Patana News Volume 25 Issue 13

Where Do Good Ideas Come From?

WHAT IS THE SECRET TO CREATIVITY? DEMYSTIFYING THE ART OF IDEATION

Taylor, Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Curriculum Technology Integrator

30 SECOND HEADLINES:

•Creativity and forming ideas can happen when you let your mind wander, scientists in Germany have found

•Smartphones, however, mean we have mostly lost the habit of free thinking

•Other studies have shown the phase just before falling asleep is highly creative, and that adapting to change forc es us to think creatively

•The recipe for creativity involves a lot of ideas, and a short break to let them ‘stew’

•Creativity and ideation are two of 10 key skills that will be needed in the world of work by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum

As the lead article in the Patana News this week, I am grateful to be given the opportunity to share and explore my thoughts on creativity. In particular, I would like to take you on my learning journey with re gard to where creative ideas come from. Let us first start with where my thinking was on the pro cess of ideation – the formation of ideas or concepts. I, like many I presume, naively thought that, if you think hard enough, ideas will simply just ‘pop’ into your head, or that they just float around waiting for one to grasp at an opportunis tic moment. It is not until I read the book, Ideaflow by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn, that I really started to think more deeply, more creatively, about how ideas come to us.

Firstly, before I get into the optimal conditions for cre ativity and ideas to flow, let us look at why ideation and creativity are important to focus on. In the World Eco nomic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2020, creativity and ideation are key aspects of 10 skills expected to be vital in the world of work by 2025. In addition, the re port states “core skills such as critical thinking, analysis and problem solving are consistently top of the reskilling and upskilling priorities for educators and businesses”. Self-management skills like active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility are newly emerging skills on the list. People skills like leadership and social influ ence are also vital, according to the report. I have no

doubt in my mind that these skills are likely to be even more prominent when our nursery children enter the job market in 2040 and beyond.

THE CREATIVITY RECIPE

Creativity isn’t a light bulb flashing on or a bolt of light ning striking. According to new research, it takes more time for good ideas to materialise. In two experiments, researchers tested how incentives can aid the creative process and how it plays out over time. Then they devel oped an “effective formula” showing the benefits of pro ducing an abundance of ideas and then stepping away to allow them to marinate. “Creativity is not instantane ous,” said Steven Kachelmeier, the Randal B. McDonald Chair in Accounting at Texas McCombs and co-author of the study. “If incentives promote enough ideas as seeds for thought, creativity eventually emerges.”

Kachelmeier and his co-authors, Laura Wang and Mi chael Williamson, of the University of Illinois, asked study participants to create rebus puzzles – riddles in which words, phrases or sayings are represented using a com bination of images and letters. Some participants were paid by the number of ideas they generated, others just for ideas that met a standard for creativity, and a third group were paid a fixed wage, regardless of quality or quantity of ideas. After 10 days, those paid to come up with as many ideas as they could showed “a distinct cre ativity advantage” in terms of quality and quantity. It turns out that you need hundreds, if not thousands, of ideas for a good one to emerge.

Brian

LET IT STEW

The researchers concluded that the “incubation period” is the key to success: combining lots of ideas and a break to reflect is the prime tactic, they said. As for the time taken to detach, that was explored in the second experiment, which concluded that a break of as little as 20 minutes – even just a short walk – resulted in more, and better, puzzles. “You need to rest, take a break and detach your self,” Kachelmeier said, in an article published in Science Daily. “The recipe for creativity is try – and get frustrated because it’s not going to happen. Relax, sit back, and then it happens.”

THE WANDERING MIND

Thinking about nothing in particular is more enjoyable than you’d imagine and can help in areas including crea tivity and problem solving. At the University of Tübingen in southern Germany, psychologists studied more than 250 people who were “encouraged to engage in direction less contemplation or free-floating thinking”, according to The Guardian newspaper.

