StudentAchievement 2011/12
An Annual Record of All-Round Excellence
Bangkok Patana School is an IB World School, accredited by CIS and NEASC 1 Bangkok Patana School is dedicated to providing students with a well-rounded education. StudentAchievement 2011/12 celebrates the tremendous achievements of our students in the many diverse areas of school life, including academics, the arts, community services, leadership activities and sports.
CONTACT Head of School Matthew G Mills [email protected] Primary Principal Clare Sharp [email protected] Secondary Principal Michael Smith [email protected] Thai Headmistress/Director Kaanwarin Polanunt [email protected] Primary Assistant Principal Jason Cooper [email protected] Secondary Assistant Principal – Curriculum and Assessment Gavin Lazaro [email protected] Secondary Assistant Principal – Student Welfare Helen Thew [email protected] Cross Campus Assistant Principal – Sports and Extra-curricular Activities Michael Balo [email protected] Head of Admissions Rachel Jones [email protected]
Cover photos: Anirooth Khantee and Chatree Saleewong
Artwork & Production: Scand-Media Corp., Ltd. Date of Production: December 2012
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contents
Introduction ECAs Mission Statement ______4 Extra-curricular Activities ______38 Foreword______5 Global Dimensions Academic Achievements Model United Nations______40 Achievement within the Primary School ______6 Home Languages ______42 Academic Achievements: Primary Overview ______7 International Award ______43 National Curriculum Test Results – Key Stage 1 ______8 Community ______46 National Curriculum Test Results – Key Stage 2 ______10 Achievement within the Secondary School ______12 Student Council and Delegates 2011/12 ______49 Academic Achievements: Secondary Overview ______13 (I)GCSE Examination Results ______14 International Baccalaureate Diploma Results______17 Foundation Board Prizes______20 Graduate Destinations______21
ARTS Achievements Primary Performing Arts______24 Secondary Productions, Concerts and Exhibitions ______26 Instrumental Music ______28
COMPETITIONS Mathematics ______30 House System ______32 Competitive Sports ______35
3 INTRODUCTION mission statement
OUTCOMES
As members of our community, and as a result of their time with us, young people learn how to:
• work as individuals and as part of a team; • make, and act upon, informed choices concerning moral, ethical and aesthetic issues; • develop lively, positive and inquiring minds; • strive for excellence at all times; • take pride in their own achievements and in the success of others; • lead a balanced and thoughtful life; • value the richness of Thai culture; • value their own culture, while showing respect for that of others.
EXPECTATIONS Our mission is to ensure that We have high expectations of all students and value continuity in students of different nationalities grow their learning. At their individual level, students achieve the highest academic standards. to their full potential as independent learners in a caring British Our British based educational ethos: international community. • provides a well-rounded education of the highest quality for English-speaking children; • develops the essential knowledge and skills necessary for academic success; • instils a love of learning in preparation for a productive and fulfilling future; • values each student’s intellectual, physical, social and emotional development while encouraging them to be resourceful and creative; • develops an understanding of self worth and the worth of others.
Staff at Bangkok Patana School:
• inspire students to fulfil their potential at an individually challenging level; • develop responsibility and self-discipline; • respect children as individual learners and plan accordingly.
4 StudentAchievement 2011/12 foreword
t Bangkok Patana School we aim to develop young men and women as people who will graduate as independent learners able and willing to A make a constructive contribution to society. They will graduate with: A backpack of personal qualities • Service • Honesty • Respect • Perseverance • Sensitivity • Compassion • Fairness • Interpersonal skills • Confidence • Direction • Self-esteem • Flexibility • Leadership • Balance • Risk-takers • Resilience • Ethics and values
A toolkit of skills • Metacognitive approaches • Communication • Social competencies • Life skills • Literacy-information/digital/technological
A briefcase of qualifications • Aspirations to achieve at the highest level • Valuable and worthwhile
It is often hard for the outsider to gain a lucid understanding of our school. People see and hear of the outstanding academic results of Bangkok Patana students. Part of that success comes from the embedded belief that the school students. They know about the reputation of the expertise of the staff and the works in partnership with the home. At Bangkok Patana, parents, teachers and quality of the teaching. But they wonder what is the core of the organisation, such students are partners in learning. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in is its size, complexity and scope. guiding and supporting their children’s learning. All members of the community The essence of the school is that it puts great teachers together with great are asked to embrace the values and positive attitudes we desire in our students. students. It gives each the resources, facilities and freedom to get on with learning. It Collaboration, sharing of ideas and creative conflict resolution should characterise adapts the best of both traditional and modern teaching and assessment pedagogy. all relationships within the school community. Results are constantly reviewed and targets set to bring improvement. Finally, the history of Bangkok Patana is defined by a focus on academic Bangok Patana School has a large student population but this size does not achievement and personal excellence. This focus continues today and underpins mean that the individual is neglected; quite the opposite. It allows us to cater for the future direction of the school. Bangkok Patana School’s priority is quality all the diverse needs of our students. This is illustrated in part by the large differing teaching and learning. It is the aspiration for personal excellence that motivates course options on offer and the same can be said in terms of co-curricular activities the programmes offered by our school, giving all students the opportunity to available in each of the sports, arts and cultural sections of the school. The school realise their potential. The commitment to academic excellence has enabled also has a wide range of student support and guidance services available to assist the school to realise outstanding academic performance, both nationally and individuals realise their potential. internationally. Bangkok Patana School has a strong focus on academic achievement as this collection of student achievement so rightfully showcases. Our top students regularly gain “top scholar” awards and scholarships to prestigious universities all over the world. At the same time, programmes are in place to meet the needs of all students including those with recognised learning needs or for whom English is an Matthew G. Mills additional language. MSc.Ed., B.Ed., Adv.Dip.Tching The school has an enviable reputation for the academic achievements of our November 2012
5 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievement within the Primary School Clare Sharp Primary Principal
ithin the following pages you will have a small glimpse into some of the achievements of our Primary students. This only forms a small part of the W ‘big picture’ of not only the child but also the Primary School. I am amazed when I see how our learners learn but also how they often achieve beyond our expectations, not only in the classroom but on the sports field, in the theatre, and in the way they demonstrate their understanding of how we can help others. As you read the Community Action Team pages, you will see that we are developing students who are not only caring and principled, but think and communicate to others about ways in which these values are demonstrated. We are very proud of all our Primary students and realise with any young learner how much support also comes from home; as a partnership we share with you ‘our’ achievements.
6 StudentAchievement 2011/12 Academic Achievements: Primary Overview Jason Cooper Assistant Principal, Primary School
this by personalising our learning and utlising a skills-based approach that is aimed at developing rich and deep understandings of the learning.
The dynamic curriculum at Bangkok Patana School:
• Promotes personalised goals that are challenging yet achievable to encourage students to discover and realise their full potential • Utilises a range of learning experiences within the classroom, outside the classroom, and virtually to promote deep understanding • Ensures the attainment of essential literacy and numeracy skills through the utilisation of opportunities to use and apply these skills in a range of situations and contexts • Promotes intercultural understanding through the celebration of diversity via an inclusive approach • Recognises the benefits of free-flow, play-based learning in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, and the positive impact that this approach has to learning in future years • Ensures that the 21st Century learner is empowered to learn through the infusion of ICT in authentic and relevant ways • Ensures a broad and balanced curriculum that provides dynamic learning experiences that encourage our students to become earning is at the heart of all that we do at Bangkok Patana School. autonomous life-long learners Through focusing on the learner and the learning we are able to help L students challenge what they thought was possible and discover their As Bangkok Patana School continues to develop this dynamic and true potential. Our teachers strive to develop independence and initiative engaging curriculum it gives us great pleasure to share with you our in our students as well as inspiring a genuine love of learning that they will outstanding results over the next few pages. The information that is provided take with them throughout their lives. details the summative results that are measured at the end of Key Stage 1 The Primary curriculum utilises a holistic approach that focuses on and Key Stage 2; however, it is important to remember that these results are developing the whole child. Our learners are confident in themselves and the culmination of learning experiences that utilise the present to build on their surroundings and they are able to use this confidence to critically the past and prepare for the future. In addition to the academic results, we evaluate situations and resources to make safe and healthy decisions and are delighted to share with you some of the many and varied opportunities choices. These skills will help our students to become responsible citizens that our students have to grow in their other areas of interest and talent. who, as mature balanced adults, will contribute positively to local and global society. Our teachers strive to develop independence The English National Curriculum forms the cornerstone of what we do and this is complemented by best-practice models from the International and initiative in our students as well as Baccalaureate and the International Primary Curriculum. Our learning inspiring a genuine love of learning that they experiences are tailored to help our students meet the age-related expectations as prescribed by the English National Curriculum, and we do will take with them throughout their lives.
7 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS National Curriculum test results Key Stage 1: 2012-2008
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Level BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
Reading Level 2 or above 95 87 99 85 99 85 100 84 98 84
Below Level 2 5 13 1 15 1 15 0 16 1 16
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
LEVEL BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
Writing Level 2 or above 95 83 93 81 99 81 99 81 91 80
Below Level 2 5 17 7 19 1 19 1 19 7 20
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
LEVEL BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
Mathematics Level 2 or above 100 91 98 90 100 89 99 89 99 90
Below Level 2 0 9 1 10 0 11 1 11 1 10
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
LEVEL BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
Science Level 2 or above 94 89 98 89 100 89 99 89 99 89
Below Level 2 6 11 2 11 0 11 1 11 1 11
What do the tables show? The results The table, above shows Bangkok Patana School’s end of Key Reading – In 2012 95% of our Year 2 students achieved Level 2 or above, Stage 1 results alongside the results achieved in the UK in 2012. of which 19% achieved Level 3. You can also see the trend for the last four years. Writing – In 2012 95% of our Year 2 students achieved Level 2 or above, As a school we continue to perform beyond our counterparts in of which 2% achieved Level 3. the UK and with a good percentage of students achieving beyond Mathematics – In 2012 100% of our Year 2 students achieved Level 2 or above, their age-related expectation (Level 2 in Key Stage 1 National of which 24% achieved Level 3. Curriculum Tests). Science – In 2012 94% of our Year 2 students achieved Level 2 or above.
8 StudentAchievement 2011/12 national curriculum test results Key Stage 1: 2012-2008 Graphical Comparison
Reading: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK writing: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK
99 100 99 100 99 98 100 99 95 95 93 91 90 90 87 85 85 84 84 83 81 81 81 80 80 80
) 70 70 ) (% 60 (% 60 G G N 50 N 50 tI DI i A 40 40 E wr R 30 30
20 20 19 19 19 20 15 15 16 16 17 13 10 10 5 5 7 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
mathematics: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK science: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK
99 98 100 99 100 100 98 100 99 100 99 94 91 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 90 89 89 90
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11 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below Level 2 Below or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 or above Level 2 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
9 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS National Curriculum Test Results
Key Stage 2: 2012-2008
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
LEVEL BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
English Level 4 or above 100 82 96 87 96 79 97 80 98 80
Level 3 0 18 4 13 3 21 3 20 1 20
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
LEVEL BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK % BPS % UK %
Mathematics Level 4 or above 98 80 94 81 100 79 98 79 99 78
Level 3 2 19 5 19 0 21 2 21 1 22
NB – Science is no longer assessed using National Curriculum Tests.
What do the tables show? The tables above shows Bangkok Patana School’s end of Key Stage 2 results alongside the results achieved in the UK in 2012. You can also see the trend for the last four years. As a school we continue to perform beyond our counterparts in the UK and with a good percentage of students achieving beyond their age-related expectation (Level 4 in Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests). If a student is achieving Level 5 then they are achieving beyond their age-related expectations, whilst if a student is achieving Level 3 then are achieving below age-related expectations.
