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GUIDING STATEMENTS

MISSION

VISION

Our mission is to ensure that students of different nationalities grow to their full potential as independent learners in a caring British international community.

We develop global citizens who shape their world through independence, empathy, creativity and critical thinking.

WELL-BEING

LEARNING

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

WE ARE : Protected, safe and secure Motivated and engaged Responsible and honest Kind and compassionate Balanced and fulfilled

WE ARE : Rigorous Inquisitive and creative Collaborative and confident communicators Critical, reflective thinkers Passionate, resourceful and resilient

WE ARE : Committed to integrity Active volunteers Diverse and inclusive Ethical and informed Empowered by our interculturalism Inspired to improve global sustainability Respectful contributors to digital and local communities

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

ARTS ACHIEVEMENTS

GUIDING STATEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

HOUSE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS THE PRIMARY SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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STUDENT DELEGATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 COMPETITIONS

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THE SECONDARY SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

(I)GCSE RESULTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ECAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

IB RESULTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

NOTABLE STUDENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

GRAD DESTINATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

COMMUNITY SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FOUNDATION BOARD PRIZES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MODEL UNITED NATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

MATHEMATICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ALUMNI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Introduction Bangkok Patana School has just completed its 63rd year and what a year it has turned out to be! The COVID-19 world pandemic has had a major impact on our daily lives, and we are presently living the new norm of wearing masks and social distancing. Since March 2020 the school has had to adapt to support our student learners, firstly based at home using our dynamic CSL online learning programme and then operating half classes every other day in the last two weeks of Term 3. Our two exam Year groups had to forgo their external examinations and luckily had completed their studies prior to the lockdown. Throughout all of the disruptions and changes, our student body have shown resilience and 'stickability'. The Graduating Class of 2020 had to go without a plethora of planned celebrations in their final term of Secondary school and it was amazing that we could still provide an adapted graduation for them. I am so incredibly proud of our Bangkok Patana students who have proven to me that even during the most adverse conditions, they are adaptable and have successful coping strategies to continue to learn and reach their full potential. Enjoy reading the incredible achievements of our student community so beautifully showcased in this latest publication.

"Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim." (Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.)

Matthew G. Mills | Head of School MSc. Ed (Hons) B.Ed.,Adv. Dip. Teaching

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LIVING OUR VALUES IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL Jason Cooper | Primary Principal Well, what a school year 2019/20 turned out to be. When we started the year in August 2019, none of us could have predicted what was to come in March 2020. What we now know is that our students are incredibly passionate, resourceful and resilient, and the school closure gave the students the perfect opportunity to demonstrate this. The achievements that you will see throughout this book exemplify a wide range of the Bangkok Patana values, but none more so than these mentioned above. Our students are amazing learners, not just because they achieve great results, but also because they are developing the skills that will ensure they can be successful under any circumstances. As we celebrate the academic, sporting and creative successes of our students, please take some time to reflect on the all-important attitudes and attributes that have helped our children in achieving this success. Focusing on how we learn ensures that our students develop into independent, lifelong learners who thrive in diverse teams and work together to creatively solve complex problems, even in stressful and uncertain times. Success comes from being kind and compassionate, passionate, resourceful and resilient, as well as ethical and informed. Success also comes from having a strong support network, such as the home - school partnership we nurture here at Bangkok Patana. I sincerely hope you enjoy celebrating the success of our students and seeing how their achievements are the result of living our Patana Values.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL RESULTS The International Schools Assessment (ISA) is a standardised test that Year 4, 5 and 6 participated in during the 2019/20 academic year. We choose the ISA tests because they are designed specifically for students in Grades 3 - 10 (Years 3 – 11) in international schools whose language of instruction is English.

Schools use the ISA because:

It tests core skills in Mathematical Literacy, Reading and Writing; it is not specific to a single curriculum.

The test material is eclectic, drawing on many cultural and national sources.

It provides diagnostic information that can be used at the school, class, or individual level.

Performance on the ISA can be related to international benchmarks.

We can evaluate the reliability of our internal assessments and confirm that they are aligned with international expectations of performance.

It includes writing tasks and open-ended questions to better illuminate students’ thinking processes.

Below is a summary of our 2020 results compared to the International Schools Assessment (ISA) reference norm. The reference norm is a large cohort of 64,000 ISA participants in 78 countries, providing highly reliable statistical comparisons. When compared to all schools who completed the ISA tests, as well as regional schools (schools in the South East Asian Region), our Year 4 students have outperformed other Year 4 students in Mathematical Literacy; in Reading they are in-line with the Regional and All Schools categories; and our Year 5 and 6 students have outperformed both Regional and All schools in Reading and Mathematical Literacy.”

480 406

384

486

460

386

363

344

438

434

Year 6 2019 ISA Results Comparison

309

319

304

404

380

Year 5 2020 ISA Results Comparison

359

306

332

Year 4 2019-20 ISA Results Comparison

All Schools Regional Schools Bangkok Patana Mathematical Literacy

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Reading

Mathematical Literacy

Reading

Mathematical Literacy

Reading

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CELEBRATING AND PLANNING FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL Helen Thew | Acting Secondary Principal The issue of results for the Graduating Class of 2020 was unprecedented; due to COVID-19 it was done without students taking final examinations, which normally account for between 60 and 80 percent of final grades. This year the International Baccalaureate Organisation awarded grades based significantly on externally assessed coursework and historical data. Pleasingly, for most students, the results were in line with our expectations. Our graduates were recognised for the outstanding scholars that they are, being awarded our highest ever average points score of 37 out of a possible 45 with a pass rate of 98 percent. An impressive 31 percent of the cohort achieved more than 40 points which is a significant challenge for even the most able student. A special mention must also be made of Kelly-Ann Tan, who achieved a maximum 45-point score, and counts herself amongst only 141 students worldwide to do so. The (I)GCSE grades awarded to Year 11 students, although not decided by examinations, were closely in line with our expectations and continue to be a very high standard. Overall, the proportion of the highest grades of A*-A/ 9-7 was an impressive 65 percent with 10 students achieving a full house of A*s, 9s or 8s. I would like to congratulate our new Year 12 students on their achievement so far, while challenging them to reach even greater heights in the IB examinations in two years’ time. Every year, we proudly share these academic results but must not take them for granted. They can only be achieved through the sheer hard work on the part of both students and teachers. As always, the IB and (I)GCSE results 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. As you look over the pages that follow you will see that our students are encouraged to recognise and strive to achieve their own individual potential across a wide range of fields including the arts, sports, Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, MUN (Model United Nations), leadership, contributions to school life or service to the community. If this culture is strong and we recognise, value and celebrate this commitment to participation, then we are truly meeting our mission to fulfil student potential. Whilst the students could not see all their commitments to an end point due to school closure, it was impressive to see the alternatives that were put into place to allow celebrations still to happen such as the Virtual Sports Awards. Finally, I would like to mention the growing significance of student voice in school. Whether in the two Student Representative Councils, the Junior and Senior Delegates, the Environmental Committee, Community Action Teams, Houses or the ICT Advisory group, students made themselves heard clearly and articulately. Congratulations to all and let’s keep it up in 2020/21.

