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Princess awards winners of To Be No. 1 contest
HRH Princess Ubolratana
Rajakanya receives a royal welcome as she arrives at the Ambassador City
Jomtien Hotel.
HRH Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya awarded winners of this
year’s eastern-region To Be No. 1 contest in Jomtien Beach, marking 10 years
the princess’s youth program has been helping keep kids away from drugs.
The princess handed out plaques to winners of the March
25-26 competition at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel where youths from
eastern and central Thailand vied to become the top ambassadors for the
anti-drug campaign.
The project, which she founded, works to raise awareness
of the perils of drug use and foster love and community spirit. Sports,
dance and aerobics competitions are used to give kids a diversion from drugs
and help occupy their free time.
To Be No. 1 features clubs at the district and
neighborhood level, schools, small businesses and in Bangkok. Chapters can
be found in 23 districts and 87 communities in the eastern and central
regions.
Winners of the Ambassador City contest will go on to the
national competition in Bangkok in June. (CPRD)
HRH Princess Ubolratana
Rajakanya presents a Royal gift to Chancheongsao Governor Reungsak
Mahavinitchaimontree during the To Be Number One awards presentation
ceremony at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel.
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We love books
Simon McCloskey, Head
of Primary, St Andrews International School
Noddy, Harry Potter, Cinderella, Biggles, The Cat in the
Hat and many other colourful characters joined the St. Andrews International
School Book Parade on Friday 16th March.
Elise with her colourful
clown costume.
The whole school event concluded an extremely successful
Book Week that included story sessions in different languages from teachers
and parents, competitions, books stalls and a library scavenger hunt.
The week also featured Chris White, a visiting author
from the UK. Chris is a published children’s writer who has featured on
Children’s BBC. He gave a very entertaining performance to the school before
offering workshops to primary classes throughout the day.
The events and activities were aimed at encouraging
children to enjoy reading for pleasure, and to promote a life-long love of
books and learning.
Nursery Students watch the
show.
Sieb, Clemence and Yoann enjoy
the parade.
Chris White entertains Primary
Students.
The St. Andrews Teaching
Assistants.
Year 4 MF show off their
characters before the parade.
Jill plays the part of
Tinkerbell.
The winners of the Book Week
Competitions.
Secondary Students replicating
their favourite graphic novel.
Robin Hood and Biggles save
the day!
Henry, Isaac and Lo in
character.
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Regent’s holds a Camillian Centre Beach Day
Three schools on a fun beach
day out.
Joonas Neelov
On 10th March, children from the Camillian Social Center
in Rayong spent an afternoon with students from the Regent’s School, Pattaya
and Lakefield College School, Canada at Nam Rin Beach. The Camillian Social
Center is a community partner of Regent’s and this was one of many events
that Regent’s hosts with various community partners.
The Camillian Social Center in Rayong is a part of the
St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand. The center offers assistance to people
of all ages living with HIV/AIDS. The Camillian Social Center in Rayong is
also one of seven major projects in South-East Thailand that cooperate in
fighting the problem of HIV/AIDS.
Just like during the previous year, the games at Nam Rin
Beach started with a tug-of-war. The children then separated into various
activity groups, such as a sand-castle competition and football, among
others. After about an hour’s worth of entertainment in the scorching sun,
everybody headed off to a nearby restaurant for a buffet lunch. After the
lunch, the Camillian children were treated with ice cream, funded by a
donation from the Regent’s Student Guild. The activities then continued with
cleaning up a large part of Nam Rin Beach, followed by some very amusing
improvised dance.
Many hours after first arriving at Nam Rin, the event
came to a close and it was time for the Regent’s and Camillian participants
to part again. Yet the separation was only temporary, as both groups will
meet again in May.
To help support the St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand,
contact the Regent’s School at 038 418 777, or the Camillian Social Centre
in Rayong at 038 685 480.
Karolina playing with students
from Camillian Center.
Tug-of-War on the beach.
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Kindergarteners graduate from day care
Derek Franklin
Wearing long blue gowns, old fashioned mortar boards on
their head and with a small posy of orchids pinned to their chest, twenty
four kindergarten students recently graduated from the Father Ray Day Care
Center.
All the children will enter
regular government schooling in May.
For the past two years these youngsters have been
traveling to the Center, located on Sukhumvit Road, from all over Pattaya.
The aim of the Center when it opened in 2008 was to provide a safe place for
the underprivileged children of Pattaya to spend their days while their
parents were seeking employment.
Many proud parents took time
off work to attend the ceremony.
During their time at the Center the children have learned
to read and write. They have also received English and computer classes, all
in preparation for entering regular government schooling. Swimming, cooking,
gardening and play sessions have seen the students learning new skills, all
of which are beneficial to the growth of each child.
One of the many youngsters
who received their graduation certificates.
For all students the morning starts the same way, with a
hot nutritious breakfast as many families will have no food at home. The
Center also provides two uniforms, lunch and snacks, medical assistance and
can also offer advice to any parent who finds themselves in trouble.
It may be a clich้ to say that the Center is helping to
‘break the cycle of poverty’, but that is exactly what it is doing. It is
giving a better start in life to the poor children of Pattaya than perhaps
their parents and grandparents had.
One little boy was very happy to receive his graduation
certificate. He thinks that it is now all over, no more school. It was
explained to him that in May he will be entering grade 1 at School number 7.
The smile disappeared from his face when he was told that he has another
twelve years to go before his next graduation ceremony.
More information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email
[email protected]
Three brothers, identical
triplets, don’t look too happy in their graduating gowns.
Two very proud parents of
three young brothers.
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