The results english – In 2012 100% of our Year 6 students achieved Level 4 or above, of which 53% achieved Level 5. We are also very proud of 17 students who attained Level 6 in English, which is two levels above the age-related expectation. Mathematics – In 2012 98% of our Year 6 students achieved Level 4 or above, of which 71% achieved Level 5. Our 2012 results continue to endorse the expectations that nearly Similarly, in Mathematics, a number of our students sat all students at Bangkok Patana will achieve Level 4 or above, with a the Level 6 paper for this subject. Twenty-nine students significant number of those achieving Level 5. 2012 results continue to students attained Level 6 in Mathematics, which is show the excellence and commitment of all involved in the education two levels above the age-related expectation. of each and every individual student. 10 StudentAchievement 2011/12 national curriculum test results
Key Stage 2: 2012-2008 Graphical Comparison
English: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK mathematics: BPS VS. UK 2012-2008 BPS UK
100 100 100 97 98 100 98 98 99 96 96 94
90 87 90 82 80 81 79 80 79 80 80 80 79 78
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30 M 30 22 21 20 20 21 21 20 18 20 19 19 13 10 10 4 3 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below Level 4 Below or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 or above Level 3 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
11 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS achievement within the secondary school
Michael Smith Principal, Secondary School
nce again, I am delighted to report on another terrific year of student achievement in the Secondary School. In terms of external examinations, our Year 13 students achieved the highest ever points Oaverage for one of our cohorts and (I)GCSE results were once again outstanding. I am always thrilled to see the consistent hard work of the students and excellent teaching they experience be rewarded with such fine results. I am always especially excited to see students in Year 11 and Year 13 who have gone beyond our predictions. Some have simply matured and applied themselves more to their learning. For others, things suddenly began to click and make sense; they were late developers. For still more, sheer determination to give themselves the best options for the future, either in Senior Studies or beyond Bangkok Patana at university, drove them to new heights. As always the external examinations are just one measure of all that is achieved over the school year, the tip of the iceberg, crucial as a measure of our success, but not detracting from everything else achieved by our students. In each learning area across the campus each minute, each lesson, each day, students are making progress towards fulfilling their individual potential. This is where most of our academic achievement takes place and of course most of this is celebrated only in class or with a positive email home. Nonetheless, as students self-assess and discuss targets with their teachers they are able to see how they can achieve more in each subject and also develop the values and attributes to enable them to be active global citizens in the future. Elsewhere, our students are involved in so many activities either competitively, from a performance perspective or on a more recreational basis. This year more of our students, especially from younger Year groups became involved in community service. I was both surprised and tremendously proud of the work of around a hundred students in Key Stage 3 who provided emergency supplies to people most severely affected by the terrible floods. They then undertook a number of visits to Thai schools to paint classrooms and renovate play areas. This was initiated by students in Year 7 showing leadership and empathy well beyond their years. Who could forget the spectacular school production of the Sound of Music? Starkly contrasting but equally compelling was the Senior Play, the Crucible, where the Black Box was a perfect venue for this powerful and at times quite terrifying production. Highlights from either end of the age spectrum in the Arts were the Key Stage 3 Strings Festival and the highly accomplished visual feast of the IB Art Exhibition in Term 2. Other highlights were our celebrations of the performances of our competitive sports teams in the annual Sports Awards Dinner and of the achievements of students at each level of the International Award. These evenings were also an opportunity for students to show their appreciation for their trip leaders and coaches for their support and guidance. Finally, I would like to mention the growing significance of student voice in school. Whether in the two Student Representative Councils, the Environmental Committee, Community Action, Houses, ICT Advisory group or contributing to the Accreditation process, students made themselves heard clearly and articulately. In this publication we can only celebrate some of the real high points of the year but all students, to borrow from the Olympics, have achieved their own ‘personal bests’. Congratulations to all and let’s keep getting better in 2012/13.
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Academic Achievements: Secondary Overview Gavin Lazaro Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Assessment
chievement is defined as something accomplished successfully, up the achievers listed hereafter. especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance. The most important point of all is that absolutely anyone can achieve. AThe achievements of our students which are shown on the How does one do it? By following the principles of the IB Learner profile following pages are exactly that. which still remains an incredibly powerful document. I hope this book These achievements are not solely down to pure ability, though of course serves as a guide to those who don’t yet appear in it: think about what that helps. Working hard, over extended periods of time (Grade 8 on the you enjoy and what you are passionate about, and then commit. Commit piano can really take ten or more years of very regular practice), asking for wholeheartedly, 100%, and you will achieve. advice on how to improve, going beyond expectations and forging ahead despite the inevitable hurdles one might encounter, are part of what makes Good luck!
13 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS (I)GCSE Examination Results Ben Friend (I)GCSE Examinations Coordinator; Key Stage 4 Curriculum and Assessment Leader
ach year, thousands of students in the UK and around the world sit Figure 1: Bangkok Patana School (BPS) results 2012 against weighted (I)GCSE examinations. At Bangkok Patana School our students sit averages of global results of subjects sat by students of BPS Eboth Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) (I)GCSEs and Edexcel (I)GCSEs and GCSEs in a wide variety of subjects. Most students Bangkok Patana School Results 2012 Global Results 2012 will sit examinations in ten subjects and some will sit additional examinations in either their home language or advanced Mathematics papers. 30 In May and June 2012, a total of 183 students from Years 9 to 11 sat these examinations. Most students were from Year 11 but there was also an 25 additional cohort from Year 10 sitting their (I)GCSE Mathematics a year early, along with some students from Year 9 sitting examinations in their 20 home language. As always, our results were very pleasing, with significantly more students achieving the highest marks than would be expected based 15 on the global average (see Figure 1). In addition to (I)GCSE entries, 18 Year 11 students sat CIE AS level 10 Maths and all achieved a grade A (the highest grade at AS Level); a fantastic achievement! Of the 40 Year 10 students who sat (I)GCSE Maths, 95% 5 achieved an A* or A. Our overall results show that close to 93% of our students % candidates achieviving grade achieved A*-C. To place this in context, on average schools worldwide who 0 entered students for the same subjects achieved 82% A*-C in the same session. A* A B C D E F G U A direct comparison between Bangkok Patana School’s results and the global (I)GCSE grade results for each individual subject shows that, on average, our students achieved 0.6 grades higher per (I)GCSE than their peers from around the world. We also have a large number of exceptionally high-achieving students Table 2: (I)GCSE Results Global Average 2012 vs. BPS 2009 – 2012 (%) with four individuals achieving 10 or 11 A*s and 11 students achieving Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok Average eight or more A*s. In addition to this, Bangkok Patana students received Grade Patana Patana Patana Patana world eight CIE Outstanding Learners awards (please see Table 5 for details). % 2012 % 2011 % 2010 % 2009 totals* A* 24.0 24.5 25.1 28.4 20.2 Table 1: June 2012 Bangkok Patana (I)GCSE Results Overall % A 28.1 25.7 24.5 28.9 20.9 % % % % GRADE AWARDED A*– A A* – C A* – G B 25.4 23.6 24.2 22.7 21.6 A* 24.0 52.1 C 15.2 16.3 16.9 12.9 17.6 A 28.1 92.6 D 5.0 6.2 6.2 4.7 8.1 B 25.4 E 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.5 5.2 C 15.2 99.7 D 5.0 F 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 2.8 E 1.7 G 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.6
F 0.4 *Average world totals based on weighted averages of Edexcel (I)GCSE and CIE IGCSE subjects ¬(June 2012) taken by Bangkok Patana School. Sources: http://www.edexcel.com/iwantto/Pages/igcse-int. G 0.0 aspx, http://www.edexcel.com/iwantto/Pages/gcse-stats.aspx and http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/ qualifications/igcse/Global%20Grading%20Statistics%20-%20IGCSE%20June12_revised.pdf. 14 StudentAchievement 2011/12 (i)GCSE Results: Grades by subject (%)
Table 3: Bangkok Patana School (I)GCSE Results 2012 (taught courses only) s
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A* 1 7 37 7 30 3 19 0 2 19 2 8 11 5
A 0 5 30 9 28 2 10 2 12 10 4 44 56 8
B 6 7 27 24 25 3 11 3 13 6 6 65 39 3
C 2 3 17 13 25 4 2 2 9 1 0 17 21 1
D 11258018110230
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A* 0 2 12 10 0 19 10 5 10 40 4 0 40 9
A 0 5 12 23 4 24 6 1 1 30 6 6 34 5
B 0 8 4 10 1 12 3 1 2 24 4 3 23 6
C 2 5 8 8 4 6 0 1 0 30 0 0 16 2
D 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 1 2
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TOTAL 2 31 37 55 10 61 19 8 13 140 14 12 115 25
15 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS (i)GCSE outstanding results
Table 4: Outstanding (I)GCSE average points by Bangkok Patana School students in 2012
STUDENTS Grade A*s Grade AS Maths Total subjects Average points (8 max)
Jasmine Chia 11 A 11 8
Sasha McKinley 10 A 10 8
Ashley Siribhadra 10 A 10 8
Morrakot (Michelle) Sae-huang 10 - 11 7.9
Lalida (Lily) Ekasastr 9 A 10 7.9
Satanan (Bank) Jungrungreangkit 9 A 10 7.8
Frazer Briggs 8 A 10 7.8
Soo Hyun Lee 8 A 10 7.8
Wen Mun Lee 8 A 11 7.7
Usa (Mabelle) Wongsanguan 8 A 9 7.8
Xin Yi (Chelsi) Teo 8 - 12 7.6
Table 5: Cambridge International Examinations ‘Outstanding Learner’ awards made to Bangkok Patana School students in 2012
Subject Level Student Award
Mathematics AS Level Jasmine Chia Top in Thailand
Additional Mathematics (I)GCSE Morrakot (Michelle) Sae-Huang Top in Thailand
Design and Technology (I)GCSE Phapan (Am) Wongvajara Top in Thailand
English as a Second Language (I)GCSE Diego Bernado Cerron-Palomino Top in Thailand
Environmental Management (I)GCSE Jasmine Chia Top in Thailand
Foreign Language French (I)GCSE Tamila (Millie) Williams Top in Thailand
Mathematics (I)GCSE Ryan Han Yan Teo Top in Thailand
Music (I)GCSE Prawat Trairatvorakul Top in Thailand
16 StudentAchievement 2011/12 International Baccalaureate diploma results
Andrew Roff Senior Studies Assessment and Curriculum Leader; IB Coordinator Number of Grades Awarded by Subject he International Baccalaureate Diploma 2012 IB Results: 112 students receiving a total of Programme (IBDP) is a five-term course 888 levels Group 1 – First Language which usually consists of students taking T Number % of six subjects, three at Higher Level and three Level % 7-6 %7-4 %7-1 of Levels Levels (SL)
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2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Core: Extended Essay Core: Theory of Knowledge % at Bangkok % Expected World % at Bangkok % Expected World Grade Number of grades Grade Number of grades Patana average Patana average A 14 13 14 A 19 17 9 B 24 22 24 B 49 45 32 C 46 42 37 C 34 31 41 D 25 23 23 D 7 6 17 E 0 0 2 E 0 0 1
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Notable Students To achieve 40 points or more in the IB Diploma is a significant challenge Name Points for even the most able student, as they must not only balance the demands of these subjects but also the demands placed upon them by the IBDP Kalaprapa (Mot) Asavisanu 44 core programmes (CAS, the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge), Komal Kawatra 44 as well as the wide range of extra-curricular activities with which they are Rohan Roy Choudhury 44 involved. In May 2012 this is expected to apply to approximately 4% of Robert (Gerard) Vistal 44 the global cohort of graduating students making the feat of the 17% of Alisa Boyle 43 Bangkok Patana students quite remarkable. Those students should get special mention here and our congratulations go to them. Ines Dumont 43 Tracking our students’ progress from IGCSE to IB over recent years Teng Yew Hoo 43 has allowed us to project a likely points score for students transitioning Shery Lodha 43 from one qualification to the next. Veera Thakral, Holly Burgess, Kraivin Ishan Roy Choudhury 43 Chayangpath and Punyanuch Daochai all managed to attain seven points higher in their IB Diploma than their IGCSE results projected and should Kravin Chayangpath 42 also be congratulated as this demonstrates excellent application and lots of Apichaya (Peachy) Ampapala 42 hard work. Maithili Bagaria 42 Bangkok Patana School is proud of its inclusive curriculum, and the fact Nadine Paul 41 that despite the rigorous demands of the IB Diploma we do not operate a selective programme. This means that students are given the opportunity, Mansi Bhikadia 40 through careful guidance and support, to study at Diploma level if they Louis Von Der Luehe 40 so wish whatever their academic background. This makes our Diploma Sirintra (Haina) Pattaramalai 40 statistics for this cohort a particularly special achievement of which we are Tanya McKinlay 40 all extremely proud. Michelle (Wen Wen) Tan 40
IBDP Points Achieved 2012-2007, Bangkok Patana School
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
% Students with 45 points 0 0 1 1 0 0
% Students >43 points 8 5 2 4 1 4
% Students >40 points 17 15 9 9 10 7
% Students who passed the Diploma 91 100 87 94 92 93 (WA 78.8)
Average points per subject for those 5.43 5.27 5.27 5.34 5.27 5.26 who passed Diploma (WA 4.7)
Average total points (WA 29.6) 33.1 33.0 32.0 32.7 32.4 32.4
Total number DP students 109 97 119 85 91 81
WA indicates World Average for 2011. World average data for 2012 not available at time of printing.
