Our commitment as a Round Square school continues with a number of wonderful conservation trips offered during the academic year for our students to participate in. One of those trips took place in August when a group of students and staff visited the Juara Turtle Project on Tioman Island.
It was great to see a mixed group of primary and secondary students, parents and teachers work alongside our friends from Mermaids on the International Schools' Reef Clean 2016.
Regents International School Pattaya's exceptionally skilled brass teacher, Mr Clarence Mansell demonstrated his musical talent to Year 7 students by not only playing each brass instrument in the Music Department, but playing a tune on a tube, a funnel and a kettle. Needless to say, the students were amazed!
This week, the Secondary Science Department worked closely with the Year 3 teachers to set up some exciting food experiments. The children have been learning all about different food groups and what they do to help us stay healthy.
Regents International School, Pattaya is hosting a stand at the British Chamber of Commerce Expo in Bangkok this week. We welcomed the British Ambassador, Mr Brian Davidson, to our stand.
Nord Anglia Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard kicked off this week with students around the world flocking to Geneva, Switzerland to take part in a two-week long programme immersing students in dance, drama and music.
Regents' IB students are celebrating an outstanding set of results that reflects a learning environment of the highest quality. For the third consecutive year, students scored a 33+ point average with a top end score of 43. Our 2016 graduates are now looking forward to taking up their places at University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto, KAIST (South Korea), amongst other leading tertiary institutions.
As we approached Phuket from the air, we could see the mountains of Khao Sok and we were captivated by the landscape. We all knew there were things down there waiting to feed on us.
Every now and again, a Regents’ alumni does something truly amazing. This is the case with Regents’ alumni, Juste Raipaite – Regents’ IB Graduate from 2015.
Anyone who attended the 2016 Regents Talent Show and Battle of the Bands was treated to various acts which were jaw-droppingly good in terms of the standard of creativity, musicality and showmanship
Year four visited the orphanage over two days in Week 10 to weed the lawns and help prepare a framework which we festooned with flowers, all paid for and funded by previous donations. It was hot and hard work and made especially fun by many of the Baan Jing Jai children being around to help. We managed a sing-song, and we showed the children how to dance the Macarena, principally due to Ms. Steph’s mastery of the dance.
As another academic year of sport draws to an end, there is just about enough time to pause for a breath and reflect on what has been another busy and successful year for our Regents Lions. There has been home runs, goals, baskets, cries of ahoy, two hand finishes, photo finishes and even a hole in one, as our pupils have once again immersed themselves in a wide range of sports here at Regents.ye
Each year, the Secondary Student Guild runs its annual Talent Show, followed by the House Battle of the Bands Competition. This year was the first year in which there was whole school collaboration and the Talent Show became a Primary and Secondary joint event.
On Wednesday our Music staff and students were treated to a rare opportunity to have Michael Shinn and Jessica Shinn visit our school. Both Michael and Jessica are Juilliard alumni, which is why we had the privilege of hosting them due to our collaboration with The Juilliard School.