Patana News Volume 21 Issue 25

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Friday 22ND March 2019

Volume 21 Issue 25

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INSPIRED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY Also in this issue...

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INSPIRED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY Helen Thew, Cross Campus Principal

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or the last two weeks the Student Environmental Committee (SEC) have been running their Waste Less Week campaigns whereby they have been encouraging the whole of the Bangkok Patana community to think about the small steps that they can be doing to make a positive impact on the environment. So how did we do?

MONDAY – LESS MEAT MONDAY In some ways this was the most controversial day with some students suggesting that we should take away all meat dishes from the canteen for one day, other students said we should not take away any meat dishes at all whilst others were honest and said that they had not even noticed that there was one less meat dish. Whatever view they had, it certainly made for a good debate and allowed for environmental issues to be aired and discussed – which is always a good thing!

TUESDAY – TERMINAL TUESDAY The exact combination and number of chemicals inside a battery vary with the type of battery, but the list includes cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, lithium and electrolytes.

When thrown in the household trash, batteries end up in landfills. As the battery casing corrodes, chemicals can leach into the soil and make their way into our water supply. Eventually they reach the ocean. The SEC students wanted to make it their small step to reduce the number of batteries that the Patana community throws away and have been busy converting empty milk bottle containers into vessels to collect dead batteries. The Bangna district office then collect our batteries for proper disposal thereby preventing the batteries ending up in landfill. Please support this ongoing project and add your dead batteries to one of our battery recycling containers.

WEDNESDAY – WATER BOTTLE WEDNESDAY As the graph below shows, the Primary students were particularly good at having their water bottle or cup in school. It is interesting to see that it is the older students who need more convincing that this extra effort of bringing in a water bottle is an important small step that they could take.

We currently use 135,000 paper cups a month at the different water fountains located around the campus, all of which are used for only a couple of seconds and then end up in a landfill. The SEC encourages all students, staff and parents to bring a water bottle with them to school every day so that in the future we can remove the paper cups permanently from our water fountains.

THURSDAY – TURN IT OFF THURSDAY If you were on campus on Thursday you might have noticed that there was something different to normal. Across the campus on Thursday, staff and students received several suggestions as to how they could support ‘Turn it off Thursday’: • Setting the air con to 24 Fan 1 or 25 Fan 1 • Turning off the air con at break and lunchtime and

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whenever no one was in the classroom • Turning off the air con promptly at the end of the day • Turning off the air con in the shared areas when they are not in use • Opening the blinds and using natural lighting when appropriate • Turning on one light switch instead of two • Turning off projectors when not in use • Unplugging the kettles and coffee maker at the end of the working day

away. Once more it was pleasing to check the week’s data and see that the day we had asked students and staff to really focus on what they threw away was the day that we had less food waste per person in both canteens. The food waste that we do generate is collected every day by The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and then mixed with dry leaves to make fertilizer.

Once we have all the results in for Week Two, we will be able to compare the two weeks to see if there was an improvement and if any good environmental habits are forming.

By following these small steps you could certainly see it made a positive difference to the energy used in the Sci- PROJECTS TAKING PLACE DURING #WLW4 Not only was there a particular focus on each day but ence Centre on the Thursday compared to the other days also it was also good to see that across the curriculum of the week. students were engaging in environmental issues. For example, in Year 2 the students learned to make eco bricks and then shared this skill with other interested students during lunchtimes. In Year 6, as part of their overall theme on ‘Human Impact’ and looking at the positive changes that they can make, Candice Rafferty, the founder of Wrappini, ran a workshop with them showing them how to make their own reusable beeswax cover to use instead of cling film. Meanwhile in Secondary, Year 8 were creating short performances to educate an audience about how out of control plastic consumption is – they hope to perform their finished pieces to a Primary class later in the term.