19 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Foundation Board Prizes Simon Griffiths Student Progress Leader
angkok Patana School’s Foundation Board kindly sponsors a number of awards to recognise the talents and hard work of a number of our Bstudents. Details of this year’s recipients are outlined below. Foundation Board Higher Award for Outstanding Academic Kalaprapa Komal Rohan Roy Robert (Gerard) Jasmine Chia Sasha McKinley Asavisanu Kawatra Choudhury Vistal Achievement The students who attained the highest point score from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme were Kalaprapa (Mot) Asavisanu, Komal Kawatra, Rohan Roy Choudhury and Robert (Gerard) Vistal. These students scored 44 points from a maximum of 45 points available in Ashley Morrakot Lalida (Lily) Satanan (Bank) Frazer Soo Hyun Lee the IB Diploma Programme. Siribhadra (Michelle) Ekasastr Jungrungreangkit Briggs Sae-Huang Foundation Board Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement This award recognises outstanding academic achievement goes to those students, at the end of Key Stage 4, who have achieved 8 or more A* grades at (I)GCSE. The students who achieved this award were Jasmine Chia, Sasha
McKinley, Ashley Siribhadra, Morrakot (Michelle) Sae-Huang, Lalida Wen Mun Lee Usa (Mabelle) Xin Yi (Chelsi) Intouch Rohini (Lily) Ekasastr, Satanan (Bank) Jungrungreangkit, Frazer Briggs, Soo Wongsanguan Teo Thamthieng Kolleri Hyun Lee, Wen Mun Lee, Usa (Mabelle) Wongsanguan and Yi (Chelsi) Teo.
Foundation Board Key Stage 3 Attainment Prize The 2012 Prize was awarded to Intouch (Alan) Thamthieng, Rohini
Kolleri and Elina Solomon. These students attained the highest average Elina Megh Saranta Diego Bernardo Caroline Tara-Kate Solomon Jain Sangsuwan Cerron-Palomino Nielsen Bunnag reported grades, across all subjects, at the end of Key Stage 3. Cruz
Progress Prizes In addition to academic achievement, the Bangkok Patana School Foundation also recognises students who have worked hard and/or made exceptional progress across Key Stages. This year we would like to recognise Teng Cheng Hoo Huai-Yu Lo Punyanuch Veera the following students for the progress they have made. Daochai Thakral
Foundation Board Key Stage 2 to 3 Cerron-Palomino Cruz, Caroline Nielsen, Tara-Kate (Tara) Bunnag, The most improved students from Key Stage 2 to 3 were Megh Jain, Teng Cheng (Cheng) Hoo and Huai-Yu Lo. These students scored on Saranta (Sarah) Sangsuwan and Intouch (Alan) Thamthieng. These average, at least two and one third grades above their Year 7 MidYIS students attained significantly higher grades than had been predicted by predictions, demonstrating exceptional progress. the National Curriculum tests in Year 6. These students progressed by more than two and a half levels, which we think is exceptional. Foundation Board Key Stage 4 to Senior Studies The students who showed the biggest increase in their IB Diploma results Foundation Board Key Stage 3 to 4 over what had been predicted by their IGCSE grades: Punyanuch (Pam) The students who showed the most progress from the MidYIS test Daochai and Veera Thakral. Both Pam and Veera achieved near to seven and a taken in Year 7 to the end of (I)GCSEs in Year 11 were Diego Bernardo half points higher in their IB Diploma than predicted by their (I)GCSE results. 20 StudentAchievement 2011/122010/11
Graduate Destinations Andrew Haughton Head of Careers and Universities
ongratulations to all members of our Graduating Class of 2012 who have moved on to their tertiary studies all over the world. The incred- Cible diversity of last year’s cohort is reflected by the 16 country destina- tions chosen and the wide range of higher educational courses being studied. For the fourth year in a row, we are also justifiably proud to announce that a Bangkok Patana student, Robert (Gerard) Vistal, has been awarded the prestigious Jardine Scholarship.
21 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BANGKOK PATANA SCHOOL GRADUATE DESTINATIONS
Student University/College Course Student University/College Course AUSTRALIA KOREA Media (Communication and Benigno, Sol Lorenzo University of New South Wales Lee, Hye Bin Seoul National University Theatre Journalism) NEW ZEALAND Monash University/Melbourne Political Science (application Curtis, Jackson University/ANU/Canberra in process) Burgess, Holly University of Auckland Finance University SINGAPORE De Vries, Alexander Higher Education in Australia Higher Education in Australia Sydney University/Melbourne Siah, Jerold National Service in Singapore National Service in Singapore Harsono, Nicole Dual BA Arts/BS Science University/UNSW Lee, Wen Por National Service in Singapore National Service in Singapore Lee, Benjamin [Kah Seng] University of Sydney Economics SPAIN RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Suh, Min Gee Information Technology Technology) Cruz Einspanier, Ana Sofia Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Medicine Sullivan, Christopher Australian National University Art and Law THAILAND Royal Melboune Institute of Computer Science (application Bildan, Jonathan Dale Chan, Vitchawat [Gems] Chulalongkorn University Business Administration Technology in process) Durongphant, Natcha Chulalongkorn University Communication Arts CANADA Rossi, Eric Raffles International College Product Design Choy, Sujit [Cyrus] University of British Columbia Civil Engineering Subhavanich, Thowtip [Tippi] Mahidol University Marketing Management Clapp, Dejjutha [Dino] University of Toronto Economics Vitoonwithluck, Kiert [Kor] Chulalongkorn University Architectural Design Dumont, Ines McGill University Management THE NETHERLANDS Kongkatong, Ken University of Toronto Peace and Conflict Studies Eindhoven University of Smits, Saskia Industrial Design Norton, Calla Mount Alison University Environmental Studies Technology NHTV University of Applied Odermatt, Claudius University of British Columbia Political Science Stuurwold, Martin Game Architecture & Design Science in Breda Richardson, Sara University of Toronto Anthropology UNITED KINGDOM Teske, William University of British Columbia Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) Agrawalla, Sheetal University of Bristol Law CHILE Ali, Zain University of Leicester Financial Economics Vizcaya Zuniga, Lucas Universidad Adolfo Ibañez Business (Ingeniería Comercial) Amrapala, Apichaya [Peachy] Imperial College London Medicine FRANCE Asavisanu, Kalaprapa [Mot] University of Birmingham Medicine Maes, Theo Science-Po University Economics Royal Holloway, Belmont, Maria Management GAP YEAR University of London
Stops, Iestyn Gap Year Boyle, Alisa Durham University History City University Banking and International Beattie, Robin Gap Year in Thailand Chaiprasit, Nathakorn [Toey] (Cass Business School) Finance Kothari, Anant Gap Year King’s College, Daochai, Punyanuch [Pam] Business Administration University of London Paul, Nadine Gap Year in a Medical Practice Dean, Hamish University of Exeter Geography Stracey, Nicole Gap Year in Scotland The Institute of Contemporary Froger, Xavier Song Writing Teo, Nathalie Ying Chun Gap Year Music Performance GERMANY Gawthorne, Alex Cardiff University Marine Geography Sattabongkot, Jessica Konrad-Wolf University for Film and Exploration and Resource Film Directing Gawthorne, Josh Cardiff University Pimmanee Television Geology HONGKONG Grimm, Fabian University of Nottingham Economics Hong Kong University of Science Sports Development with Veeralakshmanan, Pushpa Chemical Engineering Hickey, Brian University of Northumbria and Technology Coaching INDIA Hine, Jonathon [Jonny] University of Bath Business Administration
Sakaria, Margi Russell Square International College Economics Holloway, Matthew University of Kent Psychology
ISRAEL Hoo, Teng Yew Imperial College London Chemical Engineering
Suliman, Nadav Tel Aviv University Computer Science Hsu, Horng Yu [Andy] University of Edinburgh Business Studies
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Student University/College Course Student University/College Course
Ingemann Olsen, Pailin Regent’s College Psychology H.C. Pao, Pochara Northeastern University Mechanical Engineering
Jain, Ashna City University Management Hewson, Patrick Northeastern University Biology
King, James [Jamie] Winchester College English and Drama Junchaya, Piengpatou [Eclair] University of Virginia Biochemistry Karnchanapimolkul, Pitchaya Lodha, Shrey Imperial College London Mechanical Engineering New York University Liberal Studies [Pim] McKinlay, Tanya University of Oxford (St John’s College) Modern History Kawatra, Komal University of Chicago Liberal Arts / Major Physics Institute of Contemporary Music Miller-Jones, Rebecca [Fongtip] Music Performance Kornsri, Pansang [Egg] Application pending Psychology California State University Newbigging, Leah University of Newcastle upon Tyne Combined Honours in Arts Kuvanant, Naliwan Business - Long Beach Osathanugrah, Purat [Chang] Institute of Contemporary Music Music Lee Nip, Kaurakit University of Southern California Computer Engineering Pardesi, Ashutosh [Ashu] University of Bath Aeronautical Engineering McConnell, Sean Rochester Institute of Technology Computer Security Technology Riches, Myles Plymouth University Marine Sports Sciences Muangsook, Dissayudh George Washington University Liberal Arts Sachdev, Karanbir University of Exeter Accounting and Finance Jiaravanon [Beam]
Siribhadra, Rak-Ake [Thomas] University College London Law Nirandara, Praekarn [Pier] Tufts Univeristy Psychology Sottivoranan, Nutrada [Pun Paisarnsrisin, Lalina [Nina] Rhode Island School of Design Art and Design University of Exeter Business and Marketing Pun] Politics, Philosophy and Pattaramalai, Sirintra [Haina] University of Pennsylvania Chemistry with Medical Economics (PPE) Tan, Michelle (Wen Wen ) Imperial College London Chemistry Phongmekin, Sirawit [Toby] Ohio Wesleyan University Biological Science Tongyai, Hariras [Ham] Chester University Information Technology University of California, Roy Choudhury, Ishan Computer Science University of Cambridge (Downing Los Angeles Vistal, Robert [Gerard] Natural Sciences (Biology) College) Electrical Engineering and Roy Choudhury, Rohan University of California, Berkeley Yoshimoto, Marina University of Warwick Psychology Computer Science UNITED STATES of america Sumayao, Akkanan [Chane] Art Center College of Design Product Design Individualized Studies in Media, Culture and Agarwal, Abhi New York University Supatravanij, Kavita [Net] New York University Robotics Communication Asavaroengchai, Nuntapat Real Time Interactive Tantivess, Nisha [Mint] Boston University College of Arts and Science Digipen Institute of Technology [Gun] Simulation Thakral, Veera City University Law Bagaria, Maithili Rice University Social Sciences Tibrewala, Ronak Pace University Undecided Bhikadia, Mansi Boston University Economics Tse, Tiffany University of Southern California Pre-Med & Biological Science Boonbandansook, Araya [Ploy] Rhode Island School of Design Fine Arts Musical Theatre and Film Visitsak, Wonchanok [Kard] New York Film Academy Boussard, Busara Academy of Art University Fashion Design Studies Business and Political Chan, Demi University of California, San Diego Literature/Writing Von Der Luehe, Louis New York University Economics Chayangpath, Kraivin Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering International Politics and Von Viragh, Anthea Middlebury College Economics Chen, Sirawan [Jessica] California College of the Arts Graphic Design Wongchindawest, Chayapat Southern Methodist University Business Management Chia, Amanda University of the Pacific Elementary Education [Sunny]
23 ARTS ACHIEVEMENTS Primary Performing Arts Rachel Stead Head of Primary Performing Arts
he Performing Arts are powerful, unique forms of communication that can change the way pupils feel, think and act. They bring Ttogether intellect and feeling and enable personal expression, reflection and emotional development. As an integral part of culture, past and present, they help pupils understand themselves and relate to others, forging important links between the home, school and the wider world.
