Patana News Volume 21 Issue 34

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NEWS Patana

Friday 14 June 2019

Volume 21 Issue 34

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Mr Mills’ Final Blog of the Year

BRILLIANT PATANA!

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Also in this issue...

Long Service Awards/Under 15s Friendship Tour for Next Year/Living Our Values in Primary PE 14/06/2019

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Brilliant Patana! __________________________________________________________________________________________ _ Greetings everyone, As we head into the home stretch, I’m thrilled to take some time to reflect on another brilliant year at Bangkok Patana School. I have now completed eleven years as Head of School and have loved every minute, as it is such a privilege to lead such a caring and dynamic school.

The school places an unequivocal emphasis on excellence, whether academic, sporting or cultural. In our school’s vision, we aim to inspire our students to develop their talents, to reach well beyond the ordinary as they meet their full potential and in so doing, acquire a life-long passion for learning. I am thrilled that our latest round of community surveys confirms/affirms a very clear understanding of our school’s Guiding Statements, which drive everything that we do.

At Bangkok Patana School, all students are encouraged to strive for personal achievement in the context of a supportive, empowering environment. Our aim is to enable our students to become productive global citizens who appreciate the importance of service, leadership and traditional values in a rapidly changing world. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Senior Delegates 2019/20

Kenji Miyauchi

Chawin Asavasaetakul

Arnav Jhaveri

Lucy Thompson

Jocelyn (Jo Jo) Intanate

Congratulations to our five new Senior Delegates who will be leading out in the final academic year at Bangkok Patana School.

Most of them have been attending the school since Nursery! ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Student Successes We are very pleased with our academic results over the years and have a high expectation that our exam results will be stronger than ever this academic year. Over the past 11 months I have observed confident, polite students who are at ease in wanting to question to improve understanding, strong music and drama performances both solo and in groups, thought-provoking ‘celebrating the learning’ year group assemblies, great displays of sportsmanship and high success rates in sporting competitions both at home and away, amazing visual art shows that are unique and thought provoking, a huge array of ECA’s on offer that are geared for high student motivation, strong debating skills at the MUN’s, healthy numbers of students attaining their Gold International Award encapsulating outdoor education and numerous examples of successful student-led service projects. All of these student successes 2

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are beautifully showcased in the 2018-2019 Yearbook, which is being published as I write this account. Many thanks to our editors, Cheryl, Shana and Rebecca who have spent hours putting together this year’s compilation. Our resident photographer Khun Rooth has done a splendid job taking literally thousands of photos of our students in action over the past year. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Heartfelt Gratitude I would like to thank every teacher and staff member for their professional dedication in helping guide our students to reach their full potential. I have been extremely pleased with the quality of teacher instruction that I have observed during the academic year supporting our learners.

Special thanks to the myriad of Business Staff who continue to help and support the academic staff on a daily basis, what would we do without you?

Special thanks also go out to our wonderful supportive PTG who are so ably led by our PTG Chair, Melissa Golden.

As usual being an international school, we have a number of students and families leaving us this year and we want to wish all of them the very best for their future whereever they are moving to around the globe. Please stay in contact with us, as we are keen to stay in touch and welcome you to our worldwide Alumni group – please take a moment to register on the Alumni platform here to receive the latest news and reunion invitations.

We have a number of teachers leaving us this year as we do every year and we want to wish them all the very best as they move on to new positions around the world.

On behalf of Jason Cooper, Helen Thew, Mick Smith and myself, we would like to wish all of our Bangkok Patana community a wonderful, safe, summer holiday and we look forward to welcoming you all back to school on Wednesday August 21.

Enjoy your last weekend before the summer holidays!

