Patana News Volume 21 Issue 6

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NEWS Patana

Friday 21st September 2018

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Cross Campus Principal, Ms Thew talks about being inspired to improve global sustainability.

Dialogue in the Dark

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Work Experience: United Nations

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LIVING OUR VALUES: INSPIRED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

Helen Thew, Cross Campus Principal

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he lessons we learn in school can lay the habits of a lifetime, and among the more important lessons we can teach our students is the importance of the three ‘R’s. We cannot stop waste production entirely, but everyone can make a significant contribution if we all think before we bin! The ‘Reduce’, ‘Reuse’ and ‘Recycle’ elements are referred to as the three ‘R’s.

Secondary Student Environmental Committees (SEC) in terms of what we can do at Bangkok Patana to reduce, reuse or recycle our plastic and other waste. Our aim is to stop our waste becoming a problem for Pattaya and oceans beyond. These are some of the excellent small steps that members of the Year 6 Primary SEC are doing:

Reducing – try to reduce the amount of waste you actually produce, as this is the best way to help the environment, if you cannot avoid producing the waste, try…

“I am a global citizen because I recycle bottles, paper, cans and fabric. I also never use a plastic bag, I wish that we can all make a change.” Sophia (6C)

...Reusing – think of ways you could reuse something. If you cannot reuse something then try… …Recycling (and composting) – this enables the materials you throw away to be used again by making them into new products.

Recycling need not be an add-on to the day’s learning; it can be easily integrated into a range of subjects, with its practical and hands-on nature helping to provide relevance to topics that many students may find a bit abstract.

Without better education on the hazards of many materials, such as the mercury in fluorescent lighting and heavy metals in batteries and electronic waste, we are depriving the next generation of the knowledge it needs to make better waste disposal decisions. The direct result of that lack of knowledge will be increased pollution in the environment our students will grow up in.

In last week’s issue of Patana News, there was an article by the Patana Marine Conservation Group about their recent trip to Pattaya involving 33 students and staff undertaking a beach and reef clean-up. I have been on this trip for the last ten years and every year we have always collected a great deal of plastic. The students learnt that much of the plastic is likely to have originated in Bangkok and ended up in the Chao Phraya River, as the river flowed south it deposited some of its plastic content on to the beaches around Pattaya.

The issue of plastic was discussed this week at the Primary and

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“I love the environment and how green it is and the animals within it, but it kills me to know that people are still throwing rubbish everywhere. I don’t waste much food and I don’t throw rubbish on the street.” Sofiya (6C) “I always take reusable bags instead of plastic ones, I use metal straws and my water bottle every day. I would encourage other students and adults to be sustainable and do as much as they can to keep the school, their homes and themselves more eco-friendly.” Rose (6L) “If all of us together join forces we can save our beautiful planet. At home I try to make small differences by reusing plastic bags, reusable cups and reusable straws whenever possible.

At 7-Eleven and other similar stores I will usually bring reusable bags.” Bhavya (6L)

Primary SEC Project this term – Monitoring Recycling at Bangkok Patana The Primary SEC students have lots of exciting ideas for projects that they will be carrying out this year which they will share with you in due course. An initial project will be adding examples to their new recycle bins to help all students and adults to know exactly what goes into each recycling bin. We ask everyone to look carefully at the labels to ensure the right item goes into each recycling bin. The students will also be looking to add a battery container into their Primary shared areas for used batteries so that these can also be recycled. Please help to support their recycling initiatives.

Have you correctly used the new recycle bins located around Primary?

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A worrying fact is that, over the past 15 years, billions of dollars have been invested in awareness campaigns, symposiums, competitions and sorting technologies, yet the number of people and businesses that reduce, reuse or recycle is not rising. Clearly, people need to understand more about what they need to do and perhaps the best people for us to listen to are the students themselves. At the CAS/ CAT Fair, the Secondary SEC students educated anyone who came to their stall about the small steps they could take to help the environment. Upon hearing the damage that plastic straws can do to the environment 76 people decided to ditch the plastic straw and buy a metal one to use instead. As we say at the SEC, ‘every small step counts!’

belled reusable water bottle to their tutor. Looking at the results, it was interesting to see that it is our younger Year groups leading the way - well done to Year 7s with 77% of you having your water bottle with you. Chang House showed that you are not only green by colour but green in action too.

