Alumni News
Alumni University Fair C
ollege visits to our school have been curtailed this year due to COVID, but that did not stop us from exploring other ways to educate students about universities. This year we took a great opportunity, that arose because of COVID, to change our format of Career Day and turn it into a University Fair instead. One major difference though was that University Representatives were not the ones presenting to students, but Alumni played that auspicious role. We had 17 Alumni who represented the respective universities they attended or still attend. Universities such as King’s College London, Imperial College London, Oxford University, University of Bristol, Aberdeen University, University of Melbourne, University of British Columbia, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Michigan State University, Babson College, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Shanghai Jiao tong University, Tongji University, Xi’an JiaoTong Liverpool University, Les Roches, Stamford International University, Chulalongkorn University, Mae Fah Luang and Thammasat University. As can be seen, there was a nice representation of universities from around the world. It was an exciting day for the students to listen and learn about university programs from their peers who had graduated. Some comments heard was that the information shared was better than that they had previously gotten from the actual university representatives! We again appreciatively ‘Thank’ our Alumni for supporting the school and for coming in well prepared. We look forward to possible future events.
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Dr. Tresa Career & College Counseling Director
Alumni News
Alumni Talk 2020 W
e had a wonderful opportunity to have 11 Alumni share their life experiences with our Concordian Parents. We were fortunate to be joined by a panelist of experts: some of our former Concordian students. They shared with us some experiences of University life, living abroad, discovering their career paths, overcoming obstacles, building resilience and the benefits of studying in an IB curriculum. The Alumni talk took place on Tuesday September 29th, 2020 in the Grand Theater. We were very thankful to have had Khun Akarat Nitibhon, one of our Concordian parents, to make this event even more enjoyable with his master of ceremony skills. We also invited Max (Class of 2018) to join Khun Akarat to be the co-MC and Max did a great job on the panel too. 11 Alumni panelists were interviewed and most of them started at Concordian in Early Years and Primary Years and remained at Concordian through their IBDP Grade 12 graduation. The panelists studied in the following countries: USA: Kwan and Tan Canada: Calvin and Pat UK: Pete M., Shin, Sindhu, and Daven China: Fern, Tata, Sindhu, and Kitty Thailand: Pete J., and Yammy Alumni shared their stories about thier time at Concordian. Tan shared how he kept himself motivated to study. Pete Manakit (class of Daven who was the first student at Concordian) shared about how the IB program benefited him. A lot of parents enjoy the session and were encouraged to believe in their children! 19 CONCORDIAN IMPACT - ISSUE 30
Khun Aom Admission/Registrar and Marketing Manager