Matt Mills Head of School

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Long Service Awards 30-Year Long Service Awards

Ms Pornpimol Charoen Goverment Liason

Mrs Chayanan Ruecha Housekeeper

25-Year Long Service Awards

Ms Langlong Chaikunsombat Librarian, Primary

Mr Amnart Namwong Messenger

Mrs Rachel Chomsoonthorn Leader of Learning, Music, Primary

Ms Tunwarin Sakdee Swimming Instructor

Ms. Supanee Jithong Cook, Secondary Canteen

Ms Chiraporn Suwannapong Swimming Instructor

Mrs Ravipa Klaham Cook, Canteen Secondary

Ms Yuwadee Thangam Senior Payroll Officer

Mr Chalermpol Moomuensri Technical Team Leader 4

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20-Year Long Service Awards

Mrs Colette Gawthorne ICT Assistant

Mr Surapon Pakaponwiwat BPS Net Administrator

15-Year Long Service Awards

Mr Pongthep Ariyajarastanyakul Cook, Primary Canteen Mr Antonius Berghuis Senior Teacher, Key Stage 3 Mrs Helen Berghuis Head of Faculty, Secondary Humanities Mr Alexander Bien Head of Faculty, Arts Ms Yvonne Brown Head of Year 10, Mathematics Teacher Ms Punchalee Chairatanatrai IT Technician Ms Tippawan Chansa Secondary Canteen Mr David Larking Curriculum Leader, Instrumental 14/06/2019

Ms Pimchanok Manikabud Secretary to Primary Assistant Principal Ms Atchariya Pej-Indra Teaching Assistant Mr Andrew Roff IB Coordinator, Physics, ToK Teacher Ms Suthiya Silpsrikul Primary Librarian Mrs Arunee Sribhibhadh Thai Teacher, Secondary Ms Saranya Thanasansakonpob Teaching Assistant Mr Suchat Wanwang Transport Officer Mrs Pawinee Yimneam Transport Officer Bangkok Patana School News

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CATs CORNER

Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator

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e have come to the end of another fantastic year of student community action and engagement.

The level of impact would not have been possible without the support of you and your family. Whether you have attended an event, baked a cake, bought a cake, donated items or given up your time, I want to say a massive thank you from myself and our local community. The teams of students have completed their annual report which you can access here.

I am leaving Bangkok Patana at the end of this term and heading back to Europe to be closer to my family. Jane Lovegrove is taking over as the new Youth and Community Coordinator and I would like to take this opportunity to wish her the best of luck. I know you will continue to support her in the same way that you have supported me.

- By Tania Leyland - Youth and Community Coordinator Noahs Ark

Due to the minimal breeding areas and habitat loss of the spoonbill sandpiper, the population of Spoonbill Sandpipers is dwindling rapidly; Therefore, Noah's ark, a community action team at Patana has donated THB 23,000 to a strategic land purchase organised by Rainforest Trust, to protect spoonbill sandpipers. Thank you to everyone who supported us this year.

- By Jo-Hsuan (Joanna) Hsin and Pokphazz (Pat) Christjaroon

Under 15s to Participate in Friendship Tour in Singapore in 2019/20 Cindy Adair, Assistant Principal, Extra Curricular Activities and Sport

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n 2019/20 Bangkok Patana School has decided to move away from the U15 FOBISIA Games. We are a proud member of FOBISIA and will continue to support the Under 13 and Primary Games wholeheartedly, as well as attend the various sports specific invitationals (Eg: Swimming, Tennis, Golf, etc) however for this age group, at this time, we feel there is a need for a fresh, new approach.

The tour will take place at the start of Season 2 (29th - 31st November) so that the selections will be based on the Season 1 Under 15 Basketball Teams and the Season 2 Under 15 Football Teams and no extra training will be necessary in the lead up to the Games. Those students who play both sports will need to be prepared to choose just one as the two tournaments will run concurrently.

We will share more information about this event in the In 2019/20 we have partnered with Tanglin Trust new academic year.

School in Singapore and will be participating in an Under 15 Friendship Tour to Singapore with the team sports of football and basketball. The event will run from Friday – Sunday, with the team travelling on Thursday afternoon/ evening and returning on Sunday evening. Tanglin are organising two, 2-day tournaments and will invite a range of equivalent schools to create plenty of great competition, including SEASAC powerhouses UWC East, UWC Dover, Stamford and AIS. This will expose our Under 15 student-athletes to the best players in the region and prepare them for the next step in our programme which is SEASAC. 6