The SEC hope that all students will accept this challenge and over the coming weeks/months we will continue to see a rise in the numbers of students bringing their own reusable water bottle to use in school every day.

For those of you coming to the Patana Fun Run on Sunday, the SEC ask that you please remember your labelled reusable water bottle.

Bottled water is a problem Bottled water contributes massively to pollution as could be seen on our beach and reef clean up. Forbes magazine last summer reported that globally we are now buying at a rate of a million plastic bottles per minute and 91% of all plastic is not recycled. At this rate it is estimated by 2050 the ocean will contain more plastic by weight than fish.

Last year, the students voted to remove plastic water bottles from our snack bars. They said they were not needed as we have plenty of water fountains around school to drink from in order to stay hydrated. Their next step will be to remove the paper cups by the water fountains but to do this they need all students and staff to bring their reusable water bottle each and every day.

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As Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both poles and Founder of 2041 said when he visited us in October 2016:

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”

The SEC students realise that everybody has to accept their own personal responsibilities when it comes to reducing their levels of waste especially their plastic waste. They are definitely living our Patana value of being inspired to improve global sustainability. They know that they cannot wait for someone else to start, as they know that the change must start with themselves and for the SEC students it has already started. They invite the whole Bangkok Patana community to join them in taking their small steps towards global sustainability.

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WORK EXPERIENCE: UNITED NATIONS We were so fortunate to secure, through a parent contact within our Bangkok Patana community, the opportunity for our students to spend their Work Experience week working within the United Nations – International Labour Organisation (UN- ILO). Our students were involved in the final stages of a joint project between the UN-ILO and UNHCR called the ‘Livelihoods for Young Refugees Programme’. The aims of the programme is to support refugee youth – Rohingya, Afghani and Sudanese – to develop some concepts around work and entrepreneurship, to prepare them for moving out of the youth shelters where they currently live and into the more challenging environment outside. Our students were involved in the final trials and adjustments of the 40-week educational programme. This has been an incredibly eye-opening and rewarding experience for our students.

“During the last week of July, I had an amazing opportunity to work with the United Nations, International Labour Organisation (UN:ILO). The UN:ILO helps set labour standards, create policies and provide educational programmes for people all around the world. Throughout the week, my group focused on helping disadvantaged people in Thailand and its neighbouring countries to join the country’s labour force and earn themselves some income. We did this by going over draft modulus created by the UN that helped disadvantaged people to start up their own business and correcting errors or improving the modules by imagining ourselves as teenage refugees.

credible opportunity to work with the United Nations in the International Labour Organisation (ILO). My friends and I worked through eight entrepreneurship modules which were for refugees from Indonesia, to help them develop a business idea and turn it into a business, so that they can earn income and support themselves. The modules are centred on group discussion and collaborative work between people (usually teenagers) to identify each other’s skills and interests and start a business together. Our job was to put ourselves in the place of those teenage refugees and go through the modules as a group (for the UN to understand whether the modules would The sense of accomplishment I received after getting NGOs be successful); then give advice and suggestions on the layinterested in these modules was the highlight of my week. out, language and wording, format etc. of them. We also recIn fact, we actually visited a school in the summer holidays ommended improvements that could be made. that may use these modules for the children from Klong A few things I discovered through the internship is the hard Toei. I enjoyed the experience immensely as we had many work and commitment put into this area. I had always been challenges to overcome and the work was not repetitive. interested in pursuing a career towards the betterment of Unexpectedly, it has also made me more open-minded to others, helping the underprivileged and providing poor work in the public sector as it made me realise that help- children opportunities to gain education. In addition, ever ing the disadvantaged would be a job that I would real- since I started studying Economics as an IGCSE subject, it ly like to do in the future due to the satisfaction gained.” fascinated me. Though, I was uncertain about this career Simran Ahuja, 12V choice, the work experience gave me surety about my capabilities and interests: I wish to make people’s lives happier “After finishing my (I)GCSE examinations, I received an in4

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and better and I hope to continue to gain more knowledge and experience in this path as well as help those in need.”

Hamna Malik, 12V “I have discovered that communication and teamwork skills are very important in this particular field of work. The work is demanding in the sense that there are many different kinds of projects that are allocated to you. Having to adjust your mindset to each project and project meeting every time is challenging. The experience I have gained during my work experience helped me decide that I would like to study Political Sciences or International Relations at university.”