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(I)GCSE EXAMINATION RESULTS Richard Lindley | (I)GCSE Examinations Leader

This year’s exceptional arrangements with the cancellation of the (I)GCSE exams meant that grades were awarded based on Centre Assessed Grades along with a standardisation process set by the exam boards. Thankfully, with school only closing in March just a short while before Songkran, our students had completed all their courses and had covered all aspects of the syllabi; therefore, the grades achieved should be viewed equally to previous (I)GCSEs. The grades awarded, although not decided by examinations, were very closely in line with our expectations, and therefore a true representation of our students’ capabilities. These excellent results make us and our students extremely proud. Collectively, they achieved an overall pass rate of 98.3% A*-C/9-4 and our grades awarded for A*- B/9-6 was 86.6%, representing excellent achievement for a non-selective school. Impressively, 59% of the cohort received all their (I)GCSE grades at A* B/9-6. Overall, the proportion of the highest grades of A*-A/9-7 is an impressive 65%, and 10 students achieved a full house of A*s, 9s or 8s.

A* - A 9-7

98.3%

A* - B 9-6

90.5 %

75.9 %

64.7% Bangkok Patana

Global Average 55.7%

86.5%

Bangkok Patana School CIE and Edexcel results 2020 against the Global Average 2020

June 2020 Overall (I) GCSE Results A*- G / 9-1 Grade

%

A*/9/8

39.8

A

25.0

B

21.8

Global Average

C

11.8

Bangkok Patana

D

2.6

E

0.6

F

0.3

G

0.0

% A* - A 9-7

% A* - B 9-6

% A* - C 9-4

% A* - G 9-1

64.7 86.5 98.3

100.0

A* - C 9-4

55% students achieved an average grade of A/7 or higher. 8 students received 10 A*, 9 or 8

7 students received 9 A*, 9 or 8 81% students achieved an average grade of B/6 or higher.

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Outstanding Student Achievement based on (I)GCSE average points in 2020 STUDENT

A*, 9 or 8

TOTAL NUMBER OF (I)GCSES

Jia Yi Leong

10

11

Lucia Polastro Martinez

10

11

Hsuan-Ling Chen

10

10

Niti Depretis

10

10

Yizhen Kong

10

10

Patrick Ledoit

10

10

Natabhorn Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya

10

10

Anya Pruangviriya

10

10

Tom Evans

9

10

Riona Jensen

9

10

Nichapatr Lomtakul

9

10

Akshita Malhotra

9

10

Natanisha Nalinthrangkurn

9

10

Bethynee Wade

9

10

Palida Leenabanchong

9

9

Amanda Yongvanich

9

9

Outstanding progress by Bangkok Patana School students in 2020 (YELLIS v Actual (I)GCSE outcomes; 2 points represents 1 (I)GCSE grade) STUDENT

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Average Points Achieved Above Expectation

ALEXI CORDOBA

5.3

CHADA THANBANCHA

4.4

CAMILLE MARCHIVE

4.2

MAITRI JAIN

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE Andrew Roff | Senior Teacher Curriculum and Assessment

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a five-term course which consists of students taking six subjects; three at Higher Level and three at Standard Level, each of which can score a maximum of seven points. Additional components of the IB programme are Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay which can provide up to three ‘bonus’ points to students, giving a theoretical maximum score of 45 points, with 24 points being the minimum pass requirement. Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) must also be completed as it is also a core part of the IBDP which aims to encourage students to continue their learning outside the curriculum through their involvement in the local and wider community. Despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our students were able to complete all their courses and cover all aspects of the syllabi. The grades awarded therefore, although not decided by examinations, are valid and ones that make us and our students extremely proud.

The Graduating Class of 2020 was a cohort of 127 students, 125 of whom took the full IB Diploma. .

98% of IB Diploma students passed, compared to a World Average (WA) of 78%.

The average points score for students who passed the IB Diploma was 37 points (WA*=30 points).

A mean grade of 5.8 was achieved in individual subjects (WA*=4.7).

*World Average data is taken from the provisional statistical bulletin for the May 2020 session published in July 2020 prior to subsequent grade revisions. This is the most current published source at the time of going to press.

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NOTABLE STUDENTS Andrew Roff | Senior Teacher Curriculum and Assessment

To achieve 40 points or more in the IB Diploma is a significant challenge to even the most able student as they must not only balance the demands of their subjects but also those of the core elements (CAS, the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge) and the wide range of extra-curricular activities with which they are involved. To achieve 45 points (the maximum possible IB Diploma score) is quite an outstanding achievement. One student from Bangkok Patana School, Kelly-Ann Tan achieved this feat and can count herself amongst only 141 students worldwide*, from a global cohort of nearly 100,000! A special congratulations Kelly! In May 2020, only 10%* of the global cohort of graduating students received 40 points or more, including the following 39 (31%) Bangkok Patana School students: Kelly-Ann Tan

45

Elena Bien

42

Patrick Schlaeppi

41

Jo-Hsuan Hsin

44

Claire Hightower

42

Alisa Zainal Ungpakorn

41

Arnav Jhaveri

44

Ann Kanchanasakdichai

42

Aleksandra Wujkowska

41

Gabriel Mattei

44

Muangthong Tangitvet

42

Danchai Axtell

40

Palis Pisuttisarun

44

Varisa Tantivess

42

Blanche Boucher

40

Lucy Thompson

44

Nubtong Vanisri

42

Pokphazz Christjaroon

40

Chawin Asavasaetakul

43

Simran Ahuja

41

Sophia Crane

40

Karnsiree Chen

43

Phurit Chansiri

41

William Holm

40

Maya Lemaire

43

Vandan Luniya

41

Pavitra Hsieh

40

Manintorn Lomtakul

43

Charlotte Masson

41

Joycelyn Intanate

40

Kenji Miyauchi

43

Moniqa Nielsen

41

Alexander Steffen

40

Sarina Sugita

43

Anthony Rawstron

41

Jo Vanden Auweele

40

Momiji Uji

43

Pasawat Sakulpanich

41

Jing-Wen Weng

40

Using a standardised model allows us to project a likely IB Diploma points score for students based on an adaptive skills test taken at the start of Year 12. Tracking each student's progress against this projection allows us to identify the students who have made the greatest progress over the course of the two-year Senior Studies programme. With this in mind, it is also very important to recognise and celebrate the achievement of the following students who demonstrated excellent application and hard work during the course of their IB Diploma to achieve between 6 and 12 points above expectation:

Aleksandra Wujkowska

12

Chayapat Chinthammit

7

Charlotte Masson

6

Muangthong Tangitvet

10

Lucy Thompson

7

Aticha Prasongsukarn

6

Alisa Zainal Ungpakorn

8

Guy-Watchara Chan

6

Anthony Rawstron

6

Karnsiree Chen

7

Jo-Hsuan Hsin

6

Benya Sukamongkol

6

Bangkok Patana School is proud of its inclusive curriculum, and despite the rigorous demands we do not operate a selective programme. This means that students are given the opportunity, through careful guidance, to study in Senior Studies if they so wish whatever their academic background. This makes our Diploma statistics a particularly special achievement of which we are all extremely proud.