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#125: Google Maps – Useful Updates Coming Soon A

t the recent Apple event the tech giant announced a new version of Apple Maps, introducing a future ‘Look Around’ feature that lets users explore 360-degree views of a location, much like Google Street View. It’s interesting to see that they are continuing to develop Apple Maps; I’m sure most of us have consigned Apple Maps to a folder, along with other not-often used Apple apps like Stocks and Reminders, preferring to use Google Maps instead. Lately, with all of the traffic woes, last Friday afternoon/night being one of the most recent, I’ve started to lose faith in the accuracy of Google Maps. Sometimes the orange ‘slow’ traffic just does not materialise (with relief), other times I’m stuck in traffic and the app shows a ‘clear’ blue line. It is all to do with data coming from other users’ devices. So, if the data stream is coming from several motorbikes that are weaving between cars then, even if you are not moving in your car, the algorithm may represent the traffic as flowing. Google have acknowledged this and they are rolling out some new features that allow users to report traffic congestion, accidents and speed traps.

At the time of writing this article it was not available on my phone, but circle back in a week’s time (when you are

stuck in traffic no doubt) and switch on the new features by following the instructions on this link.

Your data could help others avoid the snarl.

Fingers-crossed you have a great traffic-free weekend.

Brian Taylor Assistant Principal, Campus Curriculum Technology Integration Links in this article:

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios-13update-will-fix-major-iphone-complaint-2019-6 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-maps-tellsyou-how-fast-youre-driving-heres-how/ Image courtesy of Katie Conner/CNET

Year 6 Crochets Warm Blankets for Northern Children in Need Joy Taylder, Year 6

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group of Year 6H students (Joy, Stella, Korkhao and Darin) willingly gave up of two of their lunchtimes per week to volunteer and help the Secondary knitting/ crocheting project. The students have collected hand knitted squares from the Secondary charity and crocheted them together by hand to make special quilted blankets along with Ms Irene Gray. These blankets will be donated to charity to help children of the north stay warm during the cold season. Temperatures in the North can drop below freezing in the winter months and many people lack heating or warm clothes.

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Living Our Values in Primary PE Andrew Tatam, Leader of Learning, Primary Physical Education

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s we come to the end of another busy year of Primary experience the highs and lows of sport for all, first hand.

PE and sport here at Bangkok Patana, I thought it Other opportunities enjoyed by all students during the timely to reflect on our core value of “Sport For All, Striving For Excellence” which should form the bedrock of what we year have also included Inter-class events in Basketball/ Matball and Tee Ball and personal challenge Aquathlon do both inside and outside of the curriculum. events for our Key Stage 2 students. Sports Days have Our intrepid Primary FOBISIA team have recently been enjoyed by everyone from FS1 to Year 6 with even returned from their successful adventures in Phuket where Nursery and Tiny Tigers enjoying their own individual they certainly ticked the excellence box with 40 students event. Swimming Galas have taken place for students from from Years 5 and 6 competing across the four multi- FS2 to Year 6. sport events of swimming, athletics, tee ball and football.

Supporting the extra-curricular side of sport through Training began for all 70+ students who opted to try out for the team all the way back in ECA Block 2, so the journey teams selected to represent Patana we always try to to Phuket was by no means a short one. We certainly enter as many teams as possible to allow for maximum believe that all students who entered the selection process participation and opportunity to proudly wear their Patana gained valuable experience and improved their personal colours. Sports where the Primary PE Team have supported performance across the four sports even if not ultimately teams include Kwik Cricket, Rugby, Basketball, Football, Tee Ball, Athletics, Aquathlons and Cross Country. Obviously invited to represent the team. many other students have been able to compete as part of Results from the 8 x British International School Games one of our fantastic Academy programmes too! from across Asia were very pleasing as listed below; Phew! It certainly was a busy year in Primary PE and Sport Swimming: Champions and we certainly feel that we have lived our core values of “Sport For All, Striving For Excellence” pretty well. Students Athletics: Runners Up who will still be in the Primary School next year, we look to Tee Ball: A Team – Champions, B Team – Runners Up, forward starting all over C Team – Champions, D Team – Champions again in August Football: A Boys Team – 5th Place, B Boys Team – but why not Champions, A Girls Team – 5th Place, B Girls Team – get ahead of 3rd Place the game with Earlier this week our Key Stage 2 students got their lots of healthy opportunity to enjoy their own dose of friendly competition exercise during through their Inter-class Football in Year 3 and 4 and the the holidays! alternative sports options in Year 5 and 6 with Year 5 G o o o students choosing to play football, hockey or hand ball Patana!!!! and our Y6s taking their pick from football, hand ball and lacrosse. Teams were mixed and all students got to 8

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The Art of Clearing and Staining David Duke, Year 12

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i! My name is David and I would like to take you on a scientific adventure into the world of staining and clearing.

