BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY & SECONDARY SCHOOL (BANGKOK PREP)

PREPAZINEISSUE 58 | FRIDAY 30TH MARCH 2018 BANGKOKPREP | BKKPREP.AC.TH

Page8Letter from the Head of Primary Page 9FOBISIA Maths ReportPage 10BKK Prep Primary School - Learning For Our Future

Page 17Letter from the Head of Secondary Page 18BISAC AthleticsPage 19EconplusDal Student Grade Boosting Workshop

INSIDE:

Year 4: Humanoid SupremePages 14

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Important Events2nd AprParent Swim Forum - Primary Campus

3rd AprSecondary Recital Assembly - Secondary Campus

3rd AprYear 1 Songkran Water Pouring Ceremony for Parents - Primary Campus

3rd - 4th AprEYFS - Year 6 Teacher and Parent Meetings - Primary Campus

5th AprLast Day of Term 2 5th AprSecondary Songkran Celebration Assembly - Secondary Campus

5th AprPrimary Songkran Celebration Assembly - Primary Campus

6th AprSchool Closed Chakri Memorial Day

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Letter from the Head of School DesignateDear Parents and Students,

This week I would like to continue my introduction of new members of teaching staff that will be joining us in August 2018. As I mentioned last week, some of these appointments are to replace some teachers that are leaving in July. However, many of these teachers will occupy new growth positions in the school.

Please enjoy reading these brief biographies of our new teachers:

Francesca Woodland – Primary PE Teacher

Francesca will be joining Bangkok Prep School as a Primary PE teacher in the coming academic year. She is a very experienced Primary PE teacher and also has experience of Secondary PE. Francesca is looking forward to building on the current PE department successes and is also excited about working in a new country and school. In particular, she is eager to coach and support the students in competitive tournaments and leagues; however she can say that she is most excited about the FOBISIA Games in Phuket! She is looking forward to her time at Bangkok Prep and her new life in Thailand.

Elizabeth Peacock – Foundation Stage Teacher

During her career, Elizabeth has chosen to specialise in Early Years education; working with children from the ages of two to eight years old. For the last five years, Elizabeth and her family have been based in Shanghai, China, teaching in a British International school. Previous to her teaching career, she was based in the West Midlands, England. Elizabeth and her family are very much looking forward to their time at Bangkok Prep and their new life in Thailand.

Elizabeth Seddon – Foundation Stage Teacher

Elizabeth is thrilled to be joining the Early Years department at Bangkok Prep later this academic year. Her teaching specialisms include supporting children with additional learning and behavioural needs, and studying early childhood development. She has experience of leading Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Phonics programmes. Elizabeth began teaching in her home town of Manchester, England in 2008, then moved abroad to teach in Malaysia in 2015. She is very excited about contributing to this and being part of the Bangkok Prep team.

William Fearon – Primary Class Teacher

William has been teaching since 2011. In the past he has worked in both Bangkok and Manchester. He has worked in both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two over his years teaching. After graduating with a Journalism and Broadcasting degree from The University of Salford, William wanted a job that was lively and interesting and found that teaching was exactly that! He has lived in Bangkok for six years and absolutely loves this vibrant and eclectic city. He is very much looking forward to teaching his new class at Bangkok Prep and working with a friendly team of teachers.

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Janice Ruppe – Teacher of Humanities

Jan is a Psychology and Humanities teacher. She trained as a Citizenship teacher seven years ago and has maintained a passion for supporting students to be active and independent learners. As a subject teacher, she has always specialised in Psychology, which is her degree subject, and one she loves to teach. Her first post was in Bradford, Yorkshire. She went from there to Leeds to be Head of Psychology before moving to China two years ago as a Psychology teacher and then Head of Humanities. She is looking forward to a new adventure at Bangkok Prep.