The results, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, suggest humans find it hard to let their minds wander, but that this is an underused talent. The psycholo gists found the benefits of free thinking include enhancing your imagination and making you feel better about your self. Being lost in your thoughts can also help with problem solving and creativity, they said.

Participants in the study said they enjoyed letting their minds wander more than they had expected. But “some people simply found it hard to spend time with their own thoughts, especially if they tended towards negative think ing,” The Guardian reported. Smartphones were conclud ed to be at least partly to blame - they are “distractions” that have “contributed to a loss of the habit of free think

ing,” said the psychologists.

TAKE A NAP TO BOOST CREATIVITY

Other studies have shown the creative benefits of dis engaging our brains. Researchers in France recently iden tified a point just before we fall asleep which is rich in creativity. Hypnagogia, or stage N1 was said to be used by the inventor Thomas Edison to plunder sleep-inspired ideas.

Scientists have found that creativity blends spontaneous and controlled thinking. This is the ability to “both sponta neously brainstorm ideas and deliberately evaluate them to determine whether they’ll actually work,” American neuroscientist Roger Beaty explains in an article for The Conversation. Beaty makes the point that creativity isn’t just for geniuses. All of us use everyday creativity like drawing or making recipes, described by researchers as ‘little-c’ creativity. ‘Big-C’ creativity, on the other hand, tends to refer to creative breakthroughs in fields like science, tech nology, society and the arts.

FLEXIBLE THINKING UNLOCKS CREATIVITY

At the University of Cambridge in the UK, psychologists say “cognitive flexibility” is a crucial human skill in adapt ing to changing environments. COVID-19 essentially her alded a new era in flexible thinking – with most people, for example, having to cope with pandemic lockdowns. In the future, learning to use this flexible thinking will help us improve our resilience and wellbeing.

“Flexible thinking is key to creativity – in other words, the ability to think of new ideas, make novel connections be tween ideas, and make new inventions,” the Cambridge scientists say in an article for the World Economic Forum. “It also supports academic and work skills such as prob lem solving.”

Being lost in your thoughts can also help with problem solving and creativity.

Image: Year 7 Residential Chonburi, November 2022

InternatIonal Day: most eCo-FrIenDly Food stall

We must start this article with a massive big thank you to all the PTG members who were involved in preparing the food and helping out on the day. Every one who visited the Food Hall was just amazed by the sheer quality and quantity of food this year. The Student Environmental Committee (SEC) judging team really ap preciated the hard work and effort that went into pre paring the food and beautiful displays from a sustain able point of view. This year, there were 28 countries represented, with Nigeria, Brazil and Portugal as new additions.

The competition for the “Most Eco-Friendly Stall” was judged on five criteria: limited use of plastics (cutlery, cups, wrapping, etc.), use of reusable containers to transport food (reusable plastic boxes instead of tin foil and plastic wrap), use of natural materials for decora tion, use of locally sourced ingredients, and extra meas ures taken to be environmentally friendly. It was a very close competition and after much deliberation, the win ners are as follows:

In 1st place - Returning champions Malaysia, who used plant decorations and created their recycled bot tle-cap flags which were not only visually stunning but contributed to the promotion of upcycling materials. The

tables in the stall presented displays, made by the fami lies, out of natural and biodegradable materials such as bamboo and banana leaves, which also represented Malaysia’s beautiful natural culture. Malaysia’s food was locally sourced and the food was colored with nat ural dye.

In 2nd place - Indonesia who contributed to the en vironment by decorating their eye-catching stall with natural materials such as banana leaf. All the food was brought to the venue using reusable containers.

In 3rd place - Singapore was praised by the SEC students for their noticeable big efforts both aesthetically and environmentally, the stall looked good, well done!

Congratulations again to the winners and thank you again to all the parents and staff involved for all their efforts to showcase their countries’ diversity and culture in their own unique and eco-friendly way. We look for ward to next year’s International Day and friendly (but fierce!) competition for the most eco-friendly stall.