Bangkok Under 14s Choral Festival In September 2011, Bangkok Patana hosted the first-ever Bangkok Under 14s Choral Festival. The aims of the festival were:
• To allow choir members in Years 5 - 8 the opportunity to sing with like-minded choristers from other Bangkok international schools. • To allow choir members in Years 5 - 8 the opportunity to extend their choral singing to a higher standard by working with other children at a high level and by working with guest conductors. • To foster higher standards of choral singing in all participating schools. worked intensively with Ms. Csernyik over a period of two and a half days To these ends, we had the pleasure of hosting Reka Csernyik, a well- and presented a concert on the third afternoon, the quality of which was known and successful choral conductor. More than 140 students took part discussed for many days afterwards by audience members and students alike. in the festival from four international schools in Bangkok. The children Solo Festival On an individual level, many students took the opportunity of the Solo Festival to present solo performances. Performances at the Solo Festival are adjudicated and written feedback is given to all performers. The emphasis of the event is in identifying ways to improve in the future and many students take part in this event annually. I asked some students about their experiences in the Solo Festival and how useful it had been for them. Here are some of their thoughts:
“In the Solo Festival, I played ‘Tap Dance’ on the piano and everyone liked it because they all clapped loudly. My sister Nicole also played the piano and I liked to hear her play.” – You Wei (Terry Lu),1M
“My favourite part was getting told what was good and what I could’ve improved on.” – Henry Brosnahan, 4H
“My favourite part was being brave.” – Daniel O’Sullivan, 4G
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Primary School Production of Disney’s Mulan Jr. their best during rehearsals and often helping others around them. The culmination of at least a term’s work for everyone involved Disney’s • They have always displayed a positive attitude to their ensemble. Mulan Jr. which showcased our young singers, actors and dancers from Years 5 and 6. Sixty-five students took part in this colourful, seamless and Our 2011/12 award winners worked extremely hard during the year extremely entertaining show. and thoroughly deserve their accolades. They are:
Primary Music Awards Primary Concert Band Year 1/2 Choir Year 5 Choir Our Annual Music Awards are presented to recognise effort and • Lorcan Moore • Kazuma Uji • Isaac Wong contribution in the performing ensembles, rather than individual levels of • Anna Lewis • Rachel D’Souza • Momiji Uji attainment. The criteria for the awards are: Primary String Ensemble Year 3/4 Choir Treblemakers • The student consistently shows evidence of having worked on their • Athena Intanate • Sophie West • Alice Hauvast words, singing parts or ensemble parts at home. • Elena Bien • Fleur Metzelaar • They have made consistent progress through the year. • They have all contributed wholeheartedly to their ensembles, trying Congratulations to them all!
25 ARTS ACHIEVEMENTS Secondary Productions, Concerts and Exhibitions Alec Bien Head of Arts Faculty; Senior Teacher
hroughout the 2011/12 academic year, we watched students grow in confidence, skill and poise through their work in the arts. TAchievements came in multiple forms, from completed art work, to original musical compositions, to on-stage performances, and successful examination results. Education in the arts is always far-reaching, extending outside the classroom in multiple ways. Arts at Bangkok Patana School celebrates student achievement beyond the written curriculum. The Art Department at Bangkok Patana took students from several Year groups to art exhibits in Bangkok. When visiting art galleries and museums, students learn about technique, sketch images and draw inspiration for their own work. They discuss the art in its context and share interpretations of meaning. Back at school, art students have many opportunities to display their work around the school campus. The school offices, canteens, display areas and corridors are filled with student work. Year 9 students presented their ideas for a sculpture installation to a panel of judges. The winning group won the privilege of having their art displayed around campus. Year 9 Art students also entered a competition to design a mural to exemplify what they felt recycling meant to them. The winning design was brought to life collaboratively to beautify our recycling area. IB Art students have two shows per year – a Pre-IB Show followed by the IB Art Exhibition. The latter opened in March and displayed the prepared their (I)GCSE exam performances. The theme was “Everybody student pieces that would be examined a few days later. The sheer amount has a Story to Tell” and the combination of both scripted and devised of work each student produced was amazing, and everyone who went to the performances transported the audience through worlds of tragedy, opening was impressed by the insight and depth of responses from students suspense and comedy. Key Stage 3 students were offered a Drama ECA when discussing their work. Three works were chosen for the prestigious that culminated in a performance during the last week of school entitled Royal Overseas League “Young Artists in Thailand” award. One graduate “Incredible Hallucinations”. Visiting Theatre Practitioner, Jennifer was invited to display her photographs at a Bangkok exhibition and was Hartley, worked with students from Years 10-13 exploring “Theatre of the featured in a Bangkok Post article as well. Oppressed”. Drama is going from strength to strength, with more students than The school closure due to flooding in Thailand meant that we had to ever opting to take (I)GCSE Drama and IB Theatre. The Theatre was alive cancel the popular Patana Plugged rock concert that traditionally sets off with the “The Sound of Music” as the timeless story touched hearts. IB the Patana concert series. We did manage, however, to host the Key Stage 3 Theatre students devised wonderful performances in the school’s Black Box String Orchestra Festival, which brought together 100 young string players Theatre, and some decided to use the Arts Centre’s beautiful Reflecting from several Bangkok schools for a weekend of music and fun. Pool as a backdrop for their performance. These were completely original All the other Bangkok Patana concerts in the series – Classic, Jazz and projects: script, blocking, set, lighting, music and seating design all done by Blues, Unplugged and United – went along with their usual panache. The the students. annual Christmas celebration packed the Theatre as always, and the front The Senior production of “The Crucible” was performed in our Black car park was transformed into an outdoor jazz festival following the indoor Box Theatre in May. It was a gripping depiction of the sinister, tangled concert. The jazz ensembles and many smaller bands were featured at web of life in Salem, Massachusetts at the time. Year 11 Drama students Patana Jazz and Blues and at various assemblies. The Senior Choir grew in
26 StudentAchievement 2011/12 numbers and gave stellar performances throughout the year. For H.M. the King’s birthday assembly, the school orchestra performed “Dream of Love, Dream of You,” a piece composed by the King himself. The orchestra also played at Patana Classic and the Term 3 Awards Assembly. Patana United was the final concert of the school year. This concert featured the learning of the Strings, Band, Guitar and Thai ensembles from the Key Stage 3 ensemble programme. This gave 470 Key Stage 3 students the opportunity to perform on the stage to a very large and appreciative audience. In the arts, the learning often extends beyond the campus. The Arts Faculty offers many trip opportunities to Bangkok Patana students. Last year, string players had an opportunity to join the annual Bangkok String Festival at ISB. There was a February arts trip to London to see performances and visit galleries in that amazing city. The International School Theatre Association (ISTA) runs annual trips for Key Stage 3 and IB, and Bangkok Patana students were in attendance, both in Beijing and Hong Kong. We have also been loyal participants at the SEASAC Arts Festival, which traditionally finds a creative theme so that art, music and drama can interact with one another. Last year’s event was held at Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, and work was inspired by the “Waves of Change” theme. It certainly was a successful and very full year of achievements through the arts. We completed our second year in the beautiful Arts Centre and now the walls certainly do have stories to tell.
27 ARTS ACHIEVEMENTS Instrumental Music David Larking Instrumental Music Coordinator
he Instrumental Music Department plays a key role in the musi- cal education of our students in both the Primary and Secondary Tschools. We have 20 Instrumental Music tutors providing tuition on a broad range of instruments; the Instrumental Music Department has gone from strength to strength and now serves over 600 students. The Instrumental Music Department currently offers private tuition in the following instruments:
• music theory • piano • voice • violin • viola • cello • string bass • acoustic guitar • electric guitar • electric bass • trumpet • trombone • French horn • baritone/euphonium • tuba • clarinet • bass clarinet • alto saxophone • tenor saxophone • baritone saxophone • bassoon students receiving private instrumental tuition are highly encouraged to • flute • oboe • percussion participate. Working towards these examinations encourages practice and • music technology • khim • harp long-term goal setting, enabling students to chart their progress over the • ranard • recorder • ukulele years. These examinations are highly regarded in the UK and overseas, and act as an international benchmark of musical standards. Each year, usually in November and June, the Instrumental Music These successes are a result of dedication, hard work and perseverance Department organises external performance and theory examinations by students, teachers and parents alike. I am proud to acknowledge and overseen by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) celebrate the achievements of the many music students who recently in England. Last year there were over 170 entries achieving excellent results; participated in these examinations.
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Students participating in Instrumental Music Exams (ABRSM and Rock School)
Pass with Instrument Pass with Merit Pass Total Candidates Distinction
Cello 1 2 3 6
Clarinet 0 4 1 5
Drum Kit 1 6 1 8
Flute 4 2 3 9
French Horn 0 0 1 1
Guitar 6 17 6 29
Oboe 0 0 2 2
Piano 16 18 32 66
Saxophone 1 4 1 6
Voice 10 9 11 30
Trumpet 0 3 1 4
Violin 1 4 6 11
The following students should also be noted for completing Instrumental Music exams in Grades 6, 7 and 8 (ABRSM).