Now you may be wondering: what is staining and clearing and how did people first come about this? The simple answer is that staining and clearing transforms a specimen and 'brings it to life;. It is a non-invasive technique developed in 1977 by scientists G. Dingerkus and L.D. Uhler who named the technique diaphonisation.

I was first introduced to this technique in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. It blew my mind that adding a few chemicals can turn a lifeless specimen into a living art. After that moment, I knew i had to try it out for myself. When I got all the necessary equipment and chemicals ready, I dove straight in. It was a complete nightmare.... More on Scientia

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STUDENTS SPEAK The Advantages of Being Bilingual

By Karnsiree (Ling Ling) Chen, Year 12

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ilingualism is more common than rare, as around the world, more than half of all people speak at least two languages. It is becoming the norm to educate children in more than one language and people are increasingly expected to speak at least one of the most commonly used languages like English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish or Arabic.

Multilingualism has been shown to have many social, psychological and lifestyle advantages: researchers have discovered evidence for the health benefits of multilingualism, including faster stroke recovery and delayed onset of dementia.

Humans first acquired the ability to speak once we stood up on two legs and allowed the ribcage to focus on fine nerve control of breathing and pitch to develop. Over time, different groups of humans developed different languages and as a result of the need for trade and travel, it would have been necessary for some members of a family to speak other tongues.

An interesting phenomenon observed in multilingualists is the way they appear to have separate personalities in different languages. The same question gets a different answer depending on the language in which they’re speaking in. In one experiment, English and German speakers were shown videos of people moving. English speakers tended to focus on the action and typically describe the scene as “a woman is walking” while German speakers will include the goal of the action, saying “a woman walks towards her car” or “a man cycles towards the supermarket”. In English, there is the option of the -ing ending to describe actions that are ongoing. This makes English speakers much less likely than German speakers to assign a goal to an action. When he tested English–German bilinguals, however, whether they were action- or goal-focused depended on which country they were tested in. In Germany, they were goal-focused; in England, they were action-focused. As a result, researchers have come to the conclusion that human thought takes place within language mindsets, and that there are different mindsets for each language.

Bilinguals exercise control all the time because their two languages are constantly competing. Brain-imaging studies show that when a bilingual person is speaking in one language, their ACC is continually suppressing the urge to use words and grammar from their other language leading to a superior ability to concentrate, solve problems and focus.

But bilingualism also appears to have a profound effect which occurs in ageing when executive function typically declines: bilingualism seems to protect against dementia.

Being bilingual didn’t prevent people from getting dementia, but it delayed its effects. Bialystok thinks this is because bilingualism rewires the brain and improves the executive system, boosting people’s “cognitive reserve”. It means that as parts of the brain succumb to damage, bilinguals can compensate more because they have extra grey matter and alternative neural pathways. Bilingualism can also offer protection after brain injury. In a recent study of 600 stroke survivors in India, Bak discovered that cognitive recovery was twice as likely for bilinguals as for monolinguals.

It is never too late to learn another tongue, and it can be very rewarding. It takes three years for a baby to learn a language, but just months for an adult.

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Year 4 Hone Their Entrepreneurial Skills Matthew Smith, Leader of Learning and Curriculum

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he bustling Business Matters Expo in the Primary Hall was a fantastic celebration of the learning in Year 4 this term. On display were a range of fabulously original handmade products, from space themed bedroom decorations to beautiful wooden photo frames and sparkle-tastic glitter canons.

These products were the culmination of weeks of learning across the entire curriculum as the children formed their companies and went on an entrepreneurial journey of

discovery. Mathematics skills were developed in order to collect and interpret market-research data and later to prepare budgets.

Creative thinking and patience was required to design, test and improve a final product.