Judged by Lila, Ilda, Teya, Naomi, Anna, Ally, Jean, Johnny, Aadi, Sebastian, Ari, Maetus,and Jeremy on behalf of the Student Environmental Committee

Helen Thew, Cross Campus Principal

year 11 enjoys a Fun FulFIlment Week

Last week, while other Secondary Year groups went on residential, we spent the week in school. Over the past couple of years, the week was used for trial exams; however, starting from this year, the schedule for trial exams have been put back until later. Thus, we en joyed a ‘fulfilment week’, where we took a step back from schoolwork and gave our burned-out bodies some rest to help boost our energy later on when needed. This week enabled us to realise that taking a rest is extremely important. Furthermore, by interacting with limited stu dents in an empty school, we were able to create a tighter bond within each other and make unforgettable memories.

We experienced various projects, balancing out be tween physical activities and studies. We were given a couple of hours each day to study, in which we could spend on catching up with incomplete tasks and apply useful revision techniques in our work; we were able to get feedback from a group all the way from Australia called ‘Elevate’, where they explained certain revision techniques. Due to the calm and chill atmosphere gener ated, we found these self-study sessions helpful to ease our minds.

On the other hand, we also tried out some new and interesting physical activities including self defence, Muay Thai and Thai craft. These released some stress produced by curricular activities and helped sustain our mental well-being. Additionally, we were also provided with some special treats like donuts and barbeque on the last day, which made it feel like a Residential.

Once we were informed about the week, the majority of students were aggrieved by the fact that we will miss out on Residential. However, throughout the week, every student reported positive feedback; everyone found it beneficial and wished it to last longer. It was better than residential!

The week was indeed a “fulfilment” week itself!

Yeonsu Lee and Shihyun Lee, 11W

spotlIGht on teaCher learnInG CommunItIes

Cindy Adair, Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Continued Professional Learning

This week we meet our final TLC group. This is a group that focuses on how to implement different self-assessment strategies across the school to help stu dents develop the skills needed to become self-directed learners. We are looking at how learning intentions and success criteria can be used to develop rubrics for stu dents to use in their self-monitoring and judgement, how this works in the classroom and how the Dunning-Kru ger effect manifests itself in our school. As a group of teachers, we have trialled student self-assessment before an in-class test and looked at the link between how stu dents performed and how confident they were on top ics. We have interviewed students about the experience

The teachers involved in this TLC are: Joshua Brown (Maths), James Sowerby (EAL)

and hope to improve the system based on their feed back. Educational research shows that effective student self-assessment can improve student learning and per formance in external exams.

“Correctly implemented, student self-assessment can promote intrinsic motivation, internally controlled effort, a mastery goal orientation, and more meaningful learning. Its powerful impact on student performance - in both classroom assessments and large-scale ac countability assessments - empowers students to guide their own learning and internalise the criteria for judg ing success.”

Books anD BIsCuIts - home lanGuaGes eDItIon

The Books and Biscuits Book Club is back! It was established as a way for our school community to share their favourite stories from their home countries, cul tures and languages. Usually, we do this by bringing our favourite stories in, coming together over a cup of tea or coffee, some fruit and a few lovely biscuits, and sharing books that our children (of all ages) have loved to read.

These can be picture books, non-fiction books, graphic novels, or stories … anything that has enthralled and en tertained our children in their home language. Not only have our parents loved sharing their favourite stories, but the opportunity also provides Mr M and the library staff the chance to see the books, grab important details such as ISBN numbers and author names, and then buy the books to help grow the Home Languages section of the Primary and Secondary libraries with books that are relevant, popular and recommended by our community members.