Forename Surname Class Instrument Grade Achievement
Moniqa Nielsen 6P Piano 6 Distinction
Christopher Lo 12B Piano 7 Pass
Jenjira Chaitavatputtiporn 11G Piano 7 Merit
Wing Ting Ng 11G Piano 7 Merit
Joshua Mo 10S Piano 7 Merit
Yi-Lin Huang 12V Flute 7 Distinction
Joshua Mo 10S Flute 8 Pass
Smita Kanjanapas 11W Flute 8 Merit
Melaney Chen 11H Piano 8 Distinction
Anthony Catterwell 10D Piano 8 Distinction
29 COMPETITIONS Mathematics Michael Lyons Head of Mathematics Faculty
tudents at Bangkok Patana School take part in various mathematics enrichment competitions, in addition to their regular examinations. SWe take part in the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) competitions which have been in existence since 1996 and currently have well over half a million participants, mostly from the UK. There are three main competitions: the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Mathematical Challenges. Each of these competitions has at least one second round and in the Senior Competition this can ultimately lead to the International Mathematical Olympiad. The University of Leeds is involved in the running of most of the rounds with some input from the University of Cambridge for the later stages of the Senior Competition. The competitions are aimed at students with an aptitude and interest in mathematics and strong performances are rewarded with certificates and progression to subsequent rounds. Around 7% of students achieve a Gold certificate, 13% a Silver and 20% a Bronze. Very strong performances are required to be invited to subsequent rounds. The Junior Mathematical Challenge (JMC) is a one-hour multiple choice paper consisting of 25 questions. The questions become progressively more difficult meaning that only a handful of students will provide correct answers to the last five. Students must be in Year 8 and below to be eligible. This year 178 Bangkok Patana students from Years 6, 7 and 8 sat the paper. Results were impressive with 28 Gold, 40 Silver and 35 Bronze certificates and one student, Benjada (Nucky) Korprasertsri, achieving the maximum score of 135, a first for Bangkok Patana School! Five students also made it through to the Junior Mathematical Olympiad Paper although only four students ultimately sat the paper. These students were in the top 1,200 of the students who sat the JMC paper. Yunosuke Asahina achieved a Certificate of Participation; Jadetawat (Tata) Thanakornyothin achieved a Certificate of Distinction and a Bronze Medal; Catherine Bouchard and Benjada (Nucky) Korprasertsri both achieved a Certificate of Distinction and a Silver Medal. The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC) follows a similar format as the JMC but with two different follow-on rounds, and is open to students in Year 11 and below. A total of 187 Bangkok Patana students from Year 7 to Year 11 sat this paper and achieved 42 Gold, 40 Silver and 50 Bronze certificates, which easily constituted our school’s best performance to date in this round. Our top scorer was Sebastian John Walter Young with an impressive 105. This score is made more striking when one considers that Sebastian’s score was better than any student in the two Year groups above him. In the competition as a whole, the top
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500 scorers on the paper in each Year group are invited to take one of the Olympiad Papers and around 5,500 are invited to take either the Grey or Pink ‘Kangaroo’ Paper. Record numbers made it through to these rounds. The results were:
Certificates of Participation – Grey Kangaroo • Chaninda (Holly) Dejsupa • Natsharee Pulkes • Aryan Jain • Chayakorn (Alan) Joos • Kanit (Sammmy) Wright • Intouch Thamthieng • Krit Chaiprasit
Certificate of Merit (top 25%) Grey Kangaroo Paper • Teephop Keerasuntonpong
Certificates of Participation – Pink Kangaroo • Ajit Rajendran • Reuben Loi • Prawat Trairatvorakul • Ahttapon (Wing) Vasiksiri • Teng Cheng (Cheng) Hoo • Frazer Briggs • Rajdamrong Diskul The Senior Mathematical Challenge (SMC) is a 90-minute multiple choice paper taken by students in Year 13 and below. To reflect the Certificates of Merit – Pink Kangaroo difficulty of the paper slightly higher percentages of Gold, Silver and • Sai Kitayama Bronze certificates are awarded. In November 2011, 160 Bangkok Patana • Soo Hyun Lee students in Years 13 and below sat the paper and they achieved four Gold, • Usa (Mabelle) Wongsanguan 24 Silver and 41 Bronze Certificates. Teng Yew Hoo, who was our top • Ryan Teo scorer, achieved an impressive 84 which placed him in the top 2,500 and was enough to see him progress to the Senior Kangaroo round, where he Certificates of Merit – Olympiad Round went on to achieve a Certificate of Participation. • Pasit (Tarn) Akarapongpisakdi In February, some of our most capable mathematicians also represented • Jason Chandra our school at the South East Asian Mathematics Competition (SEAMC • Satanan (Bank) Jungrungreangkit 2012) in Singapore which was jointly hosted by UWCSEA and Tanglin • Om Kanchanasakdichai Trust. We sent two teams, one from Year 10 composing of Gregory Winyard, • Wanich (Too) Keatkajonjumroen Sai Kitayama and Siddarth Chandrashekar and another from Year 9 and • Jadetawat (Tata) Thanakornyothin below with Catherine Bouchard, Benjada (Nucky) Korprasertsri and • Sebastian John Walter Young Wanich (Too) Keatkajonjumroen. This is a tough competition attended • Gregory Winyard by some of the strongest students in Asia and as such provides an excellent opportunity for our students to shine to a wider audience. Our students Certificate of Distinction – Olympiad Round (top 25%) had many fine results in the numerous rounds but perhaps the standout • Benjada (Nucky) Korprasertsri performances were by Nucky and Greg who achieved very commendable results in the overall standings. Certificate of Distinction and a Medal (top 100) The Mathematics Team and I would like to congratulate all the students • Catherine Bouchard who participated in these competitions. 31 COMPETITIONS House System Helen Thew Assistant Principal Student Welfare
tudent input into the House system is very important as they are needed to help organise their teams and create House spirit. Two Sstudent House Captains oversee this and they work closely with the Year Leaders from the other Year groups. Congratulations to the students who held these important positions and for being such strong supporters of their House (see table on page 33). The staff House Leaders would also like to give special mentions to the following students: The Chang House Spirit award deservingly went to Susama (Fay) Kitiyakara for her outstanding contributions to Chang, not only this year but since Year 7. Fay is someone who leads by example and motivates those around her because, quite simply, her motivation and spirit is infectious. Very well done Fay – a truly deserving winner. The Lanta House Spirit award this year was an incredibly hard award to decide due to many outstanding contributions from many Year Leaders, especially Wing Ting (Ting Ting) Ng and Ryan Teo. It eventually went to Leah Rajbhandary for always being committed, organised and demonstrating the tenacity of a lion. The Phuket House Spirit award went to Paisit (Duke) Jienjitlert for his outstanding work with the House Fashion Show and the House website. This year it was very tough to choose a student for the Samui House Spirit award because so many students made such superb contributions to make us House Champions; so many students were involved all the way through the year. But one student did what no one else dared to do – she ran the Year 10 girls’ 800m for House Athletics. Well done to Katherine Condon; a true Dragon Heart! Many hard-fought competitions took place throughout the year with all Houses fielding strong teams. The following table shows the results from the major House events that took place. When all the awarded points were in, the final House positions were as follows:
1st Place Samui 2nd Place Phuket 3rd Place Lanta 4th Place Chang
Many congratulations to all who participated in a House event and scored themselves House points and a special well done to our 2011/12 champions – Samui House.
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Chang Lanta Phuket Samui
Susama (Fay) Kitiyakara Niyasha Perera Charlotte Adam Emily Chaplin House Captains Julia Richt Kimberly Shea James (Jamie) Schofield Alvaro Seebacher-Tomas
Aryan Jain Theodore (Theo) Bien Pongskorn (James) Lojanavanich Joseph Brosnahan Robert (Robbie) Hine Joshua Martin Nicholas (Nick) Edmonds Year 7 Male Luke Sackett Jack Mathers Thomas Graville Anton Lopac Jai Suphavadeeprasit Jevin Sakriya Thomas Maloney Kanit (Sammy) Wright Chatdanai (Henry) Theerathada Zhiling Zhou
Natalie Chu Madeleine (Maddy) Day Mythili Gupta Mariia (Maria) Haslam Sasa Chanuntranont Christine Nielsen Paula Hautvast Kallista Shatrov Gabrielle Leger Year 7 Female Lalita Romero Ritz Ho Puntrika (Pinn) Tannirandorn Sarah Lim Nuntisa (Ellie) Keatkajonjumroen Rittida Umpujh Marina Kusumoto Thanatorn (Christy) Liptawat Sayamon (Emma) McConnell Hazuki (Jennifer) Ota
Jonathan Jahner Theo Caule Jason Griffin Year 8 Male Tristan Wallace Sirawit (Ken) Liptawat Riccardo (Riki) Notarangelo Alexander Kiechle-Cornish Harry Williams
Scarlett Jhanji Jacqueline (Erika) Tham Lauren Pearson Year 8 Female Florence Lacrosse Kerryanne Nicharee Kelly Sirinada (Irene) Wessels Praefah (Muse) Praditbatuga Renee Andrea (Andie) Villegas
Brandon Rhee Chayakorn Joos (Alan) Year 9 Male Oliver Williams Alexander (Alex) McDaniel Ashvin Sharma Priyansh Lunia
Napatsorn (Jenny) Lojanavanich Rosanna (Rosie) Schofield Madeleine Andrews Year 9 Female Sonal Kawatra Leah Rajbhandary Alexandra (Alex) Zellerbach Sudthatada (Kate) Wattanavekin
Kanaspatr (Patrick) Oliver Chaplin Year 10 Male Ryan Teo Karim Chen Wasinsungworn Ivan Jayapurna
Melissa Arul Katherine Elizabeth Condon Proud Chanarat Marine Hermes Year 10 Female Claudia Thomson Wing Ting (Ting Ting) Ng Samantha Gray Natasha O’Kane Ellis Hui Hong Han Siwaporn (Teak) Sittipunt Eri Sugita Anna Yoshimoto
Year 11 Male Eric Stuurwold Oliver (Ollie) Bailey Chrischawit (Chris) Chomsoonthorn Connor Sailes
Maylin Billingham Jasmine Chia Sorcha McEvoy Year 11 Female Charlotte Cowley Lily McDonald Harriet Beattie Miki Sugita Jia Jie (Christine) Fang Sutima (Lek) Paaopanchon Shaifali Thakker
Raymond King Year 12 Male Reymaz Khan N/A Douglas Kirk Sean Rourke
Year 12 Female Manon Dupont Isabelle Walker N/A Siwakorn (Top) Vongluekiat
Year 13 Male N/A Eric Rossi Claudius Odermatt Jonathon (Jonny) Hine
Ines Dumont Maria Belmont Year 13 Female Busara Boussard Anthea Von Viragh Nadine Paul Naliwan Kuvanant
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House Event Chang Lanta Phuket Samui
Swimming Gala 4th 1st 3rd 2nd
Water Polo 1st 4th =2nd =2nd
House Athletics 4th 3rd 1st 2nd
Fun Run Participation 4th 1st 3rd 2nd
House Quiz =3rd =3rd 2nd 1st
House Music and Drama =1st 4th =1st 3rd
Library Competition 3rd 2nd 1st 4th
Publication Submissions 1st =3rd =3rd 2nd
Writing Challenge (Key Stage 3) =1st 4th 3rd =1st
Writing Challenge (Key Stage 4 and Senior Studies) 3rd 2nd 4th 1st
Maths Senior Challenge 1st =3rd =3rd 2nd
Maths Intermediate Challenge 4th =2nd =2nd 1st
Maths Junior Challenge 2nd 1st 3rd 4th
Credits (Key Stage 3) 3rd 4th 2nd 1st
Commendations (Key Stage 4) 4th 1st 3rd 2nd
Student of the Term (Senior Studies) 4th =2nd =2nd 1st
Recycling 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Tetra-pak Recycling 3rd 2nd 4th 1st
Fashion Show 4th =2nd =2nd 1st
T-shirt design for Habitat for Humanity 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
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Competitive Sports
Michael Balo Cross Campus Assistant Principal Sports and Activities
tudents at Bangkok Patana School had the opportunity to partici- South East Asia Student Activity Conference pate in a rich and diverse range of sporting activities. The extensive (SEASAC) Tournament Results Sarray of opportunities available to all students enabled them to ex- In 2011/12, SEASAC comprised of 13 schools from across the SE Asia region. tend their interests and academic studies. Under 19/Varsity Bangkok Patana School is part of three athletic conferences as well Boys Girls as numerous invitational tournaments throughout Asia. The conferences are: SEASAC (South East Asia Student Activity Conference), BISAC Football Cancelled due to floods Cancelled due to floods (Bangkok International School’s Athletic Conference), and FOBISSEA Volleyball Cancelled due to floods Cancelled due to floods (Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia). Our Basketball 5th 5th students participate in over 300 different fixtures per year and we have Tennis 5th Champions over 800 students actively engaged over three seasons. Rugby/Touch rugby 2nd 2nd The success of our teams was a testament to our superb facilities and Swimming Champions 3rd all our staff who work so hard behind the scenes. Softball 2nd 2nd Congratulations to all those who participated and thank you to everyone, particularly the coaches, who worked so hard to enable it to Badminton 5th 6th happen. Golf 7th 2nd
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Bangkok International School Athletic Conference (BISAC) Tournament Results BISAC comprises 12 international schools in and around Bangkok.
