From the manager Mr.Spain Jingkaojai, PRC manager
Dear All, I have been to Singapore several times, but this time is quite different. After attending the Eagle Leadership Seminar this past week, it was quite an eye-opening occasion. Several leadership lessons were taught and shared. But the one that stood out the most to me was the Opening Speech of this event. We know how Singapore as a country and Singaporean people play a major role in Global Development. This 50 year-old country, a small island, has had an amazing story. Singapore has shown how a small country can take charge and lead the world in several aspects. Here are some of the topics and issues we heard, mainly about people. It all began with the People. People Management • Do we care enough to make our people grow? • We need to continue engage our people using a sustainable model. • As long as a leader keeps space for engagement open, he or she can lead. • People follow not because you are capable or perfect…they follow because they trust. • When people are engaged, they change…but more importantly, we change. • It is not only about doing, it is all about how you make your people feel. • Trust can only be created through fundamental engagement.
The Conclusion That is how we begin. Adding value brings us sustainable change. By beginning with caring for others and engaging with them, we will create trust with people. Then people will follow, allowing for the creation of sustainable leadership. These are the lessons I have learned from the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore. In his opening speech, he systematically and smoothly put these points so well. It was one of the most impressive speeches during this past week. Undeniably, we know that People are the most valuable asset to a country. At The Prince Royal’s College, the people here are all the stakeholders of P.R.C.’s campus, students, parents, teachers, staff, alumni, etc. We can truly apply the lessons from Singapore to P.R.C. and our personal lives. No matter what we do, who we are, we can’t deny the importance of engaging the People. We can make our lives successful or miserable based from how we deal with other people. It is common sense. It is fundamental. It is the truth. Yet is often ignored, misunderstood, or not implemented at all. And after all, it all begins with the People. Sincerely yours, Spain Jingkaojai School Manager
Letter from Editor
Chanasphorn Karnchanaphitak (11th Grade)
This is the first issue where I’m taking full responsibility for every process of the newspaper. It is challenging for me as an editor-in-chief because I have to assign work to all MAC crews, keep track of every task and make sure that our crews are on top of their assignments. We plan to create different issues with different styles in or-
der to attract more readers’ attention. But as always, we have provided interesting topics and news on current events at The Prince Royal’s College (PRC) including some entertainment to help students enjoy and relax. Even though I anticipate hard work ahead, I will do my best and never give up with despite the problems I may meet.
Editor-in-chief Chanasphorn Karnchanaphitak Assistant Editor-in-chief Juthamart Vacher Layout & Design team Chabordee Keawussadon, Nuttaporn Poodtrong, Anna Mesaman, Nichapat Chanchakornthanayot, Pailin Makee, Kornphon Maneesai, Phichayakan Satsue, Manawat Mahawan, Pancheewa Kalayanamitra Video & Photo team Thanachot Maneechot, Phurin Pattanatanang, Phurich Pooriwarangkakul, Phornsinee Sinyoo, Thanakan Chaiboon Faculty Advisors Leon Neill, Ellie Bozmarova Special photographer Time Everlasting, Phinidhi Sutika , Dell gallery, PRC photo club THE PRC NEWS, July, first issue
From the principal Dr. Sirinan Sriweraskul, PRC principal
This academic year of 2015, The Prince Royal’s College aims to accomplish a higher quality of education in order to get ready for the ASEAN community and the new global society of the 21st century. We have implemented new standards of education that emphasize integrating English in students' daily lives. PRC has done several things to prepare our students for the future. For example, we have adjusted every subject’s curriculum in every level to develop students in ways that conform to the important skills of the 21st century, which are 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Reasoning) and 7Cs that are necessary life skills for the future: Critical thinking and problem solving Creativity and innovation Collaboration, teamwork and leadership Cross-cultural understanding Communication, information and media literacy Computing and media literacy Career and learning self-reliance •High-order thinking critical skills are promoted through different educational activities and through the development of a sufficient economy presentation called
“SE Model” which is one of our school’s subjects of research. This project builds critical thinking skills, collaboration skills, and presentation skills amongst the students. •Integrated English Program: IEP begins at the elementary level. This program emphasizes on English communication in every day life. •STEM Education (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) is taught in every level. In STEM, students are asked to analyze and produce a paper or project to improve their skills in problem solving and develop new innovations that will be useful to the community, society, and economy of Thailand. Aside from gaining useful hard skills, these activities also teach the students to be kind-hearted, generous, and sacrifice for others. We believe that in the academic year of 2015, all PRC students will be happy with educational changes at this school and how they extend to their lives outside of school. All that we would like to ask from the students is for them to be determined, industrious, and to cooperate with the teachers wholeheartedly. If students put these things into practice, success will undoubtedly meet them and our school. Just like the saying, “Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere”.