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GRADUATE DESTINATIONS Apps Christjaroon Crane Haynes Kerr Mills Moss Muenthong Preston Simons

Sarinee (Sar) Pokphazz (Pat) Sophia Amelia (Milly) Duncan Toby Samuel Tupp (Poon) Sophie Emily

University of Melbourne Application in Process University of Melbourne University of Melbourne Monash University University of Melbourne University of Melbourne University of Sydney University of Sydney Application in Process

Commerce Undecided Commerce Bachelor of Arts Science Bachelor of Arts Commerce International Relations Biological Design and marketing Agriculture

Ahuja Borione Boucher Chapman Chu Dante Lertpun Lomtakul Prasongsukarn Sachdeva Sivakua Thanunmanee Uji Valiramani Voraprukpisut Wuethrich

Simran Anastase Blanche Jessica Tianshu Kris Twan Manintorn Aticha (Amie) Shaurya Anna Thanacha (Prae) Momiji Nandita Poompisit( Poom) Jamie

University of British Columbia University of British Columbia McGill University University of British Columbia University of Toronto University of British Columbia University of British Columbia University of Toronto, Scarborough Univeristy of British Columbia University of British Columbia University of British Columbia University of Toronto Univeristy of Toronto University of British Columbia University of Toronto University of British Columbia

Commerce Bachelor of Arts Cognitive Science Human Geography Geographic Information Systems Physiotherapy Business Management Co-op in Management and International Business Data Analytics Economics and Management Computer Science Chemical Engineering Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences Liberal Arts Life Sciences Business Management

Ayrle

Constantin

Hafencity University Hamburg

Civil Engineering

Meleisea Richardson

Daisy Jasmine

Gap Year Gap year

Leiler Miyauchi

Rebecca Kenji

NUI Galway Trinity College Dublin

Geography and Geosystems Medicine

Vandlik

Julien

Bocconi University

International Economics and Management

Aramvit

Takeshi

Hosei University

Politics and Social Sciences

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Student Achievement 2019/20 Chewter Holm Kotakonda Liew Vanden Auweele Wujkowska

Isaree (Kara) William Agnik Adelia Jo Aleksandra (Ola)

Maastricht University Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Erasmus University Rotterdam University College Roosevelt Maastricht University University of Amsterdam

Psychology Computer Science and Engineering Marketing and Business Liberal Arts Economics and Business International Business

Lee

Samuel

Military Service

Military Service

Schmidt

Dominic

Les Roches - Marbella

Hospitality Management

Byrne Hermes

Henry Laure

International Institute of Management Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

Hospitality and Management International Hospitality Management

Chan Chiangpradit Dey Hsieh Kanchanasakdichai Kothari

Guy-Watchara (Johnny) David (Duke) Ansh Pavitra (Rita) Ann Akshay

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University Mahidol University (International College) Mahidol University Chulalongkorn University Mahidol University

Arts in Language and Culture Biotechnology Media and Communication Medicine Architecture Undeclared

University of Southampton Goldsmith's University University of Bradford University College London Loughborough University University College London University of Bath Royal Veterinary College University of the Arts London King's College London Cardiff University King's College London Exeter University King's College London University of the Arts London Oxford University Queens University Belfast University of Sussex University College London University of Brighton Royal Veterinary College, University of London The Academy of Contemporary Music Manchester Metropolitan University University of Bath London School of Economics University of the Arts London University of Sheffield University of Exeter University of Birmingham

Civil Engineering Musical Theatre Pharmacy Electrical Engineering Product Design Biological Sciences International Marketing Veterinary Sciences Fine Art Neuroscience and Psychology Law Psychology Marketing and Management Biomed Sciences Interior Design Biology Medicine Politics and International Relations History, Politics and Economics Business Management with Marketing Veterinary Medicine Creative Artistry - Lyrics / Rap / MC Interior Design International Management Politics & International Relations Fine Art Robotics Business Analytics Business Management with Marketing

Axtell Danchai (Dan) Brinn-Hetherington Arianwen(Ari) Chopdat Humayraa Dumnernchanvanich Gene Haughton Sam Hsin Jo-Hsuan (Joanna) Ibeas Rodriguez de Acuna Guillermo Intanate Joycelyn (Jo Jo) Jain Siddhi Julintron Natyada (Pammy) Kandlapelli Omeesha (Omee) Kang Da Eun (Dana) Kaur Anjna Kaushik Shreya Kendle Kerrianne Lemaire Maya Leong Yuin Yi (Megan) Liew Rachel Malik Hamna Martin Jade Mattei Gabriel Monfils Matyas (Matyi) Morton Emily (Millie) Nielsen Moniqa Rawstron Anthony Schmidt Josephine (Jossie) Steffen Alexander (Alex) Sukamongkol Benya (Best) Sukamongkol Benyaporn (Bell)

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Taylor Teigen Teong Turner Ungpakorn Vanisri Vincent Warjovaara Welser Welser

Jeffrey Amelia (Amy) Wei Shen Marilou Alisa Zainal (Sa) Nubtong Phoebe Nikolas Alissa Lalina (Lina)

University of Bristol University College London University of Bristol Manchester Metropolitan University Imperial College London

Economics Architecture Electrical Engineering Project Design Biochemistry

Imperial College London University of Warwick University of Stirling Cass Business School, City University London University of Manchester

Engineering Theatre and Performance Studies

Asavasaetakul Bien Boonkongchuen Brandt Chansiri Chen Cheng Chinthammit Chinthammit Davis Habanananda Hatch Hightower Huang Jhaveri Kitiyakara Kornsri Kothari Liuchareon Lohatepanont Luangtana-Anan Luniya Masson Osathanugrah Pisuttisarun Sakulpanich Sarasas Schlaeppi Singh Sudjitporn Sugita Sukamongkol Suphavadeeprasit Tan Tangitvet Tantivess Thompson Welsh Weng

Chawin Elena Kanyarin (Bua) Remington Phurit (Richie) Karnsiree (Ling Ling) Jonathan Chatchapee (Cane) Chayapat (Cue) Stephanie Tinn Alina Claire Yi-Si (Karina) Arnav Natnisha (Tess) Napat (Oak) Anika Noat Mark Tewan Vandan Charlotte Rin Palis (Fresh) Pasawat (Tang Tae) Keane Patrick Navraj Nuttawat (Password) Sarina Benyapa (Bam) Neel Kelly-Ann Muangthong (Thames) Varisa (Fern) Lucy Julian Jing-Wen

Stanford University Haverford College Swarthmore College St. Edward's University New York University Yale University University of Massachusetts- Amherst University of Wisconsin-Madison Boston University University of Virginia Babson College University of Utah Brown University Parson's School of Design The University of Pennsylvania Rhode Island School of Design Babson College University of Washington - Seattle Lehigh University Swarthmore College University of Pittsburgh Babson College Chapman University Bowdoin College Harvard University UCLA Boston University Cornell University Lawrence University Babson College Columbia University Babson College University of San Francisco Pratt Institute Babson College Brown University Claremont McKenna College Santa Clara University Brown University

Economics Liberal Arts Computer Science Kinesiology Finance and Management Biomedical Engineering and Economics Engineering Biochemistry Biochemistry Business Entrepreneurship Undeclared Data Science and Pre-Medicine Interior Design Computer Science Industrial Design Entrepreneurship and Design Sociology Computer Science Computer Science Engineering Economics and Finance TV writing and production Liberal Arts Computational Neuroscience Human Biology & Society Economics Chemical Engineering Philosophy Marketing Engineering Marketing and Entrepreneurship Management Architecture Business Environmental Engineering Liberal Arts Business Management Liberal Arts

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Sports Studies Business Management International Management

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Alexi Cordoba

Niti Depretis

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FOUNDATION BOARD AWARDS Andrew Roff | Senior Teacher Curriculum and Assessment Richard Lindley | (I)GCSE Examinations Leader

Tom Evans

Maitri Jain

Riona Jensen

Bangkok Patana School’s Foundation Board kindly sponsors a number of awards to recognise the talent and hard work of our students. Details of this year’s recipients are outlined below.