Age Under-19 /Varsity Under-17 Under-15 Under-13 Under-11
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Football 1st 1st 1st 4th 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st
Volleyball 3rd 4th 1st 4th 3rd 5th 5th 4th N/A N/A
Basketball 7th 5th 4th 7th 5th 1st 2nd 4th 1st 1st
Tennis 2nd 1st N/A N/A 2nd 1st 1st 1st N/A N/A
Rugby/Touch rugby 1st 2nd 1st 1st N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Softball/Teeball 1st 3rd 2nd 4th N/A N/A 1st N/A 2nd 1st
Badminton 3rd 4th 7th 2nd N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Athletics N/A N/A N/A N/A 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Water Polo 1st N/A 2nd N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Age 15 & Over 13-14 years 11-12 years 10 years 9 years Under 8
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Swimming 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st
Swimming Boys’ Team (Men’s Artistic Programme) It was another great year for the TigerPrawns and TigerSharks swimming teams with much success in the pool. Season highlights included: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 • Winning the BISAC Overall Championships after three days of hotly contested racing. 1st 1st 1st 2nd • Winning the Boys’ SEASAC Championship for the second year running and coming third in the Girls’ Championship. • Hosting and winning our BIGGEST ever Feeding Frenzy Invitational which attracted over 500 swimmers from all over South East Asia. • Hosting a very successful and growing TigerPrawns Invitational which attracted over 300 young swimmers from eight local schools.
Gymnastics The Tumbling Tigers teams again excelled in their competitions. The SEASAC results are below:
Girls’ Team (Women’s Artistic Programme)
Level 1a Level 1 SR Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
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Tennis Team activity has continued its steady growth over the last five years. Singapore was this year’s SEASAC destination and we travelled with lots of enthusiasm and high hopes. The girls lived up to their expectations, defending their title, losing only two sets all weekend whilst the boys battled hard but succumbed to the competition in a disappointing sixth position. We entered numerous teams into BISAC events which gave valuable match experience. Results were excellent with the girls’ teams for the second year running, winning at Under 13, Under 15 and Varsity level whilst the Boys’ Under 13 team were champions and the Under 15 and Varsity teams were runners up. Individually, Leo Vithoontien won the Varsity Singles and Jasmine Olds took the Under 13 Girls’ crown. The Under 15 Boys’ team travelled to UWC Singapore for the annual invitational event and finished as runners up. Physical Education in the Primary School In Primary our ethos is very much based around the concept of Federation of British Schools in South East “Sport For All, Striving For Excellence” and we certainly try to provide Asia (FOBISSEA) Tournament Results opportunities for as many students as possible to enjoy the experience of representing their school in friendly competition. Our Primary girls and Age Under 15 Under 13 Under 11 Under 10 Under 9 boys certainly achieved this across a wide spectrum of competitive sports
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls such as football, basketball, tee ball, cricket, gaelic football, athletics, cross country, triathlon, swimming, gymnastics and tennis. Once again last year Football 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 7th they maintained very high levels of performance and I hope enjoyment. Our Extra-curricular Activities bulged with large numbers of committed Tee Ball N/A N/A N/A N/A 3rd 3rd 1st and enthusiastic young hopefuls who not only enjoyed their ECA choices
Basketball 1st 2nd 4th 3rd N/A N/A N/A but also revelled in opportunities to wear the school colours. As a direct result of this tremendous competition within the school we were able to Swimming 1st overall 6th 1st overall enter more teams than ever in our local BISAC and other tournaments across a wide range of sports and games. The BISAC format of having Athletics 1st overall 2nd 1st overall a Championship and a Cup tournament also continued to enable many of our teams to celebrate and experience success on a bigger stage, which should provide positive experience for the future. Our 36 FOBISSEA students plus the many more who tried out for the team certainly did their bit for the school with their determination to be the best that they could be across the four FOBISSEA sports of tee ball, football, swimming and athletics. The results from the Games were certainly something to be very proud of with overall team wins on the track and in the pool supported by great results in football and tee ball. Many other events and competitions also formed a large part of what we hope is a value added learning experience at Bangkok Patana through both Physical Education and extra-curricular Sport. As you will note from the tables, our Under 11 BISAC Teams were crowned Champions in all competitions apart from Boys’ Tee Ball where we came second. In addition to this we performed very well in various Invitational Tournaments in Bangkok and beyond in our Under 9 and Under 11 categories, already sowing the seeds for future enjoyment and hopefully success. 37 Extra-curricular Activities Michael Balo Cross Campus Assistant Principal for Activities and Sports
xtra-curricular activities (ECAs) present students with personal The Dance Programme is extensive. It provides a combination of challenges, opportunities to contribute to important community and modern and traditional dance styles for students to explore and excel in: Eenvironmental projects, extend an interest, learn a new skill or just socialise and have fun. Students at Bangkok Patana choose from over 300 extra- • Ballet • Jazz curricular activities that enable them to extend their interests and academic • Hip hop • Tap studies outside the classroom. This opportunity to participate in a rich and • Traditional Chinese • Thai and Bollywood diverse range of activities such as music, drama, fine art, sport, technological developments and debating at both recreational and internationally recognised The Annual Dance Extravaganza at the end of Term 3 was a vibrant and levels of excellence, can only be positive for our students. energetic celebration of the dance groups’ achievements. Extra-curricular activities at Bangkok Patana can be student-led, skills- Alongside the extensive Selective Sports Programme, the recreational based or knowledge-based activities that enhance skills or open students to sports offered at Bangkok Patana School provide the students with a variety new experiences. of new and established opportunities: Skills-based activities are offered as part of the Extra-curricular Programme during which students can gain essential life skills. These include: • Ultimate Frisbee • Golf • Climbing • Rugby • First Aid • Creative Jewellery • Touch Rugby • Squash • Core Magazine • Cookery • Ice Skating • Badminton • Origami • Computer Programming • Yoga • Table Tennis • Music Composition • Chess • Muay Thai • Taekwondo • Photography • Lego Building • International Award • Outdoor Education • Scrapbooking • Furniture Restoration • Swimming • Tennis • Art and Crafts • Water Colour Painting • Football • Horse Riding • Musical Theatre • Primary Newspaper • Sport-Tastic • Trampolining • Personal Fitness Training • Costume Jewellery • Basketball • Gymnastics • iPad Exploration • Sailing • Olympic Athletics
Musical extra-curricular opportunities – both school performances and community entertainment – were numerous and well-attended:
• Orchestra • DJ Clubs • Pop Group • Jazz Bands • Production Bands • Saxophone Quartet • String Ensembles • Senior and Junior Choirs
Drama and Performing Arts continued to develop widely in the Secondary School with the following opportunities throughout the year:
• Whole School Musical Production • Senior play • Primary play • Theatre Arts • Physical Theatre
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Experiential learning plays an important part in our students’ educational Habitat for Humanity, Interact, Smile Club and Amnesty International. experience. We had over 1,000 students taking advantage of a wide variety Extra-curricular activities continue to be a highlight for Bangkok International Award expeditions, field trips and community projects. These Patana students. The activities ran on both a termly and seasonal basis with ranged from Outdoor Education trips, housing and environmental projects students signing up each term and some programmes demanding a two in under-developed areas of Thailand, cultural and historical trips to China or three term commitment. As an example, in Term 1 in the Secondary and Vietnam, skiing and snowboarding in Switzerland and international School, over 94% of students elected do to one activity per week and more sporting competitions throughout Southeast Asia. Another aspect of our than 60% did two or more. These are extremely encouraging statistics; our experiential learning is through our community-based ECAs. These include students and all of our community can be very proud indeed.