FRIDAY – FINISH IT FRIDAY All in all it has been a busy two weeks for the SEC We have been weighing the waste food thrown away spreading their positive messages about how everyone in the bins at the canteens each day and having a compe- can take that initial small step to make a difference. On tition between Primary and Secondary to see who wastes behalf of the SEC I would like to thank everyone who did less food. Before they went in to eat on the Friday, we make a positive difference and would encourage you to educated the students about where their waste food ends keep up your good, environmentally friendly habits. up and how we should all try to minimise what we throw

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KEY STAGE 3 SCIENCE!

Alexander (Coke) Smith, Science and Biology Teacher MOBILE LIBRARY IN SCIENCE! ur Year 9 Biology students are currently working on the culminating project of their Biology course.

The students are tasked with researching and presenting on the evolution of a specific organism’s or group of organisms’ locomotion strategy. Students are required to use multiple forms of research ranging from primary research papers to science-based internet sites, main library visits and, of course, books.

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Recently, our Science Faculty invested in a significant “mobile library” for such research projects. Here you see our Year 9 students researching, using this mobile library, the various groups of animals they will be presenting. Our students are very fortunate to be learners at this time in our history when information has never been so readily accessible in so many platforms. Hopefully our mobile library, and of course our main library, will help reinforce the love of books in our students as well.

YEAR 8 SNATOMS! ear 8 Science students are enthusiastically studying the complexities of chemical formulae and modelling. With the aid of Snatoms, they are learning the intricacies of how atoms interact with each other to make molecules and compounds. Students learned the basics of chemical bonding and were challenged to make some very complex organic compounds and had a great time doing it!

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HISTORY BEE AND BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP Chawin Asavasaetakul, 12J

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n Sunday 11th March, Bangkok Patana attended the History Bee and Bowl Thailand Championship at NIST. The Patana team included 10 people which made up the Junior Varsity and Varsity team. History Bee and Bowl is a buzzer-based competition that comprised of challenging history questions. The competition is separated into the individual and team rounds.

The Varsity team came third after nearly making it to the

finals only to narrowly lose to a strong ICS team. The Junior Varsity also had a strong showing coming fourth in their division. Special commendation goes to Ishani in Year 9 and Thomas in Year 8 for qualifying for the Asian Championships and the History Olympiad in the individual round.

Overall, a brilliant and fun day! A huge thank you goes to Mr Brosnahan for organising the team and Mrs King for supervising our team.

Did you know that there are lots of reusable items for sale in the PTG Tiger Shop?

Stainless Steel Drinking Straws – individual and in packs Bamboo Drinking Straws Bamboo Cotton Buds Bamboo Toothbrushes Cotton Produce Bags (sets of 3) Stainless Steel Klean Kanteen Insulated Drinks Tumblers Stainless Steel Klean Kanteen Water Bottles

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INTERSCHOOL STEM CHALLENGE

Patrick Ledoit, 10G

BRIEF OVERVIEW In this competition nine schools put forth five of their best Year 10 science candidates as a team to create the best theoretical solution for creating a sustainable town. After much research and learning, students presented their solution to a panel of three judges. There upon Bangkok Patana’s team was declared the winner!

The Bangkok Patana team consisted of five students (Ena Hashimoto, Hsuan-Ling (Charlene) Chen, Jiwon Yoo, Natabhorn (Plume Plume) Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya and Patrick Ledoit), in addition to Dr Ellerby and Ms King. Once the research was complete, the team agreed to group the notes, add pictures and add diagrams to create a poster.

