This is the current position of the Mathematics Manga High competition which runs until the 30th of April 2017. We have had a good start although we are going on Holiday for 2 weeks now. It is mainly Key Stage 3 who are involved in this competition. Points are achieved by completing Mathematics activities and speed is important to gain maximum points.
The end of this academic year at Regent’s is going to be unique: our first ever IB School Supported Self-Taught class are beginning to prepare for their final examinations. This is a very special subject that requires a tremendous amount of skill and dedication from the students who undertake it.
SSST students are guided by a teacher in school using the English language, however, the students have to study literary texts and write assessments in their own language. The IB offer this subject to students in over 80 different mother tongue languages.
If you would like to study your language as well as English, or even make your mother tongue language a priority at IB, then this class is for you!
Our Japanese students, Shin and Renaka in Y13, are so happy to be studying in their mother tongue language. Here they are smiling after making such a success of their Oral Assessment.
Have a look at the Regent’s IB Subject Guide for more information.
In March, Secondary had a Chinese speaking competition for Chinese students as well as for students who do not speak Chinese as their first language. The competition was split into Junior and Senior groups, where the Junior division spoke on the topic “My Birthday Wish”, while the Senior division spoke about “How to protect the environment”. The students who participated in this competition displayed outstanding fluency in the language and commendable bravery for standing up to an audience while speaking a language that they are not used to.
– Sai Ma (Secondary Chinese Teacher)
As usual, when this year’s Dublin Literary Award came around, our students jumped at the chance to enter. We have always had keen ‘masters of the pen’ in this school; this academic year was no different. If you are a Thai citizen or hold a Thai passport, then you were free to enter the competition and potentially win a trip to Ireland.
The theme this year was ‘a journey’ and students were allowed to write in a style of their choice as long as it was in keeping with this theme. We had several entrants this year, although we were pleased to learn after the deadline that our Y11 student Mona had reached the shortlist and was invited to the Rembrandt Hotel to celebrate.
We are very proud of the efforts and achievements of all of our students in this competition and look forward to continued success.
– Miss Heather Neill, Head of English
The Year 13 Visual Art students have been working very hard towards their final end of year exhibition, between them they produced 58 pieces of artwork and 258 pages in their sketchbooks. They then selected the best pieces to put in their final show, congratulations Pim, First and June.
As this is my first MUN conference, it was definitely a nervous experience. My position, in this MUN conference, was the delegate of Japan, in the United Nations Security Council.
Even though our topic sounds a little bit serious (Nuclear disarmament and ISIS), I still found many aspects of this conference to be rather enjoyable and fascinating. During the Conference, the most climatic and interesting part, would be the debating part, where the winners were not directly recognised by their academic intelligence; but were recognised by their skills of providing an answer that protects their idea from criticism. It is the time, for the keenest people, to shine their true selves. I found it very fascinating watching these people do what they were truly born for; as it’s not an ability that the majority possess.
Outside the room, socialising with all the delegates was truly enjoyable, as most of the MUN attendants seemed to possess a very specific characteristic, that I cannot put into words. In general; they are all very confident and clear on expressing who they are and what their interests are. They are all keen and vivacious. I have made many friends from this MUN conference, many of which will definitely keep in touch, and will grow a strong bond of relationships with me.
Overall, it was a splendid experience, where loquacious, keen and confident people should try at least once in their lifetime. Even if you’re not the most keen or loquacious person in your school, this is the experience that will definitely build up the confidence within you, and your speaking skills. Also, the food is nice.
– By Earth Saereepapsakol (Year 12 student)
In February a group of Year 12 and Year 11 students went to Mae Hong Son to visit patients undergoing surgery for cleft lips and cleft palate. The students have been working alongside Operation Smile for the past year to help generate funds and personally help the needy.
Here is what one of our students have say about the overall experience:
“We have been working alongside Operation Smile to make this trip happen and it was truly life-changing. We observed the surgery in the operating room and also remained at the ward with people who were waiting or just got out of surgery. Hearing different background stories was really heartbreaking for us. But we were glad that they were there to get the surgery they need.
Seeing where all of our fundraising and donations went to really puts things into perspective. It made us realize how much change can take place when we raise money from bake sales, mufti days etc. We came back more passionate and knowledgeable about the charity and have been working hard since then to help in any way we can.”
Regents International School, Bangkok was represented by 17 students at the annual FOBISIA International Environmental Conference in Kathmandu Nepal last week. The focus of the conference was for students to learn about how the people of Nepal are endeavouring to protect their fragile environment, during a time of increased urbanisation. Nepal’s natural beauty is internationally renowned boasting no less than 10 UNESCO World heritage sites.
Students learnt how Good Earth Nepal (http://www.goodearthnepal.org/), a charitable organisation are teaching local Nepalis how to rebuild their homes after the earthquake of 2015, in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. Students then took this new found knowledge and used it to construct a set of park benches that will be used by the Nepali people and hikers on the Kathmandu Ridge. Following on from this, students were taught how to make low energy lighting and air-conditioning systems from recycled materials and test them out in a real life setting.
Dr Prakash Bhave from ICIMOD (http://www.icimod.org) then delivered a very interesting lecture on air pollution and showed how serious the problem is to human health and the wider impact it has on the environment. Students were then given a guided tour of the ICIMOD facilities and shown how technology and modern agricultural practices are being used to boost the economic prospects of the people of the Himalayas.
Although this was a fantastic learning opportunity it was also a great occasion for our students to socialise with over 70 delegates from around the world, making new friends and learning about different cultures.
On Saturday 18th the U15 boys football team took part in the annual TISAC football tournament held at Ascot International School. After narrowly missing out on winning the C league on Wednesday the boys were in determined mood to make amends for their earlier performance and pit their wits against some stronger opposition in the end of season tournament. Regent’s made a tentative start with an opening match draw with a very defensive minded Wells team. Confidence started to grow after they beat Concoordian in the next game. However with back to back games in the blistering heat they lost out to the reigning champions Ascot in the third match. This meant that they had to beat a talented Bromsgrove side to qualify for the semi finals. The match was incredibly tight, with Regent’s taking the lead midway through the game, forcing Bromsgrove onto the attack. However this was no match for the Regent’s defence who were well marshalled by Non and continued to hold out until the final whistle. The semi final saw us drawn against KIS which we lost lost by a single goal and who were the eventual winners. This meant that there was still the third and fourth place play off to endure against Bankok Prep, who the boys managed to beat 1-0, largely thanks to some brilliant goal-keeping by Steven to finish in third place. An absolutely fantastic result.
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