Once made, persuasive writing and art skills were developed in order to promote the products in a range of multi-media ways from printed logos to radio adverts. Throughout this learning our budding young entrepreneurs worked collaboratively to solve real life problems. Their success was on display for all to see, with the generous support of the Bangkok Patana community meaning the project ended with a huge boost for local children’s charities.

Parents, Do You Require Visa Assistance?

Contact Admissions by 5th July

If you require documentation from the School to support visa applications or extensions over the summer break, please request this as soon as possible. Please send a copy of your current passports and Thai visas to parg@patana.ac.th . Please be advised that we require at least three working days to process these letters. The Admissions Office will be closed for much of July and no requests can be processed between 6th and 31st July.

Please note that the last date to request certified letters or documentation to support visa extensions will be Friday 5th July 2019.

The Admissions Office will be able to support new requests from 1st August 2019 onwards.

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Completing the Socially Responsible Design Process

Richard Smith, Head of Faculty, Design and Technology he Design and Technology Department is fully committed to the concept of socially responsible design.

This year we have been working with direct support from “Thailand Friendly Design”; an organisation led by Patana parent Kuhn Krisana Lalai within Nation News that promotes awareness for products and services for people with disabilities. Our students have focused on designing to meet the needs of children at Nonthaphum Home for Disabled Children. Nonthaphum Home cares for 371 children between ages 7-18 with many different categories of disabilities.

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designs and their projects were submitted to IB digitally to be moderated.

Two designs were selected that were suitable for manufacturing and for use by the children at Baan Nonthaphum in their occupational therapy area. The designs we chose were by Keito Yoneyama, a drawing board that catered for people in wheel chairs and a rug making board designed by Jasmin Mahadumrongkul.

Both products had been carefully designed with manufacture in mind using computer aided design and Through a series of four visits to the home the students CNC machines and as such we proceeded to manufacture identified a problem through interviews and observation, five units of each design. designed and tested concept models, developed and On Wednesday 12th June we took the products refined prototype ideas and evaluated the final product. and a mobile cabinet donated by the Bagnkok Patana Students worked closely with their clients throughout the Foundation Board for storing drawing, painting and craft process made the project very meaningful to them. The equipment to donate to the home. The Foundation Board connection they make with the children they take on as also kindly paid for a nice lunch for the children. It was clients is true empathy. a joyous occasion to experience the gratitude from the As an extension to this, the students exhibited their children and staff and watching our products being used. work in December at the “Thailand Friendly Design Expo Our students have completed the “Socially Responsible 2018” at IMPACT Exhibition Centre as the only school in Design Process” by giving back to those that truly deserve Bangkok alongside some of the top universities in Thailand. help.

Students talked through their designs with clients, experts, We are now working with the Village International manufacturers and other exhibitors.

Education Centre that caters for students with special Our Senior students entered their design work in the learning and emotional needs. Our Year 12 students will “Senior Thailand Friendly Design Awards” against top be going on their second visit of four on Wednesday 19th degree students from the best universities in Thailand. Two June where they will be testing their design ideas using low of our students made the finals; Nacha (Nook) Diskul and fidelity concept models.

Chana (Jasmin) Mahadumrongkul, Jasmin was awarded a runners-up prize.

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This is an example of another great opportunity for our students to work on a real-life design brief and make a difference

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Tiny Tigers Playgroup Openings!

Bangkok Patana Parents, do you think your toddler, aged one year or older, might like to come along to our playgroup a couple of times a week? Our very popular Tiny Tigers playgroup may have some vacancies coming up in the new school year after the summer holidays.

If you would like to know more about it, please contact Mrs Geet Harris in the Admissions office after 1st August 2019 at admissions@patana.ac.th. You can upload the admissions form here.

Parents Join Science Sharing Week in Year 2

Michelle Brinn, Assistant Leader of Learning Year 2 ear 2 wrapped up their Sponsored Science Week with the 'Science Learning Trail' with their parents.

During this charity event, parents were encouraged to answer a number of questions based upon their child's recent scientific learning. The children loved the opportunity to act as 'teachers' for their parents, sharing with them all they had learnt and encouraging them to explore and learn as well.

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At the end of this, very enjoyable event, Year 2 raised over THB 200,000 for their charity the 'Children of the Forest'. The money raised will be spent providing everything that displaced children on the borders of Thailand need for their education for an entire year. We are so proud of the Year 2 children (and their parents) for taking part in our charity event and generously supporting this worthy cause. For more information on Children of the Forest see their website .