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NATURALLY SELECTING

Alexander (Coke) Smith, Environmental Systems and Societies Leader

“Although the work seemed demanding and tiresome, I

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ur Year 9 Biology students are deep in to their studies of natural selection. They’ve spent considerable time and effort to learn the more academic parts of how evolution works, but today they had an opportunity to simulate actual predator-prey relationships to see how some individuals, both in terms of predator and prey, are more well suited to their environment compared to others.

would really love to be taking part in the same or a similar type of work. I discovered that though, working life involves being almost constantly tired, if the work is exciting, I wouldn’t mind. I’ve realised that I would like to do work that is not repetitive, but also that I would be interested in the fields of political science. I would love if the work I did also had an impact for bettering people’s lives. Hopefully, one day, doing the same type of work as I did in my work experience.”

Omeesha Kandlapelli, 12L

The activity is not just fun and games, the goal is for the students to put their knowledge in to action to explain the trends in the large amount of data they’ve collected. Students will also discuss in depth the strengths and weaknesses of this admittedly artificial simulation. That’s not to say that the students did not have fun because they most certainly did!

Our Year 11 Work Experience Programme runs in the final week of the school year (17th – 21st June, 2019). We are always seeking to secure placements for interested students and we also strongly encourage and support those students who are able to arrange independent opportunities. We are incredibly grateful to the individuals, businesses and organisations who have supported our initiative over the years. If you are interested in discovering more about how you and your organisation could possibly place one or more Bangkok Patana students next June, please get in touch with the University and Careers Team.

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UNI COUNSELLORS’ CORNER

ALUMNI EXPERIENCE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT...

University of Warwick, UK

The University of Warwick is a campus-based institution based in Coventry, with a cosmopolitan community drawing students from nearly 150 countries. It is consistently within the top ten in UK university league tables.

All courses are built around core and optional modules.

Some courses will let students take extra modules outside of their department to add breadth and depth to their studies. Some degrees offer an integrated work placement, or the opportunity to take a year out for work experience or study abroad.

Warwick is a world-leading university born out of boldness, imagination and collaboration between the City of Coventry and the County of Warwickshire; from the moment its first 450 students arrived on the 400-acre campus in 1965, it has been forward-focused. Today 24,000 students thrive across its four faculties, which feature more than 70 research centres and institutes.

Frazer Briggs graduated from Bangkok Patana in 2014 choosing to continue his education at the University of Warwick.

“After graduating from Bangkok Patana in 2014, I returned to the UK to study a Masters in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Warwick.

I chose to study at Warwick primarily because the course was one of a few in the UK that allowed me to start by studying all branches of engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Automotive, Electronic, etc.) before specialising in my third and fourth years. Having never studied any engineering before this was exactly what I wanted, and the background knowledge has been very useful in my working life.

During my studies I’ve had the chance to get hands on with all sorts of cutting-edge technologies, like metal 3D printing. I’ve hosted and attended large conferences where I’ve discussed with industry leaders about the global energy crisis and the future of smart engineering. And I’ve worked alongside like-minded students from around the world on a variety of innovative projects (like 3D printing an entire aircraft!).

As a campus university, extra-curricular clubs and societies are a huge part of everyone’s life at Warwick; we have over 250 societies (not including sports clubs) which is more than any other UK uni. As a musician, I fully embraced the opportunities available to me: I’ve played in jazz bands and orchestras which have gone on tour throughout the UK and Europe, performed in many operas and musicals, and even ran my own ensembles.

My biggest advice for choosing a place to study is to look at the societies and other activities available outside of your degree, because your social life is just as important as the late nights in the library.”

Challenge 3 Hopefully you managed to speak to lots of university reps during the Patana University Fair yesterday.

Now is a good time to explore some of these colleges further. Get online and check out their websites!

UPCOMING UNIVERSITY VISITS UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE

LOCATION

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Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok

21.09.18

17:00

CIS-EARCOS Institute | University Fair

Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

22.09.18

16:30

UCC Health Sciences Seminar

Shangri La Hotel, Bangkok

22.09.18

18:00

Park Hyatt, Bangkok

23.09.18

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Ritsumeikan University, Japan, Information Session

Study in Hong Kong Education Fair and Information Session

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Japan

Hong Kong

Leeds Art University

UK

Kyle Henry

Senior Studies, second floor

24.09.18

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University of California, San Diego

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John Huart

Senior Studies, second floor

27.09.18

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Dartmouth College

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Elkie Vandenbeemt

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PETER AND THE WOLF S

vari (Teya) Tejacharoenanan in Year 4 has been invited by the Pro Musica Orchestra to perform piano in their concert at the end of this month (29/30th September). This classical concert for children is called Peter and the Wolf, Opus67 and is by Russian Composer, Sergei Prokofiev. This event is a particular highlight for Teya as she is the only child playing with a full adult orchestra in this world famous symphonic fairy tale for children. She has been hard at work preparing for the concert all summer and we wish her the best of luck with the performances.