THE SOLUTION INTRODUCTION The solution consisted of setting up aquaponics for food STEM is the agglomeration of Science, Technology, production, using soil humidity sensors to manage water Engineering and Mathematics. It is the key to solving pres- and agriculture more efficiently, thirdly fermenting food ent issues such as the issue for sustainable management of waste to produce organic ethanol and combine it with resources. To resolve this issue there is the need for com- gasoline to produce gasohol, a fuel. munication between these fields. That is why the stem comFollowing that, were the solutions regarding transport, petition has been initiated, to seed the concept of a con- the alternatives of gasohol and biofuel were to be encournection between these different subjects into young minds, aged and those who use gasoline and diesel were to be allowing for the fruition of innovative ideas in the leading fined. This would be a step towards the ultimate goal of minds of the future. total electric cars which don’t pollute. Furthermore, another

The theme for the day of the competition was to create part of a sustainable town. This topic is based on the following UN Sustainable Development Goals: 7. Right to clean affordable energy, 9. Right to proper industry and infrastructure and 11. Right to sustainable cities and communities.

solution was to increase the number of charging ports for the electric cars.

Then concerning the topic of school, the team chose to enforce community hours. For example, the students could choose to spend time with the elderly at the hospital or visit them. This is very important for society as it is proven that happy elderly people get diseases less often than those who are sad. This is also a financial saving for the government, as they do not have to subsidise as many medical bills, in addition to rewarding the elderly who have contributed to society.

PROCEEDINGS To tackle this large task, the nine schools were recommended to brainstorm ideas and research solutions. All the while, the three judges, who work in this field, helped us and guided us when we had questions. As the hall filled with concentration, Patana strategically decided to divide their team to focus on different areas, first food producFor energy production, solar panels are to be used tion, transport utilities and energy, schools and the ideal along with wind power. Several teams also realised that domestic building design (a house). electrical sidewalks and using roads that are heated dur6

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ing the day to convert heat energy into electrical energy, CONCLUSION were both feasible. Moreover, the clean energy could be Overall, the competition was a success! The team was used for electrolysis, separating water into oxygen and very happy to take part, since they learnt new skills, made hydrogen. The preceding, could be used for medical uses new friends and managed to rise to a new level of wider and hydrogen could be used for further research and de- thinking. velopment to be employed as a fuel.

The major topic that the Patana team focused on was the domestic building design (a house). The original concept, was to use solar energy to power the refrigerators to make ice. Later in the evening, where most of the air conditioning demand occurs, the air should pass through the ice, cooling it down throughout the night. This will allow for a long-term cycle, replacing batteries which are damaging for the environment and are cumbersome and expensive. This concept reduces the demand for energy rather than increasing the supply. For instance, we wanted to minimise hot air seeping through the walls and wasting the effort of the cold air. To solve this issue, the team came up with a few ideas: first to make the walls airtight, second to include mineral wool between the inner wall and exterior wall, this is because it is a good insulator, thirdly to create shade on to the walls so that there is no direct sunlight

touching any part of the building except the solar panels.

THE PITCH After the ideas had been collated onto the posters, the team had the opportunity to learn from other schools and develop knowledge about other techniques.

Then, came the pitches! The team was particularly confident and spoke clearly without talking over each other. Subsequently, the judges deliberated and the host presented the top three places out of nine schools. The names of our competitors were read out first, receiving second and third place in the competition, and final, in first place was Bangkok Patana School!

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“This competition was an amazing opportunity to apply my knowledge, be creative and work on my presentation skills. It was a great experience working together as a group to come up with a project which we later had to present to industry experts. Although it took quite some time for everything to come together, just seeing the poster we made at the end already made the competition worthwhile. Some other highlights were getting to know some students from other international schools around Bangkok and trying the Formula 1 stimulator!”

Plume Plume, 10G “It was a fantastic opportunity to represent Bangkok Patana School at the Interschool STEM competition. We were able to incorporate our knowledge from many subjects such as Science, Geography, and Economics and so on. The task was very open, so there was no limit on how creative we can be, which made it more interesting. Overall, working with others as a team, and winning the competition has made the day very memorable.”

Jiwon Yoo, 10D “It was a great experience for me to participate in the STEM Competition and to find a solution to a very realistic problem.

I had a lot of fun and most importantly, I was very happy that we won first place!”