Foundation Board Higher Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Yerin Kang

Patrick Ledoit

Natabhorn Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya

Palida Leenabanchong

Yizhen Kong

Jia Yi Leong

The student who attained the highest point score from the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme, attaining the maximum score of 45 points is Kelly-Ann Tan. Foundation Board Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement These students demonstrated an exceptional achievement with 9 or more (I)GCSE results being graded at the highest score of A* or 8/9. Congratulations to Jia Yi Leong, Lucia Polastro Martinez, Hsuan-Ling Chen, Niti Depretis, Yizhen Kong, Patrick Ledoit, Natabhorn Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya, Anya Pruangviriya, Tom Evans, Riona Jensen, Nichapatr Lomtakul, Akshita Malhotra, Natanisha Nalinthrangkurn, Bethynee Wade, Palida Leenabanchong and Amanda Yongvanich. Foundation Board Award for Key Stage 3 Attainment

Amanda Ljungberg

Nichapatr Lomtakul

Akshita Malhotra

This Prize is awarded to Korn Niruttinanon and Amanda Ljungberg who attained the highest average reported grades, across all subjects, at the end of Year 9. Progress Awards

Camille Marchive

Natanisha Nalinthrangkurn

Korn Niruttinanon

In addition to academic achievement, Bangkok Patana School also recognises students who have worked hard and/or made exceptional progress across each key stage. This year we would like to recognise the following students for the exceptional progress they have made. Foundation Board Key Stage 2 to 3 The most improved students from Key Stage 2 to 3 are Yerin Kang and Koichiro Suzuki who showed the most progress between their MidYIS scores, taken at the start of Year 7 and average reported levels at the end of Year 9.

Lucia Polastro Martinez

Anya Pruangviriya

Koichiro Suzuki

Foundation Board Key Stage 3 to 4 The most improved students are Alexi Cordoba, Chada Thanbancha, Camille Marchive and Maitri Jain, who showed the most progress between their YELLIS predictions at the start of Year 10 and their final(I)GCSEr esults. Foundation Board Key Stage 4 to Senior Studies

Kelly-Ann Tan

Bethynee Wade

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Muangthong Tangitvet

Aleksandra Wujkowska

Chada Thanbancha

The students who showed the biggest increase in their IB Diploma results over what had been initially predicted by their ALIS test scores taken at the start of Year 12, are Aleksandra Wujkowska and Muangthong Tangitvet.

Amanda Yongvanich

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MATHEMATICS Scott Tooley | Head of Mathematics Faculty

UKMT Maths Challenges provide students with the opportunity to take part in lively, intriguing multiple choice question papers, which are designed to stimulate interest in mathematics in large numbers of pupils. The three levels cover the Secondary School 11-18 age range and together they attract over 600,000 entries from over 4,000 schools and colleges. Unfortunately, this year some of the UKMT competitions were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Below you will find a summary of the student results for the competitions that managed to take place.

2019/20 Results: Last year 165 students took part in the Junior Challenge, 174 in the Intermediate and 130 in the Senior competition. CHALLENGE

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

OLYMPIAD

Senior (Year 13 and below)

45

40

20

5

Intermediate (Year 11 or below)

41

52

37

8

Junior (Year 7 and 8)

39

46

14

n/a

INVITES

Particular mentions should go to the following students who achieved the Best in School and Best in Year awards for the individual competitions. In the SMC, congratulations to Palis (Fresh) Pisuttisarun (Year 13), Junsu (David) Kang (Year 12), Jiwon Yoo (Year 11) for Best in Year and to Sichao Xiong (Year 9) for Best in School. In the IMC, congratulations to Temin Luangtanaanan (Year 10) for Best in Year and to Si Chao Xiong (Year 9) and Yibo (Bobby) Zhao (Year 11) for Best in School, both scoring the maximum marks available. In the JMC, congratulations to Sera Karl (Year 7) and Vachiravich (Turbo) Phantratanamongkol (Year 7) for Best in Year and to Tiger Tam (Year 8) for Best in School. Other notable successes included:

BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

DISTINCTION

Sichao Xiong

MERIT

Junsu (David) Kang

INTERMEDIATE MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

Cancelled due to COVID-19

JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

Cancelled due to COVID-19

It was also very unfortunate that the other Mathematical competitions in which we usually compete were also cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hopefully students this year will get the opportunity to take part as a number of online versions of the competitions are being prepared so that students still manage to have access to these enrichment opportunities.

How do you think you would do? Why not try the question below from SMC UKMT 2019? The number x,y and z satisfy the equations 9x + 3y -5z = -4 and 5x +2y - 2z = 13. what is the mean of x, y and z? A 10

B 11

C 12

D 13

E 14

SMC UKMT 2019 – Question 16

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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS The Arts at Bangkok Patana are powerful in giving our students avenues for expression. We craft opportunities so that students can be creative, both individually and in collaboration with others. Here are the highlights of the 2019/20 academic year in the Arts:

ART EXHIBITS

TRIPS

Key Stage 3 Show, September 2019

ISTA Drama Festival, September 2019

Pre IB Show, November 2019

ISB Strings Festival, September 2019

IB Show, March 2020

GCSE Art trip to MOCA, September 2019

GCSE/ Year 12 Show, May 2020

IB Art trip to MOCA, September 2019

DANCE PERFORMANCES Dance Festival Challenge, January 2020

ISB Choral Festival, October 2019 GUEST ARTISTS

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Fringe Festival, September 2019

Patana Concert Series: Plugged, Classic, Jazz and Blues

Dinah Hegelson, John Baker - Visiting Choral Conductors, September, 2019

Patana Assembly Performances Drumming Week, September 2019 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!, November 2019

Andy Gleadhill - Drumming Specialist, September, 2019 Saksom Panthong - Khon Dance Expert, November, 2019

Bangkok Patana Christmas Concert, December 2019 Virtual Solo Festival, May 2020 Virtual Primary Choir, June 2020

THEATRE PERFORMANCES (I)GCSE Scripted Performances, October 2019 GCSE Devised Performances, October 2019 Senior Production: Cabaret, November 2019 Year 13 IB Drama Solo Performances, March 2020

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HOUSE SYSTEM Lorna Conroy | Assistant Principal Student Welfare

The House system at Bangkok Patana aims to create a sense of community and healthy competition. It is a system in which all students are involved and where different achievements can be celebrated. It creates leadership opportunities as well as a chance for students of different ages to mix. Students also play a key role in the leadership and management of the system. Each year two student House Captains are selected to lead their House. They work alongside the team of Year Leaders to help organise teams and foster House spirit. Congratulations to the following House Captains for holding these important positions and for being such strong supporters of their House. Lanta House Captains Amar Ritoe Maddie Dewse

Chang House Captains Clara Boucher Divyansh Jain

Phuket House Captains Jack Kinsella Vanessa Blake

Samui House Captains Chali Taylor Misol Jeong

Congratulations to the following students who received House Spirit Awards at the end of the year: Giles Kinsella

Claire Herslov

Saskia Dewse

Chali Taylor

Many hard-fought competitions took place throughout the year, with all Houses fielding strong teams. The table below shows the results from some of the major House events that took place:

Chang

Lanta

Phuket

Samui

House Athletics

2nd

1st

4th

3rd

House Athletics – Record Breakers

2nd

1st

3rd

4th

Library Quiz

4th

1st

2nd

3rd

Music and Drama Participation

2nd

1st

3rd

4th

House Quiz

4th

2nd

1st

3rd

Maths Senior Challenge

4th

2nd

1st

3rd

House Points (Key Stage 3)

3rd

4th

1st

2nd

House Points (Key Stage 4)

1st

4th

2nd

3rd

House Points (Senior Studies)

4th

1st

3rd

4th

Recycling

2nd

4th

2nd

1st

House Event

Maths Junior Challenge

Many congratulations to all who participated in the events and a special well done to our 2019/20 champions, Lanta House.

