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
Bangkok Patana School News
14/06/2019