MYP Service Program

Student Life and Service

MYP

Service Program Grade 6 Service We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead with G6 Service. During our

upcoming first meeting, students will demonstrate their enthusiasm and prior knowledge of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gained from last year's PYP Exhibition. They will express their aspirations to contribute to specific SDGs in their future service projects, fostering a strong connection between service learning and action.

G6 Service provides students with a unique opportunity to apply the skills they acquire in the classroom to real-world situations, ultimately making a positive impact on their community. This year, students will have the autonomy to select their own projects and form teams, taking full responsibility for meeting project deadlines. This experience will encourage them to collaborate effectively and exercise their creative and critical thinking skills. Furthermore, they will learn valuable time management skills.

In addition to working on their individual projects, students will have the chance to share their initiatives with one another and provide feedback and guidance to fellow teams. This collaborative environment will help them develop both giving and receiving advice gracefully. The G6 Service team eagerly anticipates the innovative ideas our students will bring to support the communities around us.

Ms. Tashia Mante G6 Service Leader

Grade 7 Service The 2023-24 school year is off to an upbeat start with the current cohort of G7

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students prepared and eager to begin their service learning endeavors. Students have already attended the initial service meeting for the year, formed groups, and begun brainstorming ideas to make a meaningful impact in a community with identified needs.

Many groups are working to coordinate trips to orphanages for tutoring, to beaches and klongs for trash removal and minor restoration, and to rescue organisations which aid suffering or homeless animals, to name a few plans. Students are optimistic about the work they can do to improve the world around them and contribute to the UN's SDG in a purposeful and lasting way.

Ms. Chelsea Polanco G7 Service Leader

Student Life and Service

Grade 8 Service Hi everyone! I am Ms. Rong, Grade 8 Service Team Leader this year. This year Grade 8

students will continue the service program. They are going to have 2 service projects during the whole school year.

On September 20th, students had their first service. After a brief introduction, students worked with group members to discuss what the community needs and which kind of service they would like to take. Now students are working on the first proposals. We are currently looking for students’ creative actions to make a difference in the community.

Ms. Rong Hu G8 Service Leader

Grade 9 Service Dear Concordian Community,

As we move closer to March 1st, the reflection stage beckons. This period encourages our young learners to introspect, evaluate their experiences, and prepare to share their achievements and newfound wisdom with the Concordian community. It is a time for self-discovery and personal growth, enriching both their minds and souls.

My name is Mr. Brian, and this marks my second year at the helm of the Independent Service Learning Project here at Concordian.

Grade 9 is a transformative year where students are encouraged to harness their Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills and apply them to a year-long project with a profound purpose. Our goal is to instill a sense of responsibility and empathy in our students while aligning their efforts with the UN Sustainable Development Last year marked a significant milestone in our journey when we introduced the Grade 9 Service Learning Exhibition. This Goals. platform allowed our students to showcase their remarkable The journey begins with the research stage, which commenced service projects to their peers and teachers. The projects on August 30th. During this phase, our students embark on a displayed were nothing short of inspirational, setting a high mission to identify a pressing need within their community. They bar for excellence. We're proud to announce that this year, we set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and aim to raise that bar even higher. But that's not all; we have an Time-bound) goals for the year, shaping the foundation of their exciting addition this year. We plan to extend an invitation to our parents to join us in celebrating the remarkable achievements of service project. our Grade 9 students in June.

Next up is the action stage, where our dedicated students venture into the community during evenings, weekends, and even Our team has also welcomed new advisors, dedicated teachers holidays, immersing themselves in direct service to address the who have already met with their groups of eager students. With identified need. It's during this phase that they experience the fresh faces and ideas on board, I am incredibly optimistic about true impact of their actions and forge connections that extend the boundless possibilities that this academic year holds for our students and the wider Concordian community. far beyond the classroom.

In closing, I want to express my unwavering belief in the potential of our Grade 9 students to make a meaningful impact in the world. The Grade 9 Service Learning program isn't just an academic endeavor; it's a journey of personal growth, empathy, and community engagement. Together, we will nurture the leaders of tomorrow, instilling in them the values of service, compassion, and a commitment to positive change.

Here's to a year filled with service, growth, and inspiration!

Sincerely, Mr. Brian Gannon G9 Service Leader

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I invite you all to join us in supporting our Grade 9 Service Learning program as we continue to shape compassionate, responsible, and socially aware citizens who will, undoubtedly, leave an indelible mark on the world.

Student Life and Service

Grade 10 Service

Grade 10 is a very busy year, with students working on their Personal Projects,

studying hard for their regular classes, and looking ahead to the IB Diploma. With all this in mind, and with a focus on increasing the amount of direct service Grade 10 students were undertaking while simultaneously decreasing their time spend planning (so they could focus on other areas mentioned above), G10 Service for this year entails students signing up to one of our twelve service clubs, all which get out into the community several times throughout the year. Below is a brief introduction to these clubs.