Ena, 10R “The STEM challenge was a great experience that encouraged us to work as a team and come up with solutions to the problems we were facing. It allowed us to not only think about the scientific aspects of our ideas but also know how to present them effectively to the judges. Overall it was a great experience to learn from experts and meet new people from other schools.”

Charlene, 10C

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UNI COUNSELLORS’ CORNER UNI OFFERS...

Congratulations on your offer from the University of Durham to study Modern Languages and Cultures

Armand Dogra, Year 13

“After receiving my IGCSE Foreign Language Spanish Top in Thailand CIE award, I decided it was time to declare myself as fluent in Spanish and pursue a fourth language, Arabic.

The course at the University of Durham enables me to study Arabic as well as continue Spanish while learning about all aspects of both cultures (including their respective histories). It also allows me to spend a year abroad where I will be able to continue to travel and explore the world. I believe that once I have mastered four languages, the number of people I will be able to work with once I enter the world of business, will be significantly larger.”

IN THE SPOTLIGHT...

Northwestern University, USA

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ith three campuses and a global presence, Northwestern University transcends traditional academic boundaries. The highly collaborative environment provides diverse students and faculty with exceptional opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Northwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities. It has two campuses located on Lake Michigan: the 240-acre main campus in Evanston, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago. A third campus is located in Doha, Qatar. Northwestern has approximately 8,000 full-time undergraduate students and 13,750 master’s and doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and professional program students. A member of the Big Ten conference, its athletic teams are called the Wildcats.

Ranked 11th among national universities by U.S. News and World Report, Northwestern is recognised nationally and internationally for its educational programs. Northwestern is often referred to as a hidden Ivy. Need-based financial aid is available to international students seeking undergraduate degrees. Northwestern will meet 100% of all admitted firstyear students' demonstrated financial need for all four years.

Northwestern welcomes students of demonstrated academic achievement from diverse social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. Students come from all 50 states and include more than 4,000 international students from over 100 countries.

The University’s 12 colleges and schools include the Bienen School of Music; Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; School of Communication; School of Education and Social Policy; McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; Graduate School; Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; Pritzker School of Law; Kellogg School of Management; Feinberg School of Medicine; School of Professional Studies; and Northwestern University in Qatar.

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Follow the Careers team...

Year 12s - One to one meetings have started - don’t assume it’s a one and done meeting! We will be expecting to you schedule follow up appointments in Term 3.

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UPCOMING UNIVERSITY VISITS UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE

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Hofstra University City University of Hong Kong NYU Abu Dhabi University of Bristol Cornell University Northeastern University

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Senior Studies Senior Studies, second floor Senior Studies, second floor Senior Studies, second floor Shangrila Hotel Senior Studies, second floor

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2019 Guiding Statements Survey

Closes Today!

(Friday 22nd March) This month, we are conducting a survey of our community’s understanding of our Mission, Vision and Values.

All parents will have received an email requesting your feedback with this important survey to help us understand how well we are fulfilling our Guiding Statements. Please click here to complete the survey, alternatively you can also find links to the survey via the Parents’ Gateway and PTG Facebook.

Thank you for helping us to shape meaningful experiences for your children here at Bangkok Patana School.

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Saturday 30th March Solo Festival Thursday 4th April Patana Unplugged Friday 5th April End of Term 2 Monday 22nd April Term 3 Begins Wednesday 1st May National Labour Day (Holiday) Monday 6th May Coronation (Holiday)

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#117: Great Audiobooks for Kids

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f you’re a regular reader of my weekly tips then you’ll know I’m a big fan of the audiobook format. By simply listening, your imagination has infinite permutations as to the appearance of the characters and the scenery in which they reside. This was particularly true with the fantastic Zero G. This ‘audible only’ book went straight to the top of my family’s favourites list. As with Netflix, we’re seeing more and more platform providers becoming content producers. It’s a welcome change in their business model as the appetite for high quality content out strips the material that the traditional production houses produce.