To get tickets for the performances, email creativeindustriesbkk@gmail.com

Sunday 23rd September Patana Fun Run

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Friday 5th October Tiger Spirit Day Friday 5th October PTG Big Night Out Monday 15th October King Rama IX Memorial Day in Lieu Friday 9th November Patana Plugged Wednesday 21st November International Day Thursday 22nd November Loy Krathong

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SUBMARINE SCIENCE

Richard Hayes, Physics Teacher and Curriculum Leader he Year 9 physicists have been learning all about buoyancy, density and pressure this term and they are putting their knowledge to the test by building their own submarines. The challenge is to make sure the density of the submarine is the same as that of the water so that it’s neutrally buoyant.

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The students have been using their practical skills to build the submarine and their understanding of the physics involved in order to complete the challenge. We’ll then all get in the pool next week and test our submarines out!

MATCH REPORT: UNDER 15 GIRLS’ TOUCH RUGBY

Angela Braun, Year 10 ur games against NIST and St. Andrews went really well, even winning our first game of the season against NIST, 4-1! We improved massively on our second game against NIST and were able to move up the field much quicker. However, during our match with St Andrews, the team was a bit nervous and so we weren’t able to play to our full potential, the final score was 2-1 to St. Andrews. Our defence was quite strong in both games but we lacked in staying in one line and holding the defence. Our attack is improving as some team members are taking risks and trying new tricks (such as looping around).

Overall, I am very proud of the girls and the great team spirit we have.

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#101: Social Media

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n a tutorial session with Year 10 this week we discussed strategies to manage our digital distractions. The most powerful part of the morning was when one of our Year 13 Digital Leaders shared with us her journey to discovering the balance in her life with Social Media and the many other digital distractions we have to deal with. The short video above from The Atlantic gives a healthy perspective on how we, as parents, can help support our children in making sure they too make good decisions.

See you at the Fun Run on Sunday!

Brian Taylor Assistant Principal, Cross Campus Curriculum Technology Integration Links in this article: https://youtu.be/RAFSrGX0mxk https://digital-leaders.childnet.com/

BRING YOUR LABELLED REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE TO THE FUN RUN! The Student Environmental Committee encourage you to bring your own reusable water bottle with you to the Fun Run! There will be a table available in the start / finish area for you to leave your water bottle whilst you are running.

If your water bottle is not already labelled with your name we can label it for you on the day.

Thank you for taking this small step to help reduce the need for plastic water bottles.

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THE PHENOMENON OF DIFFRACTION

Matt Baker, Head of Secondary Science

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ear 13 IB Physics students used their knowledge of the phenomenon of diffraction to calculate the width of a human hair. They focussed lasers onto human hair plucked from their own heads and projected the image onto the whiteboard. By taking careful measurements from the resulting diffraction pattern and the distance of the hair from the board they could then calculate the diameter of the hair. The students then confirmed their results by an alternative method; they measured the diameter of the hair directly with a micrometer screw gauge. The agreement between the two results was impressive!

The students then consolidated their learning by completing some practice questions. The twist was that they used the windows in the classroom to display their answers; this allowed their learning to be highly visible and facilitated the feedback process from their peers and teacher.

PLANNING BEGINS FOR THE ANNUAL FEEDING FRENZY!

TigerShark

NEWS 21/09/2018

The 2018 TigerSharks Feeding Frenzy Invitational swim meet will take place from 7th – 9th December at Bangkok Patana School. This event attracts over 500 student athletes from South East Asia’s top international schools, with a waiting list for teams to join. It is widely regarded as the best invitational swim meet in the region. We are currently offering organisations an opportunity to be a part of the event through sponsorships.

Please click here for more information.

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STUDENTS SPEAK Why Not Bike Instead of Getting in a Car?