Year 6 parents - Apply for Secondary Canteen by 21earst 6Jparents, une! your child will be moving to the Secondary Canteen next academic year. Please fill out the

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Secondary School Lunch enrolment form for your child where they will be able to explore a variety of healthy food choices at the buffet or at the Chopstick Bar where they enjoy Bangkok Patana’s famous noodle dishes! Please fill out this form and email K. Rangsima (Food Services Coordinator) at rabr@paptana.ac.th by Friday 21st June 2019.

For more information about our food services, please feel free to contact K. Wichit (Food Services Manager) at wiar@patana.ac.th or K. Sunantinee (Head of Services) at suha@patana.ac.th.

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UNI COUNSELLORS’ CORNER ALUMNI EXPERIENCES

CHAVISA (DEE DEE) BOONPITI I was admitted to New York University as a Media, Culture and Communications major. Media studies was a subject that was inaccessible to me prior to entering college, so once I started classes and I found that it was something I enjoyed, I was relieved – it gave me a huge boost of confidence knowing that it was the right major for me.

Aside from classes I had never taken before, moving to New York was a big step, and took some adjusting. I had to come to terms with the reality of the city – how unsafe and unclean it was compared to Bangkok, as well as how spread out everyone is, making it somewhat isolating. It was easy to fall into the trap of romanticising New York, which is what I did in the first month of living there. However, living in such a place also pushed me to

become more independent – going to school there is more like living as an adult rather than a student.

B e t w e e n chartering a sorority, managing the marketing for a start-up my friends and I created, and running around lower Manhattan from class to class, my first semester was hectic. I strongly believe that having experienced the IB programme helped me in managing my time, an especially in a city like New York, where getting involved and keeping busy is crucial as a way to not feel isolated. I look forward to the challenges the city and NYU has in store for me.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT...

New York University, USA In the heart of New York City, New York University was established in 1831 and has grown to a global university with campuses around the world. NYU’s primary campus is located in the legendary Greenwich Village in Manhattan and students live in residence halls throughout Manhattan. The school has produced many famous alumni across a variety of fields including directors Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, former Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, Pulitzer winning author Jack McCourt, astronaut Lee Morin and many more. In fact, the school has produced 37 Nobel Laureates and over 30 Academy Award winners.

NYU is spread across Manhattan and Brooklyn with more than 171 buildings. There are approximately 12,000 undergraduate and graduate residents and one of the largest academic libraries in the United States. Ranked 30th nationally, NYU also ranks high globally in many faculties including the Arts and Humanities where it places sixth, eighth in Mathematics and ninth in Economics and Business in the US News and World Report index.

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Physiothetics: Changing Lives a Step at a Time Shreya Kaushik and Pokphazz (Pat) Christjaroon,Year 12 or our Year 12 CAS Project, we wanted to do something which involved helping others and something which possibly included the human body since we both are medicine enthusiasts. We decided to collaborate with the Prostheses Foundation of Thailand and collect ring pulls across the whole school and donate them to the foundation.

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us to be involved in raising awareness and acting towards an issue with global significance.

We also collaborated with the Year 4 teachers and students in their Business Matters curriculum. We helped the students to make sustainable products using the ring pulls which they could then sell in order to raise funds to donate to the Prostheses Foundation of Thailand. The enthusiasm of Throughout this whole process, we have felt immense the Year 4 students and their dedication towards this prosatisfaction and joy knowing that we can possibly help ject has been outstanding. Every single student managed someone get back on two feet. Due to everyone’s con- to make at least one good which could then be sold. stant help with this project, we have collected over 5,000 We hope we can continue our project next year but we ring pulls (and we are still counting!) in our donation boxes want to thank everyone for contributing to our campaign placed around the school. Initially our target was 3,000 ring pulls as 3,000 ring pulls can help in the production of and making it a huge success. We will be going around one prosthetic limb. Not only have we therefore exceed- before the end of term and collecting all the remaining ed our target of ring pulls but the project has also helped ring pulls in our donation boxes and handing them into the Prostheses Foundation of Thailand.

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