For more audiobooks for kids pay our Primary and Secondary libraries a visit and ask our librarians to direct you to our audiobook catalogue. You can also find an age-categorised list curated by Common Sense Media here, perfect for a long road trip or journey over Songkran.

Have a great weekend.

Brian Taylor Assistant Principal, Cross Campus Curriculum Technology Integration

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Please remember that if your child has lost anything (including water bottles) you can check on Firefly to see if it has been found or handed in.

Scan the QR code to view or visit https://community. patana.ac.th/community-events/lost-property

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STUDENTS SPEAK

How do Colours Change the Words We See?

By Karnsiree (Ling Ling) Chen, Year 12

Chemically, the human eye can experience millions of different colours. But we view these colours through the looking glass of language, altering its perception between each individual.

is used to discriminate hues and shades that are indistinguishable to the average person.

Biologically, everyone sees colours in a different way due to unique distributions of rods and cones in our eyes. But besides individual biological make up, colour perception is also effected by how our brain interprets colours to create something meaningful.

The perception of colour mainly occurs inside our heads and so is subjective. An example of this is Adelson’s checker-shadow illusion. Although two marked squares are exactly the same colour, the way that they are positioned tricks our brains into perceiving them inaccurately.

Most of the world’s languages have five basic colour terms: dark, light, and red, a term for yellow, and a term that denotes both blue and green. These languages often do not have separate terms for “green” and “blue” but use one term to describe both colours. Another interpretation of the colour spectrum occurs in Papua New Guinea, Bassa and Sierra Leone, where there are only two terms: dark and light. Dark roughly translates as cool, and light as warm. So colours like black, blue, and green are glossed as cool colours, while lighter colours like white, red, orange and yellow are glossed as warm colours.

When we first begin to learn how to speak, colours are often some of the first words to be introduced, establishing early on the tools our brains use to see colour. Language is our primary gateway to understanding and communication, so in order to quantify colour into something expressible, it must be carved into meaningful categories. This is evident in art and fashion where colour terminology

The different ways of separating the colour spectrum all contribute to how people around the world can see colors differently, showing how language is an impressionable medium with a significant impact.

It can be concluded that the use and exposure to different languages can change the way we perceive everyday objects, as we alter the way the brain interprets visual stimuli.

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CATS CORNER

Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator

SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY

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he SDG 5: Gender Equality campaign days took place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March. Gender equality is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals that links very closely with two of our longstanding Community Action Teams (CAT), STOP and Amnesty. Both have a strong focus on the rights of women and aim to raise awareness of some of the deeper injustices resulting from gender inequality.

This was the first STOP campaign day with the new board members. A lot of people were gathered around the presentation and display finding out about the global issue of human trafficking. Besides informing others about this major problem faced by so many women all over the world, we asked our audience to sign their names along a chain of paper to stand in solidarity with all women being affected by human trafficking. This CAT club stands united to address the problem of human trafficking. Join our club to help raise awareness.

Raza Khan, 11K

Amnesty had a ‘hit the can’ game which was adapted to teach Secondary students about gender inequality. In this modified version of the game, the number of the cans that the students knocked down corresponded to the question that we asked them about women’s rights. The ultimate aim of the game was to hit only the top can, painted in yellow, instead of trying to hit as many as possible. This game was a hit amongst the younger students who enjoyed the physical and intellectual challenge of the activity.

“It was very ecstatic,”- Melissa Niruttinanon

“I enjoyed learning more about women’s rights in a fun way” - Rie Aiyama “My friends and I found it really fun!” - Gor Bua Puttisombat We also hosted a viewing of the Tedx Talk titled ‘We should All Be Feminist’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The talk serves as an inspiration and demonstration of the very real, and current challenges men and women are facing. Nalin Udomsak, 13F

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Continuing with our SDG 5 inspired red theme, last Friday was the annual British FUNdraising event Red Nose Day- organised by the charity Comic Relief that benefits communities worldwide.