When all the points were totalled, the final House positions were as follows:

Lanta

Phuket

Chang

Samui

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

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STUDENT DELEGATES Lorna Conroy | Assistant Principal Student Welfare

The role of Student Delegates is a much sought-after position at Bangkok Patana School. The students, elected by their peers, represent the whole student body. They are role models to their peers as well as to the younger students, they represent the student population at whole school events and help to ensure that the views of the students are always considered. It is therefore an extremely important leadership role within the community.. Many congratulations to the following five students for their success in their role as Senior Delegates:

These five students were ably assisted in their roles by a further twenty-one Year 13 Delegates:

Chawin Asavasaetakul

Elena Bien

Gabriel Mattei

Stephanie Davis

Palis (Fresh) Pisuttisarun

Ann Kanchanasakdichai

Joycelyn (JoJo) Intanate

Varisa (Fern) Tantivess Amelia (Amy) Teigen

Anthony Rawstron

Arnav Jhaveri

Natnisha (Tess) Kitiyakara

Pasawat (Tang Tae) Sakulpanich

Kenji Miyauchi

Napat (Oak) Kornsri

Kelly-Ann Tan

Stewart Anderson

Sophia Grob- Fitzgibbon

Momiji Uji

Lucy Thompson

Junior Delegates are selected based on their ability to live and embody the school values. These student leaders are selected from Year 9 to be ambassadors for the whole of Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9), role models for over five hundred students. They are advocates for others and endeavour to drive positive change to school life. Practically, they are involved in leading assemblies, planning Key Stage 3 dances and organising Residential Visit activities for their peers. Many congratulations to all of our Junior

Ava-Miranda Asavanarunat

Natalie Hoglund

Marwin Banluelap

Jun Ishihara

Christina Bickford

Yerin Kang

Jaxon (Jax) Carrick

Keira Mcknight- Burrell

Emily Fuchs

Korn Niruttinanon Celina Sidgwick Linzhi (Lily) Xiao Si Chao Xiong

Student Representative Council (SRC)

●

contributing their ideas for improvements to the school's technology

SRC, striving to support the well-being of all students and to enhance the learning environment at Bangkok Patana School.

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suggesting new items for sale in the snack bar and canteen

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suggesting ways to enhance learning and teaching

●

presenting their ideas on how to improve the school environment

The SRC is the voice of the student body. Their weekly meetings provide a forum for students to raise concerns, suggest areas for development and discuss ways forward. It is divided into a Senior (Year 10-13) and a Junior (Year 7-9) Council. Some of the areas which the councils were involved in are as follows: ●

providing student feedback on the tutorial programme

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Congratulations and thanks to the Senior and Junior SRC students from each tutor group for being an active contributor to student voice.

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Competitions

SPORTS Cindy Adair | Assistant Principal Extra-curricular Activities and pSports

2019/20 was a historical year with COVID-19 sweeping the globe and having a huge impact on all of our lives. Sport was not immune to this and, following a fairly normal and successful Season 1, Season 2 and 3 were heavily impacted. Some highlights in the earlier part of the year included:

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A nail-biting win for the Varsity Girls’ Volleyball team who won the SEASAC title for the first time in Bangkok Patana’s history.

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A large and successful FOBISIA Gymnastics event which was hosted at Bangkok Patana School in conjunction with Ploenchit Fair, where Bangkok Patana walked away with several major team awards.

•

Another successful Feeding Frenzy Invitational swim meet which attracted almost 500 swimmers from around the region and where our TigerSharks took top honours.

•

A strong showing at both BISAC and SEASAC Cross Country with some excellent individual finishes.

•

A big win for the Varsity Boys’ Rugby team who, for the 3rd year running, dominated at BISAC, taking home the Championship Cup.

•

Our first Patana Family Golf Day which was a fun and friendly day out on the course and raised valuable funds for our CAT clubs.

•

A successful Girls’ Football Tour to Chiang Mai which gave our Seniors a taste of 11-a-side against some great new friends from Northern Thailand.

A huge thank you and shout out to our amazing PE teachers and coaches who stepped up during the school closures with a host of innovative initiatives to keep our students engaged and active. Live online workouts, cooking lessons and team quizzes, virtual challenges against other schools, entertaining YouTube tutorials and even an online edition of the Sports Awards. What an amazing year it was! BISAC (Bangkok International Schools Athletic Conference) Tournament Results BISAC comprises 12 International Schools in and around Bangkok Under 11

Under 13

Boys Girls

Boys

Girls

4th

1st

4th

Under 15

Junior Varsity

Varsity

Boys Girls

Boys Girls

Boys Girls

2nd 3rd

*

1st Plate 5th Cup

SEASAC (South East Asia Student Activities Conference) Tournament Results SEASAC comprises 16 international schools across South East Asia Varsity - Division I

Basketball

*

Football Volleyball Rugby/Touch Tennis

*

Badminton

5th 5th

5th

1st

1st 6th

*

1st 3rd

*

3rd 3rd

1st 2nd

*

1st 1st

3rd 1st

2nd 1st

*

*

*

3rd 2nd

1st

-

Festival

5th

5th

1st

1st

4th

1st

1st 1st

1st

1st

5th

*

1st 3rd

6th 5th

*

2nd 1st

1st

1st 1st

*

Boys

Basketball

3rd

2nd

1st cup

1st plate

Volleyball

5th

2nd

Rugby/Touch

4th

5th

Tennis

3rd

1st

Cross Country

5th

3rd

3rd Div 2

7th

Football

Badminton

1st

1st 1st

Girls

Softball

5th

1st

Swimming Junior

1st

4th

Swimming Senior

4th

1st

Golf

4th

3rd

*Cancellations due to poor air quality or COVID-19

Girls

Boys

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1st

4th 2nd

Gymnastics Team Results

FOBISIA

1st 4th

1st

*

Softball/Tee Ball

3rd 3rd

*

4th 1st

Cross Country

*

*

2nd

Track and Field

Swimming

Unplaced

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Level 4

Level 4

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Junior

Senior

Junior

Senior

Junior

Senior

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

1st

1st

2nd

3rd

1st

2nd

3rd

3rd

3rd

2nd

1st

2nd

4th

2nd

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Our Dance Academy continues to grow from strength to strength. The selective programme has now grown to include a Mini Company, Junior Company, Senior Company and Boys' Company! The major highlight of the year was hosting the first Patana Dance Festival. Two hundred dancers from nine schools around Bangkok came together to participate in a range of master classes, culminating with one large workshop with a celebrity dancer from the Step Up movie franchise. In the afternoon, students re-grouped to compete again one another across three categories and to gain valuable feedback from our guest judges. Bangkok Patana Dance companies placed in all three categories.

GYMNASTICS The Bangkok Patana Gymnastics Academy caters for boys and girls, both recreationally and competitively during the after school ECA programme. There are currently 300+ students involved in the Gymnastics Academy across the school week. Students can participate in school competitions both locally and overseas. This academic year, the Bangkok Patana Gymnastics Academy had the honour of hosting FOBISIA Gymnastics. Over 500 students, from 17 International Schools, representing five different countries participated in this wonderful celebration of gymnastics; helping us fulfil Bangkok Patana’s Mission. We were able to raise THB 137,400 in donations for the British Community in Thailand Foundation for the Needy (BCTFN). The continued success of the Gymnastics Academy is demonstrated through our consistent strong results and more importantly our sportsmanship, both at the team and individual levels.

