to a series of
small prints. Boonyeun’s work moves from expressive landscapes
influenced by Kurt Jackson, through to re-interpretations of traditional
Thai design taken from his own everyday experience. Boonyeun’s
self-portraits are also on show, illustrating another of his central
concerns.
Language, conflict, communication and culture; all themes explored in
the conceptual work of Joyce Lin. Drawing partly on her Taiwanese
background, Lin uses text from a variety of cultures and languages to
highlight the differences and conflicts that can arise between the
speakers of different languages. The only artist in the show to use
non-figurative modes of communication, Lin’s work on the challenges of
communication is particularly appropriate within the context of an
international school community.
 Paper
sculptures by Joyce Lin.
Finally, the powerful and unsettling self-portraits of Cat Sperbund
confront the viewer with a clear insight into issues of self-image and
female beauty. Sperbund addresses preconceived ideas about what it is,
in a media-saturated world, to be considered beautiful and then presents
her own, alternative and unsentimental, vision. In her portrayals of raw
flesh, dripped, dragged and splattered paint clearly evoke the work of
Jenny Saville, but it is also clear that Sperbund has developed a unique
voice of her own.
Overall, this year’s IB Art Exhibition was a great success, with the
small gallery space filled to capacity for much of the evening. A lively
mix of students, parents, teachers and friends created a definite
‘buzz’, which did justice to the professionalism, high quality and
liveliness of the work on show.
Desire for Communication
by Joyce Lin.
The Perception of
Confinement.
Perusal by Cat Sperbund.
Visitors to the exhibition
peruse the work on display.
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