This year’s theme was ‘Do something funny for money’. The Operation Smile team took up the challenge of trying to combine fun and learning during their lunch break by playing ‘Fact Pong’.

There certainly were a lot of smiles so it must have worked.

Due to the cancelation of Fun Day, the Interact team have had to re-think their annual art auction. They have decided to offer all artwork for sale through a catalogue with a fixed price. You can view the artwork here. All pieces are framed.

If you would like to purchase a piece of unique art and help support Interact in their community initiatives, please contact Manintorn Lomtakul malo20@patana.ac.th to organise payment and collection. Thank you in advance for your support.

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GYMNASTICS ACADEMY SONGKRAN SEASAC POOL PARTY William Preston,, Programme Coordinator

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n Saturday 16th March, the Gymnastics Academy hosted the inaugural Songkran SEASAC Pool Party for the entire Gymnastics team. This was to celebrate the success we have had for the year so far and to wish the best of luck to all our gymnasts who are attending the Senior SEASAC Gymnastics competition this weekend.

Thank you to all the gymnasts, parents and coaches who made the afternoon such a success.

It was so nice to see all the gymnasts having fun together outside the Gymnastics Hall. We look forward to hosting the SEASAC event next academic year! For more photos of the event, please visit out photo gallery page here.

THAI BASIC CONVERSATIONAL COURSES FOR ADULTS (PARENTS) IN BLOCK 4 Basic Thai Conversation for Complete Beginners This course is designed for non-Thai speakers who have absolutely no previous experience of the Thai language.

Students will get the opportunity to learn how to greet and introduce themselves, basic vocabulary for social contexts including food, drinks, shopping, asking for directions, saying the date and time and engagement with Thai culture.

Block 4 2018-19 Day: Monday Time: 8:00am - 10:00am Dates: 29/04/19 – 17/06/19 (7 sessions) Cost: 4,200 baht (600 baht/session) Places: 6 -14 Teacher: Khun Nittaya Venue: FHC 201 (Second floor of Front Hard Court building)

If you would like to join a conversational course, please email thai@patana.ac.th by Monday 1st April to register. The invoice will be given to you in class.

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When thinking about the essentiaI skiIIs and knowIedge of young peopIe for them to thrive in their careers, there are often key areas that are fundamentaI for success. In the earIy 2Oth century, these incIuded mathematics and grammar. In mid to Iater 2Oth century, it was about criticaI thinking and abiIity to appIy knowIedge. These were considered fundamentaI skiIIs no matter the industry or profession for empIoyabiIity.

In the 21st Century, a recent US Report from the Department of Labour suggested that up to 65% of today's students wiII be empIoyed in jobs that do not yet exist!

How do we prepare students for such a future? Even where we focus on traditional professions in accounting, commerce, Iaw, medicine, engineering or the sciences, the question remain on how these professions are changing?

For exampIe, sustainabiIity anaIyst managers, digitaI entrepreneurs, digitaI brand managers, digitaI marketing

aII jobs that did not exist between 2OO5 − 2OO7.

This presentation seeks to highIight the key skiIIs and knowIedge needed as we consider the future of our students and chiIdren.

What key skiIIs and areas of study might be important in preparing them for an uncertain technoIogy driven future.

Target audience: Parents, students, teachers Date: Monday the 22nd of April

DATE TO BE CONFIRMED

Time: 8.OO a.m. - 9.00 a.m.

Venue: Theatre

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Dr. Shanton Chang is an Associate Professor in the SchooI of Computing and Information Systems at the University of MeIbourne. Dr Chang’s research interests incIude young peopIe’s onIine behaviour and its impact on education, mentaI weII−being and sociaI networking, heaIth informatics and information needs and information systems security.

His research on sociaI networking behaviour has been appIied across a number of different contexts and he has been invited to speak at more than 4O forums in AustraIia, New ZeaIand, South Korea and MaIaysia on this topic in the Iast 5 years.

