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Sattahip parents donate 200,000 baht to school, robes to monks
Officials present to monks the
200,000 baht donated to Sattahip School.
Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip parents donated 200,000 baht to Sattahip School and gave robes
and other necessities to area monks.
Capt Momgkol Jaruwat, president of the Sattahip School
PTA (Parent-Teachers Association) presented the funds intended to buy
equipment and support educational programs at the Sattahip Naval Base campus
to base chief of staff Rear Adm. Supapong Sirisonthi Feb. 26.
Furthermore, Rangsiri Kehapan Partnership Ltd. also
donated 100 chairs and the Viriyah Insurance Co., Ltd. Sattahip branch also
donated 10 footballs to the school.
Sattahip School Principal Wichian Chantornthep said the
facility has been lucky to have many parents who have donated to the school
over time, thanks to its active role in technical and other academic
competitions.
‘To Be No. 1’ 2010
contest kicks off
HRH Princess Ubolratana passes out awards to eastern
and central semi-finalists in the To Be No. 1 contest.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
HRH Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya kicked off this
year’s “To Be No. 1 Project” contest with 94 people from eastern and
central Thailand vying to become the top ambassadors for HRH the
Princess’s anti-drug campaign.
Chonburi Gov. Senee Jittakasem welcomed competitors
to the Ambassador City Hotel March 4 where the To Be No. 1 members laid
out rules and schedules for the various competitions. This year’s
contest will pick winners from schools at the provincial and regional
level; small, medium and large-size businesses and from To Be No. 1
clubs in Bangkok.
HRH Princess Ubolratana passed out awards to the eastern and central
semi-finalists. The project, which she founded, works to raise awareness
of the perils of drug use and foster love and community spirit.
70 Boy Scout leaders undergo advanced training
“First the rabbit
comes out of the hole, runs around the tree and goes back into the
hole…” Boy Scouts troop leaders and supervisors learn how to tie knots.
Patcharapol Panrak
About 70 Boy Scout troop leaders and supervisors tied
knots and were given lessons in being good role models at a week-long
advanced-training workshop at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Boy Scout
Camp in Pattaya.
Pakorn Phanthu, inspector general at the Ministry of
Social Development and Human Security, which oversees the country’s
Scout programs, opened the session March 2 focusing on developing the
intellectual, physical and moral attributes of Boy Scout leaders.
Among the many activities during the seven-day,
six-night camp was a knot-tying lesson, in which instructors learned how
to make bowline, double sheep bend, reef, clove, hitch and other knots.
Young Scouts learn how to tie all these, so of course their leaders need
to know too.
Pakorn said the high-level training not only enhances
the leaders’ practical skills, but also instills a true understanding of
the mission of the Boy Scouts program and its role in shaping young
Thais to become good citizens.
Practice makes perfect.
Satit School prefects
using flower power to raise
money for local charity
Satit School prefects use flower power to raise money
for local charity.
Left to right: Jessica, Boss, Earth, Fam, Art, Nan, Mook, Son, Pon and Ann.
Peter French &
N. Choochai
Students from Satit Udomsuksa School, Pattaya celebrated
Valentines Day in a special way this year. They sold over 800 red roses
in support of one of the school’s chosen charities, the Redemptorist
Children’s Home in Pattaya. This charity initiative raised 11,000 baht.
On Sunday, 28th February 2010 the prefects presented
milk, juice, rice, socks, stationary sets, noodles and cupcakes to all,
as well as organising fun and games.
The students have a fun day with youngsters
at the Redemptorist Children’s Home Pattaya.
Nongprue Nursery School education day
Nongprue Mayor Mai Chaiyanit looks over the school’s
educational material.
Boonlua Chatree
Arts and crafts from Nongprue’s tiniest citizens were on
display when Mayor Mai Chaiyanit hosted Nongprue Nursery School’s
education day Feb. 26.
The school was founded a year ago with seven
classrooms, 210 students and 21 teachers and staff. It was built to
comply with a 1999 law calling on local communities to construct
education facilities for day care and education for young children.
Nongprue Nursery School youngsters play
educational
games on their education day.
Bang Saray School
pushes for excellence
Bang Saray Community School is redoubling efforts
to
improve the quality of its education.
Patcharapol Panrak
Faced with slipping student test scores, Bang Saray
Community School is redoubling efforts to improve the quality of its
education with a goal of surpassing minimum requirements on its next
accreditation review.
Principal Wuttichai Weerawat launched the effort with
a workshop and series of lectures at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden March 2.
Teachers and administrators were urged to improve the efficiency of
school administration and generate more knowledge and understanding
among students.
Wuttichai said the push for excellence resulted from
the latest accreditation review, which showed a growing number of
students were not meeting minimum academic requirements.
To counter that, the school is focusing on creating a
modern, technology-centric learning system that Wuttichai hopes will see
Bang Saray Community surpass minimum requirements for educational
performance.
55 countries represented
at Regent’s International Day 2010
The English staff produce a traditional Morris Dance.
Suraj Kadam, Year
13 IB Student
Pillar Leader for Internationalism / Prefect
International Day this year was yet another exciting and
fun day in the Regent’s as we all gathered to celebrate the cultures
represented in our school community. In total 55 different countries
were represented. It was a busy day filled with many activities for both
students and parents. The day began with preparations for the rooms and
the setting up of other decorations around the school. Most of the
people arrived at 10 o’clock and International Day was kicked off with
the beginning of the football world cup. England, who had previously won
the last two world cups, was yet again in the finals but this year it
was Thailand that took the prize.
The Armenian tower is a spectacular as ever on stage this year.
We were pleased that our good friends from the
Fountain of Life, the Blind School, Koh Pai Nursery and Pattaya Mercy
Centre joined us during the day. Many thanks to the Secondary Student
Guild for sponsoring their drinks, snacks and activities throughout the
day. Over 100,000 baht was generated on International Day to support all
our major Round Square service projects.
The International Cafe was filled with foods from all
the different countries and we were all able to try new and delicious
dishes. All the country rooms were well decorated and people put a lot
of effort into making sure that their rooms were welcoming to everyone
that visited them for passport stamps and other purposes.
The musical performances on the stage were also
happening during this time as many bands from the music department
including the winners of the recent Battle of the Bands competition
performed a number of songs. Soon after this the country performances
began and everyone was gathered around the stage to watch the many
diverse performances and take plenty of pictures.
A number of countries showed us their national dance
and other traditional performances. There was the Armenian dance, the
Estonian dance, Thai boxing, the highly anticipated Indian dance and
even Morris Dancing from the English! Many more kept the crowd
entertained for over 2 hours. The performances ended with the
traditional Maori Hakka.
The performances were followed by the traditional
Fashion Show which a lot of countries took part in. The fashion models
walked to the front of the stage and showed off their national costumes
and it ended with a gathering of all the countries on the stage.
The day ended with the traditional International Day
Parade of Nations. All the countries walked around the oval proudly
holding their flags and signs. The day ended a little differently this
year with all the sign and flag bearers lining up on the road, forming a
tunnel through which everyone passed.
It was a very entertaining and successful day and
required a lot of hard work. I would specifically like to thank Mr.
Crouch, the International Day committee, the prefects, parents, Thai
staff and all the other people that helped in making the day such a huge
success.
The Parade of Nations concludes with a flag tunnel.
Many nationalities coming together.
New Zealand give a traditional Maori farewell.
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