Mr. Ben, Student Life Coordinator

Habitat For Humanity

Hear to Heart

You Can Save

Habitat For Humanity club is affiliated with the international NGO of the same name, and the main purpose of the club is to help build housing for the underprivileged.

The club goes out into the community to actively build structures under the guidance of the organization, and has been on “site builds” to locations such as Pathum Thani and Chachoengsao over the past year.

Hear to Heart’s stated purpose is to create a non-profit business and organization to support the underprivileged people who are suffering from various health problems by creating accomplishable actions. They are involved in fundraising for underprivileged communities, which they then visit and help in various type of direct service initiatives and activities.

The You Can Save club is in partnership with the OSI company, and aims to raise funds to buy medical equipment for underfunded and rural hospitals. The club aims to be a medium of doing charity between Thai companies and hospitals by creating campaigns with Thai companies, and in the past they have collaborated with Happymate, Koh Kae, Euro Cake and more.

For more information contact club coFor more information contact club president presidents Ping Ping and Nemo (G12) at Tan (G12) at tana_2024@concordian.org nemot_2024@concordian.org pingpingk_2024@concordian.org

For more information contact club president Neen (G12) at neent_2024@concordian.org

The Giving Club

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The Giving Club’s stated purpose is to give back to the community by providing support and easier access to quality education to those with less privilege without expecting anything in return. They do this by reaching out to communities and finding out what they require to improve the quality of life and education of those in these communities. The club also undertakes direct service initiatives and activities with these communities.

For more information contact club co-presidents Jay Jay and Tin (G12) at jayjayn_2024@concordian.org tintinc_2024@concordian.org

Geck’yo Act Together (GAT) - Zoology Club GAT’s vision is to promote student volunteers to become advocates to save animals through educational and volunteer opportunities. They have a passion for both zoology and conservation, and over the past year have gone on several volunteer trips including to the Royal Navy’s sea turtle rehabilitation center in Rayong, and a wildlife quarantine center in Nakhon Nayok.

For more information contact club president Angie (G12) at angied_2024@concordian.org

Food For All Food for All aims to provide food for Thai communities in need, and does so by raising funds to put together food and care packages which they then deliver to these communities. The club was originally founded under the name ‘Feeding the Needy’, and has been operating at Concordian for many years.

For more information contact club copresidents L, Yumi and Tonkhaw (G10) at lv_2026@concordian.org yumij_2026@concordian.org tonkhaws_2026@concordian.org

Student Life and Service

Operation Smile

Saturday School

Crisis Relief Fund

The Concordian Operation Smile club is affiliated with an international NGO of the same name, which aspires to reduce the number of young children with cleft palates and burn injuries. The club takes part in fundraising activities and fairs throughout Bangkok, and they also get to take part in medical missions that usually occur in rural Thailand. Last year, the missions re-started after Covid, and club members traveled to Nan province to take part.

A new club initiated by one of our Class of 2024, Saturday School club, is affiliated with a Thai NGO of the same name.

The club’s main purpose is to teach at underprivileged schools on Saturdays to help reduce educational inequalities throughout Thailand, with club members volunteering their weekends to help teach school subjects such as Math and English to those lacking opportunities elsewhere.

The Crisis Relief Fund was originally started as a project to help with the disastrous Turkish earthquake of February 2023, but the project has changed into a continuous fund to help prepare for future disasters before they occur. On top of the fundraising component of the club, members also undertake various direct service projects in the local community.

For more information contact club president JJ (G12) at For more information contact club co- jjv_2024@concordian.org presidents Jinnie and Praew (G12) at jinniet_2024@concordian.org praewp_2024@concordian.org

Seed of Hope

Light of Future

Tunes of Trust

Another new club this year, Light of Future aims to support underprivileged children’s health and well-being emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Their objectives are to set educational meetings/lessons with different educational centers and assist them with their decision making in the future such as career paths, requirements, program enrollments, as well as undertaking volunteering opportunities such as house painting, and donation drives.The club aims to provide a better learning environment for children because they are our future.

The last of our service clubs is another new club this year Tunes of Trust. This club’s main purpose is to give students a chance to share their mutual passion for singing, and use it for a charitable purpose The club was developed out of the president’s G9 service project where she sang for elderly residents at a residential facility. The facility and the residents enjoyed it so much that they asked her to return, and now she will with her peers.

For more information contact club presi- For more information contact club dent Jasmine (G11) at co-presidents Grace and Pepe (G10) jasminep_2025@concordian.org at gracev_2026@concordian.org pepec_2026@concordian.org

For more information contact club president Pear (G10) at pears_2026@concordian.org

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Seed of Hope is a club based around raising awareness about deforestation, but also other plant-centered initiatives. In the past, they have undertaken tree-planting projects at numerous sites around Thailand, including Khao Yai and Lopburi, but they have also run educational workshops for young students about environmental issues and tree planting. The club has also grown vegetables to send to help raise funds for their other projects.

For more information contact club president Tsheyang (G12) at tsheyangt_2024@concordian.org