Jonathan Holmes – Teacher of Science

Jonathan is from Nottingham, England although he grew up in the beautiful countryside of West Wales. He has spent the last fifteen years teaching in schools from as far afield as Leicestershire, England to International Schools within Bangkok. He and his wife have now settled in Thailand and after teaching science in International Schools within Bangkok for the last eight years, he is extremely excited to be joining Bangkok Prep. He holds a pilot’s licence and when he has time he likes to fly light aircraft around Thailand. He is very much looking forward to working with the Bangkok Prep community and helping the students achieve all they can.

Katrina Bellamy – Primary Class Teacher

Katrina is really excited about joining the Bangkok Prep family! She has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember and after graduating from a four year Primary Education degree, she began her teaching career in Nottinghamshire, England five years ago. She has since worked in two outstanding schools. She is a keen amateur photographer and she loves taking photographs of animals and nature. Katrina also enjoys adventure sports, travelling and exploring new places. She looks forward to meeting us all later this year!

Kimberley Moreland – Teacher of Arts and Design

Kimberley has been working as the Head of Department in a thriving Academy in Swindon for the past two and a half years and is very much looking forward to the new challenges and experiences that Bangkok Prep will undoubtedly offer. She regularly enjoys visiting a variety of Art exhibitions and beyond Art she is particularly interested in sport, literature and film. She is an avid sports enthusiast and plays competitive rugby for a local team in her spare time and would love to continue this in Bangkok. She is very much looking forward to meeting us all and being part of the team at Bangkok Prep.

Lucy Allen – University Guidance and Counsellor

Lucy is very excited to be joining Bangkok Prep as the new University Guidance Counsellor. She is originally a History teacher and has taught in London, Malaysia and Thailand for the past eleven years. Besides loving working with young people, she also has experience developing teacher training materials and courses; leading CPD, curriculum design, evaluating educational planning, and leading the development of teaching and learning. She spends a lot of time volunteering e.g. at UNESCO, Save the Children and other NGOs, which also supports her current MA research in Education and International Development. Lucy is looking forward to joining the Bangkok Prep team.

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Steve Perry – Teacher of Science

Steve is a Physics and Chemistry teacher from London, UK. He has been working in Cairo, Egypt for the last fifteen years but is very much looking forward to coming to Bangkok to live and to teach. He has been to Thailand before on holiday and loves the people, their culture and of course the wonderful food! His wife is a Primary school teacher and his two sons aged 6 and 5 will also be joining Bangkok Prep. His hobbies include cycling and travelling. He thinks Bangkok will be an awesome place to live and he has been very impressed with the school so far.

Margarita Muñoz Abat – Primary Spanish Teacher

Margarita trained as a teacher, in Spain, at Balearic Islands University’s Faculty of Education. Afterwards, she moved to England to learn the language and further her career as a primary school teacher. For the past two years she has worked in a couple of outstanding primary schools in England. She is currently working as a Spanish and computer teacher at Kingskerswell C of E Primary School in Devon. She spends a lot of her free time rock climbing, hiking and swimming. Margarita is very excited to be given this opportunity to work in Thailand as she thinks it will be an exciting prospect to further her career as a teacher in such an amazing country.

Katrina Bellamy – Primary Class Teacher

Katrina is really excited about joining the Bangkok Prep family! She has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember and after graduating from a four year Primary Education degree, she began her teaching career in Nottinghamshire, England five years ago. She has since worked in two OFSTED-rated ‘Outstanding’ schools. She is a keen amateur photographer and she loves taking photographs of animals and nature. Katrina also enjoys adventure sports, travelling and exploring new places. She looks forward to meeting us all later this year!

Palna Davda – Primary Class Teacher

Palna was working as a Primary School Teacher and Literacy Co-ordinator at an OFSTED-rated ‘Outstanding’ school in England for three years. Palna is also an avid reader and loves partaking in a huge variety of sporting activities; such as rock-climbing, running and surfing! Having grown up and studied in the famous university city of Cambridge, cycling is subsequently an activity which she greatly enjoys. She is extremely excited about continuing the next part of her teaching journey as a Year 1 Class Teacher, especially at such a highly-esteemed school as Bangkok Prep. She looks forward to meeting us all in August!