We have enjoyed hosting a wonderful group of par ents in the past, who came along and have helped us to

develop our Home Lan guage resources mean ingfully, and now we’d love to invite you back. If you’d like to share any Home Language read ing recommendations for our library and larg er community, please put Wednesday 30th November at 08:00 in your calendars and come along to LIB 207 (the Library Green Room) for our next ‘Books and Biscuit’ Club meeting. If you are plan ning on coming along, then please complete your details in this Google Form so we can cater accordingly. Many thanks and see you there!

and Murray Sutcliffe (English)

Stephen Murgatroyd, Cross Campus Head of Libraries

Fun WIth the FootBall aCaDemy

PARENTS VS STUDENTS IN FOOTBALL ACADEMY!

On Tuesday 7th November, the Football Academy in conjunction with PTG welcomed numerous members of the parent community to join us in a World Cup-themed football fiesta. The aim was to give the parents an active opportunity to join in with the great work the Football Academy does with their children weekly. Coach Bran don Grady, who coordinated the event, said “we were inundated with parents who wanted to play in a fun but safe environment with their children, it was great fun.” The PTG in partnership with Meetana Forever Co., Ltd. offered a cuddly toy for all participants and siblings, which was a very welcome bonus for all players.

UNLEASHING THE BPS WILDCATS!

After a tremendous summer of football (if you are Eng lish), we were keen to continue to push Girls’ football here at Bangkok Patana. In Secondary, our Girls’ teams always play an exciting brand of attacking football, we are tech nically and tactically sound and our Varsity squad were very unlucky to finish runners up in our regional SEASAC competitive earlier in November. But… we want more! So, we researched the numerous reasons girls love to play football and potential barriers to participation. We aim to offer opportunities for girls to: play with friends, learn new skills, have fun, be active, improve self-esteem and build resilience.

WildCats is an exciting new initiative being rolled out by the Football Academy to get more girls playing football. To launch this programme, we spent an afternoon with every girl in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 showing them how fun, engaging and rewarding the beautiful game can be. We showed them that football is for everyone, while show casing the type of age- and stage-appropriate coaching they will be receiving. Thankfully everyone left with smiles on their face!

Anchal Pathela, who was representing the PTG and was one of the star players, commented “it was great fun to be able to play with our kids and not to mention surprise them with our skills! The kids wanted to play against us, but next time I’m sure they will want us on their team!”

Stay tuned for Elves vs Santas on 13th December!

We will be offering WildCats sessions three times a week with girls having the option of attending one ses sion, two sessions, or all three. The sessions will only last one hour and will be a great opportunity for the girls to learn in a fun and nurturing environment! The sessions will be planned and led by our Football Academy coaching team with assistance from excellent female teaching staff and WildCats ambassadors.

We cannot believe the interest in this new and exciting initiative with over 40 girls signing up through the ECA database so far. If you have a WildCat at home, please contact us at Football@Patana.ac.th

Mark Potter, Cross Campus Head Football Coach

GymnastICs aCaDemy In-house CompetItIon

Rebecca Maw-Dzatkowski, Cross Campus Head Gymnastics Coach

On Sunday 13th November, the Gymnastics Acad emy hosted our first competition of the academic year, opening our doors to the Bangkok Patana gymnas tics community for the first time in two years! The stands were filled with excited spectators sporting our new #ORANGEARMY t-shirts, creating a sea of orange in the crowds, cheering and clapping our gymnasts along! Ad ditionally, the gymnasts wore their new competitive kit for the first time, looking super sharp!

The in-house competition is a highly-anticipated event, bringing together students of all ages and levels into mixed teams led by our senior gymnasts! This event was also the first competition for some of our newest team members. They learned the etiquette of competitions in a support ive environment, mentored by their team leaders. In addi tion, the team leaders set an excellent example, acting as strong role models for our youngsters!

Throughout the day, the gymnasts put on a spectacle, performing across all apparatus, and receiving scores from the Thai National judges. As always with competi tions, there were some highs and some lows; however, one of the most substantial lessons learnt through the sport of gymnastics is that gymnasts must persevere through failure before experiencing success. The strength it takes to fall, get back up, and try again is a skill that will serve gymnasts well throughout their lives. We combined the mixed-level team scores to formulate the podium places for the overall results. The team names were selected by our WAG team captain Evelyn and our MAG team captain Sam, who de cided to go with the Avengers theme!