ACS, MC and PRC Meet By Worawaran Chaiwipassatorn and Juthamart Vacher (11th Grade)
On May 20, 2015, Anglo-Chinese School and Montford College joined at The Prince Royal’s College for a one-day activity to promote understanding and relationship between the schools and ASEAN as well. ACS is a junior private international school in Singapore. The representatives from PRC were the Gifted English students. The activities consisted of dancing, singing and quizzes. There was also an exchange of views about education systems and culture. Moreover, PRC had the opportunity to show the guests around the school. “The most amazing thing for me in Thailand is the food. Especially Pad-Thai. I totally love it. I hope to come to Thailand again with my family someday,” said Timothy James Chong, a student from ACS. When asked about the events and his thoughts on the experience, Chong said that he thought it was very insightful. At first he even thought that it was going to be an intense discussion, but it turned out to be really enjoyable because they could see the difference in cultures. “I am extremely proud that there is now a connection among these three schools of ASEAN members,” Chong said.
The students from ACS, MC and PRC. Taken by Phurin
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Boy studies abroad at PRC By Pancheewa Kalayanamitra (11th Grade) Mexican exchange student, Gerardo Torres Nochebuena, came to The Prince Royal’s College to study in 12th grade for one week on March 31 - April 4, 2015, Why did you choose Thailand? Because I think it is a perfect opportunity for learning cultures and also for discover a new world. How do you feel living in Thailand? At the beginning I had culture shock because it is a new world and everything is totally different for me. But actually I feel like I’ve been here for long time. I like when people respect each other and especially the behavior of people: always smiling, lovely and taking care of me. That’s touched my heart! What is the difference between Mexico and Thailand? I can make a long list about the difference between Mexico and Thailand because everything is different but the most interesting things are: - The ways that student pay respect to the teachers at school and focus on studying. Everybody studies in extra classes
in Thailand. When I was in Kamphaeng Phet, I felt lonely because everybody goes to study. That’s made me miss Mexico because we don’t take extra classes after school and we hang out together instead. - I feel admiration for Thai people’s love for the king and queen. It is amazing how they love them. - Shoes! It’s hard for me to take shoes off when I get in the classroom, house or other places. Normally, we don’t take our shoes off when we get inside of the building in Mexico. What do you think about The Prince Royal’s College? The Prince Royal’s College has awesome buildings and a great education system. The most important part for me in my short time here was the people that I met so many nice and lovely people. I felt very comfortable here. Last but not least, what do you want to say to readers? I was here for only four days and I want to say thank you so much to everybody for being nice to me. Thank you my classmates for being polite,
Gerardo Torres Nochebuena, PRC student from Mexico cute and lovely. I’m going to miss them so much. And also thank you to all of teachers for taking care of me. Finally, I want to say to everyone good luck and please visit. I’m waiting to see you in Mexico.