Sarah Hendricks – Teacher of Humanities

Sarah will be joining Bangkok Prep in the summer as a Psychology Teacher in the Humanities department. Originally from Birmingham, UK, she has been living in London for the last ten years, teaching Psychology and Humanities since qualifying in 2010. Psychology is such an interesting, controversial and varied subject which she also enjoys in her spare time via reading, podcasts, exhibitions and her favourite past time is people watching! She is looking forward to applying her new, albeit rudimentary Thai speaking skills, whilst exploring her beautiful new home.

Following the Songkran holidays, I will inform you of the teachers that will be leaving us in July and the next chapter of their journey.

I hope you all have a safe and restful Songkran holiday and I will see you all on the first day of Term 3, which will be Tuesday 24th April 2018.

Best wishes,

Duncan Stonehouse Head of School Designate

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Letter from the Head of PrimaryDear All,

Well done to Mr Callow (Primary: Head of Maths) and his team who took a fantastic team to the FOBISIA Maths competition in Vietnam last weekend. The competition was between 120 children from 30 schools (many more schools did not qualify for the event). Atty and Arjun finished joint third in the individual competition which means they are the third best Primary mathematicians in FOBISIA. An amazing achievement. Thanks also go to Mr Leverton who supported the trip and said “This is also the highest individual finish that Bangkok Prep has ever had in FOBISIA Maths, at any age level, and it has really put Bangkok Prep on the map as an academic school.”

In addition to the FOBISIA maths competition, in the same weekend, Bangkok Prep hosted the ‘Tournament of Minds’ competition which saw many schools visit our new campus at T77 where children were amazed at our organisation and facilities. Well done to all concerned especially Ms Shepherd and Mr Duffin for ensuring our children took part.

Thank you to those parents who attended my recent Parent Forums which completed this term’s Parent Forum schedule with the Head of Primary. It is a real pleasure meeting you all under these circumstances. A quick reminder, we do have an additional Parent ‘Swim’ Forum with Mr Stonehouse, Mr Cantrill and our Head of Aquatics, Mr Ferrier. The Parent Swim Forum will be held @53 on Monday 2 April (8.00 – 9.00am in Room 215). All parents are welcome to attend if they have any questions or would like to know more about our fantastic swim programmes or simply receive first hand updates. Mr Ferrier and Mr Cantrill will have all the relevant updates and key dates for all concerned.

I am happy to say that our online booking system is working incredibly well. Parents have expressed their delight about our new system for parents, especially commenting on how convenient it is. Our online booking system is ‘live’ and ready for you to book your appointments with any teacher that is directly involved with your children. However, the closing date for making appointments is on Sunday 1 April at 2.30pm. Please also be reminded that our ASA Programme has finished for this term and will begin again on Monday 30 April, after the Songkran Holiday.

Finally, I hope you to see you all at our Songkran Celebration Assembly @53 on Thursday 5 April (1.30 – 2.00pm in the Sports Hall). You and your family are invited to attend.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Best wishes,

Brad OwenHead of Primary

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FOBISIA Maths ReportOur FOBISIA Maths trip to Ho Chi Minh City was exceptionally educational; and very fun. We reached Ho Chi Minh at 10: 30pm and slept immediately.

It started off with us doing the Maths Trail which wasn’t very fun because we made an early mistake. Then we had lunch which was good and did more Maths, which included the Countdown - where we came 2nd place with 29 out of 30. Then we did the house events and then had an early dinner before we slept for 8 hours.

The next day we woke up and had breakfast which was good. Then we did more maths including the individuals where we were one of the best schools with Atty and Arjun getting 3rd place and Ronit was key to making the ramp in the construction challenge. Bhudham was very useful in the relay because he was the speediest out of the four of us.

All in all, we had a great time which was capped off with our amazing achievements as we became Bangkok Prep history makers with the best results our school has ever had.

