Centerstage@14
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he 14th annual PYP Talent Show Centerstage on October 25th, 2024, was an unforgettable celebration of talent, creativity, and growth. Each year, the event continues to raise the bar, with students leveling up their acts in every possible way. 135 students participated in the audition which received 62 entries overall. Out of these 62 entries, only 24 made it to the finals. From confident student Masters of Ceremonies to breathtaking piano performances, powerful vocal solos, energetic drum beats and impressive dance routines, the talent on display was nothing short of spectacular. Musical performances, dynamic and vibrant band groups added depth and variety, showcasing the diverse skills of our young student performers.
Even the Surprise Number where teachers and TAs took to the stage with a fun, coordinated cell phone flashlight dance number Toca Toca had the audience cheering and applauding.
Our esteemed judges, Mr. Mark, Ms. Lindsay, Ms. Lourdes, Mr. Roxy, Kru Aim and Khun Aom were truly wowed by all the unforgettable performances and had difficulty picking the SuperNova Award recipients. Congratulations to the following students who were awarded SuperNova (in random and not in any particular order):
• Singing with Choreography: Janine 3S
• Piano: Lada 5D
• Mario Dance Group: Claire 2I, Lamoon 2I, Proud 2C, Stella 2S, Ava 2D, and Rita 2D
• The Sprout Band: Lari 5C, Nava 5C, Marwyn 5I, Yuta 5I and Chopin 5S
• Drums Solo: Look Plup 3I
• Piano: Plawarn 4D
• Vocal Solo: Chada 4S
• Broadway Musical: Venice 4S
• KFC Band: Klint 5D, Kean 5D, Finn 5I, Sisi 5C and Nath 5C
Six students were also honored with the prestigious Centerstage Crystal Plaque Award, a special recognition for those who achieved 3 SuperNova Awards in the same category for three consecutive years.
• Finn 5I • Kean 5D
• Klint 5D • Lada 5D
• Sisi 5C • Venice 4S
These milestones are a testament to the hard work, perseverance, and passion for the arts that our PY students continue to embody.
We are extremely grateful to all the parents, administrators, teachers, TAs, staff (most especially to our IT technical staff), maintenance, and custodians for all your invaluable and unwavering support in making Centerstage happen the 14th year around.
Let’s continue to highlight the incredible growth of our students and set the stage for even more inspiring performances in the years to come.
Mabuhay!
Mr. Sebert and Mrs. Maricor
A Heartfelt Thank You Festival of Love 2024:
On behalf of the PTA, we extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who played a part in making the Festival of Love on December 4th, 2024, a tremendous success. From our dedicated class parents and booth setup teams to our enthusiastic sellers, your hard work and generosity brought this event to life.
A special thank you to our incredible performers for sharing your talents and creating unforgettable memories. And to our generous sponsors - your support made this celebration truly special for our community.
Thank you all for making this event one to remember! #FestivalOfLove2024 #ConcordianPTA
The Freakiest Festival Yet!
The Freaky Fun Festival at Concordian International School was super fun and freaky in 2024. Some people have even said it was the funnest and freakiest yet.
We kicked off our special day on November 1st, 2024, with our annual costume parade. The costumes were amazing this year. The students, teachers and parents all looked great. There were even some classes that circled the courtyard in the correct direction.
Following the parade, students enjoyed their annual freaky show in the amphitheater. This year the students learned the true full horrifying story of the “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Trick or Treating for all students came next. Students in all PYP grades from Pre-K to G5 roamed the hallways of Concordian shouting Trick-or-Treat and getting some delicious treats. EY and PY fun house activities were organized by class parents, some teachers and members of student government. This year the activities were more freaky and more fun than ever before.
Thank you class parents, teacher volunteers, STUCO volunteers and members of MY and DP student government. This year the collaboration was better than ever. The students were laughing, the games were fun and the decorations were amazing.
Mr. Joe Savage, Student Activities Coordinator
Grade 5 Explores a Greener Future
at Sustainability Expo 2024
Grade 5 students took their learning beyond the classroom with an exciting visit to the Sustainability Expo 2024 in Bangkok—the largest event of its kind in ASEAN! This immersive experience was part of their “Sharing the Planet” unit, which explores the balance between human impact, conflict, and community responsibility.