Disaster Drill
By Worawaran chaiwipassatorn and Thawanrat Phadsan (11th Grade) On June 18, a disaster drill was held at the Prince Royal’s Then the drill was completed. College in order to prepare PRC staff and students for disasters Because of this drill students are well prepared and such as earthquakes or fires. ready for fires and earthquakes that might happen in the future. As we all know, the massive earthquake that occurred in Nepal caused a large number of fatalities - 8800 people were killed and many were seriously injured. PRC puts more emphasis on conflagration - or fires - and earthquakes in order to be ready to encounter these unexpected situations. The day before the disaster drill took place, school administrators explained the disaster drill plan to PRC staff and students, but were not told the exact time when the siren would go off. The disaster drill was held on Thursday morning at approximately 9 a.m. PRC cooperated with Civil Protection Volunteers Chiang Mai and McCormick Hospital in preparing the disaster drill plan. According to the plan, when students heard the siren sound, first they had to compose themselves as the class leader led them to the assembly point, which is the school’s Ruby Field. Then the class leader checked the name list to see if everyone in the class was at the assembly point. Students running out of buildings THE PRC NEWS, July, first issue
Grade 12 presidential election 2015 By Thanakan Chaiboon (11th Grade)
On April 29, 2015, the students in grade 12 at The Prince Royal’s College chose their student leaders. In the afternoon, the announcer gave the election results. The male president is Mr.Worakun Sithipochai, and female president is Ms. Neeraparng Laohaviraphap. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. Leaders have to have perfect properties such as intimacy, leadership and most importantly, sacrifice. Because after this election everything related to grade 12 will be under the leaders’ decision, they have to devote their time to leading their friends and their school. They will do their best for PRC and work hard to earn the trust of fellow students and friends.
The presidents of ‘Prem’, 12th Grade, 2015
Teacher appreciation day By Pancheewa Kalayanamitra and Fasai Thammsorn (11th Grade)
June 11, 2015 was a special day for all students in Thailand. It was teacher appreciation day or "Wai Kru day". This is the day when students thank their teachers for the knowledge they have given them and wish them the best of luck through the year. It is normal to sing Wai Kru chants to the teachers. The song mainly references paying respect and giving thanks to teachers for everythings they have done for students. The Prince Royal's College held a ceremony for students to pay respect to their teachers. Alumni came back to participate in this ceremony as well. Each class participated in a competition including decorating boards, an English and Thai poetry contest, and decorating trays with pedestals as part of a contest. Those events was held the day before teacher appreciation day and the winners were announced after the ceremony finished.
All of the student pay respect to teachers called ‘Wai Kru’
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By Natthanicha Kaweera (11th Grade) and Panadda Boontom (11th Grade)
The Prince Royal’s College Sports Day 2015 took place at the 700th anniversary Chiang Mai Sports Complex on July 2 and 3. It was made possible by the cooperation between PRC students, teachers and alumni. Two teachers, Aj.Kaneya Onnang and Aj.Somkiat Intasigha, who wore the Darth Vader suit, were masters of ceremonies. The Grade 11 students were chiefs of each team and defined their own theme as follows: Barbalian (Blue), Khanfire (Red), Matrix (Green), Apollo (Violet), Alchemist (Pink), Ayothaya (Orange) and Edjo (Yellow). They decorated the grandstands with their teams’ colors and the symbols associated with each team. There were also many activities such as sports competitions and cheerleading performances. Here is the list of prize winners: Parade : awards to Pink Team(Alchemist) Cheer Stand : awards to Green (Matrix) Cheerleader: awards to Pink (Alchemist) and Violet (Apollo) Super Cheerleaders : Pink (Alchemist) Go Green: awards to Green (Matrix) Overall winners: awards to Orange (Ayothaya)
it was not chosen yet. We wanted to work on the big Thai ancient properties which would have required a lot of hard work.. We decided to choose “Hawaii” instead. But the Hawaii theme also had multilateral problems. Ayothaya was chosen again and we thought we could do this theme well. How did you work to solve problems that occurred in your team? When we had obstacles to overcome we would ask for everyone’s attitude toward the problem. It was hard for to get everyone’s opinion, but we wanted a consensus so at times we would use our Line Group to vote. When you fail, what is your inspiration? My inspiration is from my friends and my juniors. We work together both preparing items and cheering. On Sports Day we did our best, so I’m very happy. How did you feel when you won the trophy? When I got the trophy, I was very happy. We did what we planned to do! Thank you to each group for doing their best and pushing us forward to target.
