Last week’s debate required students to discuss current affairs with a debate on the ‘burkini ban’ enforced by the Mayor of Cannes in France. There were some very detailed arguments and counter arguments but the majority of Regent’s students agreed that women should be able to wear whatever they like on the beach, and to ban some items of clothing on the basis of religion is discriminatory.
Last week the students debated on the use of animal tourism in Thailand. Lots of students feel proud of having a magnificent animal like the elephant as the national symbol of Thailand and believe that tourism is good for the Thai economy. However, many others highlighted the cruelty of keeping elephants in captivity and questioned the ethics of exploiting the animals for cash.
Click the link below to read individual opinions.
New school year, new events, fresh thoughts! Our weekly online debate for the secondary school has resumed. Last week’s debate challenged students to reflect on the economic impact of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with the motion “This House Believes the Olympics was a waste of money”. Students’ opinions varied, but many contributions highlighted the bitter irony of Rio’s own residents being unable to afford tickets to see the Games in their home city due to vast levels of poverty.
Click the link below to read individual opinions.
With lots of new faces joining the Boarding House this school year we have been running some ice breaker activities to get to know everyone a little better. The theme is based on the 2016 Rio Olympics, and has been popularly called ‘The 2016 Riogent’s Olympics’. Students have been working in teams first to create their own country and flag, and then to compete against the other teams. There has been a scavenger hunt, a dodgeball tournament, a blindfolded maze, team relay races, and a number of individual events. There are still medals to be won and the medal table looks very close so far!
During the first weekend boarders have the chance to visit Bounce, a nearby trampoline park, and to visit the Mega Bang Na shopping mall.
All boarding staff would like to give a very warm welcome back to all students, both returning boarders and new boarders. This year we are lucky enough to have a large intake of new boarders from a wide variety of countries around the world – Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Armenia, Bhutan, Netherlands, Lithuania and China.
We started the year with a BBQ , inviting families to attend to meet members of the board and the Boarding House Staff. We were privileged to be joined by our Chairman, Dr. Virachai, who gave a brief welcoming address to start the new school year off.
The “S” in the Round Square IDEALS stands for “Service”’ – something we can too easily forget to implement in our routine. We have the time to click a hundred selfies but we tend to avoid taking actions for the ones in need. Are the society norms making us selfish? Read our Principal Mr. Hogan’s view on a society where U comes before I and how our Round Square approach helps our students put other first.
We have a new boarders lounge on the 4th floor of our secondary building. Our boarders can relax or study in the school itself before going back to the boarding house.
We have a perfect spot for a cup of coffee! The TRUE coffee shop opens on the 29th of August. Located in the new building, the coffee shop overlooks the artificial turf football field.
Opening promotions to be announced soon…
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