FOOTBALL

The Football Academy had another strong year with our Varsity Boys’ winning BISAC and our Varsity Girls’ losing out on penalties in the final. Both of our Junior Varsity teams ran out winners in their BISAC competitions playing some excellent football. In our SEASAC competition our girls again narrowly lost in the final with our Boys finishing third. We were the only school in the whole conference to have both teams on the podium. Our Under 13 and Under 15 teams were showing some very promising signs until our year was scuppered by AQI and COVID-19. In the Primary School, our younger age group competed in a range of competitions including the Phuket 7’s and the Thailand International Youth Cup. All the boys and girls are beginning to show a greater game understanding and really grasping the #PatanaWay

SWIMMING The TigerSharks had an impressive year once again, creating history at the ISB Swim Fest with a record Average Points tally as well as continuing the tradition of winning top club at Feeding Frenzy. Across the year, there have been more than 30 school records falling incredible given the shortened year. The students have engaged heavily in both land and swim based virtual meets to complete the 2019/2020 season and will look to defend the SEASAC Girls’ team title in 2020/2021 and challenge perennial rivals UWC-East for the Boys’ title.

TENNIS

2019/2020 will long be remembered as the year that never really was due to COVID-19. The Under 13 teams were able to play a full season with the Boys’ A and B teams reaching the final of their respective BISAC team events with the Girls’ team finishing 4th. In the Singles events, Penn Charusorn won the Boys’ championship whilst Manintorn (Pin) Manavutiveth finished 3rd in the Girls’ event. The Varsity teams both finished as runners up in their BISAC team events before the virus put paid to the SEASAC tournament due to be hosted at Bangkok Patana. In the Singles events, Mark Nielsen dominated the Boys’ championships winning all four of his matches comfortably whilst sister Moniqa, in her final event after a stellar varsity tennis career, finished 3rd in the Girls’ event. Both the Under 15 and Under 11 season were sadly cancelled before a ball was hit.

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Cindy Adair | Assistant Principal Extra-curricular Activities and Sports

A thriving Extra-curricular provision is something we are very proud of at Bangkok Patana School. This allows our students to explore their passions outside of the classroom and develop as whole people. We have some of the most fantastic facilities in greater Bangkok and therefore there is a diverse and inclusive range of offerings every afternoon. Participation in the programme is a great way for our students to meet new friends, have fun, enhance their confidence and self-esteem, and learn new skills. Whether you want to learn to cook and sew, sing and dance, lift weights or paddle a kayak, there is an activity available to suit your needs. Our “ECAs” as they are affectionately known are delivered by our teachers, our highly qualified professional coaches and a team of specialist outside providers.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive programme, which really allows students to discover and nurture their strengths. Highlights include: Drawing, sculpture, pottery, painting, photography, clay modelling and fashion design ECAs to spark and nurture that creative flare.

Community Action Teams that encourage students to get involved, think globally and act locally. Our students support a wide variety of charities and participate in fundraising efforts to support causes as broad ranging as marine conservation, Habitat for Humanity, Ethical Coffee production, Smile Club, PAWS and Interact. Our students get to meet and interact with members of the local community doing great work and also gain empathy for those less fortunate than themselves.

A dedicated Dance and Drama Academy that offers a huge array of dance styles including; Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, World Dance and Contemporary, culminating in a fantastic annual Dance Extravaganza.

Musical and performing arts focused ECAs including individual instrumental lessons, choirs, ensembles, bands, musicals, productions and the very popular DJ ECA.

A large menu of non-competitive recreational sports to develop overall well-being including roller blading, table tennis, yoga, martial arts, spinning and fitness suite access.

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award programme is offered from Year 10 upwards and allows students to gain their Gold, Silver and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s certifications. Adventurous Journeys on offer include kayaking, hiking and cycling. Primary students can also access the great outdoors via our new Scouting ECAs for both boys and girls.

Cutting edge STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) focused ECAs to equip students with 21st Century skills including coding, programming, robotics, online gaming, podcasting and electronics.

Opportunities to compete and play in sports teams against over schools in Bangkok, South East Asia and greater Asoia via our membership of BISAC, SEASAC and FOBISIA.

Please note: 1. Statistics are a representation of the overall programme and are taken from Block 2 2019/20 ECA data. 2. Years 11 and 13 are examination years and therefore have a lower ECA uptake.

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ECAs by Sub-Category Number of ECAs shown in brackets Global Citizenship - Community Service (CAT Clubs, CAS, Committees and Councils) (13)

Percentage of ECAs by Category

Global Citizenship - Digital Citizenship (12)

2%

1% Global Citizenship - Environmental Sustainability (3)

2%

Well-being Selective Seasonal Sports (71) 12%

11%

Number of ECAs by Day

1% Global Citizenship - International Award (7) Well-being - Selective Academy Sports (92)

Saturday

21%

Monday 26%

10%

0.1% Global Citizenship - MUN (1)

Global Citizenship 17%

3%

8%

Well-being 52%

Thursday 22%

Learning 31% Tuesday 17%

14% Learning - Creativity (81) 17%

Well-being Recreational Sport (96)

2% 6%

1% Well-being Fitness and Relaxation (8)

5%

1% Learning - World Language (3)

69%

93%

87%

96%

Senior studies

Key stage 4

Key stage 3

Year 13 9%

Year 12

35%

58% 45%

49% Year 10

Year 9

Year 8

Year 7

Year 3

Year 2

Year 1

Year 11

78% Year 6

59%

78% Year 5

68%

78% Year 4

82% 71%

66% 53% Year 13

Year 12

Key stage 2

Percentage of students in each Key Stage who do one or more ECA per week

Percentage of Year group who do three or more ECAs a week

84%

78% Year 11

Year 10

Year 9

Year 1

Learning - Music (36)

Well-being Dance (29)

96%

94% Year 8

91%

94% Year 7

95% Year 6

95% Year 4

97%

96% Year 3

Year 5

95% Year 2

98%

Percentage of Year group who do one or more ECA

Learning - Drama and Performing Arts (9)

96%

Wednesday 22%

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Learning - Academic (47)

Key stage 1

Friday

Global Citizenship - Home Language (63)

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INTERNATIONAL AWARD Kieran Clarke | Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Coordinator

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is the world’s leading youth achievement award. It equips young people for life regardless of their background, culture, physical ability, skills and interests. Doing the Award is a personal challenge and not a competition against others; it pushes young people to their limits and recognises their achievements. Bangkok Patana School has enjoyed another fantastic year with an exceptionally high yield of Bronze, Silver and Gold Award holders. Whether it is Bronze, Silver or Gold, the requirements of becoming a DofE certificate recipient are rigorous, and to manage to complete this world-renowned and prestigious programme during COVID-19 is truly remarkable. Where less dedicated and determined young people could have cast off their activities hours during Continuing Student Learning, Bangkok Patana students demonstrated their mettle by completing their hours at home. Whether it was YouTube-led workout routines, learning new languages or instruments on phone apps or getting shopping for their elderly neighbours, this year’s Duke of Edinburgh International Award cohort jungled home learning and the Award brilliantly and I look forward to celebrating their outstanding achievement together later in Term 1. Bangkok Patana School congratulates the 100 Bronze students, 50 Silver students and 27 Gold students that achieved their Award. An amazing accomplishment with life lessons that will serve them well now and in the years to come.