39 Global Dimensions Model United Nations John Wood, Chloe Heather and Deepa Patel MUN Advisers
angkok Patana School hosted an international Model United Nations conference in January: the Federation of British International BSchools in South East Asia (FOBISSEA) MUN conference. It was a grand opportunity to show off our wonderful venues: the Rosamund Stuetzel Theatre, the Conference Centre and the Humanities suite. All were splendid locations for the high drama of rhetoric and debate. We hosted ten schools from five countries, a total of 320 delegates. Other conferences included our two in-house Bangkok Patana MUN conferences (September and June), the Bangkok MUN (BKKMUN) conference hosted by Ruamrudee International School (RIS), the IASAS (Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools) MUN conference hosted by International School Manila (ISM), the Borneo Global Issues Conference (BGIC) hosted by International School Brunei (ISB), the South East Asia Student Activity Conference (SEASAC) MUN conference hosted by British International School Jakarta (BISJ),and the Middle Years MUN (MYMUN) conference in Kuala Lumpur. Students elected their MUN Secretary Generals Robert (Gerard) Vistal and Demi Chan who graciously presided over the events of the year. IASAS MUN is our most prestigious event. It is highly selective and always voted by our delegates as the most challenging. Our team of eight did not let us down and kept the Bangkok Patana colours flying proudly. Travelling to Manila were Smit (Tito) Kanjanpas (delegate for Turkey in the Security Council), Ornicha (Jean) Polanun (Nigeria in Political Committee), Tae Ho Kim (Guatemala in Economic and Social Committee – ECOSOC), Wen Lynn Teong (Turkey in Human Rights), Rohan Iyer (Moldova in Environment), Ajit Rajendran (Mauritius in ECOSOC), Kanaspatr (Patrick) Wasinsungworn (Nepal in Environment) and Smita (Tita) Kanjanapas (Turkey in Political). We were all proud of our successful FOBISSEA MUN conference. The keynote speaker at the opening, Khun Mechai Viravaidaya, provided inspiration and humour. We welcomed ISB from Brunei and our families hosted them, a small gesture to repay their many years of Brunei hospitality. BIS Jakarta, Jerudong Brunei and British International School, Ho Chi Minh City, joined our friends from local schools. Bangkok Patana Chairs included Komal Kawatra, Kyle Harrison, Wen Lynn Teong, Eli White, Praekarn (Pier) Nirandara, Mansi Bhikadia, Ornicha (Jean) Polanun, Navamint (Yuto) Anantaprakorn, Metinee Ding, Ishan Roy Choudhury, Raymond King, Calvin Chen and Siwakorn (Top) Vongluekiat. Rohan Roy Choudhury was our Parliamentarian and Demi and Gerard, our much admired leaders, enjoyed their finest hours. For
40 StudentAchievement 2011/12 three days FOBISSEA MUN was a glittering whirl of MUN fun. Many thanks to our administrative, publications, food services, housekeeping, functions, IT staff and the orchestra. We sent eight Bangkok Patana delegates to SEASACMUN in Jakarta. Following the magnificent opening, which included a speech by HM Consul to Indonesia Marie-Claire Joyce, the students broke into committees. Bangkok Patana students participated in some very heated debates over the two days of the conference, culminating in a General Assembly on the final day. Saloni Kothari represented Liechtenstein in the Peace and Security Committee, while Kento Oigawa represented the same country in the Political Committee. Pamada Manoleehahui (South Sudan) and Rohan Iyer (Poland) were in the Environment Committee. Rohan was also awarded the commendation for the delegate who contributed most to debate in this committee. Catherine Bouchard, Smit (Tito) Kanjanapas, Kanaspatr (Patrick) Wasinsungworn and Ornicha (Jean) Polanun all represented the USA in the Peace and Security, Political, Social, Humanitarian and Culture Committee (SOCHUM) and Security Council respectively. Tito was recognised as the best speaker in his committee. BGIC in Brunei is a popular annual conference for Bangkok Patana During the Songkran break, eight Bangkokn Patana delegates travelled students. They enjoy the warmth of the welcome and the generosity of the to Kuala Lumpur for the 9th annual Middle Years (MYMUN) Conference. International School Brunei (ISB). We have attended all ten of these four They represented Guatemala in various committees: Priyansh Lunia day conferences. Our team of 21 in March 2012 were again a powerful (Disarmament), Handel Dale Gonzales (ECOSOC 1), Mark Comer presence. Chair spots were taken by Calvin Chen and Metinee Ding and (Environment), Naruj (Poon) Sangruji (Environment), Zhou (Donald) Ashley Siribhadra represented our school in being presented to the Brunei Zhiling (General Assembly), Kanit (Sammy) Wright (Human Rights), royal princess, Princess Sarah. There were striking debate performances by Siddhant Jain (Human Rights) and Oscar Stroun (Special Conference). Douglas Kirk (USA in Human Rights), Mek (Ajay) Sribhibhadh (UK With small committees the aim is to encourage Key Stage 3 MUN delegates in the Security Council), Holly Dejsupa (Iraq in Human Rights) and to become aware of past and current global issues, an ideal forum for ‘first Anshuman Sharman (India in Environment). timers’. Gaining confidence in MYMUN prepares young delegates for senior MUN conferences. The year ended with a bigger-than-ever gathering of MUN-stars for BPSMUN XII. We were joined by a Thai film crew who assiduously filmed our every move. Someday we will appear on the big screen in a production promoting ASEAN. Newly installed Secretary Generals, Ornicha (Jean) Polanun and Raymond King, assisted by Parliamentarians Smit (Tito) Kanjanapas and Siwakorn (Top) Vongluekiat presided over the event demonstrating promising skill in organising and leading. The MUN at Patana can only survive with the valuable support of staff members and this year Deepa Patel, Caroline Tibbenham, Helen Thew, Charles Whitely, Chloe Heather, Jonathan Mortimer and Mike Brooks have provided support and encouragement to our MUN delegates. The MUN provides challenges and inspiration for Bangkok Patana students. Those involved are quick to say, “I love the MUN”. For our graduates the MUN can only enhance applications to Oxbridge, the Ivy League and any prestigious institutions of higher learning that values confidence, internationalism, and abilities in public speaking, negotiation, collaboration and risk-taking. May the MUN thrive and prosper.
41 Global Dimensions Home Languages
Jane Scott Head of Language Acquisition, Primary Susan Brosnahan Home Languages Coordinator, Secondary
n 2011/12 the Bangkok Patana School provided our multilingual students with the opportunity to validate and reinforce their existing Ifluency as we celebrated the linguistic diversity of our community. During World Language Week (20th to 24th February 2012) we were treated to a colourful display of the 62 different nationalities currently attending our school, music from around the world and an array of linguistic week of activities that powerfully expressed the role of language, allowing talent in a wonderful whole school assembly. The assembly was followed by students to further develop their intercultural awareness as they learnt a host of fun language themed activities across the school. These included: about the language and culture of others, fostering tolerance and respect. collaboration between Year 9 and Year 3 who shared the retelling of fairy One way students enhance their fluency in their home language is tales in their own languages; in Thai, Year 9 and Year 4 students worked through their involvement in our extensive extra-curricular program. together on water conservation and Thai Royal projects. Throughout the Thanks to the support of our wider community we offer a large range of after week there were also a range of activities taking place within the Primary school home language sessions, growing rapidly to cater for 12 languages and Secondary Schools. They included students sharing different greetings including Bahasa Indonesian, Dutch, Singaporean Mandarin, Chinese, from their home countries, visiting different countries around the world Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Swedish and Russian. in shared learning spaces, parading in their special clothes to music from Opportunities are also offered to gain external qualifications for their countries, sharing stories with parents who came in to read in their Secondary students through independently sitting (I)GCSEs from either home language, enjoying playground games from around the world; Edexcel or Cambridge International Examinations for (I)GCSEs. Students practising writing different scripts; participating in language quizzes while may choose to sit a graduated set of examinations in their Home Languages eating biscuits iced with national flags and performing ‘Goldilocks’ in five (other than English or Thai), often beginning in Year 9. Last year saw 15 different languages. In Secondary, a similar activity saw students acting out students sit and successfully achieve 100% A*-C grades in four languages. scenes from Romeo and Juliet in their home languages, writing about their Our graduating IB Diploma students continued the success of Bangkok classmates in their own languages and taking part in a spectacular Fashion Patana students gaining the Bilingual Diploma, through studying either Show on the theme of ‘Many Roots, Many Voices’. This was an exciting two Language A’s or Language A (except English) and English B. This year saw 22% of our graduates achieve this prestigious qualification. ge ge a u g e an h s h L e 9 10 11 de de n nc rman e AR AR AR rst e E E E i Y Chi Fr G Dutc Y Y F Gra Gra
A* 8 1 1 0 A* 1 9 0 A 2 0 0 0 A 0 2 0 B 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 C 1 0 0 2 C 0 0 3 Total 11 1 1 2 Total 1 11 3
42 Global Dimensions StudentAchievement 2011/12 International Award Sally Madden International Award/Outdoor Education Coordinator
he International Award is a personal development programme for sections at each level: Service, Skills, Physical Recreation and Adventurous young people aged 14-25. It first started back in the UK in 1956 Journey. Twhere it was known as The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. It was in Many students will tell you that the Adventurous Journey section is the early 1980’s that the Award begun to operate outside of the UK and the most memorable part of the Award and students can be seen here in today it is run in over 120 countries worldwide. Prospective universities the photos taking part in one of those journeys. At the Bronze level, this and businesses around the globe recognise the Award and the challenges involves a two day trek where students must carry all their own equipment that students have faced to achieve it at any level. with them and set up camp and cook for themselves. By the Gold Award The International Award is in its 12th year at Bangkok Patana School students are choosing from cycling, kayaking and trekking. Organising and in 2011/12 we not only celebrated 92 Bronze Awards, 31 Silvers and the expedition themselves this time they are faced with a four day journey 21 Golds, we celebrated over 1,000 students gaining an Award since it where they must be totally self-sufficient. Students are encouraged to think began in the Year 2000. for themselves and work as a team, developing lifelong skills. It is a great Bangkok Patana students who want to participate in the Award must physical and mental challenge and many students will tell you it is one of commit a substantial amount of time outside of the school curriculum. the most difficult challenges they have faced in their lives so far. Students who have completed all three levels of the Award, Bronze, Silver Well done to all the students who completed the Bronze, Silver or Gold and Gold, will have volunteered over 500 hours of their time to achieve it. Award in 2011/12. You must all be very proud of yourselves whatever level The programme is a personal challenge and students must complete four you have achieved.
43 Global Dimensions GOLD Award 2011/12: Year 13 Silver Award 2011/12: Year 11
student name student name student name student name Aaron Ziegelaar Maylin Billingham Abhi Agarwal Leah Newbigging Akhil Balimane Miki Sugita Alisa Boyle Maria Belmont Alexa Amatavivadhana Nouri Al-Othman Ashley Siribhadra Nuntikorn (Belle) Kuvanant Amanda Chia Pansang (Egg) Kornsri Ashwin Indran Venga Rachelle (Yin Yin) Tan Apichaya (Peachy) Amrapala Patrick Hewson Charlotte Cowley Shaifali Thakker Chloe Leger Busara Boussard Sanyam Grewal Piengpatou (Eclair) Junchaya Don Whitcraft Sasha McKinlay Calla Norton Emma Nicholson Rak-Ake (Thomas) Siribhadra Savannah Gough Claudius Odermatt Eric Stuurwold Sebastien Grimm Saskia Smits Frazer Briggs Holly Burgess Sorcha McEvoy Harriet Beattie Sean McConnell Usa Wongsanguan Hye Bin Lee Huai Yu (Daniel) Lo Wen-Haw (Cody) Ger Isabel McDonald Ines Dumont Tiffany Tse Xin Yi (Chelsi) Teo Jasmine Chia Jonathon (Jonny) Hine William Teske Luke Gebbie Yong-Zyn (Christopher) Lo
44 StudentAchievement 2011/12 Bronze Award 2011/12: Year 10
student name student name student name student name Ahttapon (Wing) Vasiksiri Felicia (Mimi) Gunnarsson Melaney Chen Rohan Chaurasia Aleena Vigoda Gabriella (Gabie) Livingstone Melina Thompson Rory Leiper Alexander (Alex) McDonald George Illing Melissa Arul Roshan Ashok Alexander Van der Linden Helena (Hellie) Day Metinee Ding Ryan Teo Alisa Vithoontien Helena Martin Momoko Tsubouchi Saffron Jhanji Alisha Mudbhary Hugo Illing Mun Ling Koh Sai Kitayama Amarin Ruanglertbutr Isabella Gronevik Nancy Italiya Samantha Gray Andrew (Roo) Hine Ivan Jayapurna Napas Udomsak Samuel (Sam) Carr Areeya (Cat) Chan Janice Li Nashiya Piracha Scott Gallacher Bagavathi (Akash) Veeralakshmanan Julia Raho Natasha O’Kane Siwaporn Sittipunt Brian Powell Jun Suk (James) Park Nathania Siah Smita (Tita) Kanjanapas Brianna Fowlie Kacha (Shogun) Techawatanawana Neil Misra Su-Jean Lam Chamaiporn (Sun) Angubolkul Karim Chen Noranil (Andy) Butt-Gow Sukontee (Prince) Pringsulaka Cheng-Ta (Andy) Kao Katherine Elizabeth Condon Oliver Chaplin Tayla Baldwin Christina Milton Krishna Chaitanya Suri Oliver Harriman Tem (Temmy) Mahadumrongkul Claudia Thomson Kristie Chow Pakpinya (Pim) Vongluekiat Terri Tse Colette Biesty Liam Moreth Pattapol (AJ) Ittisarnronnachai Thanpat (Than) Wongvajara Danielle Della Bosca Madeleine Abela Phuriphat (Mark) Youngyuen Timothy Comer Dylan Whitcraft Marine Hermes Pichamon Runyaseva Tzu Hsuan (Vivian) Ger Eleanor Leach Mary McConnell Piers Illing Wan Lin (Jennifer) Chang Eleanor Stewart Matthew Harris Proud Chanarat Wen Yi Teong Eri Sugita Max Philip Purvi Doshi William (Billy) Schofield Eu Gene Kim Megu Okamoto Rati Majumdar Wing Ting (Ting Ting) Ng
45 Global Dimensions Community Peter Hockley and Helen Vincent Community Action Team Leaders
his was yet another busy year for all those involved in our Community Action Team (CAT): our students, in particular our T student councillors, class teacher representatives and the many par- ents with whom we liaise and who help support our children’s projects. The main focus of the year was our response to the terrible flooding which affected so many parts of Thailand and had an enormous impact on the lives of so many people. A cross campus Flood Relief Committee was formed to consider our response and it was decided that this was one cause we could support through active service learning. Utilising funds taken from our Primary Central fund, allied to those from the Secondary Fund, along with a generous donation from the Foundation Board, essential supplies were purchased and at various levels the whole of Primary School was involved in packing and decorating relief bags or simply making cards with messages of goodwill for those affected. This was an unusual but exciting and highly worthwhile experience for the children as it allowed them to learn what was considered essential in times of crisis and educated them on the needs of those directly involved in difficult situations. It also reminded the children that, however young, everybody is capable of lending a hand in times of need. and window frames, and was open to Secondary and Year 5 and 6 students. The second phase of the direct action was three weekends of restoration The response was excellent with many students across the school attending visits to two schools in Pathum Thani and one in Ayutthaya. The work over the course of the five visits, some on repeat occasions. Here’s what involved was mostly preparing and painting flood damaged walls, doors two of those had to say about the experience.