WAG team results:

1st place – Black Widow 2nd place – Captain America Joint 3rd – Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange & Spider-Man

MAG team results:

1st place – Iron Man

2nd place – Thor 3rd place – Hulk

This event could not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our fabulous gymnastics coaches! A huge thank you to all involved in bringing this event to fruition!

lIttle thInGs - SHORT STORY

Most tales have happy endings. Mine doesn’t. I was once cardboard, capable of so many uses, and now I am reduced to nothing. Let me tell you the whole story…

I don’t really remember how I came into this world. All I know is that the wind was lashing against the win dows and hammering at the glass, thunder rumbled ominously and then lightning would crash and howl. It was almost like the world was warning it would all end badly for me.

I was carried off into another area of the factory, and soon, blades cut into me, and the searing hot pain blinded me. Nearby, I could hear a child’s voice ask, “Daddy, are you sure the cardboard is okay? You’re cutting it!”

The man who the child called ‘daddy’ scoffed, “Of course, it’s just cardboard, cardboard doesn’t have feelings!” How cruel these people were! I was aching and withering in agony, and they said I didn’t have feelings! Oh, I could only wait for this torture to be over!

Finally, the heat faded into nothing, and I was bent into a new shape! Maybe all this pain would turn me into something beautiful! Something unique. Something artistic! I daydreamed about what a wondrous thing I could become, and when it was done, I observed my self. The humans had made me… A box.

I sighed, disappointed. Then I brightened as I thought that maybe I could serve a great purpose! But then I saw what they were putting inside me. A sparkly purple journal. That was it? My hopes fell once again as they sealed me tight with tape. It was then that I knew that this world was not a kind place. It was cruel, mean, and it would let you hope- only to put you down again.

I was shipped off to some place and dropped off in front of a door. I was there for good now, and my fu

ture depended on whoever picked me up. Just as these thoughts echoed through my brain, another human- this time a young girl- picked me up and carried me into her house. Once again, I was cut open, and when the girl lifted the sparkly purple journal out of me, her eyes lit up with delight and she squealed. I couldn’t under stand how a journal could make someone so happy but knowing that I was the one to deliver it made me smile in spite of what had happened before. Only, it didn’t last.

I had heard that some things were thrown away into the trash, to live a life wasted, but some were recycled and made into beautiful things! Her mother beamed at her and picked me up, and I hoped I would be recy cled! But as her footsteps slowed, I realised with horror where she was taking me. To the trash.

I watched, helpless as she dumped me there, as she spun around and marched back into the house. Then through the corner of my eye, I caught sight of another trash can, but this time it said RECYCLE. I stared unblink ing at the ground in front of me, knowing that a different future had been only a few metres away. I didn’t even care to think what might happen next. It wasn’t worth it.

I was tossed into a truck, cast into slimy, dirty wa ters, and I knew I would be there for the rest of my life, when the little girl’s mother chose to waste me. I was stuck here, surrounded by other wasted things. I could have been made into art, or I could have brought hap piness to someone else! It hurt, to slowly rot into nothing, but the thing that hurt most was the fact that all those wonderful things could have happened to me, if the little girl’s mother chose to walk a few more metres.

That’s why I’m telling you this story because every choice you make could be a choice for something else. And that choice could be big or small, but those little things still do matter.

Student Writing-

Any student interested in publishing their writing in the Patana News can discuss with their teachers and submit their stories to STML@patana.ac.th

This opportunity is open for students of all Year groups, Primary and Secondary!