27 GOLD

AWARD STUDENTS Takeshi Aramvit Danchai (Dan) Axtell Constantin Ayrle Blanche Boucher Isaree (Kara) Chewter Sophia Crane Stephanie Davis Sam Haughton Arnav Jhaveri Napat (Oak) Kornsri Agnik Kotakonda Rebecca Leiler Maya Lemaire Yuin Yi (Megan) Leong Twan Lertpun Mark Lohatepanont Gabriel Mattei Kenji Miyauchi Anthony Rawstron Patrick Schlaeppi Alexander (Alex) Steffen Benya (Best) Sukamongkol Varisa (Fern) Tantivess Wei Shen Teong Thanacha (Prae) Thanunmanee Marilou Turner Nubtong Vanisri

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S

INTERNATIONAL AWARD

50 SILVER

AWARD STUDENTS

100 BRONZE

AWARD STUDENTS

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Aurelia Altmann

Shuxin (Zingzing) Hu

Akshita Malhotra

Luke Somanader

Aditi Badde

Svasti Jagannadhan

Sara Okada

Sean Spencer

Angela Braun

Maitri Jain

Ella Painter

Aron Steinmetz

Anthony Brettell

Anne-sophie Janssen

Tosca Pauze

Tara-Bee Stephenson

Chaidhat Chaimongkol

Natabhorn (Plume Plume) Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya

Axel Pedersen

Tanat (Gino) Suksatit

Lucia Polastro Martinez

Parima (Prim) Sumner

Rou An (Rouanne) Chen Ratchakorn (PingPing) Chitrattanamongkon Janelle Lourdes de la Cruz Kaitlyn Dibbayawan

Patrick Ledoit

Aarav Roy Chowdhury Palida (Pammy) Leenabanchong Charlotte (Charlie) Ryan Jia Yi (Mirabel) Leong Roisin Sehmar Jia Wei (Jamie) Loh

Chada (Proud) Thanbancha Gemma Verde Amanda Yongvanich

Stuti Shah

Jiwon Yoo

Photsarawat (Aric) Singhsacha

Yibo (Bobby) Zhao

Sophia Gray

Nichapatr (Petch) Lomtakul

Ena Hashimoto

Tea Lonnback

Patrik Holm

Kai-Chung (Apollo) Lu

Nicholas Howe

Katareeya (Kat) Mackinnon

Prithvi (Pritu) Acharya

Hsu Htoo

Shrish Mahesh

Joy Seah

Rie Aiyama

Nozumu (Michael) Ikeda

Nichole Mak

Torrance Semple

Amaan Aliani

Elliott Jackson

Emaan Malik

Marine Serre

Alyssa Arkotxa Lakha

Samridh Jain

Oranat (Pang) Manavutiveth

Yanna Shah

Meadow Armiger

Lily Jones

Anna Meller

Aleeza Sherwani

Maanya Bagda

Kamolnisa (Gao) Kamalanavin

Olivia Millard

Thanik (Nikcy) Siamwalla

Arnav Baliga

Hang Ching Kanjanapas

Emiri Miyake

Tonnaam Simakulthorn

Rinyada (Dina) Bertelle

Shelly Kaplan

Praewa Mollison

Grace Sintavanarong

Andrew Bertoli

Narisa (Annie) Keith

Annika Narula

Tanakrit (Ike) Sintavanarong

Benjamin Blake

Louie Kelly

Polly Nevin

Tatiana Skory

Rory Brett

Hikari (Karin) Kengpulsup

Celine (Gem) Ninsuvannakul

Poppy Smith

Emilia Bridger

Tayapat Ketvoravit

Aya Noble

Meja Stalberg

Matthew Broadbent

Kylie Kim

Norramon (CC) Nuntiruj

Sophie Stevens

Manahil Butt

Yewon Kim

Reem Omair

Jemma Studdon

Evelyn Cannon

Giles Kinsella

William (Will) Painter

Cayden Tan

Nicolas Changbencharoen

Aadit Krishna Kumar

Pe (Peter) Pakdeejit

Catherine Tantapakul

Sophie Charpentier

Sharlene Lertpisitkul

Yunha Park

Tund Theerawit

Jian-Siang (Shawn) Chen

Itthipat (Jedi) Lertviwatkul

Runrad (Honeymay) Pathomsak

Maxim Turner

Hugo Cheng

Lauren Lim

Elio Pauze

Kazuma (William) Uji

Akekanat (Iim) Chunhagsikarn

Mia Lindley

Moona Perkkio

Supanika (Inkie) Vejjajiva

Anantara (Tara) Gibson

Ying Rui Loh

Nond Phokasub

Tanarawin (Win) Viravan

Aryaman Gupta

Alexis Loke

Luanne Poh

Bo Jun (Hubert) Wang

Manisha Guruprasad

Yu Ling (Nicole) Lu

Pragathi Ravi

Kaitlin (Kate) White

Jack Haughton

Wei-Hsuan (Cheyenne) Lu

Stuti Rawat

Kirsten Winyard

Florencia Hilgert

Temin Luangtana-anan

Hansae Ryu

Napat Yantasanakij

Sophie Smith Amy Smith

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Global Dimensions

COMMUNITY ACTION PRIMARY SCHOOL Joanna Mitchell | Primary CAT Coordinator

Tiger Spirit Day started our fundraising off to a great start in 2019/20. Inspirational quotes and learning activities with buddy classes proved to be a great way to collaborative with new faces, as well as living our values of being kind and compassionate learners! Students took responsibility to earn their THB 100 at home, and these donations went towards various children’s projects to enhance their lives. Individual Year groups supported charities such as: Year 5’s Bring, Buy and Bake Sale to raise funds for the Cambodian Clean Water Campaign and Year 6s work with Courageous Kitchen, learning new recipes and donating meals for poorer families and communities. During Continued School Learning, we found other ways to continue our community action on a smaller scale – this included helping siblings with learning, and preparing meals for family members! We found we could still be active volunteers, even from home!

We are Active Volunteers!

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COMMUNITY ACTION SECONDARY SCHOOL Jane Lovegrove | Secondary Youth and Community Coordinator, Caroline Ferguson | Secondary CAS Coordinator

Secondary Community Action Teams (CAT) and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) Projects provide our students with opportunities to engage with real and immediate issues of global importance. Although there have been limitations placed on what can be realistically achieved this year, our student’s direct and indirect service activities have continued to make an impact through striving to meet real needs in the local and global community. Here are some of the most notable achievements this year: World Food Project (WFP)

Flow Movie Night

WFP work towards reducing and raising awareness about global food hunger. In 2019, they were able to raise THB 45,000 for the Yemen famine crisis through a Year 6 fundraiser, as well as a big bake sale in Secondary. The club also had the opportunity to welcome Mr Siemon Hollema from WFP Thailand to educate them about how WFP works around the world and their support in Yemen. They also had their annual food drive which resulted in 150 food boxes donated to 150 families in Klong Toey.

Inspired by their learning in IB Geography, a group of Year 12 students decided to focus the Senior Fundraiser on “Charity Water”, a non-profit organisation that aims to increase access to clean water in some of the poorest regions of the World. Through a showing of the movie, “Journey to the Mysterious Island” the group raised awareness of this issue and over THB 7,000 baht which was donated towards supporting Charity Water's projects.