The Expo was a hub of innovation, showcasing companies and organizations dedicated to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students engaged with interactive booths, discovering groundbreaking products and initiatives designed to protect the planet. From eco-friendly technology to social impact projects, they witnessed real-world solutions addressing global challenges.
Beyond exploring sustainability, the visit sparked deep discussions about conflict resolution and personal responsibility. Seeing how businesses and communities tackle environmental and social issues firsthand helped students make connections between local and global challenges.
Most importantly, the Expo served as a source of inspiration for the students' upcoming PYP Exhibition. Many left with new ideas and passions they hope to explore further, eager to take action and make a difference.
This eye-opening experience proved that even young minds can play a role in shaping a more sustainable future—one step at a time!
Mr. Craig Martin Elementary Vice-Principal
Week Without Walls in Hua Hin Grade 5
This past November, the Grade 5 students embarked on an unforgettable Week Without Walls trip, filled with fun, friendship, and hands-on learning experiences.
Over three days, they developed teamwork skills, explored new environments, and deepened their understanding of nature and culture.
The journey began at school with exciting team-building activities. Students designed flags, created team cheers, and participated in friendly competitions like tug-of-war, three-legged races, and relay games. The adventure continued at Avani Resort in Hua Hin, where they strengthened friendships while settling into their rooms.
That evening, students embraced Thai culture by dressing for the Loy Krathong festival, crafting their own Krathongs, and releasing them in the hotel’s waters. The day ended with a lively beach barbecue and dance party, fostering camaraderie and lasting memories.
The next day, students enjoyed an action-packed morning at Vana Nava Water Park, participating in group activities and exploring thrilling water slides. The afternoon was dedicated to environmental education at Pranburi Forest Park, where they learned about mangrove ecosystems through a guided tour and an ecological scavenger hunt.
They even engaged in service learning by releasing mini crabs into the mangroves, as well as observingnature through binoculars and microscopes.
On the final day, students swam and played at the hotel pool before heading back to school, feeling happy, connected, and enriched by their shared experiences. The trip strengthened friendships, built confidence, and left everyone with cherished memories and valuable life lessons.
Just look at some of their feedback:
“While everything was fun, I loved the time when we got to play at the Vanna Nava water park which I think some of my friends also enjoyed in particular. The reason for this is because Vanna Nava is a very big water park and it has many places to go play so everyone won't be bored, it also has different functions for example, a wave pool, a hot tub and much more.”
G5C Raemi
“My favorite part of the Week Without Walls was the Mangrove forest tour, because we can interact with a lot of animals and I learned a lot of things. For example, I learned that there is a type of crab that can only live in the Mangrove forest water, I also learned that the Mangrove forest water is up and down in the morning and night.”
Korbua G5S
“My favorite part was during the first day when we got to create Kratongs to celebrate the Loy Kratong event. This is because I learned how to independently make a Kratong and had lots of fun making it.”
Tinn G5I
“I overcame fear of the dark and being alone. My friends were there to make me feel better.”
Manna G5I
“I learned to travel by myself and I can use this experience as an instruction to know how to stay on my own”
Kwang G5I
“From Week Without Walls, I learned that (sometimes) trying new things could be more enjoyable than we previously thought, and we might even find something new we like."
Bhume G5I
“We went on a trip not just to hang out with our friend and strengthen our friendship. We also traveled to learn more about ourselves and face a new experience.”
Son-Son G5S
“I learned that sometimes I don't always need someone to help me do everything.”
Elfie G5D
“I learned that I was more mature than I thought I was and I could take care of myself.”
Prim G5D
PY Sports Day
On November 29th, 2024, the time had come once again for students to showcase their performance, power, strength, and sports skills in this year’s exciting event.
This event provided a fantastic opportunity for students to participate in a variety of sports and demonstrate their abilities. Students had a wonderful time bonding with their classmates, enjoying fun-filled activities, and engaging in the exciting stations. The event was made even more special with the participation of the parents in some stations.