Ying Ying Han, 6B

Vadmissions

and enrollments con ferences are a key part of our work in university counsel ling. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the Council of International Schools Global Forum on Interna tional Admission & Guidance at IE University in Madrid, Spain. While in Europe, I visited universities in Switzerland and Italy to learn more about their offerings and whether they would be a good fit for Bangkok Patana students.

in the United States. These universities offer a fully accred ited US degree, financial aid from the United States Gov ernment and a liberal arts experience while living in excit ing cities like Rome, Paris or Madrid. I had the chance to visit Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland, and John Cabot University and the American University of Rome in Rome, Italy. All of them offered an experience nearly identical to attending a university in the US, while boast ing strong records of sending their students on to graduate work at prestigious global institutions. A full list of Ameri can Universities abroad can be found here.

My trip was a wonderful opportunity to introduce our students to over 300 admission professionals, learn new information about global admission trends and visit cam puses where our students can thrive.

In Milan, Italy, I visited Humanitas University, which runs an English-language undergraduate medicine program designed for students from all over the world. While the program is small and dominated by European students, there are opportunities for graduates to attain fellow ships in the United Kingdom and the United States once they complete their coursework. Also located in Milan, Bocconi University was an impressive, private institu tion focused on fields in business and social sciences. They clearly had a modern, globally diverse campus that Bangkok Patana students would find very familiar. I was particularly impressed by the requirement for each student complete courses in Java coding, so they can enter the professional world with a familiarity and understanding of the technology that is becoming so important in every field. Italy, Spain and many other European countries are become more popular with Bangkok Patana students and offer cost-effective, top courses, delivered in English to international students around the world. We encourage our students and their families to further investigate these wonderful options for study.

I also took the time to visit several American universities located in Europe. Whether it’s proximity to family, financ es, or safety, some students are looking for an Ameri

Kevin Keller, Head of Faculty, Careers and University Counselling

the ChanGe - SHORT STORY, PART 3

The sun shone down on me, and I stretched out, yawning. I had a good night’s sleep, but now I had to find a new home. I walked down to Panda, immensely grateful, “Thank you for your hospitality, Panda. I will be going now!” Panda, whose eyes were still closed, yawned, and gave me the slightest nod.

As I strolled down the grassy hills, I thought hard about what had happened. Our land had been scorched, the leaves on our trees withered, and our clean, sapphire blue lakes had dried up. Then I knew. I had heard about these reckless creatures, who de stroyed our planet with their every move. It wasn’t the tigers’, raccoons’, dogs’ or cats’ fault! It was that reck less species, who we called the humans. Humans nev er talked about their destruction, they never thought about it, and worst of all, they never cared about it.

It all made sense now. How could we be so foolish to not think of this? The most upsetting part was the fact that now I knew who was responsible, I couldn’t tell the fighting animals back at home! I had come so far, I had no energy, and no idea where my village even was! At least here, I was safe. For now. The same thing had happened here, but they still had a safe haven to live in. It was just the residents weren’t the kind of neighbours I would have liked to have. I knew it was time for me to leave this place. It wasn’t my home. I couldn’t stay here any longer. Sometimes I wished that I could just be rescued from all this chaos.

I ventured through and collected some food and berries for my journey. I was starving, so I gulped down a handful of them. Suddenly, I felt nauseous and my head started spinning. The throbbing in my stom

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ach was making me feel sick and dizzy. Unable to take it any longer, I collapsed onto the ground, my last thoughts were ‘humans…’

I woke up with a shock. I was in a luxurious placefar more beautiful than anything I’d ever seen! I was admiring the view, when suddenly a figure loomed over me. A human. What was it trying to do? My paws started to shake, and my fur bristled. Then, the human reached out. Was it trying to hurt me? I stood, still as ever, waiting for the shock to pass, but instead of hurting me, she (I assumed it was a she) stroked me, tenderly. I snuggled closer to her, who knew humans could be so kind? She smiled at me, then turned to celebrate with more of her kind.

