We need your good ideas as we envision the shared spaces at our new High School campus.
We need your good ideas as we envision the shared spaces at our new High School campus.
We need your good ideas as we envision the shared spaces at our new High School campus.
In his book The Great, Good Place, sociologist Ray Oldenburg described “third places” (“after home, first, and workplace, second”) and argued that “nothing contributes as much to one’s sense of belonging to a community as much as ‘membership’ in a third place”. This idea has been a very important part of the growth of Starbucks worldwide and in the rise in the number of co-working spaces and, more recently at Central Embassy, a “Co-Thinking Space”.
One of the things that we are most looking forward to about the St. Andrews International School Bangkok High School Campus is the number of places available for students to work independently, either during lessons, before and after school or during breaks and lunchtimes. Those who visited the recent IB Visual Arts Exhibition will have seen one of the shared spaces, with spaces like this available outside clusters of classrooms around the campus.
There will also be a very large space which will combine aspects of both F23 – the ICT lab that students currently use independently at any time of the school day – and the Library, where students can both work independently and access our collection of over 2000 fiction books.
We are really excited about having our own “third place”, where students will be able to work independently, developing themselves as “enquiring, risk-taking, independent learners, who can think creatively, critically and reflectively*” or in small groups, developing “their abilities of communication and collaboration*”, on our new campus (*from our What makes a Great St Andrew's lesson? document).
Now we need help from our Great St Andrews Community:
We would like to employ someone to work with Khun Nuch, our librarian to oversee this space. Are you, or do you know, someone who would love to work with our students to support their independent learning, or someone who loves to keep up with contemporary teenage fiction who would love to encourage them to read?
Can you think of a great name for this space, which really captures what it will be?
If you have any ideas, please get in touch!
Mr Roo
Head of High School
As Term 3 comes to an end, three senior students, Eleonore, Natalie, and Ananya, reflect on their experiences in the IB Diploma Programme at St Andrews International School Bangkok. Perhaps one of the most meaningful projects Ananya and Natalie took on during their senior studies was starting a foundation with a few other friends called Today4tomorrow – an initiative to provide opportunities to underprivileged girls in Thailand.
Congratulations to St Andrews senior student Natalie, who received an offer at the University of Bath to pursue a degree in Psychology. Have a read to learn more about Natalie’s perspective on the IB Diploma Programme and the endless possibilities that await her exploration.
Congratulations to senior student Ananya, who received an offer at University College London to pursue a degree in Politics and International Relations. We discussed her experience during the IB Diploma Programme at St Andrews and her ideas and aspirations for the future. Read on!
Congratulations to St Andrews senior student Eleonore, who is off to Glion Institute of Higher Education to pursue a degree in Business. Have a read to learn more about Eleonore’s IB Diploma journey, unique learning experience, and what she looks forward to the most in her next chapter.
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