Dr Chang is aIso the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the University of MeIbourne, an AustraIian NationaI Citation for ExceIIence in Teaching and Learning in 2O11, and ICT Educator of the Year 2O17 by the AustraIian Computer Society (ACS).

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SENIOR FUNDRAISER FOR EDUCATION Year 13 Students As we, the Graduating Class of 2019, approach our final weeks of school, we reflect back on our incredible experience as students of Bangkok Patana School. We realise that we are privileged to have received the outstanding quality of education that Bangkok Patana offers and we want to celebrate this with our peers at school and with the wider community. Starting today, our Year group is launching a Secondary school effort to give back the gift of education for students of Nong Bua Pittayakorn School.

This underfunded Secondary School offers education to approximately 50 students, and is looking to expand this number to 120. After consulting with Nong Bua Pittayakorn School, we plan to provide the students with sports equipment for table tennis, volleyball, basketball and football as well as school and sports uniforms, including shoes and socks.

We plan to raise funds through bake sales on Monday 25th and Friday 29th March, and Athletics Council All-star basketball event on Wednesday 27th March, and a ‘wear what makes you happy’ Casual Dress Day on 1st April.

We are very excited and hope all students will be too. If any parents would like to be involved in improving education access in the Nong Bua Pittayakorn School, you can contribute via donations through the cashier under the name ‘S14.5 Naan School Donation’. GRAD 19 are hopeful they can make a significant impact on this school and leave a lasting legacy. We are thankful for everyone who can help in this objective to make our final Patana Campaign a success.

CALLING ALL HINDI-SPEAKING FAMILIES! T

he Home Languages programme needs your help. We would like to find out what language needs you might have as a community and how we might support our Hindi speaking students in maintaining and developing their Home Language. If you would like to join a coffee morning at 8:00am on April 4th in which we explore the Home Language programme and how we could potentially work together, please add your contact information here. We will contact you with a confirmed venue and any further details. If you have any questions, please contact Ms Ondine at onul@patana.ac.th

REMINDER: TERM 3 2018/19 SCHOOL FEE INVOICES

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nvoices for Term 3 2018/19 school fees were sent to families/companies on Wednesday 20th February 2019. If you have not received your invoice please contact the Accounting Department or email accounts@patana.ac.th

Please note that the due date for settlement is today 22nd March 2019, payments received after this date will be subject to a late payment charge of 1% per month.

Thank you, Accounting Department

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The parenting teenagers course The Parenting Teenagers Course is a DVD, discussion & workbook based course for parents, step-parents, prospective parents or carers of teenagers aged 11-18 years. The course is for every type of parenting situation including parenting on our own, step-parenting and parenting as a couple. Although the course started at HTB church in London in 1997, it is useful for all faiths.

Parenting Teenagers Course Promo DVD Please join us for a chance to dialogue together on a 5-week Parenting Teenagers Course developed in 1990 by Nicky and Sila Lee, authors of T ​ he Parenting Book​.

11am to 1:30pm (over light lunch, starting after the Songkran holiday break).

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April 23 - Session 1 Keeping the End in Mind April 30 - Session 2 Meeting our Teenagers’ Needs May 7 - Session 3 Setting Boundaries May 14 - Session 4 Developing Emotional Health May 21 - Session 5 Helping Them Make Good Choices

Venue: Srinagarindra/Ring Road Area. Nantawan Srinakarin Village 10 minutes from the new BTS Srinagarindra E20 (Private van shuttle pickup outside exit 4) Cost: The Parenting Teenagers Course Guest Manual 300 baht Contact: Angela Frye to RSVP 22/03/2019 Bangkok Patana School News for more details +66 8 1966 6872 f​ ryes72@gmail.com

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The BWG will donate proceeds raised from the charity lunch to; Gift of Happiness Foundation in Thailand and Steps with Theera

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Bangkok Patana School News

22/03/2019