Atty, Ronit, Arjun and BhudhamYear 6 Students

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BKK Prep Primary - Learning For Our FutureIn a world of ever changing knowledge and information, it can become increasingly difficult to predict what our students might need to learn in order to prepare them for the future. Technological advances, globalisation, scientific discovery and economic development all contribute to our rapidly changing world.

As educators, it is therefore very important that we focus our attention on those areas of education that remain constant, even in the face of significant change. Research (Sterling 2001, Maiteny 2002 etc.) has shown that core values and transferable learning skills, such as those found in the Bangkok Prep Life Values, are not only key in academic success but vital in creating the types of worldviews and perspectives that will contribute towards a brighter future for our planet and for future generations.

With this in mind, it is a real privilege to be part of a learning environment where positive values and perspectives are embedded throughout our school community. This is only possible thanks to the inspirational BKK Prep staff, who take it upon themselves to organise and deliver events and experiences that form the backbone of our values curriculum.

This past week has been particularly values focused, with the Primary students taking part in two fantastic events, focused on protecting our natural environment.

On Friday 22nd, the Eco Team organised a school wide ‘Earth Hour’, where each class competed to reduce their use of electricity and take part in a global effort to tackle climate change. This was a huge success and the event continues to be more and more successful each year. Thank you to Mr Cooke (Primary Eco Schools Leader) for coordinating this. Mr Cooke and the Eco Team continue to work closely with the WWF and the Eco Schools organisation to further develop our Eco Schools programme. Keep an eye out for our Primary ‘Green Day’ in Term 3!

On Tuesday 27th, the Primary School also welcomed Brendan Sing from the charity Shark Guardian. After a fantastic assembly, each year group had the opportunity to attend a workshop/seminar with Brendan, where we learned some amazing things about sharks and the importance of protecting this magnificent animal. This was a very valuable experience for students (and teachers) and we look forward to working more with Shark Guardian in the future. A special thank you must go to Ms Shepherd (Year 3 Leader), who organised the event, what a fantastic day. Another teacher was quoted as saying, “now that’s what education is all about!”

Thank you also to the parents who continue to see the value and support the school in its sustainability efforts. It is this level of values based education that separates BKK Prep from other schools and makes our community a very special place to learn.

Kris Ian Leverton Key Stage 2 Leader

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 PARENT SWIM FORUM

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Primary Afternoon ConcertThis week we had the pleasure of listening to twenty one talented primary students perform in the second Primary Afternoon Concert of the year. Students from Year 1 to Year 6 performed pieces on piano, violin, and voice ranging from Bach to Beauty and the Beast. They were supported by fellow students, parents, and teachers. Well done to all of the students who performed and gave us a fantastic concert!

Catherine FrisbiePrimary Music Coordinator

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HUMANOIDSUPREME

Friday 30th March 2018

 promptly starting at 1.10 pm

Please allow plenty of time to be seated

before the extravaganza begins at 1.10 pm

as we have a few surprises for you before

the show even starts...

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Humanoid SupremeThe Year 4 children have had a busy week this week with two performances of “Humanoid Supreme” to large audiences. They did an incredible job learning their lines and singing the songs. Well done Year 4 you impressed everyone!

The show took place in the future, where the Silver Squad team were hoping to create the best robot in the world; the Humanoid Supreme. However, the Silver Squad soon realised that the robots they created lacked many human qualities such as care, individuality, friendship and having a conscience. Therefore the Silver Squad visit District 4CD to steal their caring qualities towards the world, District 4DC to steal friendship from pupils, District 4CC to steal their individuality in a talent contest and District 4AB to steal their conscience during class. Finally, equipped with these qualities the Silver Squad return to their robots to upload the qualities and make the robots Humanoids Supreme! Unfortunately the mission proves unsuccessful due to a lack of Wi-Fi, problems with encryption and the ever annoying Adobe flash player needing an update...

A huge thank you must also go to the wonderful Year 4 parents who sourced some excellent costumes for the children. Your support and help is hugely appreciated.

Another huge thank you must go to the TAs who worked incredibly hard putting the props and set together! Thank you so much.

We hope everyone who came enjoyed the show.