She then picked me up, and we walked towards a rectangular object, and she pointed at it and said, “car.” I sat on a weird cushion, and even though I was stuck in one place, it felt as if I were moving! It was ma jestic. Then the human opened a door and I hopped out. I was met with an exquisite building, a sign at the front saying Little Zoo Café. The human beckoned me inside and opened another door to reveal a miniature wooden house, with a platform for me to lay on. She smiled when I sprawled out lazily. Now I, Remi the raccoon, have a new home for the day! Phew!

But as I glanced around the area, I found even more animals, corgis, cats and even fennec foxes, and that was when I knew. This wasn’t a new house to stay in for a night, this would forever be my safe haven. I had tears running down my chubby cheeks. This was my change.

The End

Often, we regard AI as a fair, unbiased and non-discriminatory technology. We trust AI because of its in capability of consciousness, sensing morals and processing emotions the way we do. Perhaps this allows them to make fair decisions - uninfluenced by human bias. However, this may not be the case.

Read the full article online here: Garbage In, Garbage Out | Scientia Project

Aarushi Zariye and Ying Ying Han, 6B

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BanGkok patana pInk tennIs CharIty tournament

Chris Chan Ebrahim, PTG Newcomers Rep

a morning well played.

We raised a total of THB 92,170 and the funds will be donated to Queen Sirikit Center for Breast Cancer Foundation.

A great appreciation to the Bangkok Patana Tennis Acad emy, as well as SILC, our sponsors and all volunteers for mak ing this such a successful event. Thanks to all participants for having fun and staying active together.

The PTG partnered with SILC and the Bangkok Patana Tennis Academy to host the annual Pink Tennis Charity Tourna ment. We had 64 players from Patana parent communities, the Nichida tennis group, the British Club Tennis group,the Japanese tennis group and other individuals, who joined hands for a purposeful morning of raising awareness and funds for Breast Cancer. It was

Join us for an introductory workshop on DEIJ hosted by the PTG and Cindy Adair, Cross Campus Principal, Continued Professional Learning.

November,

Desert Island Discs

With Alice Leslie, Year 5 Teacher

This column follows in the style of the famed BBC podcast which features a celebrity every week – here we feature our own Bangkok Patana celebrities! What eight songs, one luxury item and one book would you take with you if you were stuck on a desert island?

Today Year 5 Teacher, Alice Leslie, is stuck on a desert island.

MS ALICE, IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND WHAT EIGHT PIECES OF MUSIC WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU?

The Wine of Lebanon - Cass McCombs

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan

Dreams - The Cranberries

Click to listen to Ms Alice’s playlist

Tyagarah - Elephant Sessions

Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones Season of the Witch - Donovan Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy

PICK ONE LUXURY ITEM YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU. THIS ITEM MUST BE INANIMATE AND OF NO USE IN ESCAPING THE ISLAND OR ALLOWING COMMUNICATION FROM OUTSIDE.

A piano and blank sheet music

WHICH ONE BOOK WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU?

Collection of John Donne’s poems (to be endlessly re-read until I can glean more meaning from them!)

Catch the real Desert Island Discs on BBC. What are you listening to? Have a list of your own?

Let us know! Contact STML with your favourites.

They all appeared at COP27 this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The 27th edition of the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC is a meeting of world lead ers to discuss ways in which to address climate change. An increasingly urgent business.

At the meeting they handed down a fairly depressing report, focused on major issues as we face the reality of a warmer, wetter world.

Particular points of discussion included:

1. The myth that humans can endlessly adapt to higher sea levels and temperatures, in addition to the identification of vulner able hot-spots.

2. New threats on the horizon from climate-health interactions (increase of infectious and animal borne diseases).

3. The interaction between climate and political security and what this means for immigration patterns.

4. Programmes to manage loss and damage as a result of extreme weather events related to climate change.

5. Sustainable land use.

6. Inclusive decision making, ensuring smaller nations are not excluded from the conversation.

So where does the velociraptor come in? Click below to check out the "Don't Choose Extinction" campaign,

What does Rishi Sunak, Jack Black and a velociraptor have in common?

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Ana Bolakoso, Key Stage 3 SEC Representative

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