Project Star Project Star aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Thailand. Their motto is “Everyone has a chance to shine”. They currently work mainly with the Camillian Home in Bangkok, a home for disabled children and young adults, ranging from ages 2 to 20. For the past two years, they have been working towards creating a multi-sensory room for Camillian Home, raising over THB 100,000 through various fundraisers. One for One One for One is a CAT club that aims to raise funds for underprivileged students to provide an educational future. They also aim to educate the Bangkok Patana community about circumstances faced by many children worldwide regarding the lack of education. They fund education for two students in Mae Hong Son; one girl named Mol and one boy named Piyawat. Amnesty Amnesty has long been part of the school community; it focuses primarily on protecting the rights of individuals. Over the past few years, Patana's Amnesty Club has continuously grown and persevered in advocating human rights awareness in the school community. Amnesty's focus last year was on the Rohingya refugee crisis and women's rights.

Patana Development Bank The annual, inter-school charity coding conference, The Techathon, was yet again a huge success. This event’s aim was to raise funds for the PDB initiative which provide microfinance loans to underprivileged people across the world through an international non-profit organisation, “Kiva”. This year the group raised over THB 23,000 for housing and education projects. The Ruth Centre We often forget the elderly in our communities, and for this reason the students involved in this CAS project decided that they wanted to do something to improve the lives of older people. Working with the Ruth Centre, a local charity, the group made regular visits to elderly members of the local community and supported the organisations work through the sale of goods at the Christmas Concert and other school events. Youths for SDGs (2020) This year Bangkok Patana was proud to host the annual Youths for SDGs conference, which focuses on the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The objectives of this student organised event included raising awareness about the SDGs, creating a network of young people passionate about making change and promoting creativity in finding solutions towards current local issues. A big congratulations to the many Bangkok Patana students from Years 10 to 13 who were actively involved in the preparation, organisation and smooth running of the event. Well done to all our Secondary student volunteers, you have shown yourselves to be true global citizens!

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MODEL UNITED NATIONS Michael Brooks | MUN Advisor

Model United Nations at Bangkok Patana allows students to hone their debating skills as they discuss matters of world importance in a challenging but enjoyable atmosphere. In addition to becoming highly proficient in public speaking, delegates enjoy the wonderful camaraderie that comes from working with fellow students from different Year groups and from other international schools in Thailand and across South East Asia. At this very troubling time, never has the rationale behind the establishment of the MUN seemed more relevant. In 2019/20, MUN Secretary General Shaurya Sachdeva (Year 13), ably supported by Parliamentarians Kanlayarak (Fai) Tangkaravakoon (Year 12), Manya Mittal (Year 12) and Benyapa (Uefa) Benjasiriwan (Year 12) presided over the events of the year in a highly efficient manner. Every Monday after school, over 60 students are involved in the MUN ECA. In October, Bangkok Patana hosted the BKKMUN Conference. Three hundred and seventy delegates attended from throughout Thailand and the day was one of furious resolution writing and fruitful debate. Shaurya Sachdeva and the Parliamentarians led proceedings in a very capable manner and all delegates had a most enjoyable day. In November, a team of seven students represented Bangkok Patana in one of the most prestigious events on the MUN calendar, the IASAS MUN conference. This was held in the International School of Kuala Lumpur. Those taking part were Benyapa (Uefa) Benjasirawan, Renee Kwok (Year 12), Patrick Ledoit (Year 11), Samuel Lee (Year 13), Navraj Singh (Year 13), Shriya Srivastava (Year 12), Kanlayarak (Fai) Tangkaravakoon. Topics under debate included the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, the question of minority rights in South-East Asian nations, the question of resolving the Yemen crisis and the Iranian revolution 1978-1982. January saw a delegation from Bangkok Patana attend the CISSMUN Conference in Shanghai. Making up the delegation were Arnav Baliga (Year 10), Akekanat (Iim) Chunhagsikarn (Year 10), Shrish Mahesh (Year 10), Kanlayarak (Fai) Tangkaravakoon, Samantha Wallace (Year 12), Annabel Brett (Year 12), Renee Kwok and Benyapa (Uefa) Benjasirawan. All students acquitted themselves excellently. Sadly, CISSMUN proved to be the last conference of this academic year. Our newly formed Secretariat, consisting of Secretaries General Manya Mittal and Kanlayarak (Fai) Tangkaravakoon and Parliamentarians Odele Pang (Year 12), Priya Shah (Year 12) and Shriya Srivastava, really hope that things will return to normal soon and 2020/21 will be another successful year for the MUN at Bangkok Patana.

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THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

Congratulations to our alumni below who have been in touch to let us know about their recent graduations from post-secondary institutions. Please contact alumni@patana.ac.th to let us know about your journey after Bangkok Patana. Lynette (Lyn) Tan

Labeeb Hussain

Nalin (Mer) Karnchanachari

Kari Meling Johannes

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Anselm Xavier

Jaruwatana (Sodai) Lotharukpong

Abhranil (Riju) Maiti

Florence Lacrosse Sara Markkanen

Brianna Fowlie

Anthony Catterwell

Olivia Carr Jenny Lojanavanich

Donna Hekkelman Anais West

Olivia Thomas

Alan Utharntharm

Abbie Slowther

Aisha Waldi

Ellen Hagelauer

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THE JOURNEY CONTINUES Congratulations to our alumni below who have been in touch to let us know about their recent graduations from further education. Please contact alumni@patana.ac.th to let us know about your journey after Bangkok Patana. Alejandro Bhasin

Sonal Kawatra

Janice Jean

Kenshiro Yamashita

Kristie Chow

Bebe Phornprapha

Vighnesh Vijay

Arin (Ton) Kiangsiri

Natasha Zimmerman

Sudthatada (Kate) Wattanavekin

D-Jai Kosiyabong

Wutthinee ( Rung) Rungsaeng

Tanya Kotecha

Ashvin Sharma

Natsharee (Paeng) Pulkes

Sanidhya Soni

Danielle Della Bosca

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CONTACT Bangkok Patana School is dedicated to providing students with a well-rounded education. Student Achievement 2019/20 celebrates the tremendous achievements of our students in the many diverse areas of school life, including academics, the arts, community service, leadership activities and sports.

Head of School Matthew G Mills headof school@patana.ac.th Cross Campus Principal

Cross Campus Assistant Principal Extra-curricular Activities and Sports

Helen Thew heth@patana.ac.th

Cindy Adair ciad@patana.ac.th

Cross Campus Assistant Principal Professional Learning

Cross Campus Assistant Principal Technology Integrator

Katherine Hume kahu@patana.ac.th

Brian Taylor brta@patana.ac.th

Primary Principal

Primary Assistant Principal, Learning and Welfare

Primary Assistant Principal, Learning and Curriculum

Carol Battram caba@patana.ac.th

Mark Verde mavd@patana.ac.th

Secondary Assistant Principal, Student Welfare

Secondary Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Assessment

Lorna Conroy loco@patana.ac.th

Suzanne Lindley suli@patana.ac.th

Jason Cooper jaco@patana.ac.th

Acting Secondary Principal Helen Thew heth@patana.ac.th

Admissions and Registration Rachel Jones rajo@patana.ac.th

Date of Production: December 2020. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed written consent of Bangkok Patana School.

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To find out how your children can benefit from the World of Opportunity at Bangkok Patana, please contact us at admissions@patana.ac.th. 643 Lasalle Road, Bangna, Bangkok 10260 T: +66 (0) 2785 2200

Bangkok Patana School is a not-for-profit IB World School, accredited by CIS

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