The Year 4 Team

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How are we doing?

We are passionate about, and value your voice, and would like to hear about your Bangkok Prep experience. Simply call in to the Admissions office the next time you are in School and scan the QR code on the Feedback Survey stand (or scan the QR code in the image above) to give us your feedback.

Please note this is a completely anonymous survey and is verified by the Independent Governance Consultancy HAND.

Pimpat Yomnak Assistant Managing Director

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Dear students, parents and colleagues,

Last weekend was very busy across the full range of student interests. Not only did we have students competing at the Model United Nations (MUN) but we also had the Tournament of Minds event with 500 students from five countries and just as many parents at our T77 Campus on Sunday. Both events were very successful for our students with Emmi doing very well at MUN. Our Secondary teams performed very well at ToM and brought home an incredible 5 trophies. Sixth Form student economists were also busy with a two day study-conference at our Primary Campus and our athletics teams’ 15 medals at BISAC Athletics rounded off a very busy weekend for our students. A special mention must go to Jayden who won the U19 1500m event despite being in Year 10!

This week has been a little quieter, although our House Penalty Shoot-Out kicked off (pun intended) on Tuesday as we aim to find our “House Penalty Champion 2018”. This is a coveted title amongst staff and students and there are many staff who will happily tell you how close they come to being the best. Year 10 Drama students then treated us to another evening of entertainment as they showcased their talents in their exam performance. There was a great audience, as many parents, students and teachers turned out to watch and support.

Letter from the Head of Secondary

This has been a long Term and I am sure many of you will be looking forward to your Songkran break. Next term is likely to be just as busy, especially for our Year 11, 12 and 13 students as they prepare for their external examinations in I/GCSE, AS or Advanced level exams. They are not alone however, as nearly 250,000 students from around the world will be taking the prestigious A Level exams this May and June, the numbers for I/GCSE are far greater. Successful students will be using the holiday period to relax, restore their energy levels and prepare for their exams. None will be relying on luck to do well.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel WilsonlockHead of Secondary

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BISAC Athletics ChampionshipThis weekend Bangkok Prep sent a Varsity, U15, U13 and U11 team take part in the BISAC Athletics Championship. Prep was competing against schools like Patana, Shrewsbury, ISB and American School Bangkok. The competition was very tough but Prep were able to get amongst the medals with some fantastic performances.

Medal Winners

Varsity 1500m Boys - Jayden Cox 1st PlaceVarsity 400m Girls - Silvana Dufes 3rd Place

Varsity 4x100m Girls - Silvana, Chalie, Mayda, Natalie 3rd Place

U15 Discus Boys - Perth Ariyanon 2nd PlaceU13 100m Boys - Artin Rahimiyan 2nd Place

U13 200m Girls - Megan Cox 3rd placeU13 4x100m Girls - Megan, Mali, Julissa, Angelina 2nd

PlaceU13 High Jump Boys - Cameron Christon 3rd Place

U13 Girls Shot Put - Lanna Potter 3rd Place

Overall it was a day to remember for the students who gave it their all and really impressed the BISAC Schools with fantastic spirit and sporting ability.

Ben CantrillFaculty Leader - PE

34th Thailand National Youth Games “Nan Games” Nisha Kijkanakorn attended the 34th Thailand National Youth Games “Nan Games” on March 23rd -26th. This is an extremely high level event. She represented Bangkok in the Breaststroke 50m, Breaststroke 100m and 2 relay events in which she won gold medals for ALL 4 events. Nisha broke the event’s record for both the Breast 50 and 100 meters and has set the new Thailand national record for her age group in the Breast 50 meters.

Nisha has always represented the School in an exemplary manner.At the recent BISAC swim championships Nisha attended purely to assist the School. She knew there was no personal gain for her and she had to take time out of her Junior Olympic training to attend. Nisha also chose to wear the School swimsuit for all events to assist the School in putting their best foot forward as an exhibition team. This was wonderfully heart-warming to the Bangkok Prep swim coaching staff.