By Wei Shen Teong, Year 12

Right now, the market for mobile vehicles is at its peak of $6 trillion; and Uber realises this. Many of us recognise Uber as a ride sharing app, one where you order someone to pick you up and drive you, just like a chauffeur.

However, in busy places like San Francisco or New York, where the population density is 27,000 per square mile, “it’ll be very inefficient for a one-ton hulk of metal to take one person 10 blocks,” said Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO) to the Financial Times. Consequently, Uber has decided to obtain Jump Bikes, an electric bike-share startup.

Khosrowshahi later stated that it may not be financially sound in the short run, but it will be a win for the user and for cities environmentally. Not only that, but drivers will also be able likely to find more higher paying journeys as the shorter ones are satisfied by this new method of short distance transportation.

How it works: Step 1: Find a bike – many will be located on the map on the Uber app Step 2: Grab a bike – after renting, you will be given a PIN to unlock the bike Step 3: Ride as much as you paid for!

Unfortunately, these bikes are currently only available in some cities in the USA. Hopefully, Uber will continue with this venture and possibly we’ll have bike-sharing opportunities in Thailand too.

Image and logo source: Jump Bikes

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Weekend Wandering With Pasawat (Tang Tae) Sakulpanich, Year 12

Dialogue in the Dark

Most of us take our five senses for granted; using our sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch on a daily basis with ease and never skimming on the thought of what it would be like to lose them.

Over the past weekend, I experienced what it was like to lose my sight at an exhibition called Dialogue in the Dark and it was one of the most valuable experiences of my life.

ceptional guide, Mr Kae, who was more than willing to answer any question I had about blindness, whether it be “what is it like to dream?” or “what is it like to learn Braille?” As well as emotionally connecting with him after hearing his story in this setting, I also empathised more than ever.

Dialogue in the Dark is located on the fourth floor of Chamchuri Square Shopping Centre and is composed of a series of rooms in complete darkness which stimulates your four other senses. With their mission of facilitating social inclusion of blind and disabled people on a global basis and to change the mindset of the general public on disability and diversity, Dialogue in the Dark has expanded their exhibitions to over 40 I am not going to tell you what these dark rooms contain; I’ll let you explore these invisible landcountries worldwide. scapes for yourself. Bring your friends or family With the help of a white cane, I had a chance to along for this incredible yet indescribable jourexplore Bangkok in a whole new perspective of ney in complete darkness where your other sensa blind person for an hour and a half where the es come out to play. “sighted become blind and blind become sighted”. Our blind guide led us through the exhibi- Learn more about Dialogue in the Dark here. tion, which was a little frightening at first, sharing Information and pictures: http://www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com/ his expertise and capabilities. In the last room, I Image of entrance: https://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en/Media/Attractions/Museums/Dialog-Museum had the opportunity to have a chat with our ex21/09/2018

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CATS CORNER

Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Sumedha Sudarshan, Year 12

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abitat for Humanity have been busy fundraising for our big build in December. We have done so by organising weekly bake sales and selling pizza at Bangkok Patana events. We are also in the middle of our BIG FUNdraiser, Patana’s Got Talent which is very entertaining and a great success. More on this awesome event next week!

Amazingly, we have been able to raise 105,000 THB since the beginning of last year, our target is to raise 250,000 THB. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. Please continue to show your support and be part of having a real and visible impact on the life of a family.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2 - ZERO HUNGER - RISE AND WORLD FOOD PROJECT (WFP) COLLABORATION Rhea Poonevala, Year 13 and Varisa Tantivess, Year 12

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his Campaign Day was focused around zero hunger. RISE is a CAT club that aims to work towards this as we help the Place Of Grace an organisation that helps underprivileged children with their quality of life. The organisation has a food bank, where they collect food for the children so that they are able to have nutritious meals. Following the theme, RISE decided to do a cake decorating activity. Participants, where asked questions about the club and gained knowledge on the cause they were helping and most importantly learn about the children that benefit. This gave them the opportunity to decorate the cupcakes for the children with message and designs of their choices. The cupcakes were to be delivered to the Place Of Grace for the children to enjoy. Rhea Poonevala

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ver the two days, students from all Year groups were invited to participate in the annual ‘WFP Rice Lifting Challenge’, where they were challenged to balance as many rice bags as possible. Five kilogram rice bags were added in 10 second intervals; the contest was really a test of the competitor’s strength and patience - it brought

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a lot of healthy competitive spirit into the Lounge!