Here is the interview with the winning Orange What did you get from sports day? Team chief Orapin Manarat, Grade 11. It taught the team and me how to improve something even if it’s hard to do. It also taught Why did you choose Ayothaya as your theme us to do our best and make our relationships team? stronger. All of these make up an experience that At the beginning, our team had many lists makes us feel proud. of orange themes. One of them was Ayothaya but THE PRC NEWS, July, first issue
la fête nationale
le 14 juillet, c'est le jour de la fête nationale en France. Elle commémore deux dates : la Prise de la Bastille, par les Parisiens révoltés le 14 juillet 1789, et la Fête de la fédération du 14 juillet 1790, qui célébrait le premier anniversaire. Dans la matinée, à Paris, aux Champs-Élysées on peut admirer chaque année le défilé militaire qui se compose d’unités de l'armée française et des unités étrangères invitées, (composé d'unités à pied, montées, motorisées et aériennes)
descend l’avenue des Champs-Élysées, de la place Charles-de-Gaulle jusqu'à la place de la Concorde où les militaires saluent le président de la République, son gouvernement ainsi que des personnalités politiques étrangères et des invités. Pendant la soirée, sur la place publique dans de très nombreuses communes françaises, se déroulent des bals populaires gratuits, des feux d'artifices et des retraites aux flambeaux.
le défilé militaire
Meine schöne Erfahrung in St.Peter Ording By Chinasiharat Pornpitchayanon (12th Grade)
Thai Schüler und ihrer Gastfamilie
Es ist mir eine Ehre, dieses Stipendium des Goethe-Instituts bekommen zu haben. Ich fühle mich so glücklich, dass ich das Goethe-Team von Lehrern und Betreuern in diesem Jugendkurs kennen gelernt habe. Die Teilnehmer waren aus 3 unterschiedlichen Ländern nämlich Thailand, Singapur und die meisten aus Indien. Wir waren nur 7 Thailänder von 52 Schülern. Ich war in der B1 Klasse mit meinem besten Lehrer 'Klaus'. Meine Freundinnen und ich haben im 'Erlen Haus' gewohnt. Ein Zimmer hat Platz für 2-3 Personen geboten, deswegen habe ich bei 2 netten Inderinnen gewohnt. Am ersten Tag in St.Peter Ording waren wir zusammen gut gelaunt bei der Begrüßung. Fast jeden Morgen wurde am Unterricht teilgenommen und am Nachmittag wurde dann viele Aktivitäten mitgemacht. Dann ist der letzte Tag gekommen, Abschied zu nehmen. Meine Freundinnen und ich haben alle Betreuer und Lehrer exklusive Geschenke gegeben und sie haben ihnen echt toll gepasst! Wir hatten 3 superschöne Wochen mit allem und wir waren sehr froh, dass wir mit vielen Eindrücken und neuen Erfahrungen zurückgekommen sind.
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High school in Japan!
Japan. For example, Japanese students use trains and bicycles more than car. 日本の高校に行って、タイの高校と日本 の高校のちがいがわかりました。例えば、日本の高校生 は車より電車やじてんしゃをよくつかいます。
This is a Japanese traditional game “KIBASEN”. It was just a game in PE class, but students tried hard to win the game. I am playing sports in a PRC sports team. I think my team is stronger than them, but I learned a lot about harmonized from Japanese friends. これは日本のでんとうてきな“きばせん”というゲームで す。これはたいいくのクラスのゲームですが日本の高校 生はいっしょうけんめいきばせんをしていました。私は Japanese students in the classroom PRCでスポーツをしています。PRCのスポーツチームの ほうが日本の高校生よりスポーツが上手だと思いまし た。しかし、日本のともだちからきょうちょうせいをお 日本のこうこう！ During Mr.Kong Thaksinsuke’s stay in Japan as a stu- しえてもらいました。 dent. He realized difference between high school in Thai and
端午节(Dragon Boat Festival)
粽子（zong zi）
赛龙舟 (sai long zhou)
端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival)，为每年农历五月初五，又称端阳节或 五 月节等等。“端午节”为中国国家法定节假日之一，并已被列入世界 非物质文化遗产名录。 端午节起源于中国，最初是中国人民祛病防疫的节日，后因中国伟 大的爱国诗人屈原在这一天死去，便成了华人纪念屈原的传统节日。 端午节有吃粽子的习俗。在中国的大部分地方，家家户户都要包粽 子，所以粽子成了端午节时最出名的食物。另外，赛龙舟是端午节的 一项重要活动，热热闹闹的划龙舟比赛给端午节增添了节日的气氛。 THE PRC NEWS, July, first issue
屈原 (Qu Yuan)
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