Nisha is currently training with the Thai National Junior Olympic team and Bangkok Prep are extremely lucky to be able to count her as one of our own.

Matt FerrierHead of Aquatics

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EconplusDal Student Grade Boosting WorkshopOn the 24th and 25th March Bangkok Prep had the privilege of hosting renowned YouTube Economist EconplusDal who brought his inimitable style to the Primary Campus. He is a teacher and Head of Economics with vast experience in getting students to top grades in Economics examinations through focussing on key core skills and exam secrets that unlock the door to exam success. On his first evening in Bangkok one adoring fan stopped him on the BTS to talk Economics and confirm that he really was here!

The two day workshop provided a dynamic environment to allow well over one hundred A-Level and IB students from different schools around Bangkok and some from as far as Vietnam to unlock exam secrets, hone core content and application nuggets which helped to provide students with the confidence and understanding of how to push towards the highest marks. It was a fantastic weekend which helped to build Economics expertise in challenging areas such as exchange rates, balance of payments and we even had topical examples and deeper evaluation of the potential trade war that is looming.

Students left the event feeling more confident and enthusiastic about Economics which will be vital as they continue preparations for their external examinations in just over two months.

Finally, a huge thanks to Ms. Genevieve, Khun Mai, Khun Aor and the Marketing, Events, Finance and Maintenance teams who made the event possible.

Neil GrovesTeacher of Business

Hugh PollockTeacher of Economics

Our own Year 13 economists pose with our host EconplusDal

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“Not only did I pick up important knowledge about the functioning of economics but I also had fun applying it into the wonderful games such as canyon cross.” ~Utkarsh

“These two days were amazing and helped me develop an understanding of economics within a very short period of time. It was a very enjoyable and memorable workshop.” ~Jean

“The EconPlusDal workshop was a truly amazing time. I thoroughly enjoyed his teaching and the way that he can explain complex economic concepts in a simple manner.” ~Matthew

“The EconPlusDal workshop was an amazing experience, making economics even more interesting than it already is. We gained a lot from the revision and exam techniques he showed us, how to structure our essays to get the best marks possible.” ~Fern

“The EconplusDal workshop was amazing as it really helped to gain a lot of new information that will definitely help us in our A level exams. We learnt a lot about exam technique and the best way to structure our essay answers which will help us to smash that A* and get the top marks.” ~Mayank

“EconplusDal has been an inspiration for all of the Bangkok Prep young economists ever since we chose the subject as an A-level. Therefore having him in Bangkok doing a workshop was a dream come true. Not only did we meet our economics idol, apart from Mr Pollock, we also learned tips and exam technique on revision to gain the top marks which we can translate into our exams and achieve those A*’s.” ~Sulyña

Student Testimonials:

End of a brilliant two days and look at those smiles

Student messages left at the end of the workshop

EconplusDal offering up some evaluation hints to really help students wow the examiners

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Student messages left at the end of the workshop

On Tuesday the 28th of March, the Year 10 IGCSE Drama students performed for their Component 1:Script Examination.

For the first time a Year 10 group put on a full play and performed it to a record audience of 50 people. We had been working on this performance since January, as one of the actors it was a very challenging but fitting task for our group. We worked extremely hard on making the play the best it could be by running lines, polishing scenes and coming in for weekend rehearsals. It was also the first time we have performed to an audience of this size and it was nerve wracking but exciting experience for all of us. We’re extremely thankful for our wonderful Bangkok prep community audience that came to support us and our Drama teacher Miss Hullock, for guiding us as well as tolerating us.

We’ve all learned how to work better together and with each other and personally I have learned how much we can achieve just by combining our efforts and having faith in each other.

Drama has taught us that an individual won’t be able to succeed without the teamwork of others.

Svara Mandrekar Year 10 Student

D.N.A by Dennis Kelly. A Year 10 Black box Performance

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Auditorium  Secondary Campus (T77)

2.20pm

BANGKOK PREP PRESENTS

Tuesday 3rd April

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Auditorium  Secondary Campus (T77)

2.20pm

BANGKOK PREP PRESENTS

Tuesday 3rd April

Senior Girls Finish as League Runners-up Some of the senior girls who have represented Bangkok Prep for several years in the Footballing arena, played their last game in a close and competitive league finale against Ascot.