The carefully-designed stations, balancing challenge and enjoyment, catered to the different grade levels, encouraging all students to participate in activities that matched their abilities and interests.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to the parents, administrative team, PE team, teachers, and all staff members for their invaluable support and teamwork, which made this event a tremendous success. The involvement of parents, along with the grand finale, created a sense of community and shared joy.
This Sports Day not only enhanced the physical well-being of students but also nurtured teamwork, sportsmanship, and school spirit. Congratulations to the students who received awards for Best Athlete (Female and Male) and Most Sportsmanlike (Female and Male) in each class.
We look forward to seeing everyone again for next year’s PY Sports Day!
Coach Tiew
PY The Voice of Concordian Season 9
Every year, the beautiful voices of Concordians welcome the Chinese New Year with joy and tradition. 2025 is the Year of the Snake, and our Voice theme was “锦绣敦煌 歌唱美好 Splendid Dunhuang, Singing of Beauty.”
After auditions, six groups in the Grade 1–2 category and ten groups in the Grade 3–5 category were selected to compete in the Voice Finale on January 24th, 2025. Their performances were outstanding, showcasing not only beautiful vocal strength and talent but also confidence and stage presence that wowed both the audience and judges. It was evident that all contestants had worked hard for the final contest.
We extend our sincere appreciation to all our judges, from the auditions to the finale: Mr. Roxy, Khun Aom, Ms. Angela, Ms. Tingting, Ms. Jennifer, Ms. Ting, Ms. Norylove, Ms. Sally,
Mr. Mark, student judge Kaem from Grade 11, and last but not least, our guest judges, Ms. Zhao Yiping and Ms. Shen Xiaoxi.
Ms. Zhao has honored us as a Voice guest judge for the third year. Ms. Shen, a professional singer, university professor, and trilingual TV host, has been invited to judge various international singing contests and is actively involved in many cultural exchange events between China and Thailand. Having her as a guest judge for Voice this year was also a true honor.
Congratulations to the following students who won the Best Voice Awards:
Eri G2C, Elle G2I, Ava G2D
Tyra G3I, Kade G3I
Chada G4S
Proud G5C, Samuel G5I, Jaida G5D
Congratulations to the following students who won the Good Voice Awards:
Grace G2S, Thann G2S, Kida G2D, Nera G2D
Proud G3I, Kiki G3S
Charlotte G4I, Nita G4I
Prim G5D
We also thank the following 8 talented G2 MCs: Clarie, Proud, Benji, Raya, Tun Tun, Good, Punn and Tata for facilitating the show using three languages and making it engaging.
In addition, we are grateful for the service of our G4 Miss Etiquette Students: Yumi, Mira, Venice, Nikki, Nenae and Chevel. Their beautiful smiles and elegant presence welcomed us to the event and provided us with a joyful experience.
We also want to take a moment to recognize all the people working behind the scenes. Our outstanding PY Chinese department—including all the Chinese teachers, teaching assistants, and support teachers—dedicated long days over many weeks to ensure the success of the event. We extend our gratitude to Khun Pavida for creating all the graphic designs and coordinating the event alongside me. Our thanks also go to Khun Game for managing the audio-visual production, Khun Cat and Khun Rati for coordinating the facility and stage setup, Khun Tuk and Khun Hong on behalf of the custodians and support staff, and Khun Santi on behalf of the maintenance team.
We look forward to the Voice of Concordian Chinese Singing Contest Season 10 next year!
Ms.
Ariel Wang
Elementary Principal
PYP Chinese New Year Celebration
On January 24th, 2025, Concordian excitedly celebrated the Chinese New Year with various cultural activities and festive events. 2025 is the year of the Snake. In Chinese culture, snakes symbolize wisdom and insight, and most importantly - as snakes shed their skin, they also symbolize transformation, rebirth, flexibility, and growth.
Upon entering the school, students, parents, and Concordian staff received a red envelope ‘Hong Bao’ with golden chocolate coins for good luck in the coming year. In the lobby, with the auspicious golden ‘snake’ winding on a huge flower bed display board and red wishing tags drifting in the breeze on the pink wishing tree, many families took the opportunity to take beautiful photos in their festive costumes.