As well as creating a fun environment, our activity raised publicity for our annual Food Drive - every rice bag that the competitors lifted will be donated to a slum in Klong Toey this Christmas. Furthermore, our event also represented the hardships that farmers have to overcome to harvest one batch of rice. Although many found lifting the bags extremely challenging, it is important to keep in mind that this vigorous physical activity is something many people have to do on a daily basis. Moreover, this raises awareness to an important issue - food waste. Countless steps are involved in bringing food from the farm to the table, and it is crucial for us to be conscious of this fact. There are a number of issues we could reduce by simply cutting back on food waste and not taking more than we can eat. In the future, WFP aims to reduce the total food waste within the school; reducing these problems one step at a time truly has global benefits. Varisa Tantivess Through these campaign days the teams have been able to collaborate to raise awareness of world hunger and inspire students to engage with their actions to address the issue at local level. It was very fulfilling to see such a high level of student engagement with such an important global issue.

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Introducing

The Surfing Scientist

Saturday 29th September Rosamund Stuetzel Theatre, Bangkok Patana School 9:00am Refreshments, 9:30 - 10:30am Demonstration

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!

Ruben Meerman is a physicist, author and children’s television presenter, better known to Australian kids as “the surfing scientist”.

Ruben uses liquid nitrogen and laser beams to reveal the amazing world of atoms and molecules.

All students* and parents are invited to join him on a mind-blowing journey from the coldest temperature possible to the hottest, from the tiny spaces inside atoms to the grand scale of the Cosmos, and from the Big Bang into the unknown future.

You’ll see balloons popping inside balloons, explosions of fog and even learn how to do some fascinating experiments at home, using ordinary household materials!

*Please note that Primary students must be accompanied by an adult

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FIRE AND LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE

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angkok Patana School takes the safety of our school community very seriously. We have a management team that meet and discuss many different crisis scenarios and we have processes and procedures in place for these. We have strong links with the local police and the various embassies who alert us to any security concerns and also visit our school to review our existing procedures and provide advice on security measures.

One of the areas that we practise regularly throughout the year is the Fire Evacuation and Lockdown procedures. In Term 1 and 2, we have ‘announced’ and ‘unannounced’ drills. This enables our community to practise reacting appropriately in the event of an alarm sounding on the school campus.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY SO YOU ARE AWARE OF OUR PROCEDURES SHOULD YOU BE ON CAMPUS WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS Lockdown Alarm If you are on campus and hear the ‘lockdown’ alarm (similar to a siren), please follow instructions from nearby staff. If you are not in a building, please enter the nearest building and follow instructions from staff. In a lockdown, you should be out of sight until you hear three clear whistles from the security team or are instructed that it is all clear from a security guard or member of staff. You will not be allowed to enter or exit the campus during a lockdown.

Fire Alarm If you are on the school campus and hear a fire alarm please act immediately and follow the Evacuation Route sign to the nearest assembly point, (see example).

Please make sure that you report to the Zone Fire Point Person who will be wearing an emergency jacket and have radio communication. They will be located in the middle of the zone area and will take your name and tell you where you need to stand. There are seven zones – green, yellow, blue, white, red, purple and orange. Look for these signs when you are next in school to familiarise yourself with the evacuation routes.

If you are outside the school grounds during a Fire Evacuation please note that you will not be allowed entry into school until the all clear has been given. Please follow instructions from our Security team.

WHAT DOES THE FLASHING RED LIGHT MEAN? If you see a flashing red light on the wall or ceiling it means that an alarm has been activated somewhere in school. When the light is just flashing you do not need to do anything or leave the building but be on alert to listen for an audible alarm which will let you know what to do next. The activated alarm will be checked by the guards and if necessary the fire alarm or lock down alarm will then sound for you to respond to as normal. So you only need to respond if you hear the actual siren or if a guard or senior member of staff gives you instructions to follow. If it is a false alarm the flashing red light will stop shortly without any alarms sounding.

WHEN WILL THE ALARMS SOUND? Luckily anytime you may have heard the alarm it has been a drill only. We hold announced and unannounced Fire and Lockdown Drills throughout the year and these procedures are for the safety and protection of all students, staff and visitors. If you are on the school campus during the alarm sounding please help to set a good example to all students by responding quickly, remaining quiet during this time and following instructions from Senior Staff.

Many thanks for your cooperation.

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