After a convincing win over BCIS, it was between Prep and Ascot to win the league. The game was played to an excellent standard, with both teams producing some impressive passages of play. Prep enjoyed the larger percentage of possession and created chances in front of goal. They were unlucky not to convert and Ascot scored in the final minutes to secure victory and finish as league leaders.

The girls should be proud of their performances. Hopefully for those students moving on, they will continue to enjoy playing football for many more years to come!

Alison CantrillTeacher of Physical Education

TeamTara - Last game

Helena - Last gameNatalie - Last gameAnanya - Last game

AnnMali

ChalieSilvana

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Students in Focus:At Prepazine we are passionate about listening to and representing the student voice of Bangkok Prep. Our regular feature ‘Students in Focus’ wants to hear from students that have something they would like to say about their school experience. If you, or someone you know, would like to feature in ‘Students in Focus’ please email: nling@bkkprep.ac.th

This week we caught up with Magnum from Year 8 to ask him about his interests in technical side and the behind the scenes work of stage performances.

What are your main interests in the technical side of theatre?

I am really interested in the light and sound of performances and learning how to programme the lighting sequences from the control room of the auditorium.

How have you helped support the staff of the school so far in the new auditorium?

I helped with stage management of the Christmas Concert and House Sing Off that took place back in December. This involved me using a radio microphone from the control room to speak to people that were down in the back stage area and helping them with positions and lighting.

What do you hope to learn about during future shows?

I definitely hope to learn how to programme a lighting sequence fully as well as being able to operate the sound desk during performances, as I know that this requires lots of work and technical knowledge. Currently I regularly practise on the Audio Visual (AV) equipment that is in the control room of the auditorium.

Have you worked on any similar technical shows outside of school? Such as concerts or drama productions?

No, not yet. This is an area that I am very interested in progressing in to, once I have developed my technical AV skills and gained more experience in this area. I think that this would be a great thing to do.

Have you had any experience of Stage Management?

Yes, I helped with the stage management of the House Sing Off and Christmas Concert back in December, working from the control room of the auditorium and communicating with people down on the stage, before and during the performances. Also, I helped with the sound on the mixing desk at the recent Live from the Undercroft lunchtime music performances

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Why do you think it is important that the technical side of a show works well?

I think that the technical side of stage performances is very important and I want to improve my skills and knowledge as much as possible, so that the performance is shown in the best way possible on the stage. I am definitely more interested in working behind the scenes than on the stage.

How do you think you can support the shows at school in the future?

By continuing to practise, learn and help out in the auditorium during other concerts and productions in the school. I want to continue to develop my skills on the lighting and sound desks. I have been practising using AV equipment for a couple of years whilst at school and hope that I can continue to learn and develop these skills to assist with excellent stage production of future shows.

On the final day of term Thursday 5th April, the Thai Department are pleased to invite the Secondary School Students to our first T77 Songkran Ceremony and Fair.

Students will mark this important event with a ceremony together and will then enjoy an extended break time.

A new Songkran Fair is being started this year and will be a chance for staff and students to try some traditional food and drinks, play some games and purchase some products.

The students have been designing, practicing and preparing for the Fair in their Thai Studies lessons. Please allow your child to bring some extra spending money to join in –all money made will be donated to a school charity.

Traditional dress and Songkran clothing can be worn on the day. We look forward to celebrating before the holiday.

The Thai Department

Secondary Songkran Celebrations

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FOBISIA Job OpportunityAn exciting job opportunity has become available at FOBISIA for the new position of Events Executive, based in Bangkok. If this position is of interest to any of our parents who are looking for a fulltime job, then please send your CV and any queries to Ms Tania Donoghue at tania.donoghue@fobisia.org

Closing date: Friday 4th May, 2018

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