“Helping the schools that got affected by the floods by painting the walls was fun but at the same time made me realise how lucky I was, as Patana has so much more than they do.” – Kara Chewter 6M “Helping out made me realise how floods can affect a school so badly. At the very end when we went to revisit the schools one last time, the children’s smiles made me feel thankful for what we did and what we have.” – Sarina Sugita 6F
Primary This year saw us once more make significant contributions to children’s education and welfare in Thailand. From our Central Fund alone we contributed over 200,000 baht to a number of new and some established organisations; the excellent Thailand Hilltribe Education Projects; the Children of the Forest orphanage based in Kanchanaburi; the more local ‘In Search of Sanuk’ which caters for street children and refugees and the Klong Toey Boys football project. We also made our regular donation to
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Indian province of Zanskar, which supports a large Tibetan community. In preparation for this, the children were shown a short video about the Save Zanskar project as well as being given background information on Zanskar itself. The children must have been inspired to great heights by this introduction as they produced one of the best Busking Day and special shows ever to raise a record 145,287 baht. During the summer holiday I went to Zanskar and found an ideal recipient for our money in Stenzin Norzen, an 8 year old Tibetan girl from Tsazr Village in the Zanskar Valley. Stenzin will now be able to attend and complete her education at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala, India and, hopefully, realise her dream of returning to her village to become a teacher. On behalf of the Bangkok Patana Primary Community Action Team I would like to thank all the students for their fundraising efforts, flood relief assistance and their continuing and developing awareness of the need to help others. You can ‘Make a Difference!’
Who we helped in 2011/12 • K1 and 2 – Hub Saidek Centre for Homeless Children • Year 1 – Friends for All Children Orphanage • Year 2 – The Chanukroh Day Care Centre • Year 3 – Rainbow House and Children’s Home, Lamphun • Year 4 – Dhamanurak School and Home for Children in Kanchanaburi; Chulalungkorn University Hospital School • Year 5 – Good Shepherd Sisters; Heifer International, Chiang Mai • Year 6 – Hill Tribe Schools in the Chiang Dao region; Wishing Well Foundation; Duang Prateep Foundation • The Music Department – The Rajvithi Home for Girls • Whole School – Thailand Flood Relief; Operation Smile; The Save Zanskar Foundation; Children of the Forest; In Search of Sanuk; Thailand Hilltribe Education Projects; The Klong Toey Boys Club
Operation Smile, Thailand through Bangkok Patana’s own Smile Club to provide cleft palate operations. The Year group CAT reps and student councils continue to do a fantastic job organising innovative fundraising days from ‘Twin Day’ to ‘Run-walk-athons’ and thinking carefully about how the money raised can best help the organisations they support. A review of where their money goes is included at the end of this article. We continue to encourage the children to become actively involved in the fundraising on our whole school special days such as Tiger Spirit and Smile Day by ‘doing a job for the money.’ Our most popular event with the highest level of student participation remains our annual Busking Day and this year it was given a special theme, ‘Busking for Zanskar 2012’, inspired by our International Project of the year. In collaboration with 100friends.org we had decided to raise money to support the education of a child or children in the remote 47 Secondary Supporting the wider community, fundraising and campaigning play a large role in the Secondary School at Bangkok Patana. Last year many of the students got involved by joining one of the community action (CAT) groups or by supporting the events organised by these groups. The importance of this fundraising and the impact active service has had on the projects we support in Secondary should not be underestimated. The CAT groups are made up of teams of students, from a range of year groups, who work together to raise funds and awareness about the causes they choose to support. Last year the students organised a wide variety of events throughout the year, to ensure they reached their collective goal of supporting those in need. Events ranged from talent to dance competitions and even included a fashion show with showcased designs created by our very own students. These events demonstrated the students’ hard work and dedication but a lot of fun was had by all those involved too. Awareness was raised through these events but also through the campaign weeks when inspired displays promoting their chosen charities were seen by the whole school community in the Lounge area and created the opportunity for everyone to learn about these important causes. A group of students from the Secondary School attended a conference called ServICE (Inspiration, Connection, Empowerment) where schools across Bangkok came together to learn about service projects in Thailand as well as global issues. It gave the students the opportunity to discuss these issues with each other and collaborate. This conference inspired the students involved and even resulted in the formation of a new CAT group at Bangkok Patana School. Three awards went to students last year who showed a full commitment to their community project and their efforts were really seen to have made a difference. The three awards are listed below:
Senior Studies Community Service Award 2011/12 Michelle (Wen Wen) Tan (for work with Habitat for Humanity) Key Stage 4 Community Service Award 2011/12 Wen Mun Lee (for work with Smile Club) Key Stage 3 Community Service Award 2011/12 Saloni Kothari (for work with Amnesty International)
Well done to all those who were involved in the CAT groups, the Flood Relief project as well as tutor group fundraising projects. 48 StudentAchievement 2011/12 Student Council and Delegates 2011/12
he role of Student Delegate is a prestigious position within the The focus of these meetings, and any subsequent actions, is to give Bangkok Patana School community. Student Delegates are role the children a voice and enable them to make a wider contribution to the Tmodels for their peers and for younger students and as such have a community as well as to their specific Year group. leadership role within the student body. The elected children have to represent the views of their class and help Many congratulations to the following five students for their role as with other duties such as raising the Thai flag and helping to organise Year Senior Delegate: group fund raising events. Ines Dumont, Hye Bin Lee, Nadine Paul, Sirintra (Haina) Once elected the children are expected to: Pattaramalai and Robert (Gerard) Vistal. These five students were ably assisted in their roles by a further 20 Delegates: • Talk to other children to find out what they think Alisa Boyle, Anthea von Viragh, Ashna Jain, Busara Boussard, • Listen carefully to others Fabian Grimm, Holly Burgess, Iestyn Stops, Ishan Roy Choudhury, • Represent the views and present the ideas of their class Jonathon (Jonny) Hine, Komal Kawatra, Leah Newbigging, Maithili • Attend regular meetings Bagaria, Melissa Wise, Michelle (Wen Wen) Tan, Piengpatou (Eclair) • Report back to their classmates Junchaya, Rohan Roy Choudhury, Shrey Lodha, Sol Lorenzo Benigno, Tanya McKinlay, Teng Yew Hoo. Children who master this particular set of skills are well on the way to becoming caring, open minded and principled, three of our important The Key Stage 2 Student Councils learner attributes.
Classes in Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6) elect two representatives to join the Student Representative Council (SRC) Year group student council. SRC, striving to enhance the learning environment for the students of Bangkok Patana School. The SRC is the voice of the student body which deals with a variety of issues. It is divided into a Senior (Years 10-13) and a Junior (Years 7-9) Council. Last year they dealt with some of the issues listed below:
• Creating a design for a new school jumper • Looking at where ramps were needed in school to aid wheelchair access • Discussed if laptops should be allowed in The Lounge – to which they voted no • Gave feedback on many academic issues including homework, moving the trial exams and e-learning during the floods • Discussed which virtual learning platform worked best for them • Took part in many charity fundraising events
Chairpersons Holly Burgess and Anthea von Viragh sum up the role of the Student Council: “Each year we are faced with distinct problems unique to the academic year, providing us, the SSRC members, with a fantastic opportunity to deal critically with student concerns. Therefore not only do we improve the school environment, we also gain valuable experience of leadership and cooperation.” 49 Student Representative Council (SRC)
Wan Lin (Jennifer) Chang, Anna Landi Proud Chanarat 10C Wannakanok (Whan) Tongyai, 10F 10G 10H Uakarn (P.T.) Wongchindawest Helena (Hellie) Day Terri Tse Alisha Mudbhary
Tayla Baldwin Kanaspatr (Patrick) 10M 10P Christina Milton 10T 10W Smita (Tita) Kanjanapas Patcha Nitiahpapand Wasinsungworn
Chutipart (Lukin) Areekul, Savannah Gough,Kishenkali Harriet Beattie 11B Meike Gundelach, Ashley 11C 11D Alexa Amatavivadhana 11G (Kishen) Silva Kumar, Miki Sugita Siribhadra Prawat (Pong) Trairatvorakul
Huai-Yu (Daniel) Lo, Wen Mun Lee, 11M 11P Siranudh (Psi) Scott 11S 11V Jasmine Chia, Reuben Loi Valentina (Tina) Patanotai Yasmin Salce
Raymond King, Marissa Mali Brandt, Kimberley Shea, Emily Chaplin, (Wen) Koh, Sand (Sandy) 12B 12D 12E 12H James North Rebecca Buzzanca Julia Richt Assakul, Prima (Fair) Pisuttisarun
Navamint (Yuto) James (Jamie) Schofield, Anantaprakorn, 12J Abhijay Mahajan 12M Erica Maesincee, 12S Prakhar Lunia 12W Siwakorn (Top) Vongluekiat, Zipeng Zheng Kento Oigawa
Nutrada (Pun Pun) 13A Kalaprapa (Mot) Asavisanu 13B Holly Burgess 13F Ines Dumont 13M Sottivoranan Ishan Roy Choudhury
Louis von der Luehe Jonathon (Jonny) Hine 13O 13P Amanda Chia 13T Benjamin (Kah Seng) Lee 13W Robin Beattie Anthea von Viragh
Junior Student Representative Council (JSRC)
Renne Andrea (Andie) Villegas Mek (Ajay) Sribhibhadh 7B Kanit (Sammy)Wright 8A 9D Pich (Albert) Smutharaks Anthony Catterwell
Theodore (Theo) Bien Intouch (Alan) Thamthieng 7F 8B Riccardo (Riki) Notarangelo 9I David Ciavaglioli Nidhi Mehta
Thirith (Chris) Chansiri 7G Jai Suphavadeeprasit 8C 9J Malisa (Tangkwa) Surapatpichai Jonathon Jahner
Hsin-Ju (Lisa) Lo 7L Thanatorn (Christy) Liptawat 8G 9M Irene Ittisarnronnachai Sutitas (Pete) Punyagupta
Saurav Sawansukha Jaruwatana (Sodai) Alejandro Bhasin 7M 8H 9P Vinamra Hirawat Lotharukpong Chanon (Farr) Kitiyakara
Vaibhavee (Paree) Khandelwal 7P Saranya Fischbach 8K Naina (Kuki )Misra 9R Brandon Rhee
Jaya Kothari Nirattisai (Jimmy) Virunjaros Teephop (Float) Keerasuntonpong 7R 8M 9S Ryan Cowley Benjada (Nucky) Korprasertsri Chaninda (Holly) Dejsupa
Jonathan Broadbent 7T Pirawat (Putt) Punyaqupta 8W 9V Rosanna (Rosie) Schofield Abu Akram Labeeb Hussain
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