The Simon Lawrence Library is glad to welcome you all and looks forward to lots of reading as well as fun this school year. A new search tool is available to guide students to appropriate websites for their study.
Welcome back.
We hope everyone had a relaxing, restful time during the school break. Throughout the break, the Simon Lawrence Library received a lot of new books and is now looking forward to welcoming you to the Library to enjoy these exciting new titles as well as fun events we have planned for this school year, details of which will appear in future Newsletters. We are counting on your ongoing support and participation in our Library events and we hope to make the Simon Lawrence Library an even more amazing place for the High School community in 2018-2019. Should you have any ideas/suggestions/opinions, please feel free to contact us at libraryhs@standrews.ac.th.
We have updated our library system with new books and we now have two OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) stations in the Library. One is near the entrance and the other is on the pole next to the Fiction section. You can access our library system, Destiny, by entering a keyword or phrase into the Destiny Widget to search for a book you want to read or find any available digital resources related to your research topic. In addition, our library system comes with a fantastic feature called “WebPath Express” in the “Catalog” tab. You can type your topic, e.g., Water Quality Control, in the search bar and press enter. Then select on the right, the tab "Web Sites". The search result will show you selected reliable websites with regards to your entered topic. You can even narrow it down by level, format and even language! A perfect and safe way of browsing the internet. We hope you enjoy new features in the library.
The PIO-neers Foundation is a fully student-led initiative that brings coding, robotics, science, and English to underprivileged children through fun, hands-on workshops. Over the past year, students partnered with the Foundation for a Better Life of Children to deliver five engaging sessions—entirely planned, taught, and funded by the team. Their mission: to make learning interactive, inspiring, and accessible to all.
What happens when a group of curious Year 1 students walk into a classroom in chaos? A thrilling investigation begins! From scattered books to half-eaten snacks, the young detectives quickly got to work, uncovering a shocking truth—their mischievous toys had thrown an all-night party! But the excitement didn’t stop there. This unexpected event sparked a rich learning journey, helping students develop their literacy, critical thinking, and social skills in a fun and engaging way.
The Glowing Muons from St Andrews Bangkok have won the 2024 Outreach Award from CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition. Their commitment to making physics accessible through local science outreach has earned them a special SSVI telescope, signed by Nobel Laureates. This award celebrates their passion for inclusive and engaging science education.
On 12 March 2025, 29 students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly took part in Thailand’s first-ever multi-school Languages Olympiad, joining peers from 11 international schools for a day of language immersion, cultural exchange, and friendly competition. Our students showed great enthusiasm and teamwork, with several earning medals in French and Spanish. The event highlighted the power of language to connect people and celebrated the importance of multilingualism in today’s world.