As per tradition, Professor and Calligrapher Jia Qing 賈慶 once again wrote blessing words and spring couplets on red paper for all Concordian members, sending lots of good wishes to many Concordian families.
In the Early Years, students had a great time participating in station activities led by classroom teachers. Our teachers prepared many new interesting station games for our students, such as Snake Shape Race 蛇形大战, Pacman Snake 贪吃 蛇, Dancing Snake 金蛇狂舞, and Snake in Cave 引蛇入洞, etc., for a total of 12 different fun games!
It was a true pleasure to see everyone enjoy this year’s Chinese New Year celebration at school. We wish all Concordian members a happy and auspicious Chinese New Year!
祝大家灵蛇启航，前程似锦！
Ariel Yu Wang
Elementary Principal
PYP
Christmas Spirit Week
The festive season at Concordian International School was celebrated with immense joy and excitement during our STUCO Christmas Spirit Week 2024. Each day of the week was filled with unique themes and activities, bringing the school community together in the spirit of Christmas.
Monday, December 9th
On Monday the glorious Snow Fairy Came
To share her snow and wintry games
The students all knew where to go
Do play with frosty ice cold snow
They dressed with mittens on their hands
And sculpted snow with silvery pans
Then when they'd had their fill of snow
They all warmed up with hot cocoa
Tuesday, December 10th
The students dressed in fanciful clothes
And wrote greeting cards with heartfelt prose
For the elderly folks in nursing care
To accompany the gifts we collected to share
Stories were read to the students here
Of fantasy characters to make them cheer
Like wizards, dragons trolls or knights
Or princesses who were not scared to fight
Wednesday, December 11th
Animal day came to school once more
We had capybaras, snakes and more
The creatures moved into the gym
The students came with giant grins
Dressed up in their beastly best
The animals had no time to rest
All students here, they came to see
Our very unique and special gym safari
Thursday, December 12th
Thursday students were in the mood
To come to school dressed up as food
They wore candy stripes or came as cake
Or anything else that people can bake
The courtyard transformed with falling snow
Into a gingerbread forest for us to go
So at the end of the school day
Parents and children had a place to play.
Friday, December 13th
We came to school dressed up for sleep
With presents for our friends to keep
We shared our gifts with all our friends
For 2024, this really was the end
But before it was finally time to go
We all got to see a Special show
Of holiday themes and Christmas cheer
Even a beautiful winter song to hear.
We hope that you all enjoyed your STUCO Christmas Spirit Week. I bet it will be even more fun next year. Thank you STUCO team for your hard work!
Mr. Joe Savage Student Activities Coordinator
Loy Krathong Festival
Early Years
The Early Years students and teachers were delighted to celebrate the Loy Krathong Festival this year with the Concordian community on November 15th, 2024. In the morning, everyone came to school dressed in beautiful traditional Thai costumes and wearing a big smile. Parents and students enjoyed making and decorating their own krathongs together.
K2-K3 students and parents floated their krathongs at a big swimming pool, full of joy and participating in a lovely Thai dance. Pre-K and K1 also experienced, for the first and second time, the Loy Krathong Celebration at school. It was a very supportive and meaningful Loy Krathong experience for everyone!
Kru Aim
EY Thai Team Leader
Primary Years
The wonderful Loy Krathong celebration 2024 started with making the krathongs to represent our respect to the goddess of the river. In the past, krathongs were made from natural materials – usually a section from a banana tree trunk, crafted into a lotus shape by using folded banana leaves. This year G3-4 students have become more creative in their craft and designed their krathongs from coconut shells that we can reuse next year to help save the environment.
Teachers, students and parents participated wearing their Thai beautiful costumes and were delighted to float the krathongs together in the pool. The Thai instrument student band and the Thai dance group performances at the lobby as well as at the swimming pool demonstrated the beautiful Thai culture and added to the spirit of Loy Krathong Festival at Concordian.
Kru Nit PY Thai Team Leader